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Showing words for KIDNEY using the English dictionary

6 Letter Words for Kidney

dinkey, kidney

5 Letter Words for Kidney

deink, dinky, inked, kendy, kindy, kynde

4 Letter Words for Kidney

deni, deny, dike, dine, dink, dyke, dyne, enki, ikey, inde, indy, inky, kend, kind, kine, kynd, kyne, nide, nied, nike, nyed, yeni, yike

3 Letter Words for Kidney

dei, den, dey, die, din, dye, dyn, eik, end, eyn, ide, ike, ind, ink, ked, ken, key, kid, kie, kin, kyd, kye, ned, nei, nek, nid, nie, nye, yed, yen, yid, yin

Definitions for Kidney

[1] Anatomy . either of a pair of bean-shaped organs in the back part of the abdominal cavity that form and excrete urine, regulate fluid and electrolyte balance, and act as endocrine glands.
[2] Zoology . a corresponding organ in other vertebrate animals or an organ of like function in invertebrates.
[3] the meat of an animal's kidney used as food.
[4] constitution or temperament: He was a quiet child, of a different kidney from his boisterous brothers.
[5] kind, sort, or class: He is only at ease with men of his own kidney.
[6] either of two bean-shaped organs at the back of the abdominal cavity in man, one on each side of the spinal column. They maintain water and electrolyte balance and filter waste products from the blood, which are excreted as urine Related adjectives: nephritic, renal
[7] the corresponding organ in other animals
[8] the kidneys of certain animals used as food
[9] class, type, or disposition (esp in the phrases of the same or a different kidney )

Words related to Kidney

spunk, caliber, grit, stamina, courage, temperament, fortitude, bravery, position, line, place, category, kind, description, nature, brand, breed, character, strain, assortment

Words nearby Kidney

kiddy, kideo, kidman, kidnap, kidnapped, kidney, kidney bean, kidney corpuscle, kidney machine, kidney ore, kidney punch

Origin of Kidney

1275–1325; Middle English kidenei, kidenere (singular), kideneres, kideneren (plural); origin uncertain; perhaps a compound based either on nere (singular), neres (plural) kidney (Old English *nēore; compare Old High German nioro, Old Norse nȳra ); or ei (singular), eiren (plural) egg1, Old English ǣg (singular), ǣgru (plural) (by association with the organ's shape); for the first element compare dial. kid pod (akin to cod2)

Other words from Kidney

kid·ney·like , adjective

Word origin for Kidney

C14: of uncertain origin

Synonyms for Kidney

bravery, caliber, courage, fortitude, grit, spunk, stamina, temperament, animation, ardor, backbone, daring, dauntlessness, disposition, energy, fire, force, gallantry, gameness, guts, hardihood, heart, indomitability, life, makeup, moxie, nature, nerve, pluck, quality, resolution, resolve, spirit, stamp, starch, temper, valor, vigor, vitality