Antonyms for kos

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : kohs

Phonetic Transcription : koʊs

Definition of kos

Origin : measure of distance in India (about 2 miles), from Hindi kos, from Sanskrit krosah, literally "a call, a shout;" thus, "distance within which a man's shout can be heard."

As in knockout : noun a blow that knocks unconscious
As in blow : noun hard hit
As in licking : noun defeat
As in thrashing : noun defeat
As in vanquishment : noun defeat
As in defeat : noun overthrow, beating
As in knock : verb push over; strike
As in obliterate : verb destroy
As in repeal : verb declare null and void
As in slug : verb hit
As in best : verb defeat; gain advantage
As in knock out : verb knock unconscious
As in bring down : verb reduce or hurt
As in deaden : verb diminish, muffle, quiet
As in defeat : verb conquer in athletic contest
As in expunge : verb destroy, obliterate
As in hit : verb strike

Example sentences :

Consider this, measuring three kos in your mind along the Amritsar Road.
Extract from : « The Eyes of Asia » by Rudyard Kipling

Some of the kos mnrs on the old Mughal roads were over 30ft.
Extract from : « The Bbur-nma in English » by Babur, Emperor of Hindustan

Think how far thou art on the road—an hundred kos from Lahore already.'
Extract from : « Kim » by Rudyard Kipling

We will go very softly, perhaps a kos a day, for the Search is sure.
Extract from : « Kim » by Rudyard Kipling

We have come hundreds upon hundreds of kos already, and, till now, I have scarcely been alone with thee an instant.
Extract from : « Kim » by Rudyard Kipling

Coscinomancy, kos′i-no-man-si, n. an ancient mode of divination by a sieve and pair of shears.
Extract from : « Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) » by Various

Cossack, kos′ak, n. one of a people in south-eastern Russia, forming splendid light cavalry.
Extract from : « Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) » by Various

Cosset, kos′set, n. a lamb reared in the house without a dam: a pet.
Extract from : « Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) » by Various

Costal, kos′tal, adj. relating to the ribs, or to the side of the body.
Extract from : « Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) » by Various

Costive, kos′tiv, adj. having the motion of the bowels too slow: constipated.
Extract from : « Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) » by Various

Synonyms for kos

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