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9-letter words containing k, a, e, l

  • kallithea — a city in E Greece, a suburb of Athens.
  • kallitype — an photographic printing process using silver and ferric salts, popular in the 19th century
  • kalsomine — to wash or cover with calcimine.
  • kaolinite — a very common mineral, hydrated aluminum disilicate, Al 2 Si 2 O 5 (OH) 4 , formed by the alteration of other minerals, especially feldspar: the most common constituent of kaolin.
  • kaolinize — to convert (minerals containing kaolinite) into kaolin by weathering.
  • kapil dev — (Ramlal) Nikhanj (nɪˈkændʒ). born 1959, Indian cricketer: an all-rounder, he played in 131 test matches and captained India to victory in the 1983 World Cup
  • karlfeldt — Erik Axel [ey-rik ahk-suh l] /ˈeɪ rɪk ˈɑk səl/ (Show IPA), 1864–1931, Swedish poet: Nobel Prize posthumously 1931.
  • karlsruhe — a city in SW Germany: capital of the former state of Baden.
  • katalyses — catalysis.
  • keel-rake — Nautical. to haul (an offender) under the bottom of a ship and up on the other side as a punishment.
  • keelboats — Plural form of keelboat.
  • keelhauls — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of keelhaul.
  • kei-apple — a thorny shrub or small tree, Dovyalis caffra, of southern Africa, having round, yellow, juicy-pulped, cranberry-flavored fruit that is edible only when cooked.
  • kelp bass — a sea bass, Paralabrax clathratus, of southern California coastal waters, valued as a food and game fish.
  • kelp crab — any of several spider crabs common among kelp beds along the Pacific coast of North America.
  • kennelman — a man who works in a kennels
  • key largo — one of the islands in the Florida Keys. 30 miles (48 km) long; 2 miles (3.2 km) wide.
  • key plate — (in color printing) the plate providing the greatest definition of detail, usually the black plate, on which the other plates are registered.
  • khalifate — the rank, jurisdiction, or government of a caliph.
  • kielbasas — Plural form of kielbasa.
  • killarney — a town in the SW Republic of Ireland.
  • king lear — a tragedy (1606) by Shakespeare.
  • kirikkale — city in central Turkey: pop. 233,000
  • kleopatra — Cleopatra (def 2).
  • kneadable — Capable of being kneaded, or worked into a mass.
  • kraepelin — Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1856–1926, German psychiatrist.
  • kulebyaka — coulibiac.
  • kwajalein — an atoll in the Marshall Islands, in E Micronesia. About 78 miles (126 km) long.
  • lacemaker — A person who makes lace.
  • lackering — to coat with lacquer.
  • laid deck — a wooden deck having planking laid parallel to the sides of the hull so as to follow the curves toward the ends of the vessel.
  • lake biel — a lake in NW Switzerland: remains of lake dwellings were discovered here in the 19th century. Area: 39 sq km (15 sq miles)
  • lake chad — a lake in N central Africa: fed chiefly by the Shari River, it has no apparent outlet. Area: at fullest extent 10 000 to 26 000 sq km (4000 to 10 000 sq miles), varying seasonally; it has shrunk considerably in recent years
  • lake erie — Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
  • lake eyre — a shallow salt lake or salt flat in NE central South Australia, about 11 m (35 ft) below sea level, divided into two areas (North and South); it usually contains little or no water. Maximum area: 9600 sq km (3700 sq miles)
  • lake kivu — a lake in central Africa, between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda at an altitude of 1460 m (4790 ft). Area: 2698 sq km (1042 sq miles). Depth: (maximum) 475 m (1558 ft)
  • lake mead — a reservoir in NW Arizona and SE Nevada, formed by the Hoover Dam across the Colorado River: one of the largest man-made lakes in the world. Area: 588 sq km (227 sq miles)
  • lake tana — a lake in NW Ethiopia, on a plateau 1800 m (6000 ft) high: the largest lake of Ethiopia; source of the Blue Nile. Area: 3673 sq km (1418 sq miles)
  • lake-eyre — Lake, a shallow salt lake in S South Australia. 3430 sq. mi. (8885 sq. km).
  • lake-like — like a lake
  • lakefront — the land along the edge of a lake: Property along the lakefront is more expensive every year.
  • lakehurst — a borough in E New Jersey: naval air station; dirigible hangar.
  • lakeshore — lakefront.
  • lakeville — a town in SE Minnesota.
  • lame duck — an elected official or group of officials, as a legislator, continuing in office during the period between an election defeat and a successor's assumption of office.
  • lancejack — a lance corporal
  • lankester — Sir Edwin Ray, 1847–1929, English zoologist and writer.
  • lankiness — The state or condition of being lanky.
  • lapstrake — clinker-built (def 2).
  • lapstreak — Alternative form of lapstrake.
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