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Kia Quen
- noun - a form of foot torture used by the Chinese in which the victim's foot was placed between three pieces of bamboo and systematically squeezed
Knapweed
- noun - any of various plants of the genus Centaurea having purple thistlelike flowers
Kyanites
- noun - a grey or greenish-blue mineral consisting of aluminum silicate in crystalline form; occurs in metaphoric rock, used as a refractory
Leafages
- noun - the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
Leakages
- noun - A release of information to certain people before the official public announcement
- In Keynesian economics, the process of removing money from the economy. Savings, imports, and taxes are leaked out of the economy, though they may come back in through the spending of one's savings, exports, and government injections.
- the discharge of a fluid from some container; "they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe"; "he had to clean up the leak"
Leavened
- verb - cause to puff up with a leaven; "unleavened bread"
- made light by aerating, as with yeast or baking powder; often used as a combining form; "leavened bread"; "well-leavened"; "yeast-leavened breads"
Measlier
- adjective - contemptibly small in amount; "a measly tip"; "the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief"; "a paltry wage"; "almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans"
Measured
- verb - carefully thought out in advance; "a calculated insult"; "with measured irony"
- determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of; "Measure the length of the wall"
- evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"; "access all the factors when taking a risk"
- express as a number or measure or quantity; "Can you quantify your results?"
- have certain dimensions; "This table surfaces measures 20inches by 36 inches"
- having notes of fixed rhythmic value
- the rhythmic arrangement of syllables
- unhurried and with care and dignity;
Measurer
- noun - a person who makes measurements
Measures
- noun - (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
- a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated; "the schools comply with federal standards"; "they set the measure for all subsequent work"
- a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance
- a statute in draft before it becomes law; "they held a public hearing on the bill"
- any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; "the situation called for strong measures"; "the police took steps to reduce crime"
- determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of; "Measure the length of the wall"
- evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"; "access all the factors when taking a risk"
- express as a number or measure or quantity; "Can you quantify your results?"
- have certain