6-letter words containing a, i, k
- kinase — a transferase that catalyzes the phosphorylation of a substrate by ATP.
- kinate — Alternative form of quinate.
- kinema — cinema.
- kippah — The cloth skullcap or yarmulke traditionally worn by male Jews.
- kipuka — (in Hawaii) a tract of land surrounded by recent lava flows.
- kirana — (in India) a small, usually family-owned shop selling groceries and other sundries
- kirman — a Persian rug marked by ornate flowing designs and light, muted colors.
- kirpan — a small dagger worn by orthodox Sikhs.
- kirtan — A call-and-response chant performed in India's devotional traditions.
- kiruna — a city in N Sweden: important iron-mining center.
- kishka — Also called stuffed derma. Jewish Cookery. a beef or fowl intestine stuffed with a mixture, as of flour, fat, onion, and seasonings, and roasted.
- kismat — fate; destiny.
- kistna — former name of Krishna (def 2).
- kiswah — a decorative veil draped over the walls of the Kaʿba, now made of black brocade embroidered in gold with inscriptions from the Koran.
- kitbag — a small bag or knapsack, as for a soldier.
- kochia — any plant of the widely distributed annual genus Kochia, esp K. Scoparia trichophila, grown for its foliage, which turns dark red in the late summer: family Chenopodiaceae
- kodiak — an island in the N Pacific, near the base of the Alaska Peninsula. 100 miles (160 km) long.
- kohima — a state in NE India. 6366 sq. mi. (16,488 sq. km). Capital: Kohima.
- kolima — a river in the NE Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE to the Arctic Ocean. 1000 miles (1610 km) long.
- komati — a river in NE South Africa, N Swaziland, and SW Mozambique, flowing generally NE to the Indian Ocean. 500 miles (805 km) long.
- korari — a native New Zealand flax plant, Phormium tenax
- kowhai — a New Zealand tree, Sophora tetraptera, of the legume family, having clusters of golden-yellow flowers.
- kozani — a city in central Greece.
- kraits — Plural form of krait.
- kumari — maiden: used in some courtesy titles for young women
- kumasi — a city in and the capital of Ashanti district, in S Ghana.
- kusaie — Kosrae.
- kutani — Japanese porcelain made in Kaga province in the late 17th century, often with both underglaze and overglaze enamel decoration; imitated in the 19th century.
- kuwait — a sovereign monarchy in NE Arabia, on the NW coast of the Persian Gulf: formerly a British protectorate. About 8000 sq. mi. (20,720 sq. km).
- kwaito — A style of popular music similar to hip hop, featuring vocals recited over an instrumental backing with strong bass lines.
- kyodai — The brothers. They are high in rank in the yakuza clan. Their leader is the shatei gashira.
- laiker — someone who is unemployed
- laking — Present participle of lake.
- lakish — similar to the poetry of the Lake poets
- larkin — Philip, 1922–85, English poet and critic.
- likasi — a city in the S Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- likuta — a paper money, aluminum coin, and monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the 100th part of a zaire.
- litvak — a Jew from Lithuania or a neighboring country or region.
- magick — Archaic. magic.
- maikop — Official name Adygei Autonomous Region. an autonomous region in the Russian Federation, part of the Krasnodar territory, in the NW Caucasus Mountains. 1505 sq. mi. (3903 sq. km). Capital: Maikop.
- makati — a city in Luzon, in the Philippines, east of Manila.
- making — the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
- maliki — one of the four schools of Islamic law, founded by Malik ibn Anas (c715–795).
- malkin — an untidy woman; slattern.
- mankin — (rare) A little man; a manikin.
- mark i — (computer) (Or "Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator", "ASCC") A first generation computer that was designed by Howard Aiken of Harvard University, taking inspiration from Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine. The Mark I, as the Harvard University staff called it, was built by IBM between 1939 to 1944. It was delivered to Harvard University and became operational in March 1944. The Mark I is considered to be the first full-sized digital computer. It was built from clutches, relays, rotating shafts and switches. It read its instructions from one paper tape and data from another. It could store 72 numbers, each of 23 decimal digits. It weighed about 4500 Kg, had 800 Km of wiring, was used only for numeric calculations, and took three seconds to carry out one multiplication. The IBM archives call it the, "...industry's largest electromechanical calculator." One of the Mark I's first programers was John von Neumann. The Mark I was retired in 1959, and disassembled. Parts are archived at Harvard in the Science Center. It was followed by the Mark II.
- maskil — an advocate or supporter of the Haskalah.
- maukin — (Scotland) Alternative form of malkin.
- mawkin — malkin.
- mikado — (sometimes initial capital letter) a title of the emperor of Japan.