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- kafuffle
- kanata
- karat
- Kathmandu
- Katmandu
- kB
- keep abreast of
- kerfuffle
- kerosene
- kerosine
- ketchup
- kg
- kibbutz
- kibbutzim
- kibitz
- kibitzer
- kickoff
- kick off
- kick out
- killer
- kilo
- kilo-
- kilobyte
- kilogram
- kilometre
- kilometres per hour
- kilopascal
- kinda
- kind of
- kinds of
- kitty-corner
- K (kilobyte)
- K (kilometre)
- km
- km²
- knickknack
- knick-knack
- knot
- knots per hour
- Koran
- kPa
- K (thousand)
- kudo
- kudos
- Kugluktuk
- Kurd
- Kurdish
- Kwanzaa
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kickoff, kick off, kick out
The kickoff which starts a football game or other event is usually spelled as one unhyphenated word.
- The Nguyens watched every Grey Cup game, from the kickoff to the trophy presentation.
The phrasal verb kick off does not take a hyphen. It can be used as an informal synonym for “begin.”
- Fireworks normally kick off Ottawa’s Winterlude celebrations.
Kick off is also a synonym for “remove forcibly or officially.” Kick out (which is also unhyphenated) can be used in this sense as well.
- Zack was kicked off his hockey team because of his violent temper.
- Jenny and Jody were kicked out of the fast-food restaurant for starting a food fight.
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