6-letter words containing a, k
- hanker — to have a restless or incessant longing (often followed by after, for, or an infinitive).
- hankie — a handkerchief.
- hankou — a former city in E Hubei province, in E China: now part of Wuhan.
- hankow — a former city in E Hubei province, in E China: now part of Wuhan.
- harked — to listen attentively; hearken.
- harken — Literary. to give heed or attention to what is said; listen.
- hawick — a town in SE Scotland, in S central Scottish Borders: knitwear industry. Pop: 14 573 (2001)
- hawked — a noisy effort to clear the throat.
- hawker — a person who offers goods for sale by shouting his or her wares in the street or going from door to door; peddler.
- hawkes — John, 1925–1998, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- hawkey — Obsolete form of hockey.
- hawkie — a cow, esp a favourite one
- hawkit — (of animals) having a white streak or spots on the face
- hekate — a goddess of the earth and Hades, associated with sorcery, hounds, and crossroads.
- hijack — to steal (cargo) from a truck or other vehicle after forcing it to stop: to hijack a load of whiskey.
- hookah — a tobacco pipe of Near Eastern origin with a long, flexible tube by which the smoke is drawn through a jar of water and thus cooled.
- ikaria — Icaria.
- ikaros — Icarus.
- imbark — to cover in bark
- immask — to disguise
- impark — to enclose or shut up, as in a park.
- intake — the place or opening at which a fluid is taken into a channel, pipe, etc.
- isakmp — Internet Security Association and Key Management Protocol
- ithaki — Greek name of Ithaca (def 1).
- jackal — any of several nocturnal wild dogs of the genus Canis, especially C. aureus, of Asia and Africa, that scavenge or hunt in packs.
- jacked — Carpentry. having a height or length less than that of most of the others in a structure; cripple: jack rafter; jack truss.
- jacker — any of various portable devices for raising or lifting heavy objects short heights, using various mechanical, pneumatic, or hydraulic methods.
- jacket — a short coat, in any of various forms, usually opening down the front.
- jackey — gin1 .
- jackie — Bill ("Bojangles") 1878–1949, U.S. tap dancer.
- jacksy — (slang, British) Backside.
- jake's — a male given name, form of Jacob.
- jamoke — coffee; a cup of coffee.
- janker — a device for transporting logs
- jansky — a unit of flux density for electromagnetic radiation, used chiefly in radio astronomy. Abbreviation: Jy.
- jataka — a collection of fables, many concerning former lives of the Buddha.
- jauked — to dally; dawdle.
- jhatka — the slaughter of animals for food according to Sikh law
- judoka — a contestant in a judo match.
- k star — a relatively cool, orange-to-red star, as Aldebaran or Arcturus, having a surface temperature between 3500 and 5000 K and an absorption spectrum with strong lines of calcium and many neutral metals.
- ka pai — good! well done!
- ka'bah — a small, cubical building in the courtyard of the Great Mosque at Mecca containing a sacred black stone: regarded by Muslims as the House of God and the objective of their pilgrimages.
- kabaka — the traditional king of Buganda, a region and former kingdom of southern Uganda.
- kabala — a system of esoteric theosophy and theurgy developed by rabbis, reaching its peak about the 12th and 13th centuries, and influencing certain medieval and Renaissance Christian thinkers. It was based on a mystical method of interpreting Scripture by which initiates claimed to penetrate sacred mysteries. Among its central doctrines are, all creation is an emanation from the Deity and the soul exists from eternity.
- kabiki — a fruit tree native to India, the fruit of which is edible and often used in preserves, and the fragrant flowers of which are used in cosmetics
- kabila — Laurent Désiré [loh-rahn dey-zee-rey] /loʊˈrɑn deɪ ziˈreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1939–2001, president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 1997–2001.
- kabobs — Plural form of kabob.
- kaboom — Used to represent the sound of a loud explosion.
- kabuki — popular drama of Japan, developed chiefly in the 17th century, characterized by elaborate costuming, rhythmic dialogue, stylized acting, music, and dancing, and the performance of both male and female roles by male actors. Compare Nō.
- kabuto — A traditional Japanese military helmet.