8-letter words containing k, e, t
- jirkinet — a jacket or bodice worn by women
- jockette — a female jockey
- jokester — a joker, especially a practical joker.
- joktaleg — a large clasp knife or pocketknife; jackknife.
- junketed — Simple past tense and past participle of junket.
- junketer — Someone taking part in a junket or banquet etc; a partygoer.
- jutelike — resembling jute
- k'ang te — Pu-yi, Henry.
- 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.
- kalifate — the rank, jurisdiction, or government of a caliph.
- kalinite — a mineral, hydrous sulfate of potassium and aluminum, chemically similar to alum.
- kamacite — a nickel-iron alloy found in meteorites.
- karateka — an expert in karate.
- katalase — catalase.
- katalyze — catalyze.
- kathleen — a female given name, form of Katherine.
- katowice — a city in S Poland.
- kattegat — a strait between Jutland and Sweden. 40–70 miles (64–113 km) wide.
- keelboat — a roughly built, shallow freight boat, having a keel to permit sailing into the wind.
- keep fit — do physical exercise
- keep nit — to keep watch, esp during illegal activity
- keep out — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- keep-fit — Keep-fit is the activity of keeping your body in good condition by doing special exercises.
- keewatin — a district in the Northwest Territories, in N Canada. 228,160 sq. mi. (590,935 sq. km).
- keftedes — a Greek dish of meatballs cooked with herbs and onions
- keiretsu — (especially in Japan) a loose coalition of business groups.
- keisters — Plural form of keister.
- kelantan — a state in Malaysia, on the central Malay Peninsula. 5750 sq. mi. (14,893 sq. km). Capital: Kota Bharu.
- kelthane — a pesticide sprayed on agricultural and ornamental plants to eliminate mites
- kenotron — a type of vacuum tube formerly used as a high-voltage rectifier, for example in circuits of X-ray tubes
- kentucky — 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.
- kentwood — a city in W Michigan.
- kenyatta — Jomo [joh-moh] /ˈdʒoʊ moʊ/ (Show IPA), 1893?–1978, Kenyan political leader: president 1964–78.
- keratode — the horny, fibrous substance forming the skeleton of certain sponges.
- keratoid — resembling horn; horny.
- keratoma — keratosis.
- keratose — having a skeleton formed of horny fibers, as certain sponges.
- kestrels — Plural form of kestrel.
- ketamine — a synthetic nonbarbiturate general anesthetic, C 13 H 16 ClNO, used to induce anesthesia, alone or in combination, in surgical or diagnostic procedures of short duration; extensively used in veterinary medicine.
- ketching — Present participle of ketch.
- ketimine — (organic chemistry) An imine derived from a ketone; general formula R2C=NR.
- ketoxime — (organic chemistry) Any oxime derived from an ketone; general formula R2C=NOH.
- key west — an island off S Florida, in the Gulf of Mexico. 4 miles (6.4 km) long; 2 miles (3.2 km) wide.
- keynoted — Music. the note or tone on which a key or system of tones is founded; the tonic.
- keynoter — a person who delivers a keynote address.
- keynotes — Plural form of keynote.
- keystone — the wedge-shaped piece at the summit of an arch, regarded as holding the other pieces in place.
- khanates — Plural form of khanate.