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11-letter words containing k, h, i

  • in the book — in all that is known and practiced in connection with a particular activity
  • in the dark — having very little or no light: a dark room.
  • in the dock — the place in a courtroom where a prisoner is placed during trial.
  • in the know — to perceive or understand as fact or truth; to apprehend clearly and with certainty: I know the situation fully.
  • in the pink — healthy, on good form
  • in the tank — a large receptacle, container, or structure for holding a liquid or gas: tanks for storing oil.
  • ioshkar-ola — autonomous republic in the Russian Federation in Europe. 8994 sq. mi. (23,294 sq. km). Capital: Ioshkar-Ola.
  • itsukushima — an island off the SW coast of Japan, in the Inland Sea: ancient Shinto shrine.
  • jacklighter — a person who hunts or fishes at night with the aid of a jacklight.
  • joukahainen — a Lapp magician who tried to kill Väinämöinen.
  • k'ung ch'iu — (K'ung Ch'iu) 551? b.c.–478? b.c, Chinese philosopher and teacher.
  • kalashnikov — A Kalashnikov is a type of rifle that is made in Russia.
  • kanchipuram — a city in SE India, in Tamil Nadu: a sacred Hindu town known as "the Benares of the South"; textile industries. Pop: 152 984 (2001)
  • kantorovich — Leonid Vitalyevich [ley-uh-nid vi-tal-yuh-vich;; Russian lyi-uh-nyeet vyi-tah-lyuh-vyich] /ˈleɪ ə nɪd vɪˈtæl yə vɪtʃ;; Russian lyɪ ʌˈnyit vyɪˈtɑ lyə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1912–86, Soviet mathematician and economist: Nobel Prize in Economics 1975.
  • kashmir rug — a handmade Oriental rug that is woven flat without pile and covered entirely with embroidered patterns of colored yarns.
  • keelhauling — Present participle of keelhaul.
  • kerb weight — the weight of a motor car without occupants, luggage, etc
  • khalkidhiki — Greek name of Chalcidice.
  • khan tengri — a mountain in central Asia, on the border between Kyrgyzstan and the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of W China. Height: 6995 m (22 951 ft)
  • khmelnitsky — a city in W Ukraine, SW of Kiev.
  • kid brother — younger male sibling
  • kidney dish — medical: curved basin
  • kill switch — a button, switch, or other mechanism that allows a machine to be shut down immediately: Only use the kill switch in emergencies.
  • killifishes — Plural form of killifish.
  • kindhearted — having or showing sympathy or kindness: a kindhearted woman.
  • kindredship — a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk; kin.
  • kinesthesia — the sensation of movement or strain in muscles, tendons, and joints; muscle sense.
  • kinesthesis — the sensation of movement or strain in muscles, tendons, and joints; muscle sense.
  • kinesthetic — the sensation of movement or strain in muscles, tendons, and joints; muscle sense.
  • kinetochore — Biology. the place on either side of the centromere to which the spindle fibers are attached during cell division.
  • kinetograph — a camera for taking pictures for a kinetoscope.
  • king philip — one of the 12 apostles. Mark 3:18; John 1:43–48; 6:5–7.
  • kingfishers — Plural form of kingfisher.
  • kingtehchen — Jingdezhen.
  • kinsmanship — Kinship.
  • kirby-smithEdmund, 1824–93, Confederate general in the American Civil War.
  • kitchen tea — a prewedding party to which guests bring an item of kitchenware or other gifts for the bride; shower.
  • kitchenalia — cooking equipment and other items found in a kitchen
  • kitchenette — a very small, compact kitchen.
  • kitchenmaid — a female servant who assists the cook.
  • kitchenware — cooking equipment or utensils.
  • kitten heel — a thin, tapering heel on a woman's shoe, lower than a spike heel.
  • kitten moth — any of three prominent moths, notably the poplar kitten (Furcula bifida), that have larvae like those of the related puss moth
  • kittenishly — In a kittenish manner.
  • kleinhuisie — an outside lavatory
  • klieg light — a powerful type of arc light once widely used in motion-picture studios.
  • knavishness — The quality of being knavish.
  • knightheads — Plural form of knighthead.
  • knighthoods — Plural form of knighthood.
  • knit stitch — the most common stitch in knitting; stitches are formed on the left-hand needle by placing the point of the right-hand needle through the loop from left to right, winding the wool from the right-hand needle under the point of the right-hand needle and back across the front, pulling the loop through, and slipping the stitch off the left-hand needle
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