8-letter words containing k, i, s, e
- keramics — ceramics.
- kerbside — a side of a pavement or street bordered by a curb.
- kerenski — Aleksandr Feodorovich [uh-lyi-ksahn-dr fyaw-duh-ruh-vyich] /ʌ lyɪˈksɑn dr ˈfyɔ də rə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1970, Russian revolutionary leader: premier 1917; in the U.S. after 1946.
- kermises — Plural form of kermis.
- kerosine — Alternative spelling of kerosene.
- kiamusze — Jiamusi.
- kibitzes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kibitz.
- kiboshed — Simple past tense and past participle of kibosh.
- kielbasa — a smoked sausage of coarsely chopped beef and pork, flavored with garlic and spices.
- kielbasy — a smoked sausage of coarsely chopped beef and pork, flavored with garlic and spices.
- kilobase — (in expressing the lengths of nucleic acid molecules) 1,000 bases.
- kindless — lacking kindness; unkind; unsympathetic.
- kindness — the state or quality of being kind: kindness to animals.
- kindreds — a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk; kin.
- kineshma — a city in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Nizhni Novgorod.
- kinesics — the study of body movements, gestures, facial expressions, etc., as a means of communication.
- kinetics — the branch of mechanics that deals with the actions of forces in producing or changing the motion of masses.
- kingless — Without a king.
- kinglets — Plural form of kinglet.
- kingside — the side of the board on which the king is positioned at the start of the game, left for black and right for white.
- kingsley — Charles, 1819–75, English clergyman, novelist, and poet.
- kingsmen — Plural form of kingsman.
- kinkiest — full of kinks; closely twisted: a kinky wire.
- kinsella — W(illiam) P(atrick) born 1935, U.S. novelist and short-story writer, born in Canada.
- kirkenes — a seaport in NE Norway held by Germans in World War II.
- kirklees — a unitary authority in N England, in West Yorkshire. Pop: 391 400 (2003 est). Area: 410 sq km (158 sq miles)
- kirstein — Lincoln, 1907–96, U.S. dance authority and writer.
- kishinev — a region in NE Romania: formerly a principality that united with Wallachia to form Romania. Capital: Jassy.
- kiskadee — any of several American flycatchers of the genus Pitangus, especially P. sulphuratus (great kiskadee) ranging from the southwest U.S. to Argentina and noted for their loud calls and aggressive nature.
- kissable — inviting kissing through being lovable or physically attractive.
- kistvaen — cist2 .
- kitchens — Plural form of kitchen.
- kitesurf — To take part in kitesurfing.
- kithless — (obsolete) Not knowing anyone; having no acquaintances or family.
- kneesies — play kneesies, Informal. to rub knees with another person, especially surreptitiously and in an amorous or sexually provocative manner, as while seated at a table.
- knickers — Also, knickerbockers [nik-er-bok-erz] /ˈnɪk ərˌbɒk ərz/ (Show IPA). loose-fitting short trousers gathered in at the knees.
- kookiest — Superlative form of kooky.
- kreisler — Fritz [frits] /frɪts/ (Show IPA), 1875–1962, Austrian violinist and composer in the U.S.
- kremlins — Plural form of kremlin.
- kringles — Plural form of kringle.
- kristeva — Julia, born 1941, French literary theorist, critic, and psychoanalyst, born in Bulgaria.
- lakeside — located on the side of a lake: a lakeside resort.
- leakiest — Superlative form of leaky.
- lentisks — Plural form of lentisk.
- leukosis — any of several diseases occurring chiefly in chickens, involving proliferation of the leukocytes and characterized by paralysis, blindness, formation of tumors in the internal organs, and bone calcification.
- likeless — Unlike; dissimilar in form; different.
- likeness — a representation, picture, or image, especially a portrait: to draw a good likeness of Churchill.
- likewise — moreover; in addition; also; too: She is likewise a fine lawyer.
- linkages — Plural form of linkage.
- lovesick — languishing with love: a lovesick adolescent.