11-letter words containing k, i, r, a, l
- franklinite — a mineral of the spinel group, an oxide of zinc, manganese, and iron, occurring in black octahedral crystals or in masses: formerly mined for zinc.
- franz kline — Franz (Josef) [joh-zuh f,, -suh f] /ˈdʒoʊ zəf,, -səf/ (Show IPA), 1910–62, U.S. painter.
- furnacelike — Resembling or characteristic of a furnace.
- gorillalike — (informal) Resembling or characteristic of a gorilla.
- granitelike — Resembling granite.
- grenadelike — Resembling a grenade (weapon).
- griddlecake — a thin cake of batter cooked on a griddle; pancake.
- hallmarking — Present participle of hallmark.
- health risk — something that could cause harm to people's health
- hill walker — a person who takes part in hill walking
- ioshkar-ola — autonomous republic in the Russian Federation in Europe. 8994 sq. mi. (23,294 sq. km). Capital: Ioshkar-Ola.
- irrevokable — Alternative spelling of irrevocable.
- ivory black — a fine black pigment made by calcining ivory.
- jacklighter — a person who hunts or fishes at night with the aid of a jacklight.
- jailbreaker — One who breaks out of jail.
- junk mailer — an organization that sends junk mail in bulk, especially to solicit business or charitable contributions.
- kaffir lily — clivia.
- kaffir lime — an Asian citrus tree, Citrus hystrix, having green fruit with wrinkly skin and aromatic leaves that are used in Thai and Indonesian cookery.
- kailyardism — kaleyard school.
- kaiser roll — a rounded, unsweetened roll, formed by folding the corners of a square of dough toward the center, often sprinkled with poppy seeds before baking.
- kaliningrad — a seaport in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the Bay of Danzig.
- keratolysis — the loosening or shedding of the horny layer of the epidermis.
- keratolytic — the loosening or shedding of the horny layer of the epidermis.
- kilimanjaro — a volcanic mountain in N Tanzania: highest peak in Africa. 19,321 feet (5889 meters).
- killer bars — an imprint consisting of a series of wavy lines used to cancel postage stamps.
- killer boat — a boat used for hunting whales and towing them to a factory ship.
- kilocalorie — one thousand small calories. Abbreviation: kcal. Also called Calorie, kilogram calorie, large calorie. Compare calorie (def 1a).
- kilometrage — The total distance, in kilometres, travelled.
- kiloparsecs — Plural form of kiloparsec.
- kizil irmak — a river flowing N through central Turkey to the Black Sea. 600 miles (965 km) long.
- klappvisier — a visor attached by a hinge at the top: used on basinets of the 14th century.
- lady-killer — a man who is irresistible to women or has the reputation for being so.
- lake kariba — a dam built across the Zambezi for the purposes of generating hydroelectric power; it created Lake Kariba on the Zambia-Zimbabwe border
- lake zürich — a lake in N Switzerland, mostly in Zürich canton. Area: 89 sq km (34 sq miles)
- lampworking — the method or process of producing articles made of glass tubes or rods formed or shaped while softened by the flame of a lamp or blast lamp.
- lanarkshire — a historic county in S Scotland.
- larrikinism — (Australia, New Zealand) The behaviour of larrikins (hooligans); impertinent and disrespectful behaviour.
- latticework — work consisting of crossed strips usually arranged in a diagonal pattern of open spaces.
- lawbreaking — Unlawful; illegal.
- leatherlike — Resembling leather.
- leopardskin — the skin of a leopard
- liederkranz — a German choral society or singing club, especially of men.
- like a bird — without resistance or difficulty
- linebackers — Plural form of linebacker.
- link loader — linker
- little sark — one of the Channel Islands, in the English Channel E of Guernsey, connected to Sark by a natural causeway.
- lukewarmish — fairly or somewhat lukewarm
- maeterlinck — Comte Maurice [French moh-rees] /French moʊˈris/ (Show IPA), 1862–1947, Belgian poet, dramatist, and essayist: Nobel prize 1911.
- magpie lark — a black-and-white pied bird, Grallina cyanoleuca, inhabiting areas near water in Australia and southern New Guinea.
- marlinspike — a pointed iron implement used in separating the strands of rope in splicing, marling, etc.