(US, regional) A kind of stickleback.

The speaker is willing to sacrifice anything to obtain a seemingly unimportant item that is invaluable at a critical moment.

A kite, closely related to the black kite, found in most of Africa, Milvus aegyptius.

(journalism) The reduced fee paid to a writer whose commissioned work does not get published.

plural of kill fee

A carnival freak show.

plural of kid show

(military) A submarine designed to seek and destroy other vessels.

Alternative form of kick to the curb

(Ghana, Kenya) illicitly manufactured alcohol; moonshine