8-letter words containing a, k, i
- kirkyard — (chiefly Scotland) A churchyard, especially one in Scotland.
- kiskadee — any of several American flycatchers of the genus Pitangus, especially P. sulphuratus (great kiskadee) ranging from the southwest U.S. to Argentina and noted for their loud calls and aggressive nature.
- kiss ass — to touch or press with the lips slightly pursed, and then often to part them and to emit a smacking sound, in an expression of affection, love, greeting, reverence, etc.: He kissed his son on the cheek.
- kiss-ass — to touch or press with the lips slightly pursed, and then often to part them and to emit a smacking sound, in an expression of affection, love, greeting, reverence, etc.: He kissed his son on the cheek.
- kissable — inviting kissing through being lovable or physically attractive.
- kissably — in a kissable way
- kistvaen — cist2 .
- kitasato — Shibasaburo [shee-bah-sah-boo-raw] /ʃiˈbɑ sɑˈbu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1852–1931, Japanese bacteriologist.
- kitemark — (British) A certification symbol placed on products by the British Standards Institute, based on the letters BS.
- kitharas — a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of an elaborate wooden soundbox having two arms connected by a yoke to which the upper ends of the strings are attached.
- klaipeda — a seaport in NW Lithuania, on the Baltic.
- kleinian — referring to the theories formulated by Austrian child psychiatrist Melanie Klein (1882–1960).
- knacking — Present participle of knack.
- knackish — cunning or artful
- knapping — Present participle of knap.
- kneading — Present participle of knead.
- knifejaw — Any of the family Oplegnathidae of perciform marine fish.
- knifeman — A knifeman is someone who has attacked or killed someone with a knife.
- knitwear — clothing made of knitted fabric.
- koftgari — the art of inlaying steel with gold
- kohlrabi — a cultivated cabbage, Brassica oleracea gongylodes, whose stem above ground swells into an edible, bulblike formation.
- koinonia — Communion by intimate participation, associated with the Christian church.
- komitaji — a rebel or revolutionary belonging to a guerrilla group in Macedonia or the Balkans
- kool-aid — a drink made from this mix.
- kopiykas — Plural form of kopiyka.
- koriyama — a city on E central Honshu, in Japan.
- kristeva — Julia, born 1941, French literary theorist, critic, and psychoanalyst, born in Bulgaria.
- kristina — a female given name, form of Christina.
- kuan yin — a female Chinese Bodhisattva of compassion, regarded as the protector of women and children and patron of sailors
- kustanai — a city in N Kazakhstan, on the Tobol river.
- kwakiutl — a member of a North American Indian people of Vancouver Island and the adjacent British Columbian coast.
- kwan-yin — one of the Chinese female Boddhisattvas, noted for her kindness: often considered an aspect of Avalokitesvara.
- kweiyang — Guiyang.
- kyanized — Simple past tense and past participle of kyanize.
- lacelike — a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- ladylike — like a lady.
- laidback — Alternative spelling of laid-back.
- lakelike — Resembling a lake or some aspect of one.
- lakeside — located on the side of a lake: a lakeside resort.
- lambkill — sheep laurel.
- lambkins — Plural form of lambkin.
- lamblike — like a lamb; gentle; meek.
- lambskin — the skin of a lamb, especially when dressed with its wool, and used for clothing.
- landskip — landscape.
- laniakea — a huge supercluster of many thousands of galaxies: the Milky Way is included in one of its three component parts.
- lap link — a chain link for joining two lengths of chain, having a split in one end so that it can be opened to receive other links and then closed again.
- larrikin — a street rowdy; hoodlum.
- lathlike — Resembling a lath or some aspect of one.
- lavalike — Resembling lava in one or more characteristics, such as heat or viscosity.
- lawnlike — Resembling or characteristic of a lawn.