11-letter words containing k, a, p, s
- khyber pass — the chief mountain pass between Pakistan and Afghanistan, W of Peshawar. 33 miles (53 km) long; 6825 feet (2080 meters) high.
- kidnappings — Plural form of kidnapping.
- kiloparsecs — Plural form of kiloparsec.
- kinetoplast — A mass of mitochondrial DNA lying close to the nucleus in some flagellate protozoa.
- kinsmanship — Kinship.
- klappvisier — a visor attached by a hinge at the top: used on basinets of the 14th century.
- kleptocrats — Plural form of kleptocrat.
- knee spavin — chronic inflammation of the carpal joint of a horse
- knoop scale — a scale of hardness based on the indentation made in the material to be tested by a diamond point.
- lakshadweep — a union territory of India comprising a group of islands and coral reefs in the Arabian Sea, off the SW coast of India. About 12 sq. mi. (31 sq. km).
- lassen peak — an active volcano in N California, in the S Cascade Range. 10,465 feet (3190 meters).
- leopardskin — the skin of a leopard
- leukoplasia — a disorder of a mucous membrane characterized by one or more white patches, occurring most commonly on the cheek, tongue, vulva, or penis: often medically insignificant but sometimes becoming malignant.
- loudspeaker — any of various devices, usually electronic, by which speech, music, etc., can be intensified and made audible throughout a room, hall, or the like.
- make a pass — sports
- marksperson — A marksman or markswoman.
- marlinspike — a pointed iron implement used in separating the strands of rope in splicing, marling, etc.
- mellowspeak — bland or vague language associated with New Age philosophy
- mis-package — a bundle of something, usually of small or medium size, that is packed and wrapped or boxed; parcel.
- misspeaking — (obsolete) Speaking ill; defamation, slander.
- nonspeaking — the act, utterance, or discourse of a person who speaks.
- nosy parker — a prying person
- packet soup — soup supplied in dried form in a packet
- painstaking — taking or characterized by taking pains or trouble; expending or showing diligent care and effort; careful: a painstaking craftsman; painstaking research.
- palk strait — a strait in the Bay of Bengal between SE India and N Sri Lanka, to the N of Adam's Bridge. 40–85 miles (64–137 km) wide.
- park forest — a city in NE Illinois.
- parkersburg — a city in NW West Virginia, on the Ohio River.
- passagework — writing that is often extraneous to the thematic material of a work and is typically of a virtuosic or decorative character: passagework consisting of scales, arpeggios, trills, and double octaves.
- peace talks — negotiations aimed at ending conflict
- peak season — busiest annual period
- perestroika — Russian. the program of economic and political reform in the Soviet Union initiated by Mikhail Gorbachev in 1986.
- pervouralsk — a city in the central RSFSR, in the Ural Mountains in Asia.
- phitsanulok — a city in central Thailand.
- phrase book — a small book containing everyday phrases and sentences and their equivalents in a foreign language, written especially for travelers.
- phrasemaker — a person who is skilled in coining well-turned phrases; phraseologist.
- piatigorsky — Gregor [greg-er] /ˈgrɛg ər/ (Show IPA), 1903–76, U.S. cellist, born in Russia.
- pink salmon — a small Pacific salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, distinguished by its small scales and long anal fin and by the bright red spawning coloration of males, occurring from California to Alaska and in waters of Japan: fished commercially and for sport.
- plank-sheer — a plank or timber covering the upper ends of the frames of a wooden vessel
- plasterwork — finish or ornamental work done in plaster.
- plisetskaya — Maya (Mikhailovna) [mah-yuh myi-khahy-luh v-nuh] /ˈmɑ yə myɪˈxaɪ ləv nə/ (Show IPA), 1925–2015, Soviet ballet dancer.
- pond-skater — any of various heteropterous insects of the family Gerrididae, esp Gerris lacustris (common pond-skater), having a slender hairy body and long hairy legs with which they skim about on the surface of ponds
- pool a risk — If an insurer pools a risk, it takes on a share of each risk underwritten by every other member in an association of insurers or reinsurers.
- prank flash — a short film or animation linked surreptitiously to an innocuous website, intended to shock unsuspecting and easily-offended users of the internet
- press brake — brake1 (def 6).
- prick-tease — a woman who is sexually provocative but refuses to engage in sexual activity
- prickly ash — Also called Northern prickly ash, toothache tree. a citrus shrub or small tree, Zanthoxylum americanum, having aromatic leaves and usually prickly branches.
- prokaryotes — any cellular organism that has no nuclear membrane, no organelles in the cytoplasm except ribosomes, and has its genetic material in the form of single continuous strands forming coils or loops, characteristic of all organisms in the kingdom Monera, as the bacteria and blue-green algae.
- pukka sahib — (in British India) a term of respectful address used to British colonial authorities.
- punji stake — a sharp bamboo stake concealed in high grass at an angle so as to gash the feet and legs of enemy soldiers and often coated with excrement so as to cause an infected wound.
- safari park — a parklike zoo in which wild animals are allowed to roam free in an environment designed to resemble their natural habitat and are observed by visitors riding through the park in cars or buses; animal park.