9-letter words containing a, k, m, o
- immokalee — a town in S Florida.
- iron mask — an iron covering for the face, supposedly used in the past to conceal the identity of a well-known prisoner
- kagoshima — a seaport on S Kyushu, in SW Japan.
- kai moana — seafood
- kaikomako — a small New Zealand tree, Pennantia corymbosa, with white flowers and black fruit
- kairomone — A chemical substance emitted by an organism and detected by another of a different species that gains advantage from this, e.g., a parasite seeking a host.
- kaiserdom — The dignity, rank or office of a kaiser; the state of being a kaiser.
- kakemonos — (uncommon) Plural form of kakemono.
- kalamazoo — a city in SW Michigan.
- kalsomine — to wash or cover with calcimine.
- kamilaroi — an Australian aboriginal language spoken in northern New South Wales.
- karakoram — Also called Mustagh. a mountain range in NW India, in N Kashmir. Highest peak, K2, 28,250 feet (8611 meters).
- karakorum — a ruined city in central Mongolian People's Republic: capital of the Mongol Empire in the 13th century.
- karyogamy — the fusion of the nuclei of cells, as in fertilization.
- karyogram — (genetics) A graphical representation of a karyotype.
- karyosome — Also called chromocenter. any of several masses of chromatin in the reticulum of a cell nucleus.
- ketonemia — the presence of ketone bodies in the blood.
- kilograms — Plural form of kilogram.
- kinswoman — a female relative.
- kissogram — A novelty greeting or message delivered by a man or woman who accompanies it with a kiss, arranged as a humorous surprise for the recipient.
- kumarahou — a shrub, Pomaderris kumeraho, found in the north of New Zealand's North Island, the flowers of which produce a soap-like lather when rubbed
- kymograph — an instrument for measuring and graphically recording variations in fluid pressure, as those of the human pulse.
- lock seam — a joint between two pieces of sheet metal, made by folding up the overlapping edges against each other, then folding them over in the same direction a number of times.
- lockmaker — a person who makes locks
- lossmaker — a business that consistently operates at a loss.
- lovemaker — Someone who makes love.
- major key — a key whose essential harmony is based on the major scale.
- make bold — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- make book — to enter in a book or list; record; register.
- make good — morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious: a good man.
- make love — a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- make over — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- make-work — work, usually of little importance, created to keep a person from being idle or unemployed.
- makeovers — Plural form of makeover.
- maksoorah — (in a mosque) a screen or partition enclosing an area for prayer or a tomb.
- manchukuo — a former country (1932–45) in E Asia, under Japanese control: included Manchuria and parts of Inner Mongolia; now a part of China.
- mark down — a visible impression or trace on something, as a line, cut, dent, stain, or bruise: a small mark on his arm.
- mark-down — a visible impression or trace on something, as a line, cut, dent, stain, or bruise: a small mark on his arm.
- markdowns — Plural form of markdown.
- markowitz — Harry M, born 1927, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1990.
- marrowsky — spoonerism
- mass book — missal (def 1).
- matchbook — a small cardboard folder into which several rows of paper matches are stapled or glued.
- matchlock — an old form of gunlock in which the priming was ignited by a slow match.
- mathworks — The MathWorks, Inc.
- mccormack — John, 1884–1945, U.S. tenor, born in Ireland.
- meat hook — Usually, meat hooks. Slang. a hand or fist: Get your meat hooks away from that cake! It's for dessert.
- meathooks — Usually, meat hooks. Slang. a hand or fist: Get your meat hooks away from that cake! It's for dessert.
- meatworks — (Australia, New Zealand) A slaughterhouse or meat processing plant.
- metalwork — objects made of metal.