10-letter words containing k, i, l, e
- killer bee — a honeybee, Apis mellifera adansonii, native to Africa, that is extremely aggressive and attacks in swarms when disturbed: brought to Brazil and accidentally released there in 1956.
- killstreak — (video games) An unbroken streak (continuous series) of kills.
- kiln-dried — of or relating to the reduction of the moisture content in wood by means of artificially controlling the heat, air circulation, and humidity.
- kilner jar — a glass preserving jar with an airtight lid, used for bottling fruit or vegetables
- kiloampère — one thousand amperes
- kilogramme — (British) alternative spelling of kilogram.
- kilojoules — Plural form of kilojoule.
- 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.
- kilometres — Plural form of kilometre.
- kiloparsec — a unit of distance, equal to 1000 parsecs. Abbreviation: kpc.
- kilt pleat — a large vertical pleat overlapping one adjoining pleat and being overlapped by the other, as on a kilt.
- kimberlite — Petrology. a variety of micaceous peridotite, low in silica content and high in magnesium content, in which diamonds are formed.
- kindliness — the state or quality of being kindly; benevolence.
- king devil — any of several European hawkweeds introduced into northeastern North America, where they are troublesome weeds.
- kingliness — stately or splendid, as resembling, suggesting, or befitting a king; regal: He strode into the room with a kingly air.
- kingsolver — Barbara, born 1955, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- kingsville — a city in S Texas.
- kir royale — an apéritif of white wine or sometimes champagne (Kir Royale) flavored with cassis.
- kirksville — a city in N Missouri.
- kiteflying — an act or instance of flying a kite.
- kitembilla — a shrub or small tree, Dovyalis hebecarpa, of India and Sri Lanka, having velvety, maroon-purple fruit.
- kittenlike — Resembling a kitten or some aspect of one.
- klebsiella — any of several rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria of the genus Klebsiella, certain species of which, as K. pneumoniae, are found in the respiratory, intestinal, and genitourinary tracts of humans and animals and are sometimes pathogenic.
- klendusity — (in plants) the ability to resist disease
- kline test — a test for syphilis in which the formation of a microscopic precipitate in a mixture of the patient's serum and an antigen indicates a syphilitic condition.
- klutziness — clumsy; awkward: If you weren't so klutzy you wouldn't have dropped it.
- knightless — not suitable or seemly for a knight
- knightlike — Knightly; bold, gallant, etc.
- kohlrabies — Plural form of kohlrabi.
- kolinskies — Plural form of kolinsky.
- kriegspiel — (sometimes initial capital letter) a game using small figures and counters that represent troops, ships, etc., played on a map or miniature battlefield, developed for teaching military tactics to officers.
- lacemaking — the art, act, or process of making lace.
- ladderlike — a structure of wood, metal, or rope, commonly consisting of two sidepieces between which a series of bars or rungs are set at suitable distances, forming a means of climbing up or down.
- ladykiller — A charming man who is very attractive to women.
- lagerkvist — Pär [par] /pær/ (Show IPA), 1891–1974, Swedish novelist, poet, and essayist: Nobel Prize 1951.
- lake ilmen — a lake in NW Russia, in the Novgorod Region: drains through the Volkhov River into Lake Ladoga. Area: between 780 sq km (300 sq miles) and 2200 sq km (850 sq miles), according to the season
- lake urmia — a shallow lake in NW Iran, at an altitude of 1300 m (4250 ft): the largest lake in Iran, varying in area from 4000–6000 sq km (1500–2300 sq miles) between autumn and spring
- laser disk — Computers, Television. optical disk.
- lawyerlike — Resembling a lawyer or some aspect of one.
- left-click — To left-click or to left-click on something means to press the left-hand button on a computer mouse.
- lego brick — a toy plastic brick with studs which can be connected to other plastic bricks and used to construct toy buildings, vehicles, etc
- lemon kali — an artificially flavored carbonated lemon drink; lemon soda pop.
- lenin peak — a peak in the Trans Alai range, in central Asia, between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. 23,382 feet (7127 meters).
- leukocytic — Of or pertaining to leukocytes.
- leukopenia — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- leukopenic — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- lick-alike — very similar
- liebknecht — Karl [kahrl] /kɑrl/ (Show IPA), 1871–1919, German socialist leader.