English Explanatory Dictionary

Kos

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An island of the Dodecanese, Greece.
noun
  1. Alternative spelling of coss.
noun
  1. Acronym of key operated switch.
  2. Acronym of key-operated selector.
  3. Acronym of Knackered Old Shit.
  4. Initialism of knowledge organization system.
  5. Initialism of knowledge organization structure.
  6. Initialism of kernel operating system.
verb
  1. Initialism of kill on sight: used in addition to a target player's username to alert teammates of a suspicious player that should be killed when seen.
phrase
  1. Initialism of keep on smiling.
name
  1. Initialism of Kohler Operating System.
noun
  1. plural of KO
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of KO

Word forms

Kos Cos koses

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κῶς (Kôs) and modern Greek Κως (Kos).

Derived words

KOS principle
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