9-letter words containing a, k, u
- kilogauss — a unit of magnetic induction, equal to 1000 gauss. Abbreviation: kG.
- kinkajous — Plural form of kinkajou.
- kintpuash — (Kintpuash) 1837?–73, Modoc leader.
- kiungshan — Qiongshan.
- 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)
- kowabunga — Alternative form of cowabunga.
- kraurosis — atrophy and shrinkage of the skin, especially of the vulva.
- krautrock — (music) A genre of German experimental rock music from the 1970s.
- 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.
- kuangchou — Wade-Giles. Canton.
- kulebyaka — coulibiac.
- 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
- kundalini — the vital force lying dormant within one until activated by the practice of yoga, which leads one toward spiritual power and eventual salvation.
- kurashiki — a city on SW Honshu, in Japan.
- kurchatov — Igor Vasilievich [ee-guh r-vuh-syee-lyi-vyich] /ˈi gər vʌˈsyi lyɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1903–60, Soviet nuclear physicist.
- 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).
- kurrajong — an Australian bottle tree, Brachychiton populneus, having showy yellowish-white, bell-shaped flowers, grown as an ornamental.
- kusimanse — (zoology) Several species of dwarf mongoose in genus Crossarchus.
- kwangtung — Older Spelling. Guangdong.
- lady luck — the personification of luck as a lady bringing good or bad fortune: Lady Luck was against us and we lost the game.
- lady muck — an ordinary woman behaving or being treated as if she were aristocratic
- lake kivu — a lake in central Africa, between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda at an altitude of 1460 m (4790 ft). Area: 2698 sq km (1042 sq miles). Depth: (maximum) 475 m (1558 ft)
- lakehurst — a borough in E New Jersey: naval air station; dirigible hangar.
- lame duck — an elected official or group of officials, as a legislator, continuing in office during the period between an election defeat and a successor's assumption of office.
- larkspurs — Plural form of larkspur.
- leukaemia — (UK) alternative spelling of leukemia.
- leukaemic — relating to, or affected by, leukaemia
- leukothea — a sea goddess, the deified Ino, who gave Odysseus a veil as a float after a storm had destroyed his raft.
- lucky bag — a bag of mixed sweets, intended for children; the bag is transparent, so that you do not know exactly what it contains
- 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.
- making-up — 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.
- makizushi — Rolled sushi.
- mallemuck — mollymawk.
- mamelukes — Plural form of mameluke.
- manchukuo — a former country (1932–45) in E Asia, under Japanese control: included Manchuria and parts of Inner Mongolia; now a part of China.
- marked-up — a visible impression or trace on something, as a line, cut, dent, stain, or bruise: a small mark on his arm.
- 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.
- mauna kea — a dormant volcano on the island of Hawaii. 13,784 feet (4201 meters).
- megabucks — one million dollars.
- megaquake — an earthquake of exceptional destructive power, esp one with a magnitude of 8 or greater, which may generate a tsunami
- milwaukee — a port in SE Wisconsin, on Lake Michigan.
- milwaukie — a town in NW Oregon.
- molluskan — (rare) alternative spelling of molluscan.
- moonquake — a seismic vibration of the moon's surface.
- moussakas — Plural form of moussaka.