kill, v. slay, [slaughter], [murder], assassinate, [butcher], despatch, [execute], lynch, [massacre], burke, immolate, guillotine, decimate, [destroy], [blast]; [counteract], [neutralize]; [quell], extinguish.

killer, n. slayer, [murderer], [butcher], assassin, assassinator, executor, [destroyer].

killing, n. slaying, [slaughter], butchering, butchery, assassination, [massacre], strangulation, immolation, holocaust, [execution], fusillade, carnage, [murder], manslaughter, chaud-medley, lynching, guillotine, burkism, garrote, chance-medley, decimation, assideration, [destruction], [blasting]; [counteraction], neutralization.

killing, a. [fatal], mortal, [deadly], [destructive]; [captivating], [charming], [fascinating].

kilt, n. filibeg.

kilter, n. (Colloq.) [condition], [order].

kin, n. [relationship]; relatives, relations, [kindred], kinsfolk, kinsmen.

kin, a. [kindred].

kind, a. [indulgent], compassionate, [merciful], [lenient], clement, benignant, [gracious], [benevolent], [kind-hearted], [forbearing], benign, [beneficent], humane, [obliging].

kind, n. [variety], genus, [species], [strain], [breed], [nature], genre, [sort], [style], [character], [description], [kidney].