v. t. [ imp. & p. p. KO'd p. pr. & vb. n. KO'ing. ] To knock out; to deliver a blow that renders (the opponent) unconscious; -- used especially in boxing. [ acronym ]
Syn. -- knockout. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

k.o.

n. a knockout; a blow that renders the opponent unconscious; -- used especially in boxing. [ acronym ]
Syn. -- knockout. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Koaita

n. (Zool.) Same as Coaita. [ 1913 Webster ]

Koala

n. A tailless furry marsupial (Phascolarctos cinereus), found in Australia. The female carries her young on the back of her neck. Called also Australian bear, koala bear, native bear, and native sloth. The koala lives almost all of its life in trees, moves sluggishly like a sloth, and eats eucalyptus leaves almost exclusively. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

Koba

{ , n. (Zool.) Any one of several species of African antelopes of the genus Kobus, esp. the species Kobus sing-sing. [ 1913 Webster ]

Kobalt

n. See Cobalt. [ 1913 Webster ]

Kobellite

n. [ From Franz von Kobell, of Munich. ] (Min.) A blackish gray mineral, a sulphide of antimony, bismuth, and lead. [ 1913 Webster ]

Kobold

n. [ G., perh. orig., house god, hose protector. See Cobalt ] A kind of domestic spirit in German mythology, corresponding to the Scottish brownie and the English Robin Goodfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

KO'd

adj. [ from KO, v. t. ] rendered unconscious, usually by a blow.
Syn. -- knocked out(predicate), kayoed, out(predicate), stunned. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Kodachrome

n. [ A trademark. ] A brand of photographic transparency bearing a positive color image. [ PJC ]

WordNet (3.0) WordNet (3.0)

koala

(n) sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with grey furry ears and coat; feeds on eucalyptus leaves and bark, Syn. native bear, koala bear, Phascolarctos cinereus, kangaroo bear

koan

(n) a paradoxical anecdote or a riddle that has no solution; used in Zen Buddhism to show the inadequacy of logical reasoning

koasati

(n) a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in northern Alabama; a member of the Creek Confederacy

koasati

(n) the Muskhogean language spoken by the Koasati

kob

(n) an orange-brown antelope of southeast Africa, Syn. Kobus kob

kobe

(n) a port city in Japan on Osaka Bay in southern Honshu; was damaged by an earthquake in 1995

kobo

(n) 100 kobos equal 1 naira in Nigeria

kobuk valley national park

(n) a national park in Alaska having mountains and forests and tundra and sand dunes and archeological sites

kobus

(n) African antelopes: waterbucks, Syn. genus Kobus

koch

(n) German bacteriologist who isolated the anthrax bacillus and the tubercle bacillus and the cholera bacillus (1843-1910), Syn. Robert Koch

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

子(P);児

[こ, ko] (n, n-suf) (1) child; (2) (also 仔) young (animal); (3) (also 娘) young woman; young geisha; (4) offshoot; (5) (See 元も子もない) interest; (6) (abbr) (See 子株・2) new shares; (7) (arch) bird egg; (n-suf) (8) (after a noun or -masu stem) -er (often of young women); (P) #443

個(P);箇

[こ, ko] (ctr) (1) counter for articles; (2) (usu. 個) counter for military units; (3) individual; (P) #1215

戸

[こ, ko] (ctr) counter for houses #2735

胡

[こ, ko] (n) (arch) barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China #4739

壺;壷

[こ, ko] (n) hu (ancient Chinese vessel shaped like a vase, usually used to store alcohol) #9909

濃

[こ, ko] (pref) dark; thick #10092

弧

[こ, ko] (n) arc