9-letter words containing k, e, r, o
- homemaker — a person who manages the household of his or her own family, especially as a principal occupation.
- hookerish — Lb slang Resembling or befitting a prostitute.
- horseback — the back of a horse.
- horselike — a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- horserake — A rake drawn by a horse.
- housework — the work of cleaning, cooking, etc., to be done in housekeeping.
- hygrodeik — A form of hygrometer having wet and dry bulb thermometers, with an adjustable index showing the percentage of moisture in the air, etc.
- interknot — to knot together
- interlock — to fit into each other, as parts of machinery, so that all action is synchronized.
- interwork — to work or weave together; interweave.
- irksomely — In an irksome manner; tediously.
- iron duke — 1st Duke of (Arthur Wellesley"the Iron Duke") 1769–1852, British general and statesman, born in Ireland: prime minister 1828–30.
- jack rope — a rope for bending the foot of a sail to a boom.
- jack rose — a cocktail made with apple brandy, lime or lemon juice, and grenadine.
- jobseeker — A person seeking employment.
- jokesters — Plural form of jokester.
- jormunrek — king of the Goths, murderer of Svanhild, the daughter of Sigurd: killed by the Gjukungs; probably identical with Ermanaric (4th century a.d.), the Ostrogothic leader.
- junkerdom — the Junkers as a group.
- 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.
- karyocyte — (cytology) Any cell that has a nucleus.
- karyosome — Also called chromocenter. any of several masses of chromatin in the reticulum of a cell nucleus.
- karyotype — the chromosomes of a cell, usually displayed as a systematized arrangement of chromosome pairs in descending order of size.
- keel over — Nautical. a central fore-and-aft structural member in the bottom of a hull, extending from the stem to the sternpost and having the floors or frames attached to it, usually at right angles: sometimes projecting from the bottom of the hull to provide stability.
- keep from — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- keratoses — having a skeleton formed of horny fibers, as certain sponges.
- keratosis — any skin disease characterized by a horny growth, as a wart.
- keratotic — any skin disease characterized by a horny growth, as a wart.
- kerbstone — one of the stones, or a range of stones, forming a curb, as along a street.
- kerflooey — Informal. to cease functioning, especially suddenly and completely; fall apart; fail: As soon as the storm hit, every light in town went kerflooey.
- keto form — the form of tautomeric compounds when they are ketones rather than enols
- ketonuria — the presence of ketone bodies in the urine.
- key largo — one of the islands in the Florida Keys. 30 miles (48 km) long; 2 miles (3.2 km) wide.
- keyboards — Plural form of keyboard.
- keylogger — the practice of using a software program or hardware device (keylogger) to record all keystrokes on a computer keyboard, either overtly as a surveillance tool or covertly as spyware: Many employers are making use of keylogging to monitor their employees' computer habits.
- keynoters — Plural form of keynoter.
- keystoner — a native or inhabitant of Pennsylvania (used as a nickname).
- keystroke — one stroke of any key on a machine operated by a keyboard, as a typewriter, computer terminal, or Linotype: I can do 3000 keystrokes an hour.
- keyworker — The keyworker for a particular group of clients or patients is the person who works with them most closely and has most responsibility for them.
- kick over — to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
- kickboxer — someone who practises kickboxing
- kilocurie — a unit of radioactivity, equal to 1000 curies. Abbreviation: kCi, kc.
- kilohertz — a unit of frequency, equal to 1000 cycles per second. Abbreviation: kHz.
- kiloliter — a unit of volume, equal to 1000 liters; a cubic meter. Abbreviation: kl.
- kilolitre — a unit of volume, equal to 1000 liters; a cubic meter. Abbreviation: kl.
- kilometer — a unit of length, the common measure of distances equal to 1000 meters, and equivalent to 3280.8 feet or 0.621 mile. Abbreviation: km.
- kilometre — a unit of length, the common measure of distances equal to 1000 meters, and equivalent to 3280.8 feet or 0.621 mile. Abbreviation: km.
- kirilenko — Andrei Pavlovich [uhn-dryey puh-vlaw-vyich;; English ahn-drey pav-loh-vich] /ʌnˈdryeɪ pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ;; English ˈɑn dreɪ pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1906–90, Soviet government official.
- kiteboard — A specialized light weight wakeboard used for kiteboarding.
- kleopatra — Cleopatra (def 2).