This page gathers the 5,895 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “UK” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry. Page 28 of 59: from “kerfuffle” to “last chance saloon”.
- kerfuffle verb To make a disorderly outburst or commotion.
- kern noun An idler; a vagabond.
- ketch noun A pie or turnover.
- ketchup noun Ellipsis of tomato ketchup (“a tomato-vinegar-based sauce, sometimes containing spices, onion or garlic, and (especially in the US)…
- key stage noun Any of the sequential stages of attainment in the state education system of England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Gibraltar, specifying the…
- keywork noun The form of social work done by a keyworker.
- keyworker noun A social worker who helps to coordinate a patient's care and their social welfare, finances, career, etc.
- khazi noun An outhouse or lavatory: a place used for urination and defecation.
- kibosh noun Bosh, nonsense.
- kick noun Sixpence.
- kick into touch verb To kick a ball over the touchline in a game of rugby, often to avoid pressure from the opponent team in a difficult situation, to end…
- kick off verb To be overcome with anger, to start an argument or a fight; to behave aggressively.
- kick over the traces verb To rebel against authority; to defy orders or instructions.
- kid noun A seed pod, usually of a leguminous plant.
- kid on verb To trick or deceive deliberately; to play a prank on.
- kidder noun A term of endearment/address for a child or young adult, usually male.
- kiddier noun A pork butcher.
- kiddy noun A low thief.
- killesse noun A hip roof.
- kimberlin noun In Portland, Dorset, England, an outsider; somebody living on the island that wasn't born on the island.
- kinchin cove noun An orphan beggar boy trained to become a thief.
- kindergarten noun An educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6; nursery school.
- kindful adj Of, relating to, or denoting a specified kind or sort; kindly.
- king noun A king skin.
- King's Counsel noun An honorific status officially conferred on senior or meritorious barristers (and occasionally other kinds of lawyer) during the reign of a…
- king's cushion noun A four-handed seat made by two people crossing their hands and holding their own wrist with one hand, and holdin the wrist of the other…
- King's shilling noun A shilling accepted by new recruits when agreeing to or tricked into enlisting into the British army or navy during the 18th and 19th…
- kingy noun the kingfisher, Alcedo atthis.
- kip verb To sleep; often with the connotation of a temporary or charitable situation, or one borne out of necessity.
- kipper adj lively; chipper; nimble.
- kit noun The standard set of clothing, accessories and equipment worn by players.
- kit out verb To provide with equipment.
- kitchen sink adj Of or pertaining to a mid-20th-century realist style of painting in Britain characterized by scenes of dull or untidy domestic interiors…
- kitchen towel noun A sheet of kitchen paper.
- kite noun The brill (Scophthalmus rhombus), a type of flatfish.
- kitemark noun A certification symbol placed on products by the British Standards Institute, based on the letters B, S, and V.
- kittiwake noun the black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla), no other kittiwake being found in Europe.
- kittlish adj ticklish
- kitty noun In full kitty-wren: synonym of wren (“any bird of the family Troglodytidae; specifically the Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)”).
- knack verb To crack; to make a sharp, abrupt noise; to chink.
- knacker verb To tire out, exhaust; to beat up and use up (something), leaving it worn out and damaged.
- knackered adj Tired or exhausted.
- knap noun A piece of raised ground or a short, steep slope; a small hill; a hillock, a knoll.
- knicker noun A kind of marble used in games, originally made of clay, baked hard and oiled.
- knickered adj Wearing knickers; pantied.
- knickers intj A mild exclamation of annoyance.
- knicks noun Knickers.
- Knight Bachelor noun A man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organized orders of chivalry; the lowest rank of knight in the…
- knitting noun overhead electrification wires, OHLE
- knob verb To have sex with.
- knob jockey noun A gay man.
- knob-end noun The glans penis
- knobber noun A stupid, obnoxious, or otherwise contemptible person.
- knobbing noun A session of penetrative sexual intercourse or the act of sexual penetration.
- knobhead noun Synonym of glans penis.
- knock verb To impress forcibly or strongly; to astonish; to move to admiration or applause.
- knock back verb To reject; to refuse.
- knock into a cocked hat verb To completely demolish, nullify, overthrow, or otherwise defeat (a person; an argument, idea, or proposition; or a thing).
- knock off verb To have sex with (a woman).
- knock on noun Resulting as an indirect effect.
- knock out verb To sell.
- knock up verb To awaken (someone) as by knocking at the door; rouse; call; summon; also, to go door-to-door on election day to persuade a candidate's…
- knockback noun A rejection; a refusal.
- knocker-up noun A person whose job was to go from house to house in the early morning and wake up workers by tapping on the bedroom window with a long pole…
- knowledge noun The deep familiarity with certain routes and places of interest required by taxicab drivers working in London, England.
- kop noun A terrace at a football ground, originally for standing spectators, though all-seater stadia have been mandatory for larger UK clubs since…
- korma noun A mild curry (typically the mildest on a given menu), often with a fragrant coconut sauce.
- kye noun Cocoa (the drink).
- labour force noun The collective group of people who are available for employment, whether currently employed or unemployed (though sometimes only those…
- labour law noun The body of statute law that regulates the relationship between employer, employee, labour union and government.
- laboured adj Expressive of strenuous effort.
- labourite noun a member or supporter of the British Labour Party, the left wing party of Great Britain
- lad noun A hedonistic or irresponsible young man; A Jack the lad.
- lad culture noun A subculture which arose in the United Kingdom in the 1990s, centered around traditional working-class male attitudes and interests, often…
- lad mag noun A magazine aimed at young men, typically containing suggestive photographs of female models and articles about cars, tools, music, film…
- ladder noun A length of unravelled fabric in a knitted garment, especially in nylon stockings; a run.
- lade noun The mouth of a river.
- ladies noun A ladies' room: a lavatory intended for use by women.
- lady noun A five-pound note. (Rhyming slang, Lady Godiva for fiver.)
- Lady Amherst's pheasant noun A colourful pheasant, of species Chrysolophus amherstiae, indigenous to China but also found in Bedfordshire.
- lag noun One sentenced to transportation for a crime.
- lage noun Water; any weak alcoholic beverage.
- lah-di-dah adj Of or from the upper class of society.
- lair verb To rest; to dwell.
- lairy adj Touchy, aggressive or confrontational, usually while drunk.
- lake verb To leap, jump, exert oneself; to play.
- laker noun One engaged in sport; a player; an actor.
- lamp verb To hit, clout, belt, wallop.
- lamping noun A form of hunting at night, during which bright lights or lamps are used to dazzle the hunted animal or to attract insects for capture.
- lance corporal noun A non-commissioned officer in the British Army and Royal Marines, ranking above private and below corporal. A rank with NATO code OR-3.
- lanch noun A large bed of flints.
- land agent noun A professional employed to manage an estate; steward or estate manager.
- landed gentry noun A largely historical social class of landowners who could live entirely from rental income, or at least owned a country estate.
- landlord noun The owner or manager of a public house.
- lands preserved phrase statement placed on signs or in newspaper ads, advising that hunting or shooting is not permitted on the property.
- lap sash seatbelt noun A type of seatbelt which goes across the pelvis and then up and diagonally across the body; the conventional type found in most cars today.
- lash adj Drunk.
- lasher noun A weir in a river.
- lashing noun Lots; a great amount.
- last chance saloon noun A place that one is said to inhabit when facing an imminent disaster with diminishing or limited remaining opportunities to avoid it; a…