9-letter words containing a, s, k, i
- iron mask — an iron covering for the face, supposedly used in the past to conceal the identity of a well-known prisoner
- iseikonia — a condition in which a person sees the same image in both eyes
- isokontan — an alga whose zoospores have equal cilia
- jack shit — anything at all; the least thing (usually used in the negative): He doesn't know jack shit.
- jacksmith — a smith who makes devices that enable the turning of meat while being roasted
- jacksnipe — Also called half snipe. a small, short-billed snipe, Limnocryptes minimus, of Europe and Asia.
- jinriksha — A two-wheeled carriage pulled along by a person.
- jujitsuka — A practitioner of any type of jujitsu/jujutsu martial arts, except judo.
- k'ang hsi — (Shêng-tsu) 1654?–1722, Chinese emperor of the Ch'ing dynasty 1662–1722.
- kabbalism — The study of the Kabbalah.
- kaczynski — Lech. 1949–2010, Polish politician, president of Poland (2005–10)
- kaffiyehs — Plural form of kaffiyeh.
- kagoshima — a seaport on S Kyushu, in SW Japan.
- kaiserdom — The dignity, rank or office of a kaiser; the state of being a kaiser.
- kaiserism — autocratic rule, like that of a German kaiser.
- kalispell — a city in NW Montana.
- kalsomine — to wash or cover with calcimine.
- kamikazes — Plural form of kamikaze.
- kandinsky — Wassily [vas-uh-lee] /ˈvæs ə li/ (Show IPA), or Vasili [vas-uh-lee,, vuh-sil-ee;; Russian vuh-syee-lyee] /ˈvæs ə li,, vəˈsɪl i;; Russian vʌˈsyi lyi/ (Show IPA), 1866–1944, Russian painter.
- kaohsiung — a seaport on SW Taiwan.
- karateist — A person who does karate.
- karsavina — Tamara [tuh-mah-ruh] /təˈmɑ rə/ (Show IPA), 1885–1978, Russian dancer.
- kashubian — a West Slavic language closely related to Polish and spoken in northern Poland near the mouth of the Vistula.
- kaskaskia — a river in E central Illinois, flowing SW to the Mississippi River. 320 miles (515 km) long.
- katabasis — a march from the interior of a country to the coast, as that of the 10,000 Greeks after their defeat and the death of Cyrus the Younger at Cunaxa.
- katalysis — catalysis.
- katharsis — Alt form catharsis.
- keratitis — inflammation of the cornea.
- keratosis — any skin disease characterized by a horny growth, as a wart.
- keynesian — of or relating to the economic theories, doctrines, or policies of Keynes or his followers, especially the policy of maintaining high employment and controlling inflation by varying the interest rates, tax rates, and public expenditure.
- khuzistan — a province in SW Iran, on the Persian Gulf. About 35,000 sq. mi. (90,650 sq. km). Capital: Ahwaz.
- kickbacks — Plural form of kickback.
- kickshaws — Plural form of kickshaw.
- kickstand — a device for supporting a bicycle or motorcycle when not in use, pivoted to the rear axle in such a way that it can be kicked down below the rear wheel.
- kickstart — a starter, as of a motorcycle, that operates by a downward kick on a pedal.
- kidnapers — Plural form of kidnaper.
- kidstakes — pretense or nonsense.
- kielbasas — Plural form of kielbasa.
- kilogauss — a unit of magnetic induction, equal to 1000 gauss. Abbreviation: kG.
- kilograms — Plural form of kilogram.
- kilowatts — Plural form of kilowatt.
- kingsnake — Any of various colubrid snake of the genus Lampropeltis.
- kinkajous — Plural form of kinkajou.
- kinswoman — a female relative.
- kintpuash — (Kintpuash) 1837?–73, Modoc leader.
- kisangani — a city in the N Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the Congo (Zaire) River.
- kissagram — Alternative form of kissogram.
- kissogram — A novelty greeting or message delivered by a man or woman who accompanies it with a kiss, arranged as a humorous surprise for the recipient.
- kiswahili — Swahili (def 2).
- kiungshan — Qiongshan.