5-letter words containing a, n, k
- kazin — Alfred, 1915–98, U.S. literary critic.
- kenaf — a tropical plant, Hibiscus cannabinus, of the mallow family, yielding a fiber resembling jute.
- kenya — a republic in E Africa: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British crown colony and protectorate. 223,478 sq. mi. (578,808 sq. km). Capital: Nairobi.
- khana — (India, Pakistan) food, a meal.
- khans — Plural form of khan.
- kiang — a wild ass, Equus kiang, of Tibet and Mongolia.
- kinas — Plural form of kina.
- kinda — kind of; rather: The movie was kinda boring.
- kisan — (in India) a peasant.
- klang — a tone composed of several notes sounding together
- knack — a special skill, talent, or aptitude: He had a knack for saying the right thing.
- knags — Plural form of knag.
- knaur — A knot or burl in a tree.
- knave — an unprincipled, untrustworthy, or dishonest person.
- knead — to work (dough, clay, etc.) into a uniform mixture by pressing, folding, and stretching.
- koans — Plural form of koan.
- koban — old oval-shaped Japanese gold coin
- konak — a large, usually official residence.
- konia — a city in S Turkey, S of Ankara.
- konya — a city in S Turkey, S of Ankara.
- koran — the sacred text of Islam, divided into 114 chapters, or suras: revered as the word of God, dictated to Muhammad by the archangel Gabriel, and accepted as the foundation of Islamic law, religion, culture, and politics.
- krang — The carcass of a whale after the blubber has been removed.
- krans — a former silver coin of Iran.
- krona — a nickel-brass or aluminum coin and monetary unit of Iceland, equal to 100 aurar. Abbreviation: Kr., kr.
- kuban — a river flowing NW from the Caucasus Mountains to the Black and the Azov seas. 512 miles (825 km) long.
- kulan — the Asiatic wild ass of the Russian steppes, probably a variety of kiang or onager
- kunai — A Japanese tool and weapon, possibly derived from the masonry trowel, used as a weapon by ninja (or samurai).
- kynar — a hard, white polyvinylidene fluoride resin that resists chemicals and heat, used in pipes, pumps, etc.
- lakin — Obsolete. ladykin.
- lanky — ungracefully thin and rawboned; bony; gaunt: a very tall and lanky man.
- lukan — of or relating to the Evangelist Luke or to the Gospel of Luke.
- makin — (Wearside) present participle of mak.
- manak — a wooden ball fitted with hooks and attached to a rope, used by Eskimos to secure and haul in seals killed offshore.
- manky — (British, Scotland, Ireland, slang) Unpleasantly dirty and disgusting.
- naked — being without clothing or covering; nude: naked children swimming in the lake.
- naker — A kettledrum.
- nakfa — a monetary unit of Eritrea, equal to 100 cents.
- nanak — ("Guru") 1469–1539, Indian religious leader: founder of Sikhism.
- narks — a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- narky — (UK, Australia, slang) Irritated, in a bad mood; disparaging.
- nasik — a city in W Maharashtra, in W central India: pilgrimage city of the Hindus.
- ngaka — A traditional Sotho witch doctor.
- nikah — a marriage contract
- nikau — Rhopalostylis sapida, a palm tree of New Zealand.
- ntalk — (chat) ("new talk") An update of the Unix "talk" program, old versions of "talk" being referred to as "old talk". New talk and old talk are generally incompatible, and attempts to get them to communicate result in entirely unhelpful error messages. On most modern Unix systems, the program "talk" is new talk, with some SunOS versions being a notable and annoying exception to this.
- oaken — made of oak: the old oaken bucket.
- okina — The Hawaiian apostrophe-like letter (\u02bb) used to indicate the glottal stop consonant.
- panko — Japanese-style breadcrumbs in large, coarse flakes: panko-crusted fish fillets.
- pekan — the fisher, Martes pennanti.
- plank — a long, flat piece of timber, thicker than a board.