Descriptionary

kink 543

kinky 263

kiosk 43

kiosk mode 110

Kirschner wires 267

kirtle 66, 67

kishke 193

kismet 627

kiss of peace 464

kiss the eighth pole 553

kitchen cabinet 407

kitchen midden 474

kite 583

kiteboarding 548 kithara 388 kitsch 54 kiva 43

Klein-Levin syndrome 271 kleptophilia 265 klick 352

klieg light 435, 443, 449 klismaphilia 265 k meson 486 Knabstrup 13 knapping 474 knead 179

knee-chest position 332 knee crawler 122 knee hinge 429 knee-jerk liberal 407 knee slide 429 knee turn 429 knickerbockers 73 knife-pleated 97 knish 175, 193 knits 81

knock boots 263 knockdown 512 knocking 571 knockout 512 knot 157, 565, 576, 590 knot garden 131 know 263 knuckleball 502 knuckle-bow 601 knuckle-guard 598 kokoshniki 44 Kona 182 koppie 136 Koran 468 koro 254

Korsakoff's psychosis 254

kosher 469

koto 388

KP duty 352

kraken 459

Kraske's operation 339

kremlin 44

krest 44

kris 598

Krishna 467

Krumholz 144

Kshatriya 467

K-T extinction 7

kubba 43, 47

kuchen 188

kudos 627 kugelhopf 188 Kuiper belt 490 Ku Klux Klan 274 kummel 195 kundalini 560 Kundalini yoga 560 kusarigama 598

L

labial 292 labialize 292 lability 254 labiodental 292 labionasal 292 labiovelar 292 labor 217, 583 labret 93 labyrinth 221 labyrinthitis 221 lace 81 laces 4 laches 307 lackadaisical 627 lackluster 627 Lacombe 19 laconic 298, 627 laconicum 39 lacrimal 266 lacrimal glands 222, 247 lactation 217 lactogenic hormone 217 lacuna 54 lacustrine 141 ladder back 205 Lady chapel 47 ladyfingers 189 lady of the gunroom 586 lady's hole 587 laena 63 lager 176 lagoon 120, 141 lahar 160

Lailat-ul-Bara'h 468 Lailat-ul-Qadar 468 laissez-faire 407, 627 laity 464

lake effect snow 145 lallation 292, 298 lama 460

Lamaze method 217 lamb 170 lambada 426 lambic 176 lambrequin 208 lamda particle 486 lame 81 lame duck 407 lament 382 lamentoso 378 lamp 44

lampadomancy 319 lamp changer 44 lampoon 627 lamp trimmer 586 Lance 362 lance 601 lancet 326 landau 580 lander 592 landfall 584 landing roll 345 landscape 54 landscape architect 131 landslide 407 landspout 162 lane 510 langlauf 540 Languedoc 62 languid 627 languish 628 La Nina 143 lantern 26, 44 lanterne des morts 48 lanugo 217 lanyard 584, 590 lap 366, 497, 555 laparoscopy 339 lap dissolve 443, 449 lapidary 93, 150 lapilli 150, 160 lapis lazuli 150 lap of honor 497 lappet 67, 70 lappet curl 226 lappets 69

lapsang souchong 200

lapsus calami 298

lapsus linguae 254, 298

laptop 103

lararium 39

larceny 307

larding 183

large intestine 219

larghetto 378

largo 378

larva 15, 21

laryngectomy 339

laryngoscope 326

larynx 236, 247

lasagna 193

lascivious 628

laser printer 103

laser rangefinder 352

lash 584

latchet 66

late fringe 449

late hit 522

latency 254

latent 265, 628

latent content 254

latent fingerprints 400

latent phase 217

lateral 522

lateral hazard 528

lateral root 157

lateral rotors 578

lateral temporal cortex 242

lather 12

latifundium 39

latillas 43

Latinism 298

latissimus dorsi 238

latitude 628

latrina 39

lats 507

latte 182

lattice 131

laud 628

lauds 464

laugher 502

laugh track 449

launch 584

launch corridor 592

launcher 360

laurel leaves 208

lava 136, 160

lavage 331

lava lake 160

lavaliere 93, 449

lava tree 160

lava tube 160

lava tube cave 122

lavish 628

lawn 70, 81

laxative 335

laydown bombing 345

layer cake 189

layered 97

layered cut 225

layering 131

lay figure 58

laying on of hands 464

laying out the ball 510

layout 530

layup 505

lay up 584

lazarette 584, 587

lazy eights 576

lazy eye 222

L-dopa 335

lead 400, 512

leader 417, 435, 518

leader boards 50

lead-in 449

leading economic indicators 407

leading edge 584

leading question 298, 307, 400

lead pony 553

leaf cutting 131

leaf springs 571

league 565

League of Nations 414

leap turn 429

leash 543, 548

leather 9, 81, 553

leatherneck 366

leave 510

leavener 179

Leboyer delivery 217

lectern 47

lectionary 464

ledger 382

lee 584, 590

leech 558, 584

leeching 110

lee helmsman 586

lee shore 120

leeward 558, 584

leeway 558, 584

left caudate 242

left-handed compliment 628

left-hand path 319

left inferior parietal cortex 242

left prefrontal cortex 242

left wing 407, 533

left-wing 628

leg 170, 555

legacy 312, 628

legalese 298

legate 414

legato 378

legend 357, 449

leggy 131

leghorn 75

legislation 407

legitimate theater 443

leg man 417

leg segments 15

leg whip 522

Leicester 20

leirwite 32

length 547, 553

Lennon specs 87

lens 44, 222

Lent 464

lentigo 269

Leopold's maneuvers 217

leotard 428

lepanthropy 319

Lepidoptera 21

lepidopterist 21

leprechaun 459

leptin 234

lepton 486

lesbian 265

lesche 39

lesion 331

lestissimo 378

let 547, 550

letdown reflex 217

lethargic 628

lethologica 298

lethonomania 298

let point 547

letter 98

letterbox 435

letterbox format 449

lettering brush 58

letter quality 103

letter rebus 293

lettice 66

leukemia 214, 232

Leukeran 214

leukocytes 232

levator ani 238

levator of upper eyelid 238

levator of upper lip 238

levator scapulae 238

levee 147

level 474