9-letter words containing k, a, s, p
- kidnapers — Plural form of kidnaper.
- kintpuash — (Kintpuash) 1837?–73, Modoc leader.
- knapsacks — Plural form of knapsack.
- knapweeds — Plural form of knapweed.
- knaveship — a small proportion of milled grain that was due to the person who did the milling
- krupskaya — Nadezhda Konstantinovna [nuh-dye-zhduh kuh n-stuhn-tyee-nuh v-nuh] /nʌˈdyɛ ʒdə kən stʌnˈtyi nəv nə/ (Show IPA), 1869–1939, Russian social worker and wife of V.I. Lenin.
- lapstrake — clinker-built (def 2).
- lapstreak — Alternative form of lapstrake.
- larkspurs — Plural form of larkspur.
- leetspeak — a coded spelling system and language used in very informal communications on the Internet, featuring letters combined with numbers or special characters in place of letters that they may resemble, and including inventive misspellings, jargon, and slang.
- mapmakers — Plural form of mapmaker.
- miniparks — Plural form of minipark.
- mispacked — filled to capacity; full: They've had a packed theater for every performance.
- muckheaps — Plural form of muckheap.
- navpaktos — Greek name of Lepanto.
- nukespeak — Informal. euphemistic language and obscuring jargon used in discussions of nuclear weapons, nuclear power, etc.: nukespeak that minimizes the risks of nuclear war.
- outspeaks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outspeak.
- paasikivi — Juho Kusti [yoo -haw koo s-ti] /ˈyʊ hɔ ˈkʊs tɪ/ (Show IPA), 1870–1956, Finnish statesman: president 1946–56.
- pack shot — (in television advertising) a close-up of the product being advertised, usually so that the viewer can register its logo and packaging
- packhorse — a horse used for carrying goods, freight, supplies, etc.
- packsheet — a cloth used for packing goods
- packstaff — a long pole for carrying a pack
- pakistani — a native or inhabitant of Pakistan.
- palsylike — resembling palsy
- pankhurst — Christabel Harriette, 1880–1958, English suffragist leader (daughter of Emmeline Pankhurst).
- parkinson — a common neurologic disease believed to be caused by deterioration of the brain cells that produce dopamine, occurring primarily after the age of 60, characterized by tremors, especially of the fingers and hands, muscle rigidity, shuffling gait, slow speech, and a masklike facial expression.
- pass mark — the minimum mark required to pass an examination
- pasternak — Boris Leonidovich [bawr-is,, bohr-,, bor-;; Russian buh-ryees lyi-uh-nyee-duh-vyich] /ˈbɔr ɪs,, ˈboʊr-,, ˈbɒr-;; Russian bʌˈryis lyɪ ʌˈnyi də vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1890–1960, Russian poet, novelist, and translator: declined 1958 Nobel prize.
- peakiness — peaked2 .
- periaktos — an ancient device used for changing theatre scenery, usually consisting of a revolving triangular prism with different scenes painted on each face; the device was heavily used in the Renaissance
- perovskia — a member of the Perovskia genus of aromatic plant native to central Asia, esp Russian sage, Perovskia atriplicifolia
- phenakism — a form of deceit or craftiness
- photomask — an opaque image on a transparent plate that is used to filter light so the image can be transferred, used in photolithography applications
- pikestaff — the shaft of an infantry pike.
- pipsqueak — a contemptibly small or unimportant person; a twerp.
- piss-take — A piss-take is an act of making fun of someone or something.
- plackless — lacking money; penniless
- plasticky — made of or resembling plastic
- pranksome — tending to play pranks; mischievous; prankish
- prankster — a mischievous or malicious person who plays tricks, practical jokes, etc., at the expense of another.
- pressmark — a symbol indicating the location of a book in the library.
- prisiadka — a step in Slavic folk dancing in which the dancer squats on the haunches and kicks out each foot alternately; the characteristic step of the kazachok.
- psalmbook — a book containing psalms for liturgical or devotional use.
- psamtik i — king of Egypt 663–609 b.c. (son of Necho I).
- push back — force to retreat
- salt pork — pork cured with salt, especially the fat pork taken from the back, sides, and belly.
- sapsucker — any of several American woodpeckers of the genus Sphyrapicus that drill holes in maple, apple, hemlock, etc., drinking the sap and eating the insects that gather there.
- scrapbook — an album in which pictures, newspaper clippings, etc., may be pasted or mounted.
- shakspere — William ("the Bard"; "the Bard of Avon") 1564–1616, English poet and dramatist.
- sheepwalk — a tract of land on which sheep are pastured.