9-letter words containing k, e, l
- kite-like — resembling a kite
- kitzbühel — a town in W Austria, in the Tirol: centre for winter sports. Pop: 8574 (2001)
- klemperer — Otto, 1885–1973, German orchestra conductor.
- klendusic — resistant to disease
- kleopatra — Cleopatra (def 2).
- klephtism — the activities or life of klephts
- klondiker — an East European factory ship
- kneadable — Capable of being kneaded, or worked into a mass.
- kneeholes — Plural form of kneehole.
- knifeless — without a knife
- knifelike — Resembling a knife or its effects.
- knockless — (of an engine, bearing, or fuel) producing no knocking sound
- knotholes — Plural form of knothole.
- knowledge — acquaintance with facts, truths, or principles, as from study or investigation; general erudition: knowledge of many things.
- knoxville — a city in E Tennessee, on the Tennessee River.
- knucklers — Plural form of knuckler.
- knurl toe — French foot (def 1).
- kol nidre — a liturgical prayer for recitation at the beginning of the service on the eve of Yom Kippur asking that all unfulfilled vows to God be nullified and all transgressions forgiven.
- kolkhozes — Plural form of kolkhoz.
- kraepelin — Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1856–1926, German psychiatrist.
- kriemhild — the wife of Siegfried and the sister of Gunther.
- ku kluxer — a member of a Ku Klux Klan.
- kugelhopf — a sweetened bread, flavored with raisins and almonds, baked in a ring-shaped mold, and usually dusted with powdered sugar before serving.
- kulebyaka — coulibiac.
- kunstlied — an art song, especially as distinguished from a folk song.
- kurfuffle — Alternative spelling of kerfuffle.
- kwajalein — an atoll in the Marshall Islands, in E Micronesia. About 78 miles (126 km) long.
- lacemaker — A person who makes lace.
- lackering — to coat with lacquer.
- laid deck — a wooden deck having planking laid parallel to the sides of the hull so as to follow the curves toward the ends of the vessel.
- lake biel — a lake in NW Switzerland: remains of lake dwellings were discovered here in the 19th century. Area: 39 sq km (15 sq miles)
- lake chad — a lake in N central Africa: fed chiefly by the Shari River, it has no apparent outlet. Area: at fullest extent 10 000 to 26 000 sq km (4000 to 10 000 sq miles), varying seasonally; it has shrunk considerably in recent years
- lake erie — Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- lake eyre — a shallow salt lake or salt flat in NE central South Australia, about 11 m (35 ft) below sea level, divided into two areas (North and South); it usually contains little or no water. Maximum area: 9600 sq km (3700 sq miles)
- lake kivu — a lake in central Africa, between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda at an altitude of 1460 m (4790 ft). Area: 2698 sq km (1042 sq miles). Depth: (maximum) 475 m (1558 ft)
- lake mead — a reservoir in NW Arizona and SE Nevada, formed by the Hoover Dam across the Colorado River: one of the largest man-made lakes in the world. Area: 588 sq km (227 sq miles)
- lake tana — a lake in NW Ethiopia, on a plateau 1800 m (6000 ft) high: the largest lake of Ethiopia; source of the Blue Nile. Area: 3673 sq km (1418 sq miles)
- lake-eyre — Lake, a shallow salt lake in S South Australia. 3430 sq. mi. (8885 sq. km).
- lake-like — like a lake
- lakefront — the land along the edge of a lake: Property along the lakefront is more expensive every year.
- lakehurst — a borough in E New Jersey: naval air station; dirigible hangar.
- lakeshore — lakefront.
- lakeville — a town in SE Minnesota.
- lame duck — an elected official or group of officials, as a legislator, continuing in office during the period between an election defeat and a successor's assumption of office.
- lancejack — a lance corporal
- lankester — Sir Edwin Ray, 1847–1929, English zoologist and writer.
- lankiness — The state or condition of being lanky.
- lapstrake — clinker-built (def 2).
- lapstreak — Alternative form of lapstrake.
- larkiness — the quality or characteristic of being larky