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( kid . naps , kid . nap . ping , kid napped )

to take someone away and hide them, so that their family or friends will pay money to free them

kid • nap • per / ' kidnrepsr / noun [ count ]

The kidnappers are demanding a ransom of $1 million.

kid • nap • ping / ' kidnrepig / noun [count, noncount]

the kidnapping of 12 U.S. citizens

kid • ney / ' kidni / noun [ count ] ( plural kid . neys )

( biology ) one of the two parts inside your body that take waste liquid from your blood

kill Ф/ kil/ verb ( kills , kill ing , cilled )

to make someone or something die Three people were killed in the accident. If you water this plant too much, you'll kill it.

kill • er / ' kilsr / noun [ count ] a person, animal, or thing that kills

ki • lo / ' kilou / noun [ count ] ( plural ki . los ) short for kilogram

kil • o • byte / ' kilsbait / noun [ count ] ( abbreviation KB )

( computers ) a unit of computer memory, equal to just over a thousand bytes (= small units of information ) — Look at gigabyte , megabyte .

ki I .O . g ram Ф/ 'kibgrsem / ( also ki lo ) noun

[ count ] ( abbreviation kg )

a measure of weight. There are 1,000 grams , or around 2.2 pounds , in a kilogram

I bought two kilos of potatoes.

kil .O .me .terФ/ kiiamotor ; ki lom i tor / noun [ count ] ( abbreviation km )

a measure of length. There are 1,000 meters , or around 0.62 miles , in a kilometer.

kin / kin / noun [ plural ] ( formal )

the people in your family

Who is your next of kin (= your closest family member ) ?

kind 1 Ф / kamd / noun

[ count ]

a group of things or people that are the same in some way

What kind of music do you like?

The bakery sells ten different kinds of bread.

—SYNONYM type

kind of

( informal ) a little; slightly He looks kind of tired.

kind 2©/ kaind / adjective ( kind . er , kind est )

friendly and good to other people

"Can I carry your bag?" "Thanks. That's very kind of you." Be kind to animals.

—ANTONYM unkind

kind • ly / ' kaindli / adverb

She kindly drove me to the train station.

kin • der • gar • ten / ' kindar|gartn / noun

[ count, noncount ]

the first year of school for children, which they start when they are around 5 years old

Hannah's in kindergarten this year. Next year she'll start first grade. Word building

In the U.S., children start elementary school when they are 5. The first year of this is called kindergarten

When children are around 11 years old, they move to middle school (or junior high school ), and when they reach the age of around 14, they start high school .

Each year of school is called a grade . When a child is around 6 years old they are in first grade , and the last year of high school is the twelfth grade .

kind .ness Ф/ 'kamdms/ noun

[ noncount ]

the quality of being kind: Thank you for your kindness.

king ©/кщ/ noun

[ count ]

a man from a royal family who rules a country the king of Jordan —Look at queen .

king • dom / ' kigdam / noun [count]

a country where a king or queen rules the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

kiSS Ф/ kis / verb ( kiss . es , kiss . ing , kissed )

to touch someone with your lips to show love or to say hello or goodbye: She kissed me on the cheek. They kissed, and then he left.

kissnoun [count] ( plural kiss .es ) Give me a kiss!

kit / kit / noun

[count]

a set of equipment or tools that you need for a particular purpose: a first-aid kit

a set of small pieces that you put together to make something: a model airplane kit

kitch • en / ' kitfan / noun [ count ]

a room where you cook food

sieve

ladle whisk

kite / kait / noun [ count ] a toy that you fly in the wind on a long piece of string