9-letter words containing e, k, m
- ill-kempt — unkempt.
- immokalee — a town in S Florida.
- irksomely — In an irksome manner; tediously.
- jack kemp — Jack F. 1935–2009, U.S. politician: congressman 1970–89.
- jacksmelt — a large silversides, Atherinopsis californiensis, found along the coast of California, that grows to a length of 22 inches (55 cm).
- jampacked — to fill or pack as tightly or fully as possible: We jam-packed the basket with all kinds of fruit.
- jockeyism — the skills and practices of jockeys
- jokesmith — (jocular) A person who devises jokes.
- jormunrek — king of the Goths, murderer of Svanhild, the daughter of Sigurd: killed by the Gjukungs; probably identical with Ermanaric (4th century a.d.), the Ostrogothic leader.
- junkerdom — the Junkers as a group.
- junkerism — the spirit or policy of the Junkers.
- kachumber — a salad of chopped onion, tomato, cucumber, and (sometimes) other vegetables, typically seasoned with chilli and coriander, served as an accompaniment to a main meal
- kairomone — A chemical substance emitted by an organism and detected by another of a different species that gains advantage from this, e.g., a parasite seeking a host.
- kaiserdom — The dignity, rank or office of a kaiser; the state of being a kaiser.
- kaiserism — autocratic rule, like that of a German kaiser.
- kakemonos — (uncommon) Plural form of kakemono.
- kalsomine — to wash or cover with calcimine.
- kamadhenu — a celestial cow whose milk is life, and one of whose milkings is the visible world.
- kamikazes — Plural form of kamikaze.
- kampuchea — People's Republic of, a former official name of Cambodia.
- karyosome — Also called chromocenter. any of several masses of chromatin in the reticulum of a cell nucleus.
- kecskemet — a city in central Hungary.
- keep from — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- keep time — the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- kennelman — a man who works in a kennels
- kermesite — a mineral, antimony oxysulfide, Sb 2 S 2 O, occurring usually in tufts of red capillary crystals.
- keto form — the form of tautomeric compounds when they are ketones rather than enols
- ketonemia — the presence of ketone bodies in the blood.
- ketoximes — Plural form of ketoxime.
- key frame — (graphics) A frame in an animated sequence of frames which was drawn or otherwise constructed directly by the user rather than generated automatically, e.g. by tweening.
- key money — advance rent or security required of a new tenant and given in exchange for the key to the house or apartment.
- keyframes — Plural form of keyframe.
- keystream — (cryptography) A stream of random or pseudorandom characters that are combined with the plaintext to produce a ciphertext.
- khamaseen — A cyclonic type wind that is common in Egypt and Sudan towards the end of March and April of each year. Hot weather ensues, as well as sandstorms.
- kill time — the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- kill-time — the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- kilometer — a unit of length, the common measure of distances equal to 1000 meters, and equivalent to 3280.8 feet or 0.621 mile. Abbreviation: km.
- kilometre — a unit of length, the common measure of distances equal to 1000 meters, and equivalent to 3280.8 feet or 0.621 mile. Abbreviation: km.
- kimberley — a city in E Cape of Good Hope province, in the central Republic of South Africa: diamond mines.
- kinematic — the branch of mechanics that deals with pure motion, without reference to the masses or forces involved in it.
- kingdomed — with a kingdom
- kingmaker — a person who has great power and influence in the choice of a ruler, candidate for public office, business leader, or the like.
- kinswomen — Plural form of kinswoman.
- kissimmee — a town in central Florida.
- kitikmeot — a region in Nunavut, Canada. 176,533 sq. mi. (457,209 sq. km).
- klemperer — Otto, 1885–1973, German orchestra conductor.
- klephtism — the activities or life of klephts
- komintern — Third International.
- konimeter — an instrument for measuring the amount of dust in the air.
- kreymborg — Alfred, 1883–1966, U.S. poet, playwright, and critic.