Kennedy, Robert Francis /'rɒbət 'frɑːnsʒsɪl'rɑːrbət 'fræn-/ also Kennedy, Bobby (1925–68) a US politician in the DEMOCRATIC PARTY who was the brother of John F. Kennedy. He became a SENATOR for New York in 1965. In 1968, when he was trying to become elected President of the US, he was shot.
Kennedy, Sir Lu·do·vic /ˈluːdəvɪk/ (1919—) a British writer and broadcaster who fought against MISCARRIAGES OF JUSTICE. He is best known for his book 10 Rillington Place, in which he said that Timothy Evans was INNOCENT of the murder of his wife and baby. Evans was EXECUTED in 1950, but given a PARDON in 1966.
Kennedy , Center, the also the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts a theatre built as the official MEMORIAL to President KENNEDY, in Washington, D.C., where there are OPERA, BALLET, and musical performances. Every year there is a special ceremony there, where prizes are given to singers, actors, dancers, musicians etc
Kennedy 'Space ,Center, the a place in Florida where US spacecraft are built and sent into space → see also NASA
"kenl/n 1 a small hut for a dog 2 AmE for KENNELS
kennel² v -ll- BrE ‖ -l- AmE [T] to keep or put in a kennel or a kennels
ken·neis /'kenlz/ n pl. kennels BrE a place where dogs a) are looked after while their owners are away: They left their dog in a kennels when they went on holiday. b) are bred (BREED)
Kennel Club, the abbrev. KC a British organization for people who breed dogs, which decides what physical features each type of dog should have. The Kennel Club also organizes dog shows, including CRUFT'S, and it keeps records of the PEDIGREES of all PUREBRED dogs in the UK.
Ken·ny G /,keni 'dzi:/ (1956-) a popular US musician who plays the SAXOPHONE. His albums include Breathless, Duo-tones, and Silhouette.
Ken·sing·ton /'kenzɪntən/ also ,Kensington and 'Chelsea a BOROUGH in West London just north of the River Thames, known especially as an area where rich and fashionable people live → see also CHELSEA
Kensington 'Gardens a park in central London that has a statue of PETER PAN
Kensington 'Palace an official royal house in central London. The public are allowed to visit parts of it. It was the official home of DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES.
Kent /kent/ a COUNTY in southeast England, known as the 'Garden of England' because of the fruit and vegetables it produces
Kent, Clark a character in US COMICS (=magazines with stories told in pictures), films, and television programmes about SUPERMAN. Clark Kent seems like a very ordinary, quiet man, and he works as a REPORTER for the The Daily Planet, but secretly he is Superman.
Kent 'State an event in 1970 when soldiers from the National Guard killed four students who were part of a large PROTEST MARCH against the Vietnam War at Kent State University in Ohio
Ken·tuck·y /ken'tʌkilikən-/ written abbrev. KY a state in the south of the US, known as the Bluegrass State. It is one of the poorest states in the US, and is known for its COUNTRY AND WESTERN music, and for its WHISKEY.
Ken,tucky 'Derby, the a famous race for three-year-old horses held each year on the first Saturday in May in Louisville, Kentucky. It is part of the Triple Crown. → see also BELMONT STAKES, THE, PREAKNESS, THE
Ken,tucky Fried 'Chicken trademark a type of FAST FOOD, consisting of pieces of chicken cooked in hot fat and sold in KFC restaurants. The chicken is advertised as being 'finger-lickin' good', meaning that it tastes so good that you will lick your fingers after you have finished eating it.
Ken·wood $ ^{1} $ /'kenwud/ trademark electronic equipment such as CD players, made by the Japanese company Kenwood
Kenwood $ ^{2} $ trademark kitchen equipment such as food mixers and FOOD PROCESSORS made by a company called Kenwood, which is owned by the Italian firm Delonghi Pinguino
Ken·ya /'kenjə, 'kiː-/ a country in East Africa which became independent from Britain in 1963, and is a member of the British COMMONWEALTH. It produces coffee and tea, and is popular with tourists who go to see the wild animals in the SAFARI PARKs there. In 1998, the US EMBASSY there was bombed, and many Kenyans were killed. Population: 31,639,091 (2003). Capital: Nairobi. —Kenyan n, adj
Ken·yat·ta, Jo·mo /ken'jætəl-'ja:-, 'dʒəuməu/ (?1893-1978) a Kenyan politician who was President from 1964 until his death. He was one of the leaders of Kenya's fight for independence from the UK, and he was put in prison in the 1950s for his connection with the MAU MAU organization.
Ke•ogh Plan /'kiːəʊ plæn/ in the US, a personal PENSION plan for self-employed people
Kep-ler, Jo-han-nes /'keplər, jəu'hənəs|-'hən-/ (1571-1630) a German ASTRONOMER (=a scientist who studies the stars) who discovered how the PLANETS move around the sun. These principles are known as Kepler's Laws, and they greatly influenced the work of Sir Isaac NEWTON.
kept /kept/ past tense and past participle of KEEP
'kept 'woman n old use or humor a woman who is supplied with (money and) a place to live by a man who visits her regularly for sex
kerb BrE || curb AmE /k3:b\|k3:rb/ n a line of raised stones (kerbstones /'k3:bstəunz\|'k3:rb-/) or CONCRETE along the edge of a PAVEMENT, separating the pavement from the road
'kerb , crawler BrE n a man looking for PROSTITUTES who follows women slowly in a car when they are walking along a street, usually asking them to have sex with him —kerb crawling n [U]
ker·chief /'kɜːtʃəf/ n old use a square piece of cloth worn to cover the head, neck etc
ker·fuf·fle /kə'fʌfəl/ kər-/ n [C;U(about)] BrE infml noisy (and unnecessary) excitement; FUSS: There's been a tremendous kerfuffle about the plan to move the bus stop.
Ker·mit /ˈkɜːmɪt/ˈkɜːr-/ also called Kermit the Frog, a PUP-PET in the form of a green FROG, who is one of the main characters in the television programmes The Muppets and Sesame Street
Kern, Je·rome /kɜːnˈlɪkɜːrn, dʒəˈrəʊm/ (1885–1945) a US COMPOSER and songwriter who wrote many MUSICALS (=films or plays that use singing and dancing to tell a story), such as Showboat (1927), which contains the famous song Ol' Man River
ker·nel /'kɜːnlɪl'kɜːr-/ n 1 [C] the part of a nut, large grain, fruit stone, or seed, inside its hard covering → see picture at NUT 2 [S+of] lit or fml the important part of something, often surrounded by unimportant or untrue matter: I think there's a kernel of truth in these otherwise frivolous comments.
ker•o•sene, -sine /'kerasiːn/ n [U] AmE, AustrE & NZE for PARAFFIN
Ker-ou-ac, Jack /'keruæk/ (1922–69) a US writer who was a leading figure of the 1950s BEAT GENERATION. His most famous novel is On the Road, which describes the adventures of two friends as they travel across the US.
Ker·ry /'keri/ a COUNTY in the southwest of the Republic of Ireland, popular with tourists because of its beautiful mountains and countryside
Kerry, John F. (1943-) an American politician who is a Senator for Massachusetts and who was chosen by the Democrats to fight the 2004 US election against President George W. Bush. He is known for his LIBERAL political opinions. He was given MEDALS for his brave actions during the Vietnam War, but he was also involved in protests against the war when he returned to the US.
kes-trei /'kestrəl/ n a type of small FALCON
ketch /ketʃ/ n a small sailing-ship with two MASTs
ketch·up /'ketʃəp/ also catsup especially AmE — n [U] a thick red liquid made from TOMAToes, used for giving a pleasant taste to food. People sometimes make jokes about ketchup being used as artificial blood in plays, films etc
ket-tle /'ketl/ n 1 a metal or plastic container with a lid, a handle, and a SPOUT (=a narrow curved mouth for pouring) used mainly for heating water: Please put the kettle on (=start heating it) | an electric kettle → see picture at KITCHEN 2 a pretty/fine/different kettle of fish infml a situation that is difficult or awkward, or different from what is