13-letter words containing k, a, r, i
- killiecrankie — a mountain pass in central Scotland, in the Grampians.
- kilowatt-hour — a unit of energy, equivalent to the energy transferred or expended in one hour by one kilowatt of power; approximately 1.34 horsepower-hours. Abbreviation: kWh, K.W.H., kwhr.
- kindergartens — Plural form of kindergarten.
- kindergartner — a child who attends a kindergarten.
- kindheartedly — In a kindhearted manner.
- kinematograph — cinematograph.
- kinesitherapy — a movement-based therapy
- king mackerel — a game fish, Scomberomorus cavalla, found in the western Atlantic Ocean.
- king's ransom — an extremely large amount of money: The painting was sold for a king's ransom.
- kirkland lake — a town in E Ontario, in S Canada: gold-mining center.
- kitchen paper — also kitchen roll
- kitchen range — cooker with oven and hob
- knickknackery — Various trinkets or novelties; bric-a-brac.
- knight errant — a wandering knight; a knight who traveled widely in search of adventures, to exhibit military skill, to engage in chivalric deeds, etc.
- knight-errant — a wandering knight; a knight who traveled widely in search of adventures, to exhibit military skill, to engage in chivalric deeds, etc.
- korf, richard — Richard Korf
- krishna menon — Vengalil Krishnan [ven-gah-leel krish-nuh n] /vɛnˈgɑ lil ˈkrɪʃ nən/ (Show IPA), 1897–1974, Indian politician and statesman.
- kristallnacht — a Nazi pogrom throughout Germany and Austria on the night of November 9–10, 1938, during which Jews were killed and their property destroyed.
- kuril islands — a chain of 56 volcanic islands off the NE coast of Asia, extending for 1200 km (750 miles) from the S tip of the Kamchatka Peninsula to NE Hokkaido. Area: 14 990 sq km (6020 sq miles)
- lake district — a mountainous region in NW England containing many lakes: tourist center.
- lake maggiore — a lake in N Italy and S Switzerland, in the S Lepontine Alps
- lake superior — Lake, a lake in the N central United States and S Canada: the northernmost of the Great Lakes; the largest body of fresh water in the world. 350 miles (564 km) long; 31,820 sq. mi. (82,415 sq. km); greatest depth, 1290 feet (393 meters); 602 feet (183 meters) above sea level.
- lake victoria — the ancient Roman goddess of victory, identified with the Greek goddess Nike.
- lake-superior — Lake, a lake in the N central United States and S Canada: the northernmost of the Great Lakes; the largest body of fresh water in the world. 350 miles (564 km) long; 31,820 sq. mi. (82,415 sq. km); greatest depth, 1290 feet (393 meters); 602 feet (183 meters) above sea level.
- lake-urumiyeh — Lake. Urmia, Lake.
- landing clerk — a representative of a shipping line who boards its incoming passenger ships to give passengers information and advice.
- lane markings — white lines on the road that mark lanes
- lasik surgery — laser surgery to correct short sight
- leukapheresis — a medical procedure that separates certain leukocytes from the blood, used to collect leukocytes for donation or to remove excessive leukocytes from a patient's blood
- like a streak — at high speed; swiftly
- like sardines — very closely crowded together
- linkage group — a group of genes in a chromosome that tends to be inherited as a unit.
- loan-sharking — the practice of lending money at exorbitant or illegal interest rates
- losing streak — a succession of losses or defeats
- magazine rack — shelf for storing periodicals
- mallemaroking — (historical, nautical) Carousing on icebound Greenland whaling ships.
- manage a risk — If you manage a risk, you analyze how much you are in danger from a particular risk or hazard, and decide how to best deal with it.
- mandarin duck — a crested Asian duck, Aix galericulata, having variegated purple, green, chestnut, and white plumage.
- manrikigusari — a Japanese chain weapon with weighted ends, intended to strike or ensnare the enemy
- market-driven — controlled and guided by commercial considerations
- marketability — readily salable.
- marketing mix — A company's marketing mix is the combination of marketing activities it uses in order to promote a particular product or service.
- marketisation — Alternative spelling of marketization.
- marketization — The exposure of an industry or service to market forces.
- marlinespikes — Plural form of marlinespike.
- masking frame — easel (def 2).
- memorial park — cemetery.
- microcracking — microscopic cracking
- microplankton — plankton visible as individual organisms only with the aid of a microscope, which excludes most animal plankton.
- middlebreaker — lister1 (def 1).