| Meaning | Explication | As a source | As a target | Taxon | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| keel | 3 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| keen (of senses) | None | 1 | 4 | Evaluation | Show all shifts |
| key (of a door) | 5 | 1 | Artifacts | Show all shifts | |
| keystone | 3 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| khash | South Caucasian dish of boiled cow or sheep parts, which might include the head, feet, and stomach | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| kidney | 3 | 6 | Body parts | Show all shifts | |
| kilogram | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| kind (n.) | 1 | 8 | Abstract entities | Show all shifts | |
| kind, good-hearted | 1 | 8 | Non-physical | Show all shifts | |
| kindergarten | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| king (a playing card) | 3 | Artifacts | Show all shifts | ||
| king's counselor | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| kinkajou | Potos flavus, a carnivorous mammal of Central America and South America with a long, prehensile tail, related to the raccoon | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| kinship | 3 | Abstract entities | Show all shifts | ||
| kiss | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| kite | bird of prey of the subfamily Milvinae, with long wings and weak legs, feeding mostly on carrion and spending long periods soaring | 1 | Abstract entities | Show all shifts | |
| kite (lightweight toy) | lightweight toy or other device, traditionally flat and shaped like a triangle with a segment of a circle attached to its base or like a quadrilateral, carried on the wind and tethered and controlled from the ground by one or more lines | 1 | 11 | Artifacts | Show all shifts |
| knee | 7 | 2 | Body parts | Show all shifts | |
| knee-cap | flat, roundish bone in the knee | 16 | Body parts | Show all shifts | |
| kneepit | popliteal fossa, a shallow depression located at the back of the knee joint | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| knife | 1 | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| knight (chess) | 3 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| knot | 8 | 1 | Artifacts | Show all shifts | |
| knowledge | 2 | N/a | Show all shifts | ||
| koala | tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts | |
| kshatriya | member of the second-highest of the four castes or varnas in traditional Hindu society: the warrior or military caste | 1 | N/a | Show all shifts |