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kidney machine noun a machine that does the work of a kidney for sb whose kidneys are damaged or have been removed AX^h iMiUtfrfl; JfiL

kid-ol-ogy /ki'dnlad3i; NAmE -'da:l-/ noun [U] (especially BrE, humorous) the art or practice of making people believe sth which is not true l^JjS ( A ) ;

kid-ult /’kidAlt/ noun (informal) an adult who likes doing or buying things that are usually thought more suitable for children   A7i£ (

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kike /kaik/ noun (taboo, slang, especially NAmE) a very offensive word for a Jew tytXik;

kikoi /ki'koi/ noun (EAfrE) a large piece of strong coloured cloth used mainly as an item of clothing around the waist and legs or over the shoulders IS #7

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kilim /ki'liim; 'kiilim; NAmEkii'liim; 'kilem/ (alsokelim) noun a type of Turkish carpet or rug ( ±7^ )

kill    /kil/ verb, noun

a verb 1 to make sb/sth die 73^;    [VN]

Cancer kills thousands of people every year. # 71Af if fit) A ft A •(§ Ie o <> Three people were killed in the crash. H A 7 Jit A S 7 ♦ 7 7     7 <, o He tried to kill

himself with sleeping pills.        0 I

bought a spray to kill the weeds. fl^T —

^ 0     0 (informal) My mother will kill me (= be very

angry with me) when she finds out.

7 $c E$ o 0 Don’t kill yourself trying to get the work done by tomorrow. It can wait. MA7 Hi7JXl£7fi7 0 [V] Tiredness while driving can kill.     A^p^Jo 2 [VN] to destroy

or spoil sth or make it stop A; to kill a rumour 476'S o Do you agree that television kills conversation? 7fM7A7AA|Hl^j7$, fANi: ? 0 The defeat last night killed the team’s chances of qualifying.          Al£f£&7IAAA74£;(#^

3 (informal) (usually used in the progressive tenses and not used in the passive       7

to cause sb pain or suffering [VN] My feet are killing me.

To [also VN to inf] 4 [VN] (NAmE) to make sb laugh a lot ; i£=^E7: stop it! You’re killing me! 4!l$7 ! MIE3£7 ! ESI kill the goose that lays the golden egg/'eggs (saying) to destroy sth that would make you rich, successful, etc.

.kill or 'cure (BrE) used to say that what you are going to do will either be very successful or fail completely'A'feft; 7 Ji f£ jit — ^ kill time | kill an hour, a couple of hours, etc. to spend time doing sth that is not important while you are waiting for sth else to happen (       ) $10 0407 tTAWA;: We killed time playing

cards. IS 111 7T£ft       fiU 0 kill two blrc,s with one

stone to achieve two things at the same time with one action H %; —flplJil; -7W# .kill sb/sth with 'kindness to be so kind to sb/sth that you in fact harm them .kill yourself 'laughing (BrE) to laugh a lot % # i!U B 'a ; % .fit it & : He was killing himself laughing, life % if gy {fp if „        — more at curiosity,

DRESSED, LOOK /?., TIME /?. UiUlMi .kill sb/sth~'off 1 tO

make a lot of plants, animals, etc. die AM7A7 AM MA (     ) : Some drugs kill off useful bacteria in

the user’s body. 4£l^t/A73tM#l£l*I MHmmo 2 to stop or get rid of sth  it;

He has effectively killed off any political opposition. #.s£

■ noun [usually sing.] 1 an act of killing, especially when an animal is hunted or killed 73E,    ) :

A cat often plays with a mouse before the kill. ®A^?E — # o O The plane prepared to move in for the kill. 7 til B 7 if 7 $r fSfetll 4£ 0. . 0 I was in at the kill when she finally lost her job (= present at the end of an unpleasant process). |£7i|l[l|Bt7MiS: JL 2 an animal that has been hunted

and killed ]$ M 7 Mj ^; WiW: lions feeding on their kin

kill er /'kila(r)/ noun 1 a person, an animal or a thing that kills MAH; 77; TEA .ftA ( J&ttoVa, 7 ) : Police are hunting his killer. WAJEAlilft 7iS#. ftl><J7o 0 Heart disease is the biggest killer in Scotland.

O       cm electric insect killer o The players lacked the killer instinct.

M 7 H HU E$ $1 o — see also ladykiller, serial killer 2 (informal) something that is very difficult, very exciting or very skilful jR7ft#; 7A$(S&ft¥%; tt The exam was a real killer. KM’Jilt3th

0                  The new movie is a killer.

.killer appli cation (also .killer 'app) noun (computing if) a computer program that is so popular that it encourages people to buy or use the operating system, etc. that it runs on   ( il£{£Af]$lA

.killer 'bee noun a type of bee that is very aggressive A iHIM (  ) ; »MA4t

'killer cell noun (biology A) a white blood cell which destroys infected cells or cancer cells ' killer whale (also orca) noun a black and white whale that eats meat      &AW-

kill ing IHr /'kilnj/ noun, adj.

*                   noun an act of killing sb deliberately  i^^:

H771 murder : brutal killings — see also mercy killing il*Ml .make a 'killing (informal) to make a lot of money quickly A AM;        Mis^M

*                   adj. making you very tired A M A ^ SDC1

exhausting : a killing schedule       ^ ^ M10] A

killing fields noun [pi.] a place where very many people were killed, for example during a war AM3&A ilk

kill-joy /'kild30i/ noun (disapproving) a person who likes to spoil other people’s enjoyment A£3 A (Hi A ; A#^

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kiln /kiln/ noun a large oven for baking clay and bricks, drying wood and grain, etc. g? kilo /‘kiilau; NAmE 'kiilou/ noun (pi. -os) = kilogram kilo- /'kilao; NAmE 'kilou/ combining form (in nouns; often used in units of measurement itMA-fv) one thousand 7: kilojoule 7^A kilo-bit /'kilabit/ noun a unit for measuring computer memory or information equal to 1024 bits 7fvV 7 tfc # (   ^7 1024 tb# ) —see

also Kbps

kilo-byte /'kilabait/ noun (abbr. KB, Kb) a unit for measuring computer memory or information equal to 1024 BYTES 7^7 (    #7

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kilo-gram o-w (BrE also kilo-gramme) /'kilagraem/ (also kilo) noun (abbr. kg)

a unit for measuring weight; 1000 grams 7 A; 777

2                  kilograms of rice * 2 jcffr A A O Flour is sold by the kilogram.

kilo-hertz /'kilah3:ts; NAmE -h3:rts/ noun (abbr. kHz) (pi.

kilo hertz) a unit for measuring radio waves 71# ( ik ) kilo-joule /'kilad3u:l/ noun (abbr. kj) a measurement of the energy that you get from food; 1000 joules 7^

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kilo-metre O-w (BrE) (NAmE kilo meter) /'kilamiita(r); BrE also ki'lDmita(r); NAmE also ki'laim-/ noun (abbr. k, km)

a unit for measuring distance; 1000 metres 7A; 7M kilo-watt /'kilawDt; NAmE -wait/ noun (abbr. kW, kw) a unit for measuring electrical power; 1000 watts 7D J    #7 1 000 S# )

.kilowatt-'hour noun (abbr. kWh) a unit for measuring electrical energy equal to the power provided by one kilowatt in one hour 7ICBt;  )

kilt /kilt/ noun a skirt made of tartan cloth that reaches to the knees and is traditionally worn by Scottish men; a similar skirt worn by women ( ^17A

kilt-ed /'kiltid/ adj. wearing a kilt