8-letter words containing k, h, n
- kandahar — a city in S Afghanistan.
- katahdin — Mount, the highest peak in Maine, in the central part. 5273 feet (1607 meters).
- kathleen — a female given name, form of Katherine.
- keeshond — one of a Dutch breed of small dogs having thick, silver-gray hair tipped with black and a tail carried over the back.
- kelthane — a pesticide sprayed on agricultural and ornamental plants to eliminate mites
- kephalin — Alternative spelling of cephalin.
- kerching — (onomatopoeia, informal, humorous) Said to indicate that someone is obtaining money, especially a comparatively large amount.
- kerchunk — A sudden heavy blow or thump.
- ketching — Present participle of ketch.
- keychain — A chain or ring to which a key may be attached.
- keypunch — Also, key punch. Also called card punch. a machine, operated by a keyboard, for coding information by punching holes in cards or paper tape in specified patterns.
- khamenei — Ayatollah Mohammed Ali, born 1939, chief Islamic leader of Iran since 1989.
- khamseen — Alternative spelling of khamsin.
- khanates — Plural form of khanate.
- khanjars — Plural form of khanjar.
- khansama — A male cook, who often also assumes the role of house steward.
- khatanga — a river in N central Siberian Russia, flowing SE and N to the Khatanga Gulf of the Laptev Sea. 715 miles (1150 km) long.
- khomeini — Ayatollah Ruhollah [roo-hoh-luh;; Persian roo-haw-lah] /ruˈhoʊ lə;; Persian ˌru hɔˈlɑ/ (Show IPA), 1900?–89, Islamic leader of Iran 1979–89.
- kienholz — Edward, 1927–1994, U.S. painter.
- kinboshi — (sumo) an honour awarded to a rikishi of maegashira rank upon beating a yokozuna.
- kindship — The state, condition, or essence of being kind; kindness.
- kineshma — a city in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Nizhni Novgorod.
- king-hit — a knockout punch.
- kingchow — former name of Jiangling.
- kingfish — any of several marine food fishes of the drum family, especially of the genus Menticirrhus, found off the E coast of the U.S.
- kinghood — the state of being king; kingship.
- kingship — the state, office, or dignity of a king.
- kinshasa — People's Republic of the, a republic in central Africa, W of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: formerly an overseas territory in French Equatorial Africa; now an independent member of the French Community. 132,046 sq. mi. (341,999 sq. km). Capital: Brazzaville. Formerly French Congo, Middle Congo.
- kirchner — Ernst Ludwig, 1880–1938, German expressionist artist.
- kishinev — a region in NE Romania: formerly a principality that united with Wallachia to form Romania. Capital: Jassy.
- kitchens — Plural form of kitchen.
- knackish — cunning or artful
- kneehole — an open space for the knees and legs, as under a desk.
- knighted — a mounted soldier serving under a feudal superior in the Middle Ages.
- knightly — characteristic of a knight; noble, courageous, and generous: knightly deeds.
- knitteth — Archaic third-person singular form of knit.
- knobhead — a stupid person
- knothead — (informal) A stupid or stubborn person.
- knothole — a hole in a board or plank formed by the falling out of a knot or a portion of a knot.
- know-how — the fact or state of knowing; knowledge.
- kohinoor — an Indian diamond weighing 106 carats; now part of the British crown jewels.
- korchnoi — Victor. 1931–2016, Soviet-born chess player: Soviet champion 1960, 1962, and 1964: defected to the West in 1976
- krumhorn — crumhorn.
- lunkhead — a dull or stupid person; blockhead.
- methinks — It seems to me.
- minshuku — a guesthouse
- misthink — to think incorrectly or unfavorably.
- monkfish — angler (def 3).
- monkhood — the condition or profession of a monk.
- munchkin — a small person, especially one who is dwarfish or elfin in appearance.