9-letter words containing k, a, r, i
- interbank — Agreed, arranged, or operating between banks.
- interpeak — Between peaks.
- intertask — Between tasks.
- intrabank — Within a single bank (financial institution).
- iron mask — an iron covering for the face, supposedly used in the past to conceal the identity of a well-known prisoner
- irukandji — a tiny but highly venomous Australian jellyfish
- jackfruit — a large, tropical, milky-juiced tree, Artocarpus heterophyllus, of the mulberry family, having stiff and glossy green leaves, cultivated for its very large, edible fruit and seeds.
- jailbreak — an escape from prison, especially by forcible means.
- jim clark — Dr. James H. Clark
- jinriksha — A two-wheeled carriage pulled along by a person.
- kabardian — a Circassian language of the Kabardino-Balkar Autonomous Republic.
- kachcheri — The government department that administrates a district in Sri Lanka.
- kaffraria — a region in the S Republic of South Africa: inhabited mostly by the Xhosa.
- kairomone — A chemical substance emitted by an organism and detected by another of a different species that gains advantage from this, e.g., a parasite seeking a host.
- kaiserdom — The dignity, rank or office of a kaiser; the state of being a kaiser.
- kaiserism — autocratic rule, like that of a German kaiser.
- kalamkari — A type of cotton cloth printed by hand, originally made in southern India.
- kamarhati — a city in West Bengal state, in NE India, a suburb of Kolkata.
- kamilaroi — an Australian aboriginal language spoken in northern New South Wales.
- karabiner — a D -shaped ring with a spring catch on one side, used for fastening ropes in mountaineering.
- karateist — A person who does karate.
- karsavina — Tamara [tuh-mah-ruh] /təˈmɑ rə/ (Show IPA), 1885–1978, Russian dancer.
- katharine — a popular female first name
- katharsis — Alt form catharsis.
- katherine — a female given name: from the Greek word meaning “pure.”.
- kathiawar — a peninsula on the W coast of India.
- kauri gum — a hard resin obtained from the bark of the kauri or found, sometimes in masses of as much as 100 pounds (45 kg), in the soil where the tree has grown: used chiefly in making varnish.
- keratitis — inflammation of the cornea.
- keratosis — any skin disease characterized by a horny growth, as a wart.
- keratotic — any skin disease characterized by a horny growth, as a wart.
- ketonuria — the presence of ketone bodies in the urine.
- kharijite — a member of an ultraconservative, sometimes fanatical, sect emphasizing the importance of strict adherence to Muslim principles of conduct, and advocating the killing of anyone seriously violating those principles.
- khouribga — a city in W central Morocco.
- khwarizmi — Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
- kickboard — a buoyant, usually small board that is used to support the arms of a swimmer, used chiefly in practicing kicking movements.
- kickstart — a starter, as of a motorcycle, that operates by a downward kick on a pedal.
- kidnapers — Plural form of kidnaper.
- kidnapper — to steal, carry off, or abduct by force or fraud, especially for use as a hostage or to extract ransom.
- killarney — a town in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- kilograms — Plural form of kilogram.
- king crab — horseshoe crab.
- king lear — a tragedy (1606) by Shakespeare.
- king rail — a large, long-billed rail, Rallus elegans, of North America, having reddish-brown plumage.
- kingcraft — the art of ruling as king; royal statesmanship.
- kingmaker — a person who has great power and influence in the choice of a ruler, candidate for public office, business leader, or the like.
- kinkaider — a person who received free land under the provisions of the Kinkaid Act.
- kirghizia — a republic in central Asia, S of Kazakhstan and N of Tadzhikistan (Tajikistan). 76,460 sq. mi. (198,500 sq. km). Capital: Bishkek.
- kirikkale — city in central Turkey: pop. 233,000
- kirinyaga — the local name of Mount Kenya
- kirkcaldy — a city in SE Fife, in E Scotland, on the Firth of Forth.