8-letter words containing a, l, k
- kinabalu — a mountain in N Sabah, in Malaysia: highest peak on the island of Borneo. 13,455 feet (4101 meters).
- kinglake — Alexander William, 1809–91, English historian.
- kinsella — W(illiam) P(atrick) born 1935, U.S. novelist and short-story writer, born in Canada.
- kirkland — Jack, 1901–69, U.S. writer and playwright.
- kirkwall — a town on Pomona island, NE of Scotland in the Orkney Islands: administrative center of the Orkney Islands.
- kissable — inviting kissing through being lovable or physically attractive.
- kissably — in a kissable way
- klaipeda — a seaport in NW Lithuania, on the Baltic.
- klansman — a member of the Ku Klux Klan.
- klatches — Plural form of klatch.
- kleinian — referring to the theories formulated by Austrian child psychiatrist Melanie Klein (1882–1960).
- know-all — a know-it-all.
- knowable — capable of being known.
- kohlrabi — a cultivated cabbage, Brassica oleracea gongylodes, whose stem above ground swells into an edible, bulblike formation.
- kola nut — a brownish seed, about the size of a chestnut, produced by a tropical tree belonging to the genus Cola, containing both caffeine and theobromine: its extract is used in soft drinks.
- kolaches — Plural form of kolache.
- kolhapur — a city in S Maharashtra, in SW India.
- kool-aid — a drink made from this mix.
- koolhaas — Rem. born 1944, Dutch architect and theorist, co-founder of the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (1975); buildings include the Grand Palais and associated developments in Lille, France (1989–96); books include S, M, L, XL (1996)
- korfball — (uncountable) A non-contact unisex team sport originating from Holland, similar to netball, where players attempt to throw a ball into a basket atop a pole.
- kreplach — Jewish Cookery. turnovers or pockets of noodle dough filled with any of several mixtures, as kasha or chopped chicken livers, usually boiled, and served in soup.
- kursaals — Plural form of kursaal.
- kwakiutl — a member of a North American Indian people of Vancouver Island and the adjacent British Columbian coast.
- lab book — a notebook used to note down experiments, hypotheses, etc, of the kind that may be carried out or formed in a laboratory
- lacelike — a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- lacework — lace (def 1).
- lackaday — (dated) An expression of regret or grief.
- lackland — a person who has no land or territory
- ladylike — like a lady.
- laidback — Alternative spelling of laid-back.
- lak cell — lymphokine-activated killer cell: one of a number of white blood cells removed from a patient's whole blood and cultured with interleukin-2: used experimentally for reinfusion into the body to shrink malignant tumors.
- lake van — a salt lake in E Turkey, at an altitude of 1650 m (5400 ft): fed by melting snow and glaciers. Area: 3737 sq km (1433 sq miles)
- lake zug — a lake in N central Switzerland, in Zug and Schwyz cantons. Area: 39 sq km (15 sq miles)
- lakehead — Thunder Bay.
- lakeland — a city in central Florida.
- lakelike — Resembling a lake or some aspect of one.
- lakeport — a port city located on the shore of a lake, especially one of the Great Lakes.
- lakeside — located on the side of a lake: a lakeside resort.
- lakewood — a city in central Colorado, near Denver.
- 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.
- lampwork — (glassblowing) A method for working with blown glass that does not require a furnace.
- landbank — An area of land held in reserve by a house-building firm.
- landlock — (transitive) To enclose or nearly enclose (a harbour, vessel, etc.) with land.
- landmark — a prominent or conspicuous object on land that serves as a guide, especially to ships at sea or to travelers on a road; a distinguishing landscape feature marking a site or location: The post office served as a landmark for locating the street to turn down.
- landskip — landscape.
- laniakea — a huge supercluster of many thousands of galaxies: the Milky Way is included in one of its three component parts.
- lankness — The property of being lank.