k — English Dictionary

Character

1. The eleventh letter of the English alphabet, called kay and written in the Latin script.

   Usage

   • letter
   • lowercase

2. The first letter of callsigns allocated to American broadcast television and radio stations west of the Mississippi river.

   Usage

   • letter
   • lowercase

Numeral

1. The eleventh numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called kay and written in the Latin script.

   Usage

   • lowercase
   • number

Noun

1. A kilobyte (more formally KB or kB).

2. A kilobit (more formally kb), especially in measuring Internet connection.

3. kilometre or kilometres.

   Usage

   • Colloquial

   Examples

   We drove 15 ks before we realised Billy wasn't in the back seat.

4. thousand or thousands.

   Usage

   • Colloquial

   Examples

   Just about 65 k of Jack's full salary comes from servicing the Baker account.

5. The SI measurement value of 1,000

Interjection

1. OK

   Usage

   • Internet
   • Colloquial

   Synonyms

   'kay

Adjective

1. denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units

   Synonyms

   thousandone thousandm

Noun

1. the 11th letter of the Roman alphabet

   Synonyms

   K

   Broader terms

   letterletter of the alphabetalphabetic character