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10 Words That Start With KEN

Part of Speech:
Word Definitions Synonyms
ken (noun) range of what one can know or understand Synonyms: cognizance
(noun) the range of vision Synonyms: sight
kenaf (noun) valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation Synonyms: bimli, bimli hemp, Bombay hemp, deccan hemp, Hibiscus cannabinus, Indian hemp, kanaf
(noun) fiber from an East Indian plant Hibiscus cannabinus Synonyms: deccan hemp
kencur (noun) a dried rhizome or its powdered form of Kaempferia galanga, used in cooking in Indonesia.
kennel (noun) outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog Synonyms: dog house, doghouse
(verb) put up in a kennel
kenning (noun) conventional metaphoric name for something, used especially in Old English and Old Norse poetry
keno (noun) a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards Synonyms: beano, bingo, lotto
kenogenesis (noun) introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (such as the addition of the placenta in mammalian evolution) Synonyms: caenogenesis, cainogenesis, cenogenesis, kainogenesis
kenosis (noun) the concept of emptying one's own will and receive God's will, in Catholicism
kenotron (noun) a type of vacuum tube formerly used as a high-voltage rectifier.
kentan (noun) east Asian perennial having large reddish-orange black-spotted flowers with reflexed petals Synonyms: devil lily, Lilium lancifolium, tiger lily

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