8-letter words containing k, a, e, l
- killable — to deprive of life in any manner; cause the death of; slay. Synonyms: slaughter, massacre, butcher; hang, electrocute, behead, guillotine, strangle, garrote; assassinate.
- kilobase — (in expressing the lengths of nucleic acid molecules) 1,000 bases.
- kinglake — Alexander William, 1809–91, English historian.
- kinsella — W(illiam) P(atrick) born 1935, U.S. novelist and short-story writer, born in Canada.
- kissable — inviting kissing through being lovable or physically attractive.
- klaipeda — a seaport in NW Lithuania, on the Baltic.
- klatches — Plural form of klatch.
- kleinian — referring to the theories formulated by Austrian child psychiatrist Melanie Klein (1882–1960).
- knowable — capable of being known.
- kolaches — Plural form of kolache.
- 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.
- lacelike — a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- lacework — lace (def 1).
- ladylike — like a lady.
- lak cell — lymphokine-activated killer cell: one of a number of white blood cells removed from a patient's whole blood and cultured with interleukin-2: used experimentally for reinfusion into the body to shrink malignant tumors.
- lake van — a salt lake in E Turkey, at an altitude of 1650 m (5400 ft): fed by melting snow and glaciers. Area: 3737 sq km (1433 sq miles)
- lake zug — a lake in N central Switzerland, in Zug and Schwyz cantons. Area: 39 sq km (15 sq miles)
- lakehead — Thunder Bay.
- lakeland — a city in central Florida.
- lakelike — Resembling a lake or some aspect of one.
- lakeport — a port city located on the shore of a lake, especially one of the Great Lakes.
- lakeside — located on the side of a lake: a lakeside resort.
- lakewood — a city in central Colorado, near Denver.
- lamblike — like a lamb; gentle; meek.
- laniakea — a huge supercluster of many thousands of galaxies: the Milky Way is included in one of its three component parts.
- lankness — The property of being lank.
- larksome — mischievous or fond of larking
- latchkey — a key for releasing a latch or springlock, especially on an outer door.
- lathlike — Resembling a lath or some aspect of one.
- lavalike — Resembling lava in one or more characteristics, such as heat or viscosity.
- laverock — a lark, especially a skylark.
- lawmaker — a person who makes or enacts law; legislator.
- lawnlike — Resembling or characteristic of a lawn.
- leadwork — work involving lead, such as maintenance work on lead pipes
- leaflike — Having the form or other qualities of a leaf.
- leakages — Plural form of leakage.
- leakance — the reciprocal of the resistance of insulation.
- leakiest — Superlative form of leaky.
- leakless — Without leaks.
- lekgotla — a meeting place for village assemblies, court cases, and meetings of village leaders
- leukemia — any of several cancers of the bone marrow that prevent the normal manufacture of red and white blood cells and platelets, resulting in anemia, increased susceptibility to infection, and impaired blood clotting.
- leukomas — Plural form of leukoma.
- lie back — sb: recline
- 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.
- like mad — mentally disturbed; deranged; insane; demented.
- likeable — readily or easily liked; pleasing: a likable young man.
- likeably — In a likeable way.
- linkages — Plural form of linkage.
- live oak — an evergreen oak, Quercus virginiana, of the southern U.S., having a short, broad trunk and shiny, oblong leaves: the state tree of Georgia.
- lockable — capable of being locked; fitted with a lock: The car has a lockable glove compartment.