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— English words —

• ken v. (Obsolete) To give birth, conceive, beget, be born; to develop (as a fetus); to nourish, sustain (as life).
• ken v. (Transitive, chiefly Scotland) To know, perceive or understand.
• ken v. (Obsolete, chiefly Scotland) To discover by sight; to catch sight of; to descry.
• ken n. Knowledge, perception, or sight.
• ken n. (Nautical) Range of sight.
• ken n. (Slang, UK, obsolete, thieves’ cant) A house, especially a den of thieves.
• ken n. (Jewish) Youth or children’s group.
• ken n. A Japanese unit of length equal to six shakus.
• ken n. The tsurugi.
• Ken prop.n. A diminutive of the male given name Kenneth.
• Ken prop.n. (Colloquial) Kensington in London (in combinations, e.g. South Ken, High Street Ken).
• Ken prop.n. A surname.
• Ken. prop.n. Abbreviation of Kentucky.

— International convention —

• KEN sym. (International standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code for Kenya.

— Foreign words, define in English —

• Afar
  • ken pron. They, them.
  • ken det. Their.
• Afrikaans
  • ken n. Chin.
  • ken v. (Transitive) To know (a person, a thing), be acquainted with.
• Apinayé - Canela - Kayapó - Krahô - Pará gavião
  • kẽn n. Stone.
• Bambara
  • kɛn n. Fat.
• Basque
  • ken n. Genitive plural of ka.
• Breton
  • ken adv. Exclamative adverb.
  • ken adv. Equality adverb.
  • ken adv. Negative adverb.
  • kén prep. Until.
• Cimbrian
  • ken v. (13) to come.
  • ken conj. Than.
• Danish
  • Ken prop.n. A male given name of English origin.
• Dupaningan agta
  • ken n. Skirt.
• Estonian
  • Ken prop.n. A male given name.
• Finnish
  • ken pron. (Interrogative, dated) who; (when followed by a modifier in elative case, -sta/-stä) which one (of +…
  • ken pron. (Indefinite, dated) whoever.
• German low german
  • -ken suff. Used to make diminutives.
• Hungarian
  • ken v. (Transitive) to smear.
  • kén n. Sulfur, sulphur (chemical element).
• Indonesian
  • ken n. Honorific for male and female children.
  • ken n. Fist.
  • -ken suff. (Dialect) alternative form of -kan (Java).
• Ingrian
  • ken pron. (Interrogative) who?
  • ken pron. (Indefinite) whoever.
  • ken pron. (Relative) who, that.
• Japanese
  • ken rom. Rōmaji transcription of けん.
  • ken rom. Rōmaji transcription of ケン.
  • Ken rom. Rōmaji transcription of けん.
  • -ken rom. Rōmaji transcription of けん.
• Kabuverdianu - Papiamentu
  • ken pron. Who.
• Karelian - Livvi
  • ken pron. Who?
• Ladino
  • ken pron. Who, whom.
  • ken pron. Whoever, whomever.
• Maguindanao - Maranao
  • ken n. Food.
• Mandarin
  • ken rom. Nonstandard spelling of kēn.
  • ken rom. Nonstandard spelling of kěn.
  • ken rom. Nonstandard spelling of kèn.
  • kèn rom. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 掯.
  • kèn rom. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 珢.
  • kèn rom. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 硍.
  • kèn rom. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 裉, 褃.
  • kèn rom. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 啃.
  • kěn rom. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 啃.
  • kěn rom. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 墾.
  • kěn rom. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 懇.
  • kěn rom. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 肎.
  • kěn rom. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 肯.
  • kěn rom. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 肻.
  • kěn rom. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 豤.
  • kěn rom. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 錹.
  • kěn rom. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 頍.
  • kěn rom. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 颀.
  • kěn rom. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 齗.
  • kěn rom. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 齦.
  • kěn rom. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 龂.
  • kěn rom. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 龈.
  • kēn rom. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𩎤, 𩊷.
  • kěŋ rom. Rare spelling of kěng.
  • kēŋ rom. Rare spelling of kēng.
• Maquiritari
  • ken- pref. Allomorph of kün- occasionally used for stems that begin with anything but j or y and have a first vowel e.
• Middle english
  • ken n. (Late ME, hapax) recognition.
  • ken n. Alternative form of kin.
  • ken- pref. Alternative form of kine-.
• Mohawk
  • ken part. Question particle used in yes-or-no questions.
  • ken’ n. A bit.
• Northern kurdish
  • ken n. Laugh.
  • ken n. Smile.
• Norwegian
  • Ken prop.n. A male given name of English origin, the short form of Kenneth.
• Old frisian
  • ken n. Kindred, kin.
• Pennsylvania german
  • ken art. No.
• Scots
  • ken n. Knowledge or perception.
  • ken v. (Transitive) To know, perceive or understand.
• Southern sierra miwok
  • ken n. No.
• Tok pisin
  • ken v. (Auxiliary) to be able to.
  • ken v. (Auxiliary) to may, to be allowed.
  • ken v. (Auxiliary) Expresses a wish.; may...
• Turkish
  • -ken suff. While, whilst, when, as.
• Veps
  • ken pron. Who (interrogative).
• Vietnamese
  • kén n. (Entomology) a cocoon.
  • kén v. To select (carefully, according to certain criteria); to choose; to pick.
  • kèn n. A traditional double reed shawm of Vietnam.
  • kền n. (Chemistry) nickel.
• Yola
  • ken n. Ken.
  • ken n. Regard, liking.
• Zou
  • ken n. Wheel.

— English word, defined in German —

• Ken S. Englischer männlicher Vorname.

— English words, defined in Latin —

• Ken n.subs. Visio, captus.
• Ken n.prop. Praenomen viri.

— English words, defined in French —

• ken n. Connaissance.
• ken n. Perception.
• ken n. Champ visuel nautique.
• ken v. Savoir.
• ken v. Apercevoir.
• ken v. Comprendre.
• Ken prén. Prénom masculin.

— English word, defined in Italian —

• ken s. Conoscenza, comprensione.

— In German —

• Ken S. Eine von 43 Präfekturen Japans, das insgesamt in 47 Verwaltungsbezirke…
• Ken S. Japanisches Längenmaß zu sechs Shaku, 1891 auf 1,81 m festgelegt.

— In Dutch —

• ken w. Eerste persoon enkelvoud tegenwoordige tijd van kennen.
• ken w. Gebiedende wijs van kennen.
• ken w. (Bij inversie) tweede persoon enkelvoud tegenwoordige tijd van kennen.
• Ken eig. (Mannelijke naam) jongensnaam.
• -ken Achtervoegsel tot vorming van verkleinwoorden.

— In French —

• ken v. Niquer (au sens sexuel).
• ken v. Arnaquer.

202 English words from 101 English definitions

Abbreviation A␣bit able according according␣to acquainted adverb Allomorph allowed alpha alternative and anything anything␣but Auxiliary be␣able␣to be␣born beget begin birth bit born but by␣sight cant carefully case catch catch␣sight␣of certain chemical chemical␣element Chemistry chiefly children Chin choose cocoon code Colloquial combinations come conceive country country␣code criteria dated den descry develop Dialect diminutive diminutives discover double double␣reed elative elative␣case element English Entomology equal Equality especially Exclamative Expresses Fat female fetus first Fist followed followed␣by Food for form Genitive give give␣birth given given␣name group Hanyu Hanyu␣Pinyin hapax have High High␣Street Honorific house Indefinite International interrogative ISO Japanese Java Jewish kan Ken Kenneth Kensington Kentucky Kenya kin Kindred kine- know Knowledge Late Laugh length life liking London make male may modifier name Nautical Negative nickel Nonstandard nourish obsolete occasionally one origin particle perceive perception person pick Pinyin plural Question questions Range Rare reading recognition reed Regard Relative Rōmaji Scotland select shakus shawm short short␣form sight six Skirt Slang smear Smile South spelling sta standards stems Stone Street Sulfur sulphur surname sustain Than that the Their them They thieves thing to␣come traditional transcription Transitive tsurugi understand unit Until used Used␣to Vietnam vowel Wheel when which which␣one While whilst who whoever whom whomever wish with yes Youth

14 English words from 20 foreign definitions

auf Champ das Eine Japans masculin naam Perception Praenomen sens Shaku tot van viri

43 foreign words from 20 foreign definitions

Achtervoegsel Apercevoir Arnaquer Bij Champ␣visuel Comprendre comprensione Connaissance Conoscenza Eerste Eerste␣persoon Englischer enkelvoud festgelegt Gebiedende Gebiedende␣wijs insgesamt inversie Japanisches jongensnaam kennen Längenmaß männlicher nautique Niquer persoon Präfekturen Prénom Savoir sechs sexuel tegenwoordige␣tijd tijd tweede tweede␣persoon verkleinwoorden Verwaltungsbezirke Visio visuel von vorming Vorname wijs

375 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

kena kene kène keno Keno kens Kens kent Kent kenaf Kenai Kenan kenas kench kendi Kendi kendo kènes kenim Kenio- Kenji kenke kenky Kenna Kenny Kenon kenpo Kenta kente kents Kenya Kenzi Kenzo kenare Kendal Kendig kendis Kendle kendra Kendra Kenedy Kenelm Kenema keneme kenesa Kenfig kening Kenite Kenkel KenKen +325 words

1774 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

akene akeni akens skene Skene skeng skens wkend Aikens akenes alkene Ankeny bekens Gukeng kokens Kukeng likens Likens Lokens Lukens Makena nakens nokens Onkens Sikens skenes skengs sokens tokens unkend unkens unkent vokens wakens Wikeno wkends Aitkens akenned alkenal alkenes alkenic alkenol alkenyl Ankenys Arekena awakens backend back-end back␣end Bakkens +1724 words

470 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

aken sken Aiken asken baken beken faken Haken inken Irken koken liken Loken maken Maken Moken naken noken oaken Onken Siken soken taken token unken voken waken woken Aicken Aitken awaken awoken Bakken barken Batken birken bokken borken Borken broken Broken bulken danken darken Dicken Docken Dokken dusken Ficken forken +420 words

2 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

nek NEK

2 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

nek NEK

59 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

aken benk Enck enka Enke Enki Genk Henk inke kaen Kane Kean keen Keen Kehn kena kene kène keno Keno kens Kens kent Kent kern Kern khen Kien kine kine- knee knep knew knez Koen Kone Kven Kyne menk Menk nake neck neek neko neks nerk neuk Nike nuke penk Penk +8 words

16 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

EK en En EN -en en- Ke KE ne NE né nê ne. Ne. -ne- NK

97 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

ben Ben Cen CEN cen- den Den DEN Den. een -een e'en fen gen Gen GEN -gen /gen gen. Gen. hen Jen kan Kan Kan. KCN kea Kea keb Keb ked KED kee Kee kef keg Kei kek Kel Kem Keo Ker ker- kes Kes ket Ket keV Kev KeV kew Kew KEW kex key Key Kez Kgn kin Kin -kin k'in -kin- Kln kun Kun -kun KZN Len men Men MEN -men nen Nen pen Pen PEN ren REN -ren sen Sen SEN Sen. ten TEN ven ven- Ven. wen Wen xen- yen Yen zen Zen

7 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

en En EN -en en- Ke KE

11 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

kaen Kean keen Keen Kehn kern Kern khen Kien Koen Kven

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