8-letter words containing k, a, e, l
- lukewarm — moderately warm; tepid.
- lunkhead — a dull or stupid person; blockhead.
- mackerel — a food fish, Scomber scombrus, of the North Atlantic, having wavy cross markings on the back.
- makeable — a rough stone
- makefile — Alternative spelling of make file.
- makeless — having no mate or match.
- malarkey — speech or writing designed to obscure, mislead, or impress; bunkum: The claims were just a lot of malarkey.
- malenkov — Georgi Maximilianovich [gyi-awr-gyee muh-ksyi-myi-lyah-nuh-vyich] /gyɪˈɔr gyi mə ksyɪ myɪˈlyɑ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1902–88, Russian political leader: premier of the Soviet Union 1953–55.
- mameluke — a member of a military class, originally composed of slaves, that seized control of the Egyptian sultanate in 1250, ruled until 1517, and remained powerful until massacred or dispersed by Mehemet Ali in 1811.
- markable — Capable of being marked.
- markedly — strikingly noticeable; conspicuous: with marked success.
- maskable — capable of being masked
- masklike — a covering for all or part of the face, worn to conceal one's identity.
- mazelike — a confusing network of intercommunicating paths or passages; labyrinth.
- mel kaye — (person) The hero of The Story of Mel, a Real Programmer. The preface to the manuals for the Royal McBee LGP-30 ACT 1 (Algebraic Compiler and Translator) compiler (dated 1959) contain the following attribution from Clay S. Boswell, Jr. (apparently ACT 1's designer): I wish to acknowledge my appreciation to the many people who offered suggestions and criticisms of the ACT 1 System. In particular, Mel Kaye of Royal McBee who did the bulk of the programming. (2008-08-04)
- millcake — linseed cake.
- moatlike — Resembling a moat or some aspect of one.
- mockable — to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
- necklace — a piece of jewelry consisting of a string of stones, beads, jewels, or the like, or a chain of gold, silver, or other metal, for wearing around the neck.
- new talk — ntalk
- novalike — Resembling a nova or some aspect of one.
- oak leaf — the leaf of an oak tree
- oakville — a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada, SW of Toronto, on Lake Ontario.
- oil cake — a cake or mass of linseed, cottonseed, soybean, or the like, from which the oil has been extracted or expressed, used as food for livestock.
- oldspeak — (sometimes initial capital letter) standard English, in contrast to English that is overly technical, politically correct, euphemistic, etc. Compare newspeak.
- overtalk — to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking: to talk about poetry.
- packable — suitable for packing, especially for travel: readily packable clothes.
- packmule — a mule used to carry goods
- palmlike — resembling a palm
- parklike — an area of land, usually in a largely natural state, for the enjoyment of the public, having facilities for rest and recreation, often owned, set apart, and managed by a city, state, or nation.
- peakless — having no peak, without a peak
- peaklike — resembling a peak
- pellekar — palikar.
- pep talk — a vigorous, emotional talk, as to a person or group, intended to arouse enthusiasm, increase determination to succeed, etc.: The coach gave the team a pep talk before the game.
- plankter — any organism that is an element of plankton.
- plumcake — a cake with raisins in it
- quakerly — like a Quaker.
- quaylike — resembling a quay
- racewalk — to race by walking fast rather than running
- rakehell — a licentious or dissolute man; rake.
- rankless — a number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body.
- raurkela — a city in Odisha state, in E India.
- retackle — to tackle again
- rockable — (of a chair, crib, etc) able to be rocked
- ropewalk — a long, narrow path or building where ropes are made.
- sackable — offence: justifying loss of job
- sackless — innocent or not deserving of punishment
- sea kale — a European broad-leaved maritime plant, Crambe maritima, of the mustard family, having fleshy, blue basal leaves, used as a pot plant.
- sealskin — the skin of a seal.
- seamlike — like or resembling a seam