10-letter words containing k, e, r, a
- jerkinhead — a roof having a hipped end truncating a gable.
- job market — the total number of vacant jobs open to those seeking employment.
- kaempferol — (organic compound) A flavonoid, isolated from tea and other plants, that may reduce the risk of heart disease.
- kairomones — Plural form of kairomone.
- kaisership — the office of kaiser.
- kalgoorlie — a city in SW Australia: chief center of gold-mining industry in Australia.
- kallikrein — a type of protease that liberates kinins from kininogens
- kapfenberg — an industrial town in E Austria, in Styria. Pop: 22 234 (2001)
- kapok tree — any of several tropical bombacaceous trees of the genus Ceiba, esp Ceiba pentandra, having seeds covered with silky hairs from which kapok is obtained
- karri-tree — princess tree.
- karttikeya — the Hindu god of bravery.
- karyosomes — Plural form of karyosome.
- karyotyped — Simple past tense and past participle of karyotype.
- karyotypes — Plural form of karyotype.
- keep track — a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
- kefalotiri — Alternative form of kefalotyri.
- kefalotyri — A Greek cheese similar to parmesan.
- keratalgia — pain in the cornea.
- keratinise — Alternative form of keratinize.
- keratinize — Change or become changed into a form containing keratin.
- keratinous — composed of or resembling keratin; horny.
- keratotomy — incision of the cornea.
- kermanshah — a city in W Iran.
- kernmantel — denoting a type of mountaineering rope
- kersantite — an igneous rock containing black mica and plagioclase
- kerygmatic — the preaching of the gospel of Christ, especially in the manner of the early church.
- key player — The key players in a particular organization, event, or situation are the most important people or things involved in it.
- keyboarded — Simple past tense and past participle of keyboard.
- keyboarder — One who keyboards; a typist.
- kiddie car — a toy vehicle for a small child, having three wheels and pushed with the feet.
- kidnappers — Plural form of kidnapper.
- killer app — a highly innovative, very powerful, or extremely useful computer application; esp one sufficiently important as to justify purchase of the equipment or software
- killstreak — (video games) An unbroken streak (continuous series) of kills.
- kilner jar — a glass preserving jar with an airtight lid, used for bottling fruit or vegetables
- kiloampère — one thousand amperes
- kilogramme — (British) alternative spelling of kilogram.
- kiloparsec — a unit of distance, equal to 1000 parsecs. Abbreviation: kpc.
- kincardine — a former county in E Scotland.
- kingmakers — Plural form of kingmaker.
- kir royale — an apéritif of white wine or sometimes champagne (Kir Royale) flavored with cassis.
- klaberjass — a card game played with a 32-card pack, made by removing all cards below the sevens from a regular 52-card pack, in which scoring values are assigned to certain cards taken in tricks, to sequences in the same suit, to the king and queen of trumps, and to the last trick.
- klagenfurt — a province in S Austria. 3681 sq. mi. (9535 sq. km). Capital: Klagenfurt.
- klangfarbe — instrumental timbre or tone colour
- kleptocrat — a government official who is a thief or exploiter.
- knackebrod — flat, thin, brittle unleavened rye bread.
- knackeries — Plural form of knackery.
- knee brace — a diagonal member for bracing the angle between two joined members, as a stud or column and a joist or rafter, being joined to each partway along its length.
- kneecapper — Person doing kneecapping.
- kodachrome — (lowercase) a positive color transparency.
- kohlrabies — Plural form of kohlrabi.