| know | 1. To perceive or apprehend clearly and certainly; to understand; to have full information of; as, to know one's duty. "O, that a man might know The end of this day's business ere it come!" (Shak) "There is a certainty in the proposition, and we know it." (Dryden) "Know how sublime a thing it is To suffer and be strong." (Longfellow) 2. To be convinced of the truth of; to be fully assured of; as, to know things from information. 3. To be acquainted with; to be no stranger to; to be more or less familiar with the person, character, etc, of; to possess experience of; as, to know an author; to know the rules of an organization. "He hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin." (2 Cor. V. 21) "Not to know me argues yourselves unknown." (Milton) 4. To recognize; to distinguish; to discern the character of; as, to know a person's face or figure. "Ye shall know them by their fruits." (Matt. Vil. 16) "And their eyes were opened, and they knew him." (Luke xxiv. 31) "To know Faithful friend from flattering foe." (Shak) "At nearer view he thought he knew the dead." (Flatman) 5. To have sexual commerce with. "And Adam knew Eve his wife." (Gen. Iv. 1) Know is often followed by an objective and an infinitive (with or without to) or a participle, a dependent sentence, etc. "And I knew that thou hearest me always." (John xi. 42) "The monk he instantly knew to be the prior." (Sir W. Scott) "In other hands I have known money do good." (Dickens) To know how, to understand the manner, way, or means; to have requisite information, intelligence, or sagacity. How is sometimes omitted. " if we fear to die, or know not to be patient." Origin: OE. Knowen, knawen, AS. Cnawan; akin to OHG. Chnaan (in comp), Icel. Kna to be able, Russ, znate to know, L. Gnoscere, noscere, Gr, Skr. Jn; fr. The root of E. Can, ken. See Ken, Can to be able, and cf. Acquaint, Cognition, Gnome, Ignore, Noble, Note. 1. To have knowledge; to have a clear and certain perception; to possess wisdom, instruction, or information; often with of. "Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider." (Is. I. 3) "If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself." (John vii. 17) "The peasant folklore of Europe still knows of willows that bleed and weep and speak when hewn." (Tylor) 2. To be assured; to feel confident. To know of,to ask, to inquire. " Know of your youth, examine well your blood." Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| knowledge | 1. The act or state of knowing; clear perception of fact, truth, or duty; certain apprehension; familiar cognizance; cognition. "Knowledge, which is the highest degree of the speculative faculties, consists in the perception of the truth of affirmative or negative propositions." (Locke) 2. That which is or may be known; the object of an act of knowing; a cognition; chiefly used in the plural. "There is a great difference in the delivery of the mathematics, which are the most abstracted of knowledges." (Bacon) "Knowledges is a term in frequent use by Bacon, and, though now obsolete, should be revived, as without it we are compelled to borrow "cognitions" to express its import." (Sir W. Hamilton) "To use a word of Bacon's, now unfortunately obsolete, we must determine the relative value of knowledges." (H. Spencer) 3. That which is gained and preserved by knowing; instruction; acquaintance; enlightenment; learning; scholarship; erudition. "Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth." (1 Cor. Viii. 1) "Ignorance is the curse of God; - Knowledge, the wing wherewith we fly to heaven." (Shak) 4. That familiarity which is gained by actual experience; practical skill; as, a knowledge of life. "Shipmen that had knowledge of the sea." (1 Kings ix. 27) 5. Scope of information; cognizance; notice; as, it has not come to my knowledge. "Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldst take knowledge of me?" (Ruth II. 10) 6. Sexual intercourse; usually preceded by carnal; as, carnal knowledge. Synonym: See Wisdom. Origin: OE. Knowlage, knowlege, knowleche, knawleche. The last part is the Icel. Suffix -leikr, forming abstract nouns, orig. The same as Icel. Leikr game, play, sport, akin to AS. Lac, Goth. Laiks dance. See Know, and cf. Lake, Lark a frolic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| knowledge of results | <psychology> The hypothesis that learning is facilitated when the learner is informed at each step about the progress he is making in his learning. It hypothesises also that learning is facilitated when the learner is promptly informed whether a particular response is correct, and if incorrect, of the direction of error. The two usages refer to distinguishable situations and probably to different psychological processes. (04 Jul 1999) |
| knowledge, attitudes, practice | Knowledge, attitudes, and associated behaviours which pertain to health-related events such as procedures, diseases, or family planning. (12 Dec 1998) |
| knuckle | 1. The joint of a finger, particularly when made prominent by the closing of the fingers. 2. The kneejoint, or middle joint, of either leg of a quadruped, especially of a calf; formerly used of the kneejoint of a human being. "With weary knuckles on thy brim she kneeled sadly down." (Golding) 3. The joint of a plant. 4. <mechanics> The joining pars of a hinge through which the pin or rivet passes; a knuckle joint. 5. A convex portion of a vessel's figure where a sudden change of shape occurs, as in a canal boat, where a nearly vertical side joins a nearly flat bottom. 6. A contrivance, usually of brass or iron, and furnished with points, worn to protect the hand, to add force to a blow, and to disfigure the person struck; as, brass knuckles; called also knuckle duster. Knuckle joint, the lower part of a leg of veal, from the line of the body to the knuckle. Origin: OE. Knokel, knokil, AS. Cuncel; akin to D. Knokkel, OFries. Knokele, knokle, G. Knochel, Sw. Knoge, Dan. Knokkel, G. Knochen bone, and perh. To E. Knock. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| knuckle pads | An autosomal dominant trait, in which thick pad's of skin appear over the proximal phalangeal joints; occasionally associated with leukonychia and deafness or Dupuytren's contracture, a callus reaction in persons predisposed to producing callus and as the result of occupational or self-inflicted trauma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| knuckle sign | <radiology> Seen in pulmonary embolism, abrupt tapering of an occluded vessel distally (12 Dec 1998) |
| knuckling | Talipes in the horse, caused by a contraction of the posterior fetlock tendons. (05 Mar 2000) |
| knurl | A contorted knot in wood; a crossgrained protuberance; a nodule; a boss or projection. 2. One who, or that which, is crossgrained. See: Knar, Gnar. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| knutson-vandenberg act | (KV) Federal law that allows the U.S. Forest Service to collect money from a timber sale for resource enhancement, protection, and improvement work in the timber sale vicinity. (05 Dec 1998) |
| knot |
In lumber, the portion of a branch or limb of a tree that appears on the edge or face of the piece.
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| knee |
the joint between the upper and lower portions of the human leg.
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The unit of speed in the nautical system; one nautical mile per hour. It is equal to 1.1508 statute miles per hour or 0.5144 meters per second.
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| knuckle |
the ankle joint of pork, veal, and other meat. It is used in stews and pies and particularly in soups.
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to work dough into a uniform mixture by pressing, folding, and stretching meth
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| Kn | a single pleat turned in one direction |
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| Kn | a thrusting blow with a knife |
| Kn | a narrow boundary |
| Kn | marine clam having a long narrow curved thin shell |
| Kn | having a sharp or distinct edge |
| Kn | cutting or able to cut as if with a knife |
| Kn | as physically painful as if caused by a sharp instrument |
| Kn | having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions |
| Kn | a chessman in the shape of a horse's head |
| Kn | originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry |
| Kn | invest with knighthood |
| Kn | raise (someone) to knighthood |