9-letter words containing a, k, s, u
- kostunica — Vojislav (ˈvɒjɪslæf). born 1944, Serbian politician; president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (2000–03); prime minister of Serbia and Montenegro (2004–06); prime minister of Serbia (2006–08)
- kraurosis — atrophy and shrinkage of the skin, especially of the vulva.
- krupskaya — Nadezhda Konstantinovna [nuh-dye-zhduh kuh n-stuhn-tyee-nuh v-nuh] /nʌˈdyɛ ʒdə kən stʌnˈtyi nəv nə/ (Show IPA), 1869–1939, Russian social worker and wife of V.I. Lenin.
- kurashiki — a city on SW Honshu, in Japan.
- kurdistan — a mountain and plateau region in SE Turkey, NW Iran, and N Iraq: inhabited largely by Kurds. 74,000 sq. mi. (191,660 sq. km).
- kusimanse — (zoology) Several species of dwarf mongoose in genus Crossarchus.
- lakehurst — a borough in E New Jersey: naval air station; dirigible hangar.
- larkspurs — Plural form of larkspur.
- lunkheads — Plural form of lunkhead.
- make sure — free from doubt as to the reliability, character, action, etc., of something: to be sure of one's data.
- makizushi — Rolled sushi.
- mamelukes — Plural form of mameluke.
- marshbuck — an antelope of the central African swamplands, Strepsiceros spekei, with spreading hoofs adapted to boggy ground; an important vector of the tsetse fly
- marsquake — a tremor, similar to an earthquake, on Mars
- matanuska — a river in S Alaska flowing SW to Cook Inlet. 90 miles (145 km) long.
- matsutake — A kind of mushroom, Tricholoma matsutake.
- maulstick — mahlstick.
- megabucks — one million dollars.
- molluskan — (rare) alternative spelling of molluscan.
- moussakas — Plural form of moussaka.
- muckheaps — Plural form of muckheap.
- muckrakes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of muckrake.
- mucksweat — profuse sweat or a state of profuse sweating
- mud snake — an iridescent black and red snake, Farancia abacura, of southeastern and south-central U.S., having a sharp, stiff tail tip used in manipulating prey into position for swallowing.
- multitask — Computers. (of a single CPU) to execute two or more jobs concurrently.
- muskogean — a family of American Indian languages of the southeastern U.S., including Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and several less well-known languages.
- newsqueak — A concurrent applicative language with synchronous channels.
- no wukkas — an expression used to express agreement or to convey that something is proceeding or has proceeded satisfactorily; no problem
- nukespeak — Informal. euphemistic language and obscuring jargon used in discussions of nuclear weapons, nuclear power, etc.: nukespeak that minimizes the risks of nuclear war.
- nunchakus — Plural form of nunchaku.
- osnabruck — a city in Lower Saxony, in NW Germany.
- outbreaks — Plural form of outbreak.
- outflanks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outflank.
- outskates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outskate.
- outspeaks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outspeak.
- pankhurst — Christabel Harriette, 1880–1958, English suffragist leader (daughter of Emmeline Pankhurst).
- pipsqueak — a contemptibly small or unimportant person; a twerp.
- push back — force to retreat
- quakeress — a woman or girl who is a Quaker.
- quakerism — the beliefs, principles, and practices of Quakers.
- quicksand — a bed of soft or loose sand saturated with water and having considerable depth, yielding under weight and therefore tending to suck down any object resting on its surface.
- sack suit — a man's suit that has a loose-fitting jacket.
- sakuntala — a Sanskrit drama written in the 6th century or earlier by Kalidasa.
- sakyamuni — one of the names of Buddha.
- salt junk — salted beef or pork.
- saltchuck — the ocean.
- sapsucker — any of several American woodpeckers of the genus Sphyrapicus that drill holes in maple, apple, hemlock, etc., drinking the sap and eating the insects that gather there.
- scrub oak — any of several oaks, as Quercus ilicifolia and Q. prinoides, characterized by a scrubby manner of growth, usually found in dry, rocky soil.
- shake out — If you shake out a cloth or a piece of clothing, you hold it by one of its edges and move it up and down one or more times, in order to open it out, make it flat, or remove dust.
- skean dhu — a small knife tucked into or worn against the top of a stocking in the full dress of Highland Scottish males.