K Flashcards
Know
Have the meaning and the optimal reactions to or for stimuli
Have the meaning and the optimal reactions to stimuli
XHave the optimal reactions to stimuli
Knowledge
true awareness and collection of abilities
Potential stimuli
Information, knowledge, stimuli, potential stimuli, facts, is potential activity. Activity in the abstract. Activity in the concrete world. Relational phenomena.
Klutz
a clumsy, awkward, or foolish person.
Knot
a fastening made by tying a piece of string, rope, or something similar.
a particular method of tying a knot.
a tied or folded ribbon, worn as an ornament.
a tangled mass in something such as hair.
a knob, protuberance, or node in a stem, branch, or root.
a hard mass formed in a tree trunk at the intersection with a branch, resulting in a round cross-grained piece in timber when cut through.
a hard lump of tissue in an animal or human body.
an unpleasant feeling of tightness or tension in a part of the body.
a small tightly packed group of people.
a unit of speed equivalent to one nautical mile per hour, used especially of ships, aircraft, or winds.
fasten with a knot.
make (a carpet or other decorative item) with knots.
make (something, especially hair) tangled.
cause (a muscle) to become tense and hard.
(of the stomach) tighten as a result of nervousness or tension.
Tie someone in knots: make someone completely confused
Tie the knot: get married.
a small, relatively short-billed sandpiper, with a reddish-brown or blackish breast in the breeding season
Kettle
a container or device in which water is boiled, having a lid, spout, and handle; a teakettle
a large metal pot for cooking, usually with a handle.
a bowl- or saucer-shaped container in which operations are carried out on metals or other substances with a low melting point
a depression in the ground thought to have been formed by the melting of an ice block trapped in glacial deposits, especially one that is circular and deep.
(of the police) confine (a group of demonstrators or protesters) to a small area, as a method of crowd control during a demonstration.
Knell
the sound of a bell, especially when rung solemnly for a death or funeral.
used in reference to an announcement, event, or sound that warns of the end of something.
(of a bell) ring solemnly, especially for a death or funeral.
proclaim (something) by or as if by a knell.
Ken
one’s range of knowledge or sight.
know
recognize; identify.
Knee-jerk
(of a response) automatic and unthinking.
(of a person) responding in an automatic and unthinking way.
a sudden involuntary reflex kick caused by a blow on the tendon just below the knee.
Knack
an acquired or natural skill at performing a task.
a tendency to do something.
