8-letter words containing h, a, k
- khansama — A male cook, who often also assumes the role of house steward.
- khartoum — a region in N Africa, S of the Sahara and Libyan deserts, extending from the Atlantic to the Red Sea.
- khaskovo — a city in S Bulgaria.
- khatanga — a river in N central Siberian Russia, flowing SE and N to the Khatanga Gulf of the Laptev Sea. 715 miles (1150 km) long.
- khichadi — Alternative form of khichdi.
- kia kaha — be strong!
- kiamichi — a river in SE Oklahoma, flowing SW and SE to the Red River. 165 miles (266 km) long.
- kiaochow — a former German-leased territory (1898–1914) on the Shandong peninsula, in E China, around Jiaozhou Bay. 200 sq. mi. (518 sq. km). Chief city, Tsingtao.
- kickshaw — a tidbit or delicacy, especially one served as an appetizer or hors d'oeuvre.
- kineshma — a city in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Nizhni Novgorod.
- kinshasa — People's Republic of the, a republic in central Africa, W of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: formerly an overseas territory in French Equatorial Africa; now an independent member of the French Community. 132,046 sq. mi. (341,999 sq. km). Capital: Brazzaville. Formerly French Congo, Middle Congo.
- kitharas — a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of an elaborate wooden soundbox having two arms connected by a yoke to which the upper ends of the strings are attached.
- klatches — Plural form of klatch.
- knackish — cunning or artful
- knobhead — a stupid person
- knothead — (informal) A stupid or stubborn person.
- kohlrabi — a cultivated cabbage, Brassica oleracea gongylodes, whose stem above ground swells into an edible, bulblike formation.
- kolaches — Plural form of kolache.
- kolhapur — a city in S Maharashtra, in SW India.
- kombucha — Also called kombucha mushroom. a live culture of multiple species of yeast and bacteria, grown to make a mildly alcoholic fermented beverage.
- 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)
- kootchar — any of several small, stingless Australian honeybees of the genus Trigona.
- kourbash — to whip with a kurbash.
- 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.
- lakehead — Thunder Bay.
- latchkey — a key for releasing a latch or springlock, especially on an outer door.
- lathlike — Resembling a lath or some aspect of one.
- lathwork — work made of laths
- lifehack — Informal. a tip, trick, or efficient method for doing or managing a day-to-day task or activity; a hack: a lifehack for overcoming social anxiety; a computer programmer's best lifehacks.
- lockhart — John Gibson, 1794–1854, Scottish biographer and novelist.
- lunkhead — a dull or stupid person; blockhead.
- make hay — to mow grass, alfalfa, etc., and spread it out to dry
- makhlouf — Saint Sharbel [shahr-buh l] /ˈʃɑr bəl/ (Show IPA), 1828–98, Lebanese monk: canonized 1977.
- mar-hawk — a falconer who trains or handles the birds badly.
- markhoor — markhor.
- markhors — Plural form of markhor.
- meathook — A sharp metal hook of a kind used to hang meat carcasses.
- muckheap — Dunghill; dung heap.
- nakhodka — a port in the SE Russian Federation in Asia, SE of Vladivostok, on the Sea of Japan.
- newshawk — a newspaper reporter, especially one who is energetic and aggressive.
- nunchaku — Sometimes, nunchakus. a Japanese hand weapon for defense against frontal assault, consisting of two foot-long hardwood sticks joined by a chain or thick cord that stretches to body width.
- oistrakh — David [dey-vid] /ˈdeɪ vɪd/ (Show IPA), 1908–74, Russian violinist.
- oklahoma — a state in the S central U.S. 69,919 sq. mi. (181,090 sq. km). . Capital: Oklahoma City. Abbreviation: OK (for use with zip code), Okla.
- outthank — to outdo in thanking
- pachinko — a Japanese pinball game played on a vertical machine in which slots struck by the player's ball release other balls that in turn are exchanged for noncash prizes.
- pak-choi — bok choy.
- pashalik — the territory governed by a pasha.
- paycheck — a bank check given as salary or wages.
- prankish — of the nature of a prank: a prankish plan.
- pushback — a mechanism that forces an object backward.