king

Kral suyu: Asitlerin az etki ettiği ya da etki etmediği altın ve platin gibi metallerle tepkimeye girebilen kuvvetli bir asit çözeltisi. Hidroklorik asit ve Nitrik asitin 3: 1 oranında göre karıştırılmasıyla oluşur. İlk defa Ebu Musa Câbir bin Hayyam tarafından bulunduğu tahmin edilmektedir

King of kings

allah

King's Evil

(Tıp) sıraca illeti

king charles's head

(deyim) gereksiz saplantı

king closer

(İnşaat) üç çeyrek tuğla

king closer

(İnşaat) köşesi alınmış tuğla

(Bilgisayar) dama yap

king of assyria

asur kralı

king of babylonia

Aslan hayvanların kralı ise, kartal kuşların kralıdır. - If the lion is the king of beasts, the eagle is the king of birds.

Aslan hayvanların kralı iken, kartal da kuşların kralıdır. - As the lion is king of beasts, so is the eagle king of birds.

king of egypt ramses ii

mısır kralı 2. ramses

king operation

(Tıp) king operasyonu

(Otomotiv) dingil pimi kovanı

king unit

(Tıp) king ünitesi

king's evidence

(Kanun) hükümete tanıklık yapma

king's evil

{i} sıraca hastalığı

king's evil

(isim) sıraca hastalığı

king's spear

(Botanik, Bitkibilim) sarı çirişotu

long live the king

Kralım çok yaşa! Kralımız çok yaşa!

be more royalist than the king

kraldan çok kralcı olmak

crown someone king

krala tacını giydirmek

crown someone king

kral yapmak

crown someone king

Krallar gibi yaşayacağız. - We'll live like kings.

Kaleler ve krallar hakkında konuştuk. - We talked about cabbages and kings.

more royalist than the king

kraldan çok kralcı olmak

A cat may look at a king

(Atasözü) Bakan göze yasak olmaz

County of King

Noter Tasdik Müdürü

Fornication Under Control of the King

FUCK kelimesinin açılımı; Kralın kontrolü altında zina

Fuck You !.

In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is the king

(Atasözü) Köyünün olmadığı yerde keçiye Abdurrahman Çelebi derler

In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is the king

(Atasözü) "Ortamda tecrübeli veya ehil insanlar bulunmadığında, tecrübesiz veya toy insanlara hakettiğinin üstünde önem gösterilir" anlamında bir söz

alaskan king crab

(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) Alaska Kral Yengeci

fornication under control of the king

kralın kontrolü altında zina

god save the king

kral kaydetmek tanrı

good king wenceslas

iyi Kral Wenceslas

in the country of the blind the one eyed man is king

(Atasözü) köyünün olmadığı yerde keçiye Abdurrahman Çelebi derler

in the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king

(Atasözü) Köyünün olmadığı yerde keçiye Abdurrahman Çelebi derler

long live the king

uzun yasa kral

the frog king

ın golden times when wishing still helped öne there lived a king whose dauhters were all beautiful

the frog king

(Mantarbilim) ın golden times,when wishing still helpedone,there lived a king whose daughters were all beautiful

the king of spain

spain kralı

title of king

kral unvanı

to the king's taste

(deyim) Krallara layık bir şekilde

wood king fisher

İzmir yalı çapkını

acclaim smb. as king

kral ilan etmek

acclaim smb. king

kral ilan etmek

apostolic king

(Tarih) havari kral (macaristan)

as happy as a king

durumundan memnun

as happy as a king

dertsiz

be acclaimed as king

kral ilan edilmek

become king

kral olmak

court of king's bench

(Kanun) yüksek temyiz mahkemesi

derrick crane king post

(İnşaat) derik vinç ana direği

{s} krallara layık

{s} kral gibi

king linesskral heybeti ve azameti

live like a king

kral gibi yaşamak

louis ix, king of france

dokuzuncu louis, fransa kralı

proclaim smb. king

kral ilan etmek

restore a king to the throne

kralı yeniden tahta geçirmek

scrofula king evil

(Tıp) skrofula

sea king

(Askeri) SEA KING: Tek motorlu, uçak gemisi harekatında personel/yük nakliyesi ve hava/deniz kurtarması için kullanılan orta ulaştırma helikopteri. Bazı modelleri denizaltı savunma harbi maksadıyla teçhiz edilmiştir. SH-3 olarak adlandırılır

take the king's shilling

orduya gönüllü yazılmak (İng.)

the king is naked

kral çıplak

wear the king's coat

asker olmak

wear the king's coat

askere gitmek

worn king pin bearings

aks başı rulmanı

Turkish - Turkish

Definition of king in Turkish Turkish dictionary: Bir mandalina cinsi; çinlilerin eski çin edebiyatında klişe kitaplarına verdikleri ad; Bir deste kağıtla oynanan bir iskambil oyunu; Elli ikilik bir desteyle oynanan bir iskambil oyunu

English - English

Definition of king in English English dictionary: An English and Scottish surname, originally a nickname for someone who either acted as if he were a king or had worked in the king's household; The title of a king; A playing card with the image of a king on it; The principal playing piece in chess or variations of chess; In checkers: to stack a checker on an opponent's piece that has successfully traversed the board to the opposite side. The piece so marked can then move forwards or backwards; A powerful or influential person
Howard Stern styled himself as the king of all media.; A male monarch; member of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation
Henry VIII was the king of England from 1509 to 1547.; {v} to supply with or make a king; {n} a monarch, supreme governor, herald, card; An English and Scottish surname; a nickname for someone who either acted as if he were a king or had worked in the kings household; {i} family name; Martin Luther King (1929-1968), American Baptist minister, one of the leaders of the civil rights movement in the United States, Nobel prize winner; (chess) the weakest but the most important piece; The most accomplished writer in a given category; A king is a man who is the most important member of the royal family of his country, and who is considered to be the Head of State of that country. the king and queen of Spain In 1154, Henry II became King of England; 5 points; one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king; A Chinese musical instrument, consisting of resonant stones or metal plates, arranged according to their tones in a frame of wood, and struck with a hammer; Edward VI (noun)-the 4th king of England lodestone (noun)-a rock (magnetite) that magnetizes iron when iron is stroked by it manuscript (noun)-a book or written by hand, not printed mechanistic (adjective)- the philosophic theory that organic life consists in mechanical forms only mercury (noun)-a substance that is used in thermometers and barometers because it expands and contracts with slight changes in temperature or pressure Magellan (noun)- a 16th century explorer who was the firs to circumnavigate the Earth nomad (noun)- a person who travels and lives off the land; wa; a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom; {f} make king, crown as king; rule as king, reign as king; act like a king; make a game piece into a king (Checkers); The most important piece in a chess game; el rey; A king is a playing card with a picture of a king on it. the king of diamonds; preeminence in a particular category or group or field; "the lion is the king of beasts"; a competitor who holds a preeminent position; n A male person commonly known in America as a "crowned head," although he never wears a crown and has usually no head to speak of; a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron"; United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968); {i} male monarch, male head of a monarchy; someone or something that is the best in a group (or category, etc.); gamepiece in chess or checkers; playing card with the image of a king; A crowned man in the game of draughts; A species of chessman The only one that may not be captured (because if it is not permitted to even be guarded, much less threatened, and as soon as it is not possible to remove such a guard or threat--called checkmate--the game is over); In checkers: to stack a checker on an opponents piece that has successfully traversed the board to the opposite side. The piece so marked can then move forwards or backwards; The title of two historical books in the Old Testament; One who, or that which, holds a supreme position or rank; a chief among competitors; as, a railroad king; a money king; the king of the lobby; the king of beasts; A room with a king-size bed May be occupied by one or more people; Man of established power, having matured and learned the rules of life; A later shepherd; (chess) the weakest but the most important piece one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king a checker that has been moved to the opponent's first row where it is promoted to a piece that is free to move either forward or backward a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom a competitor who holds a preeminent position United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968) United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925) United States woman tennis player (born in 1943) preeminence in a particular category or group or field; "the lion is the king of beasts; In chess, the king is the most important piece. When you are in a position to capture your opponent's king, you win the game. American tennis player who won 20 titles at Wimbledon (6 singles, 10 women's doubles, and 4 mixed doubles) and 4 U.S. Open championships (1967, 1971, 1972, and 1974). American civil rights leader noted for her work on behalf of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and the Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Foundation after the assassination of her husband, Martin Luther King, Jr. (1968). American cleric whose eloquence and commitment to nonviolent tactics formed the foundation of the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. Among the many peaceful demonstrations he led was the 1963 March on Washington, at which he delivered his "I have a dream" speech. He won the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize, four years before he was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. American diver who dominated women's diving in the 1960s. She was injured while competing in the 1968 Olympics but won one Olympic gold medal in 1972. American steamboat captain and rancher whose 600,000-acre ranch in Texas was the largest in the United States. American politician and diplomat. A member of the Continental Congress (1784-1787) and the Constitutional Convention (1787), he served as ambassador to Great Britain (1796-1803 and 1825-1826). Canadian politician who three times served as prime minister (1921-1926, 1926-1930, and 1935-1948). an informal name still used for the famous singer Elvis Presley, used especially by people who love his music. Male sovereign over a nation or territory, of higher rank than any other ruler except an emperor. A king's female counterpart is a queen. Some kings have been elected, as in medieval Germany, but most inherit the position. The community may concentrate all spiritual and political power in the sovereign, or power may be shared constitutionally with other government institutions. Some kings are heads of state but not heads of government. In the past, some were regarded as semidivine representatives of God on Earth; others were viewed as gods in their own right or supernatural beings who became gods after death (see divine kingship). Since the 17th century the power held by monarchs, particularly those in western Europe, has been widely regarded as deriving from the people. See also constitutional monarchy; khan; monarchy; pharaoh; tsar. King Philip king salmon Cole Nat King Frederick the Winter King King Cotton king crab Alaskan king crab King George Sound King George's War King Philip's War king snake King William's War King B.B. King Billie Jean King Larry King Martin Luther Jr. King Rufus King Stephen Edwin King William Lyon Mackenzie King William Rufus de Vane Mad King Ludwig the Sun King the Citizen King Merton Robert King Oliver King Vidor King Wallis Hiram King Williams Leslie Lynch King Jr. Lovelace Augusta Ada King countess of Mary Queen of Scots Queen Anne's lace Queen Anne style Queen Anne's War Queen Charlotte Islands Queen Charlotte Sound Queen Elizabeth Islands Queen Elizabeth National Park Queen's University at Kingston Sheba Queen of Queen Margot Queen Ellery Kings Canyon National Park Kings Mountain Battle of Kings Valley of the; If you describe a man as the king of something, you mean that he is the most important person doing that thing or he is the best at doing it. He's the king of unlicensed boxing; the second-highest-ranking card; The principal playing piece in chess which moves only once square per move (except in castling), but in all eight directions, but cannot move into check (threat of attack); The male member of the pair that rules the Kingdom; n rajah; The most important chess piece of the game No material equivilency can be applied to the King because his "loss" means the end of the game, therefore he is considered "invaluable" The King can move in any direction but only one square at a time During the act of Castling the King is permitted to move two squares The King can never move into check If the King is placed in check, not other move can be played until the King is safely out of check; A bed that measures 76 inches wide and 80 inches long; United States woman tennis player (born in 1943); The chief piece in the game of chess; United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925); A chief ruler; a sovereign; one invested with supreme authority over a nation, country, or tribe, usually by hereditary succession; a monarch; a prince; To supply with a king; to make a king of; to raise to royalty; a checker that has been moved to the opponent's first row where it is promoted to a piece that is free to move either forward or backward; A playing card having the picture of a king; as, the king of diamonds; beneficial
King Arthur: A legendary king of Britain
King Billy: King William III of England
King Billy: Imaginary king of the Australian aboriginal people
1902: An' supposen Ole King Billy an' his ole black gin comes round at holiday time and squats on the verander — Henry Lawson, A Bush Publican's Lament,.
King Billy: Tasmanian aboriginal man William Lanne (c.1835-1869) believed to have been the last Tasmanian aboriginal man. (Reference: Bill Wannan, Australian Folklore, Lansdowne Press, 1970, reprint 1979 ISBN 0-7018-1309-1, entry for "King Billy", page 333.)
King Billy: One of various other specific aboriginal men referred to as King Billy at times. (Reference: Wannan above.)
King Charles spaniel: A breed of dog originating from England
King Charles spaniels: plural form of King Charles spaniel
King Charles' head: An obsession, especially one that keeps intruding irrelevantly into other matters
It is characteristic of Cobbett that he could always be relied on to produce conjuror-like from any subject one of his many King Charles' heads.
King Charles' heads: plural form of King Charles' head
King Charles's head: Alternative spelling of King Charles' head
King Charles's heads: plural form of King Charles's head
King Cotton: A set phrase in the Southern United States used mainly by Southern politicians and authors who wanted to illustrate the importance of the crop to southern economy
King James Bible: A translation of the Bible from the original Hebrew (Old Testament) and Greek (New Testament) commissioned for the Church of England
King James Version: A translation, published in 1611, of the Bible from the original Hebrew (Old Testament) and Greek (New Testament) commissioned for the Church of England, which is the version most quoted and influential in English literature and English Protestant religious culture
A Bible, King James Version. (This he stuck in his bag, because anybody who knows anything about English literature knows you can't ger away from the Bible.).
King Kong: a fictional giant ape; the eponymous star of several movies
King Kong: Two kings as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em
King Kong: A king (playing card)
King of Kings: Jesus
King's Counsel: In the United Kingdom, a barrister selected to serve as counsel for the British Crown. First used in 1689
King's Counsel: In Canada, an honorific status conferred by the federal or provincial governments to senior or meritorious lawyers
King's English: Especially in England, spoken or written English which is standard, characterized by grammatical correctness, proper usage of words and expressions, and (when spoken) formal British pronunciation
The O.E.D. is unlike any other dictionary. . . . It wants every word, all the lingo: idioms and euphemisms, sacred or profane, dead or alive, the King’s English or the street’s.
King's shilling: a shilling accepted by new recruits when tricked into or agreeing to enlist into the British army or navy during the 18th and 19th centuries
king cobra: A large venomous snake found in East Asia, taxonomic name Ophiophagus hannah, the longest venomous snake in the world
king cobras: plural form of king cobra
king crab: a highly prized crab-like crustacean
king crab: a king and a three as a starting hand in Texas hold ’em
king hit: A particularly vicious attack. Usually, it is a punch to the face intended to cause as much damage as possible, with the victim often taken by surprise
He is most remembered for his mad outbursts and king hits on the football field.
king hit: To attack a victim and knock them unconscious with only one punch
Michael Smith came up to the plaintiff and king hit him ... he was unconscious before he hit the ground, Mr Karimi's lawyer, Philip Doherty, SC, told the court.
king of beasts: The lion
king of clubs: One of the 52 playing cards from a standard pack as used for bridge and poker, with a picture of a king, with a nominal value of 13, and with the clubs suit
king of diamonds: One of the 52 playing cards from a standard pack as used for bridge and poker, with a picture of a king, with a nominal value of 13, and with the diamonds suit
king of hearts: One of the 52 playing cards from a standard pack as used for bridge and poker, with a picture of a king, with a nominal value of 13, and with the hearts suit
king of six: The pintailed wydah Vidua macroura
king of spades: One of the 52 playing cards from a standard pack as used for bridge and poker, with a picture of a king, with a nominal value of 13, and with the spades suit
king of the hill: A person who has achieved a measure of success and is considered to be a leader in his field
He was considered a renegade in journalism until he won the Pulitzer Prize, but now he is the king of the hill''..
king of the hill: A child's game where one player stands on top of a hill or other location atop an incline, attempting to repel other players whose goal is to capture his position
He twisted his ankle while playing king of the hill and was not allowed to play again.
king oyster mushroom: an edible mushroom, Pleurotus eryngii
king oyster mushrooms: plural form of king oyster mushroom
king pair: The score of zero runs, having been out on the first ball faced in each innings of a two-innings match; a golden duck in each innings
king penguin: a large penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus, that lives on the coast of Antarctica and nearby islands
king penguins: plural form of king penguin
king post: A central vertical supporting post used in architecture and bridge and aircraft design
king tide: an unusually high tide that occurs during full moon in the summer and winter months
king tides: plural form of king tide
king's English: Alternative form of King's English
king's evil: scrofula
Suppose the person the matter is taken from, has the king's evil, the pox, madness, or some other inveterate disease — I am sure the inoculator can give no reason why it should not convey one distemper as well as the other.
king's pawn: In chess, a pawn on the E file, where the kings start the game
See also the Wikipedia article on Descriptive chess notation.
king's ransom: A large sum of money
king-sized: Unusually large, used especially of a king-sized bed
king-size: extra large; "a king-size bed
king-size: extra large; "a king-size bed"
king's money: See: king's shilling
king's shilling: A shilling formerly given to a recruit when enlisting in the army during the reign of a king
king's water: Aqua regia (Latin: royal water) or aqua regis (king's water) is a highly corrosive mixture of acids, fuming yellow or red solution, also called nitro-hydrochloric acid. The mixture is formed by freshly mixing concentrated nitric acid and hydrochloric acid, usually in a volume ratio of 1: 3, respectively. It was named so because it can dissolve the so-called royal metals, or noble metals, gold and platinum. However, ruthenium, tantalum, iridium, osmium, titanium, rhodium and a few other metals are capable of withstanding its corrosive properties
King Abdullah II: (born 1962) king of the Hashemite kingdom of Jordan following the death of King Hussein in 1999
King Charles I: the king of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1625 to 1649. He often disagreed with Parliament and made many unpopular political decisions, and so helped to cause the English Civil War. As a result he was executed in 1649 (1600-49)
King Charles II: the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland who was the son of Charles I. He officially became king after his father's death in 1649, but he did not return to England to rule until the end of the English Civil War in 1660. He is sometimes called "the Merry Monarch" restoration (1630-85)
King Charles spaniel: Any of a variety of English toy spaniel with a curly, black and tan coat and long ears
King Cotton: Phrase used before the American Civil War to denote the economic importance of Southern cotton production. The concept first appeared in the book Cotton Is King (1855) and was echoed by Southern politicians, who believed that cotton's economic and political power would bring victory if secession led to war. The South expected support from Britain, a major cotton importer, but Britain instead developed alternative sources of cotton within its empire. The South's dependence on cotton contributed to its economic weakness after the Civil War
King David: (died c.962 BC) second king of Judah and Israel, reputed author of many of the Psalms; hotel in Jerusalem (Israel)
King David: Goliath by hitting him on the head with a stone thrown from his sling. People sometimes use the names David and Goliath to describe a situation in which a small and less powerful person or group is fighting a much larger and more powerful person or group (died around 962 BC) in the Old Testament of the Bible, one of the Kings of Israel. When David was a boy, he killed the giant (=a very tall, strong man)
King Edward I: the king of England from 1272 until his death. He took part in the Crusades, and later established English control over Wales. He tried to do the same in Scotland, but was unsuccessful (1239-1307)
King Edward II: the king of England from 1307 until he was murdered by his enemies (including his wife) in 1327 (1284-1327)
King Edward III: a king of England who ruled during the Black Death and the start of the Hundred Years War (1312-77)
King Edward IV: the king of England from 1461 to 1483 (1442-83)
King Edward V: the king of England for a few months in 1483, until his uncle removed him from his position and became King Richard III. Edward and his brother (who are sometimes called "the Princes in the Tower") were put in prison in the Tower of London, and many people believe that they were later murdered there (1470-1483)
King Edward VI: the king of England from 1547 to 1553 (1537-53)
King Edward VII: the British king from 1901 until his death (1841-1910)
King Edward VIII: the British king in 1936. He was forced to abdicate (=give up being king) because he wanted to marry Wallis Simpson, an American woman who had been married before. This event is known as 'the Abdication '. After he abdicated, he was given the title "Duke of Windsor", and he and his wife lived abroad for the rest of their lives (1894-1972)
King Fahad: king of Saudi Arabia since 1982
King George I: the king of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 until his death. He was born in Germany and spent most of his time there, and he never learned to speak English. His lack of interest in government led to Britain having its first Prime Minister (1660-1727)
King George II: King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1727 to 1760. He was the last king to lead his men personally in battle (1683-1760)
King George III: the king of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 until his death. He was the British king when the US fought to become independent of Britain, and suffered at times from a serious mental illness (1738-1820)
King George IV: the king of Great Britain and Ireland from 1820 until his death. From 1811 to 1820, he acted as king and had the title 'Prince Regent', because his father, King George III, was mentally ill and unable to rule. This period of British history is called 'the Regency' (1762-1830)
King George Sound: Inlet of the Indian Ocean, southern coast of Western Australia. It has an area of 35 sq mi (91 sq km). Its harbours are Oyster Harbor and Princess Royal Harbor (the site of the port for the city of Albany). It was charted in 1791 by Capt. George Vancouver and was first used as a whaling base
King George V: the British king from 1910 until his death (1865-1936)
King George VI: the British king from 1936 until his death, and the father of Queen Elizabeth II (1895-1952)
King George's War: (1744-48) Inconclusive struggle between France and Britain for mastery of North America. Also called the American phase of the War of the Austrian Succession, the war involved disputes over boundaries of Nova Scotia and northern New England and control of the Ohio Valley. After bloody border raids by both sides, aided by their Indian allies, they signed the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748), which restored conquered territory but failed to resolve colonial issues. See also French and Indian War
King Harold II: the last Anglo-Saxon king of England, who became king at the beginning of 1066 but later that year died in battle against William the Conqueror at Hastings. He is supposed to have been killed by an arrow that hit him in the eye (?1022-66)
King Henry I: the king of England from 1100 until his death. He was the youngest son of William the Conqueror (1068-1135)
King Henry II: the king of England from 1154 until his death. He tried to reduce the power of the Church, and as a result he quarrelled with Thomas à Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury. Some of Henry's soldiers killed Becket in Canterbury Cathedral (1133-89)
King Henry III: the king of England from 1216 until his death. He fought many wars in Europe, and this made him unpopular with the barons (=men of the highest social class) . Led by Simon de Montfort, they fought against him but eventually lost (1207-72)
King Henry IV: the king of England from 1399, when he took power from King Richard II, until his death. He spent much of his time as king fighting to gain control over Wales and Scotland, but he was unsuccessful in this. There are two plays by William Shakespeare about his life ( Henry IV, Part I, and Henry IV, Part II) (1366-1413)
King Henry V: the king of England from 1413 until his death, who is remembered especially for defeating the French at the Battle of Agincourt. The events surrounding this battle are described in Shakespeare's play Henry V (1387-1422)
King Henry VI: the king of England from 1422 to 1461 and from 1470 to 1471. During Henry's rule there was great dissatisfaction with the government. This led to the Wars of the Roses, in which Henry was finally murdered (1421-71)
King Henry VII: Henry Tudor (1457-1509) the king of England from 1485. He defeated Richard III at the battle of Bosworth Field, and married to unite the families of York and Lancaster and so ended the Wars of the Roses between the two families
King Henry VIII: the king of England from 1509 until his death. The fact about Henry VIII which most British people know is that he had six wives. He tried to legally end his first marriage, to Catherine of Aragon, because she did not produce any sons and he wanted to marry Anne Boleyn, but the Pope refused to allow this. Henry disobeyed the Pope and made himself the head of the church in England. This started the Reformation in England, in which the Protestant church was established. His other wives were: Anne Boleyn, who had her head cut off; Jane Seymour, who died while giving birth to a child; Anne of Cleves, whom Henry divorced ; Catherine Howard, who had her head cut off; and Catherine Parr, who lived on after Henry's death. During Henry's time as king, many schools were established, and England became a more powerful country (1491-1547)
King Hussein: the king of Jordan from 1952 until his death in 1999. He was admired by many people for his attempts to encourage peace between Israel and the Arab countries that surround it (1935- 99)
King Hussein: {i} Hussein I, Hussein bin Talal (1935-1999), king of Jordan from 1952 until his death in 1999
King Hussein of Jordan: king of Jordan from 1952 until his death in 1999
King James Bible: An English translation of the Bible from Hebrew and Greek published in 1611 under the auspices of James I. Also called Authorized Version, King James Version. the King James Version an English translation of the Bible produced for King James I of England in 1611, which is also known in Britain as the Authorized Version. For hundreds of years this was the main type of Bible used in both the US and the UK, and many well-known sayings from the Bible come from this translation. It is now used much less often and has been replaced by more modern translations
King James II: the king of England from 1685 until 1688, when he was forced to give up his position because he had become a Catholic. In 1690 he tried to get back power from the new British king, William III, but he was defeated at the Battle of the Boyne in Ireland (1633-1704)
King John: the king of England from 1199 until his death. He signed the Magna Carta in 1215, by which he agreed to accept limits on his power as king. These events are described in a play by William Shakespeare called King John (1167-1216)
King Kong: a very large gorilla who is the main character in the film King Kong (1933). He is taken to New York City, but he escapes and destroys buildings and hurts or kills many people
King Kong: famous 1930's film about a giant ape who terrorizes New York City
King Lear: a play by William Shakespeare about an old king who decides to divide his kingdom among his three daughters according to how much each of them says she loves him. Two daughters, Goneril and Regan, pretend to love him very much, and he divides the kingdom between them. The third daughter, Cordelia, is the only one who really loves him, but she receives nothing because she says that she loves him no more and no less than she should. As a result there are many sad and terrible events, including the deaths of Lear and his three daughters. King Lear
King Lear: {i} tragedy by William Shakespeare; hero of "King Lear" tragedy who was betrayed and abused by two of his conspiring daughters; King Lear Peak, one of the peaks of the Jackson Mountains range in Nevada (USA)
King Midas: in ancient Greek stories, a king who was given the power to change everything he touched into gold. He soon realized this would not bring him happiness, when he found that even his food and drink changed into gold as soon as he touched them
King Nebuchadnezzar: in the Old Testament of the Bible, a king of Babylon who destroyed Jerusalem in 586 BC (630-562 BC)
King Oliver: orig. Joseph Oliver born May 11, 1885, Abend, La., U.S. died April 8, 1938, Savannah, Ga. U.S. jazz cornetist and bandleader. Oliver grew up in New Orleans and established himself as the city's preeminent cornetist, coleading a band with trombonist Kid Ory (1886-1973) before moving to Chicago in 1918. In 1922 Oliver hired his New Orleans protégé Louis Armstrong to join him in Chicago in his Creole Jazz Band. Their recordings together, including "Dipper Mouth Blues," are jazz classics
King Philip's War: (1675-76) Bloodiest conflict between American colonists and Indians in 17th-century New England. By 1660 colonial settlers, no longer dependent on Indians for survival, had pushed into Indian territory in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. To protect their lands, the Wampanoag chief King Philip (Metacom) organized a federation of tribes, which in 1675 destroyed several frontier settlements. In retaliation the colonial militia burned Indian villages and crops. After Philip's death in 1676, Indian resistance collapsed. An estimated 600 settlers and 3,000 Indians were killed in the conflict
King Philip's War: war fought from 1675-1676 between American colonists and Native Americans in New England
King Richard I: the king of England from 1189 until his death. During his period as king, he was almost never in England, because he spent a lot of time fighting in the crusades and in France. He was a popular king and regarded as very brave, and for this reason he is often called Richard the Lionheart or Richard Coeur de Lion (1157-99)
King Richard II: the king of England from 1377 to 1399. He became very unpopular by ordering many of his opponents to be killed, and he was removed from power by his cousin, who then became King Henry IV. Richard was put in prison in 1399, and died or was murdered the next year. These events are described in Shakespeare's play Richard II (1367-1400)
King Richard III: the king of England from 1483 until his death. When his brother, King Edward IV, died in 1483, Richard had the job of taking care of Edward's sons, who were still boys. But he put the boys in prison in the Tower of London (the Princes in the Tower). They disappeared and he took the position of king for himself. He was later killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field. In Shakespeare's play Richard III, Richard is shown as a cruel and ugly man, but some writers now believe that he was in fact an effective king and a brave military leader, who was not responsible for the deaths of the princes (1452-85)
King Savior: name for the savior who is expected to appear in the end times
King Solomon: king of Israel, son of King David, builder of the temple in Jerusalem
King Sunny Ade: (born 1946 as Sunday Adeniyi) Nigerian Juju singer and musician
King Tut: (d. c1350 BC) Tutankhamen, king of ancient Egypt during the 18th dynasty
King Tut: Tutankhamen
King Vidor: v. born Feb. 8, 1894, Galveston, Texas, U.S. died Nov. 1, 1982, Paso Robles, Calif. U.S. film director. He worked as a prop boy, scriptwriter, newsreel cameraman, and assistant director before directing his first feature film, The Turn in the Road (1919). He won acclaim for The Big Parade (1925) and The Crowd (1928), considered a silent-movie classic. His films, which deal with themes such as idealism and disillusionment in contemporary life, include the first all-African American film, Hallelujah! (1929), as well as Our Daily Bread (1934) and The Citadel (1938). His later movies include the western epic Duel in the Sun (1946), The Fountainhead (1949), and War and Peace (1956)
King Wallis Vidor: v. born Feb. 8, 1894, Galveston, Texas, U.S. died Nov. 1, 1982, Paso Robles, Calif. U.S. film director. He worked as a prop boy, scriptwriter, newsreel cameraman, and assistant director before directing his first feature film, The Turn in the Road (1919). He won acclaim for The Big Parade (1925) and The Crowd (1928), considered a silent-movie classic. His films, which deal with themes such as idealism and disillusionment in contemporary life, include the first all-African American film, Hallelujah! (1929), as well as Our Daily Bread (1934) and The Citadel (1938). His later movies include the western epic Duel in the Sun (1946), The Fountainhead (1949), and War and Peace (1956)
King William II: the king of England from 1087 until his death He was sometimes called William Rufus. He was the son of William the Conqueror, and was killed in a hunting accident (?1056-1100)
King William Island: An island of central Nunavut, Canada, in the Arctic Ocean between Boothia Peninsula and Victoria Island. Long an Inuit hunting ground, it was sighted by Sir John Ross in 1831
King William of Orange: the king of Britain and Ireland from 1689 until his death. He was also called William III. He was married to the daughter of King James II, and was asked by James's enemies to become king instead of him. William and his Protestant army beat James and his Catholic army at the Battle of the Boyne, and for this reason Protestants still admire him in Northern Ireland and sometimes call him 'King Billy'. William's wife, Queen Mary II, had equal power, and people usually talk about the reign of William and Mary (1650-1702)
King William's War: war fought during the years of 1689-97 between English and French colonies in North America, first war of the French and Indian Wars
King William's War: (1689-97) Battle for North American territory between Britain, under King William III, and France. The war, which was the North American extension of the War of the Grand Alliance, involved French Canadians and New England colonists and their Indian allies. The British captured Port Royal, Acadia (later Nova Scotia), but failed to take Quebec. The French, under the count de Frontenac, won skirmishes at Schenectady, N.Y., and in New England but failed to take Boston. The war ended with the Treaty of Rijswijk (1697). See also French and Indian War
King of Glory: name for God
King of kings: name for God; (Christianity) God or Jesus Christ
King of the Jews: in the New Testament of the Bible, another name for Jesus
King of the Universe: name for God
King's Bench: A division of the British superior court system that hears criminal and civil cases. Used when the sovereign is a man. part of the High Court of Justice in England and Wales. This name is used during the times when Britain is ruled by a king. Queen's Bench, the
King's College Chapel: a beautiful old church which is part of King's College, one of the colleges of the University of Cambridge, in eastern England
King's Counsel: K.C., official lawyer of the King, advocate of the King
King's Counsel: A barrister appointed as counsel to the British crown. Used when the sovereign is a man. a KC
King's Cross: an area in north central London that has two important railway stations, King's Cross and St Pancras, from which trains go to Scotland and northeast England
King's English: English speech or usage that is considered standard or accepted; Received Standard English. the King's English correct English, as it is spoken in Britain
King's Lynn: A municipal borough of eastern England on the Ouse River near the Wash. Dating from Saxon times, it was formerly one of the chief ports in England. Population: 33,340
king arthur: Arthur: a legendary king of the Britons (possibly based on a historical figure in the 6th century but the story has been retold too many times to be sure); said to have led the Knights of the Round Table at Camelot
king charles spaniel: a toy English spaniel with a black-and-tan coat; named after Charles II who popularized it
king charles spaniel: The color is usually black and tan
king charles spaniel: A variety of small pet dogs, having, drooping ears, a high, dome-shaped forehead, pug nose, large, prominent eyes, and long, wavy hair
king cobra: A large venomous snake (Ophiophagus hannah) of southeast Asia and the Philippines that can grow to a length of 5.5 meters (18 feet). Also called hamadryad
king crab: horseshoe crab: large marine arthropod of the Atlantic coast of North America having a domed carapace that is shaped like a horseshoe and a stiff pointed tail; a living fossil related to the wood louse
king crab: {i} extremely large edible crab
king crab: Alaska king crab: meat of large cold-water crab; mainly leg meat
king crab: European spider crab: large European spider crab
king crab: or Alaskan king crab or Japanese crab Marine decapod (Paralithodes camtschatica), an edible crab. It is found in the shallow waters off Japan and along the Alaska coast; it also inhabits the Bering Sea. One of the largest crabs, it often weighs 10 lbs (4.5 kg) or more. Its size and tasty flesh make it a valued food, and large numbers are fished commercially each year
king crab: large edible crab of northern Pacific waters especially along the coasts of Alaska and Japan
king devil: European hawkweed introduced into northeastern United States; locally troublesome weeds
king mackerel: large mackerel with long pointed snout; important food and game fish of the eastern Atlantic coast southward to Brazil
king mackerel: A food and game fish (Scomberomorus cavalla) of warm Atlantic waters. Also called cavalla
king of arms: chief herald (British usage)
king of beasts: lion
king of birds: eagle
king of england: the sovereign ruler of England
king of france: the sovereign ruler of France
king of metals: {i} gold (being the most valuable of metals)
king of terrors: {i} death
king penguin: large penguin on islands bordering the Antarctic Circle
king penguin: A large penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) of Antarctic regions, having an orange oval on the side of the face and a yellow patch at the base of the throat
king post: On a ship, a tall shaft that supports a cargo boom, sometimes doubling as ventilation shafts
king post: In a roof truss, the vertical member that extends from the centre of the principal beam (called the tie beam) to the underside of the ridge
king post: the post member in a king-post truss or in the king-post portion of any other type of truss
king post: n. Architecture A supporting post extending vertically from a crossbeam to the apex of a triangular truss
king post: A central, vertical post extending from the bent plate or girt to the junction of the rafters
king post: Vertical posts, usually in pairs, to which the ship's cargo cranes are attached
king post: post connecting the crossbeam to the apex of a triangular truss
king post: A central vertical post which stands on a collar beam and rises to the apex of a roof to support a ridge piece
king room: A hotel room with a king-size bed
king room: A room with a king-size bed
king snake: Any of various nonvenomous constricting New World snakes of the genus Lampropeltis, having a black or brown body with white, yellow, or reddish markings and feeding principally on rodents. Any of seven species of snake (genus Lampropeltis, family Colubridae) found in numerous habitats from southeastern Canada to Ecuador. They kill by constriction; named for their practice of eating other snakes, they also take small mammals, amphibians, birds, and birds' eggs. They are mainly terrestrial and relatively slow-moving. Strikingly marked and smooth-scaled, they have a small head and are usually less than 4 ft (1.2 m) long, though some specimens may approach 7 ft (2 m). The common king snake, found throughout the U.S. and in northern Mexico, is usually black or dark brown, variously blotched, ringed, or speckled with yellow or white
king snake: any of numerous nonvenomous North American constrictors; feed on other snakes and small mammals
king vulture: {i} large vulture
king vulture: large black-and-white vulture of South America and Central America; have colorful wattles and wartlike protuberances on head and neck