10-letter words containing k, e, t
- junketings — Plural form of junketing.
- 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.
- karyotyped — Simple past tense and past participle of karyotype.
- karyotypes — Plural form of karyotype.
- kazatskies — Plural form of kazatsky.
- keep count — to keep a record of items, events, etc
- keep it up — maintain at same pace or level
- keep on at — If you keep on at someone, you repeatedly ask or tell them something in a way that annoys them.
- keep quiet — not reveal a secret
- 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.
- keep watch — observe, maintain a vigil
- kefalotiri — Alternative form of kefalotyri.
- kefalotyri — A Greek cheese similar to parmesan.
- keistering — Present participle of keister.
- keltically — Celt.
- kelyphitic — as in kelyphitic rim, a mineral shell enclosing another mineral in an igneous rock
- kenilworth — a town in central Warwickshire, in central England, SE of Birmingham.
- kenoticist — someone who believes in or supports the idea of kenosis
- kensington — a former borough of Greater London, England: now part of Kensington and Chelsea.
- kentishman — a native or inhabitant of Kent, England.
- kentuckian — a state in the E central United States. 40,395 sq. mi. (104,625 sq. km). Capital: Frankfort. Abbreviation: KY (for use with zip code), Ken., Ky.
- kept woman — a woman maintained by a man as his mistress
- 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.
- kerbstones — Plural form of kerbstone.
- 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.
- ketohexose — any of a class of sugars composed of six carbon atoms and a ketone group, as fructose.
- ketonaemia — an excess of ketone bodies in the blood
- ketoprofen — A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, derived from propionic acid, that has analgesic and antipyretic effects and acts by inhibiting the body's production of prostaglandin.
- ketotriose — (carbohydrate) Any ketose having three carbon atoms; in reality, only dihydroxyacetone.
- kettle hat — chapel de fer.
- kettlebell — A large cast-iron ball-shaped weight with a single handle.
- kettledrum — a drum consisting of a hollow hemisphere of brass, copper, or fiberglass over which is stretched a skin, the tension of which can be modified by hand screws or foot pedals to vary the pitch.
- keystrokes — Plural form of keystroke.
- kick plate — a metal plate fastened to the bottom of a door to resist blows and scratches.
- kick pleat — an inverted pleat extending upward 6 to 10 inches (15 to 25 cm) from the hemline at the back of a narrow skirt, to allow freedom in walking.
- kicksorter — a multichannel pulse-height analyser used esp to distinguish between isotopes by sorting their characteristic pulses (kicks)
- kid sister — younger female sibling
- kidneywort — the navelwort, Umbilicus rupestris, of the stonecrop family, having drooping yellowish-green flowers.
- killstreak — (video games) An unbroken streak (continuous series) of kills.
- kiloliters — Plural form of kiloliter.
- kilolitres — Plural form of kilolitre.
- kilometers — 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.