8-letter words containing k, a, t
- goatlike — any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.
- goatskin — the skin or hide of a goat.
- hackbolt — a European seabird, Puffinus major
- hackette — A female journalist.
- hakafoth — a ceremony on Simhath Torah and on other occasions in which members of a synagogue congregation carry Torah scrolls around the synagogue seven or more times.
- hakodate — a seaport on S Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- halakoth — Halakhah.
- hardtack — a hard, saltless biscuit, formerly much used aboard ships and for army rations.
- hatcheck — of, noting, or engaged in the checking of hats, coats, umbrellas, etc., into temporary safekeeping: a hatcheck girl.
- hatikvah — the national anthem of Israel.
- hatmaker — a maker of hats
- hattrick — Alternative spelling of hat trickt; three goals in one game.
- hawkbits — Plural form of hawkbit.
- haystack — a stack of hay with a conical or ridged top, built up in the mowed field so as to prevent the accumulation of moisture and promote drying.
- heartake — Rare spelling of heartache.
- heatsink — Alternative spelling of heat sink.
- heketara — a small shrub, Olearia rani, which has flowers with white petals and yellow centres
- heraklit — (language) A distributed object-oriented language.
- hirakata — a city on S Honshu, in Japan, NE of Osaka.
- hit back — retaliate
- hot cake — a pancake or griddlecake.
- hot pack — a hot towel, dressing, or the like, applied to the body to reduce swelling, relieve pain, etc.
- hot take — a superficially researched and hastily written journalistic piece, online post, etc., that presents opinions as facts and is often moralistic: a hot take on healthcare reform.
- hotcakes — Plural form of hotcake.
- hrvatska — Croatian name of Croatia.
- ikhnaton — Amenhotep IV.
- inkstand — a small stand, usually on a desk, for holding ink, pens, etc.
- intaking — Present participle of intake.
- jack tar — a sailor.
- jack-tar — a sailor.
- jackatar — a Newfoundland native of mixed French and Amerindian descent.
- jackboot — a sturdy leather boot reaching up over the knee, worn especially by soldiers.
- jacketed — Encased or enclosed inside a jacket.
- jackpots — Plural form of jackpot.
- jackshit — Alternative spelling of jack shit.
- jackstay — a rod or batten, following a yard, gaff, or boom, to which one edge of a sail is bent.
- jetpacks — Plural form of jetpack.
- joktaleg — a large clasp knife or pocketknife; jackknife.
- junk art — sculptural assemblage constructed from discarded materials, as glass, scrap metal, plastic, and wood.
- k ration — an emergency field ration for U.S. armed forces when other food or rations are not available, consisting of three separate packaged meals of concentrated or dehydrated food.
- k'ang te — Pu-yi, Henry.
- kaapstad — Afrikaans name of Cape Town.
- kabinett — cabinet (def 10).
- kabouter — (Dutch mythology) A tiny folkloric man who traditionally wears a pointy red hat, lives in harmony with nature and resides in mushrooms, similar to a gnome, leprechaun or a smurf.
- kaieteur — a waterfall in central Guyana, on a tributary of the Essequibo River. 741 feet (226 meters) high.
- kaitiaki — (NZ) The M\u0101ori concept of guardianship of the natural environment.
- kalamata — Kalamata olive.
- kalathos — a fruit basket having a conventionalized shape of a lily, often used in ancient art as a symbol of fertility.
- kalifate — the rank, jurisdiction, or government of a caliph.
- kalinite — a mineral, hydrous sulfate of potassium and aluminum, chemically similar to alum.