9-letter words containing k, i, c
- kitchener — Horatio Herbert (1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum and of Broome) 1850–1916, English field marshal and statesman.
- kitschify — to make something kitsch
- kiungchow — Qiongzhou.
- klendusic — resistant to disease
- knaidlach — a dumpling, especially a small ball of matzo meal, eggs, and salt, often mixed with another foodstuff, as ground almonds or grated potato, usually served in soup.
- kneepiece — a piece of armor for protecting the knee, as a poleyn.
- knickered — wearing knickers.
- knobstick — A stick with a rounded knob at the end.
- knuckling — Present participle of knuckle.
- koniscope — a device for detecting and measuring dust in the air
- kosciusko — Thaddeus (Tadeusz Andrzej Bonawentura Kościuszko) 1746–1817, Polish patriot: general in the American Revolutionary army.
- kostunica — Vojislav (ˈvɒjɪslæf). born 1944, Serbian politician; president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (2000–03); prime minister of Serbia and Montenegro (2004–06); prime minister of Serbia (2006–08)
- kritarchy — Rule by judges.
- kuchipudi — a form of S Indian classical dancing
- kvetching — Present participle of kvetch.
- kyriarchy — A system of
- lackering — to coat with lacquer.
- laid back — relaxed or unhurried: laid-back music rhythms.
- laid deck — a wooden deck having planking laid parallel to the sides of the hull so as to follow the curves toward the ends of the vessel.
- laid-back — relaxed or unhurried: laid-back music rhythms.
- leechlike — Resembling a leech or some aspect of one; clinging, parasitic.
- leukaemic — relating to, or affected by, leukaemia
- lick-spit — a contemptible, fawning person; a servile flatterer or toady.
- licker-in — a roller on a carding machine, especially the roller that opens the stock as it is fed into the card and transfers the fibers to the main cylinder.
- lickerish — fond of and eager for choice food.
- lickpenny — something that uses up large amounts of money
- lifehacks — Plural form of lifehack.
- limericks — Plural form of limerick.
- linstocks — Plural form of linstock.
- lipsticks — Plural form of lipstick.
- livestock — the horses, cattle, sheep, and other useful animals kept or raised on a farm or ranch.
- lock rail — the rail of a door that meets the shutting stile at the level of the lock.
- locked in — a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- lockerbie — a town in SW Scotland, in Dumfries and Galloway: scene (1988) of the UK's worst air disaster when a passenger jet (Pan Am flight 103) was brought down by a terrorist bomb, killing 270 people, including eleven residents of the town. Pop: 4009 (2001)
- locksmith — a person who makes or repairs locks and keys.
- look sick — to be outclassed
- luck into — the force that seems to operate for good or ill in a person's life, as in shaping circumstances, events, or opportunities: With my luck I'll probably get pneumonia.
- luckiness — having or marked by good luck; fortunate: That was my lucky day.
- lucky dip — game: picking out random prize
- mackenzie — Sir Alexander, 1764–1820, Scottish explorer in Canada.
- mackinaws — Plural form of mackinaw.
- mackinder — Sir Halford John. 1861–1947, British geographer noted esp for his work in political geography. His writings include Democratic Ideas and Reality (1919)
- mahlstick — a stick with a padded tip used to support an artist's working hand.
- main deck — the uppermost weatherproof deck, running the full length of a ship.
- majestick — Archaic spelling of majestic.
- make nice — pleasing; agreeable; delightful: a nice visit.
- make-nice — pleasing; agreeable; delightful: a nice visit.
- marchlike — (music) Resembling a march.
- markevich — Igor [ee-guh r] /ˈi gər/ (Show IPA), 1912–83, Russian conductor and composer.
- maulstick — mahlstick.