10-letter words containing k, a, e, l
- jailbreaks — Plural form of jailbreak.
- jailbroken — an escape from prison, especially by forcible means.
- jaruzelski — Wojciech (Witold) [voi-chekh vee-tawld] /ˈvɔɪ tʃɛx ˈvi tɔld/ (Show IPA), 1923–2014, Polish general and political leader: prime minister 1981–85; president 1989–90.
- jaywalkers — Plural form of jaywalker.
- kabalevsky — Dmitri [duh-mee-tree;; Russian dmyee-tryee] /dəˈmi tri;; Russian ˈdmyi tryi/ (Show IPA), 1904–1987, Russian composer.
- kaempferol — (organic compound) A flavonoid, isolated from tea and other plants, that may reduce the risk of heart disease.
- kalanchoes — Plural form of kalanchoe.
- kalgoorlie — a city in SW Australia: chief center of gold-mining industry in Australia.
- kallikrein — a type of protease that liberates kinins from kininogens
- keelhauled — Simple past tense and past participle of keelhaul.
- keep-alive — (communications) A short message sent periodically on a communication channel that would otherwise time out and close due to inactivity.
- kefallinia — Cephalonia
- kefalotiri — Alternative form of kefalotyri.
- kefalotyri — A Greek cheese similar to parmesan.
- keltically — Celt.
- keogh plan — a pension plan for an unincorporated business entity or self-employed person.
- keratalgia — pain in the cornea.
- kernmantel — denoting a type of mountaineering rope
- kettle hat — chapel de fer.
- keuka lake — a lake in W central New York, one of the Finger Lakes. 18 miles (29 km) long.
- key player — The key players in a particular organization, event, or situation are the most important people or things involved in it.
- khaki-like — similar to khaki
- kick plate — a metal plate fastened to the bottom of a door to resist blows and scratches.
- kick pleat — an inverted pleat extending upward 6 to 10 inches (15 to 25 cm) from the hemline at the back of a narrow skirt, to allow freedom in walking.
- kiel canal — a canal connecting the North and Baltic seas. 61 miles (98 km) long.
- killer app — a highly innovative, very powerful, or extremely useful computer application; esp one sufficiently important as to justify purchase of the equipment or software
- killstreak — (video games) An unbroken streak (continuous series) of kills.
- kilner jar — a glass preserving jar with an airtight lid, used for bottling fruit or vegetables
- kiloampère — one thousand amperes
- kilogramme — (British) alternative spelling of kilogram.
- kiloparsec — a unit of distance, equal to 1000 parsecs. Abbreviation: kpc.
- kilt pleat — a large vertical pleat overlapping one adjoining pleat and being overlapped by the other, as on a kilt.
- kir royale — an apéritif of white wine or sometimes champagne (Kir Royale) flavored with cassis.
- kitembilla — a shrub or small tree, Dovyalis hebecarpa, of India and Sri Lanka, having velvety, maroon-purple fruit.
- klaberjass — a card game played with a 32-card pack, made by removing all cards below the sevens from a regular 52-card pack, in which scoring values are assigned to certain cards taken in tricks, to sequences in the same suit, to the king and queen of trumps, and to the last trick.
- klagenfurt — a province in S Austria. 3681 sq. mi. (9535 sq. km). Capital: Klagenfurt.
- klangfarbe — instrumental timbre or tone colour
- klebsiella — any of several rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria of the genus Klebsiella, certain species of which, as K. pneumoniae, are found in the respiratory, intestinal, and genitourinary tracts of humans and animals and are sometimes pathogenic.
- kleptocrat — a government official who is a thief or exploiter.
- kohlrabies — Plural form of kohlrabi.
- kovalevsky — Sonia [sohn-yuh] /ˈsoʊn yə/ (Show IPA), (Sofia Vasilievna Kovalevskaya) 1850–91, Russian mathematician.
- kumbh mela — a Hindu festival held once every twelve years in one of four sacred sites, where bathing for purification from sin is considered especially efficacious
- kurt alder — Kurt [kurt;; German koo rt] /kɜrt;; German kʊərt/ (Show IPA), 1902–58, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1950.
- kurunegala — a city in W central Sri Lanka.
- lacemakers — Plural form of lacemaker.
- lacemaking — the art, act, or process of making lace.
- lackluster — lacking brilliance or radiance; dull: lackluster eyes.
- lacklustre — lacking brilliance or radiance; dull: lackluster eyes.
- ladderlike — a structure of wood, metal, or rope, commonly consisting of two sidepieces between which a series of bars or rungs are set at suitable distances, forming a means of climbing up or down.
- ladykiller — A charming man who is very attractive to women.