8-letter words containing e, a, k
- kara sea — an arm of the Arctic Ocean between Novaya Zemlya and the N Russian Federation.
- karateka — an expert in karate.
- karearea — a New Zealand falcon, Falco novaeseelandiae
- karelian — of or relating to Karelia, its people, or their language.
- karoline — a female given name.
- karosses — Plural form of kaross.
- karrusel — a revolving escapement for minimizing positional error.
- katalase — catalase.
- katalyze — catalyze.
- kathleen — a female given name, form of Katherine.
- katowice — a city in S Poland.
- kattegat — a strait between Jutland and Sweden. 40–70 miles (64–113 km) wide.
- kayakers — Plural form of kayaker.
- kedushah — a liturgical prayer of varying form that is incorporated into the third blessing of the Amidah during the repetition of this prayer by the cantor.
- keelboat — a roughly built, shallow freight boat, having a keel to permit sailing into the wind.
- keelhaul — Nautical. to haul (an offender) under the bottom of a ship and up on the other side as a punishment.
- keepable — able to be kept
- keepsake — anything kept, or given to be kept, as a token of friendship or affection; remembrance.
- keepsaky — like or suitable for a keepsake, usually specifically of a volume of material made and given as a keepsake in the 19th century
- keewatin — a district in the Northwest Territories, in N Canada. 228,160 sq. mi. (590,935 sq. km).
- kefauver — Estes [es-tis] /ˈɛs tɪs/ (Show IPA), 1903–63, U.S. political leader: U.S. senator 1949–63.
- keflavik — a town in SW Iceland, on the S shore of Faxa Bay: site of international airport.
- kehillah — the organization of the Jewish population of a community that deals with charities and other communal affairs.
- kelantan — a state in Malaysia, on the central Malay Peninsula. 5750 sq. mi. (14,893 sq. km). Capital: Kota Bharu.
- keloidal — Of or pertaining to keloids.
- kelthane — a pesticide sprayed on agricultural and ornamental plants to eliminate mites
- keneally — Thomas (Michael). born 1935, Australian writer. His novels include the Booker prizewinner Schindler's Ark (1982); other works are The Playmaker (1987), The Great Shame (1998), and The Woman and Her Hero (2007)
- kenyatta — Jomo [joh-moh] /ˈdʒoʊ moʊ/ (Show IPA), 1893?–1978, Kenyan political leader: president 1964–78.
- kephalin — Alternative spelling of cephalin.
- kephalos — Cephalus.
- keramics — ceramics.
- keratode — the horny, fibrous substance forming the skeleton of certain sponges.
- keratoid — resembling horn; horny.
- keratoma — keratosis.
- keratose — having a skeleton formed of horny fibers, as certain sponges.
- kerkrade — a town in the SE Netherlands, in Limburg: one of the oldest coal-mining centres in Europe. Pop: 50 000 (2003 est)
- ketamine — a synthetic nonbarbiturate general anesthetic, C 13 H 16 ClNO, used to induce anesthesia, alone or in combination, in surgical or diagnostic procedures of short duration; extensively used in veterinary medicine.
- key card — a plastic card, similar to a credit card, containing data on an embedded magnetized strip that can electronically unlock a door, activate a machine, etc.
- key case — a small case in which keys are carried.
- keyboard — the row or set of keys on a piano, organ, or the like.
- keycards — Plural form of keycard.
- keychain — A chain or ring to which a key may be attached.
- keyframe — A single frame in an animation sequence drawn by an artist, between which others are tweened.
- keysmash — a random string of letters and symbols typed out on a keyboard or touchscreen, used to signal intense emotion in written communication: The photo of the actor was accompanied by a heartfelt keysmash.
- khamenei — Ayatollah Mohammed Ali, born 1939, chief Islamic leader of Iran since 1989.
- khamseen — Alternative spelling of khamsin.
- khanates — Plural form of khanate.
- kiamusze — Jiamusi.
- kickable — Capable, or deserving of being kicked.
- kidnaped — to steal, carry off, or abduct by force or fraud, especially for use as a hostage or to extract ransom.