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• kin — kin·car·dine·shire; kin·chin; kin·cob; kin·dal; kin·der·be·weijs; kin·der·gart·ner; kin·der·hook; kin·dler; kin·dred·less; kin·dred·ness; kin·dred·ship; kin·e·ma; kin·e·mat·ics; kin·e·mat·o·graph; kin·e·ma·tog·ra·phy; kin·e·plas·ty;… …   English syllables

• kin — [[t]kɪn[/t]] n. 1) ant soc all of a person s relatives; kindred 2) ant soc a relative or kinsman 3) ant soc a group of persons tracing or claiming descent from a common ancestor, or constituting a family, clan, tribe, or race 4) someone or… …   From formal English to slang

• Kin-Kon-Kan — is a binary determination logic puzzle published by Nikoli.Rules Kin Kon Kan is played on a rectangular grid, usually of equal height and width, in which some borders are shaded darker to form rooms. Around the edge of the grid are various alpha… …   Wikipedia

• Kin selection — From the time of antiquity field biologists have observed that some organisms tend to exhibit strategies that favor the reproductive success of their relatives, even at a cost to their own survival and/or reproduction. The classic example is a… …   Wikipedia

• Next of Kin (TV series) — Next of Kin Genre Sitcom Created by Gavin Petrie Starring Penelope Keith William Gaunt Ann Gosling Matthew Clarke Jamie Lucraft Country of origin …   Wikipedia

• kissing kin — noun a more or less distant relative; familiar enough to be greeted with a kiss • Syn: ↑kissing cousin • Hypernyms: ↑relative, ↑relation * * * noun see kissing cousin I * * * any more or less distant kin familiar enough to be greeted with a kiss …   Useful english dictionary

• Robert Moses Kin — (also known as RMK dance company) is an american dance company known for artistic and choreographic innovation. It is founded in the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California in 1995.FounderBefore starting his own dance company, Robert Moses …   Wikipedia

• Kith and kin — Kith Kith (k[i^]th), n. [OE. kith, cu[eth], AS. c[=y][eth][eth]e, c[=y][eth], native land, fr. c[=u][eth] known. [root]45. See {Uncouth}, {Can}, and cf. {Kythe}.] Acquaintance; kindred. [1913 Webster] And my near kith for that will sore me shend …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• kissing kin — any more or less distant kin familiar enough to be greeted with a kiss, as a cousin (kissing cousin). * * * …   Universalium

• mutch|kin — «MUHCH kihn», noun. a Scottish unit of liquid measure, equal to a little less than a U.S. legal pint. ╂[perhaps < Middle Dutcmudseken (diminutive) < muddle a Dutch measure, ultimately < Latin modius, or (diminutive) < Middle Dutch… …   Useful english dictionary