kramp-o: (physio.) cramp (in a muscle); a painful contraction of the muscle producing short-term rigidty; spasmic contraction; skribo- -o: writer's c. V. exp.: vid. konvulso. — DEF
krampon-o: (tech.) cramp-iron: a piece of iron bent at the ends for fastening things together; (print.) bracket ([ ]). — DEFIS
kran-o: crane, derrick: apparatus for lifting and transporting heavy loads; (cf. argano). — DER
krani-o: (anat.) skull; cranium. — EFIS
krapul-ar: (intr.) to live or indulge in gross debauchery, crapulence. V. exp.: vid. debochar. — DEFIS
kras-o: layer of dirt, smut which gathers on skin, linen, firearms, etc.; -oza: filthy, nasty, squalid; -izar: to foul, dirty. Def.: Desnetajo di la pelo, ed, analoge, sur la surfaco di ula kozi; III-203. — FS
krateg-o: (bot.) hawthorn, whitethorn tree; thornapple, May-tree, or hawberry (Crataegus, family Rosaceae).
krater-o: (geol.) crater, (antiq.) crater: a wine bowl, ancient vessel for mixing wine and water. — DEFIRS
kravach-o: riding-whip (cf. flog-ilo). — DF
kravat-o: cravat, necktie; -ego: muffler, comforter (for neck). — DEFI
krayon-o: crayon (of chalk, etc.); (lead-)pencil; tali-ilo: pencil sharpener. — EF
kraz-o: (gram.) crasis: fusion of the final vowel or diphthong of a word with the vowel or diphthong beginning the following word, esp. in poetry. — DEFIS
kre-ar: (tr.) to create, make from nothing (de, ek, per) (cf. produktar, fondar, institucar); -(ad)o: creation (act); -it-aro: creation; all senses. — EFIS
krecent-o: crescent; (fig., cook.) a crescent-shaped roll. — EFIS
kred-ar: (tr.) to believe (ulu, ulo); me tote ne -as to: I do not believe it at all; -ar historio: to believe (in) history; -ar ulu kom richa: to believe someone to be rich; kred-igar ulo da ulu (igar ulu kredar ulo): to cause someone to believe something; -o: faith, belief, believing; -end-ajo, -formulo, -artiklo, -i: creed; -ema: credulous; -ebla, -inda: credible; -o-deklaro: declaration of faith; -ar rumoro: to credit a rumo(u)r. — EFIRS
kredenc-o: (in church) credence (-table); (in house) sideboard, buffet. — DEFIS
kredit-ar: (tr., com.) to credit: to enter upon the credit side of an account; to give trust or credit to (ulu) (cf. kredar); -o: credit: reputation for solvency; delay in payment (cf. estimo); -ajo: a c. entry; -anto, -ero: creditor; -o-letro: letter of c.; -o-konto: a c. account; -e vendar: to sell on c.; sen- -igar, des- -izar: to discredit; to deprive of (commercial) c.; (fig.) to bring into disrepute; (cf. kredar). Ant.: debet-igar.— DEFIRS
krem-o: cream; (fig.) the best part of anything; -ea, -eo: cream-color(ed); -uyo: c. holder, c. jug; -o quirlita: whipped-c.; -jeleo: blancmange. — DEFIRS
kremac-ar: (tr.) to cremate; -eyo, -forno: crematorium. — EFIS
kremon-o: window-fastening (vertical, as in car windows). Def.: Stango qua restas vertikala, e qua, sive rotacante cirkum sua axo, sive per shovo-movo (komandata per maneto) engajas su (o sua hoki) en trui supre ed infre en la fenestro; IV-448; (kp. spanyoleto). — F
krenel-o: crenelle: loop-hole, embrasure (in a battlement); -izo, -iz-uro: crenellation, indentation; (coins) milling. — EF
kreol-a; -o, -ulo, -ino: creole. — DEFIRS
kreozot-o: (chem.) creosote. — DEFIRS
krep-o: (crepe) crape; -izar: to cover with crape. — DEFR
krepis-ar: (tr.) to rough-cast, rough-coat, parget, give a coat of plaster to (a wall). — F
krepit-ar: (intr.) to crepitate; to make a crackling sound (also surg. of noise of fractured bones). — DEFIS
krepon-o: (fabris) crepon: a thick crape. — DEFIRS
krepuskul-o: crepuscule: twilight (in evening or morning). — EFIS
kres-o: (bot.) (water-)cress. — DEFIR
kresk-ar: (intr.) to grow (esp. of living things; cf. augmentar, plu-grand-igar, divenar); -igar: to cause (ulo, ulu) to grow; -eskar: to start growing; -ante: (mus.) crescendo. Ex.: Herbi, hari, homi kreskas. La pluvo kreskigas la frumento. — FIS
kresp-o: pancake. — F
krest-o: (all senses) crest, top, ridge; han(ul)o- -o: cock’s comb; monto- -o: top of a mountain; -o di ondo: crest of a wave; -o di suceso: crest of success. — EFIS
