9-letter words containing k, i, s, o
- kaohsiung — a seaport on SW Taiwan.
- keratosis — any skin disease characterized by a horny growth, as a wart.
- ketolysis — the breaking down of ketones.
- ketoximes — Plural form of ketoxime.
- kill shot — a decisive smashing or punching of a ball with the hand or a racquet such that it is virtually unreturnable, as in volleyball, handball, or badminton.
- kilobytes — Plural form of kilobyte.
- kiloflops — (unit) 1000 FLOPS. See prefix.
- kilogauss — a unit of magnetic induction, equal to 1000 gauss. Abbreviation: kG.
- kilograms — Plural form of kilogram.
- kilovolts — Plural form of kilovolt.
- kilowatts — Plural form of kilowatt.
- kinescope — a cathode-ray tube with a fluorescent screen on which an image is reproduced by a directed beam of electrons.
- kinetosis — any condition caused by motion of the body, as seasickness.
- king post — a structural member running vertically between the apex and base of a triangular roof truss.
- kingbolts — Plural form of kingbolt.
- kingsport — a city in NE Tennessee.
- kingstown — an island state in the S Windward Islands, in the SE West Indies comprising St. Vincent island and the N Grenadines: gained independence 1979. 150 sq. mi. (389 sq. km). Capital: Kingstown.
- kingswood — a city in South Gloucestershire, SW England.
- kinkajous — Plural form of kinkajou.
- kinswoman — a female relative.
- kinswomen — Plural form of kinswoman.
- kissogram — A novelty greeting or message delivered by a man or woman who accompanies it with a kiss, arranged as a humorous surprise for the recipient.
- klinostat — a rotating and tilting plant-holder used for studying and experimenting with plant growth
- knobstick — A stick with a rounded knob at the end.
- knottiest — Superlative form of knotty.
- koniscope — a device for detecting and measuring dust in the air
- kookiness — The state of being kooky.
- kórinthos — an ancient city in Greece, on the Isthmus of Corinth: one of the wealthiest and most powerful of the ancient Greek cities.
- korzybski — Alfred (Habdank Skarbek) [hab-dangk skahr-bek;; Polish hahp-dahngk skahr-bek] /ˈhæb dæŋk ˈskɑr bɛk;; Polish ˈhɑp dɑŋk ˈskɑr bɛk/ (Show IPA), 1879–1950, U.S. writer on general semantics, born in Poland.
- kosciusko — Thaddeus (Tadeusz Andrzej Bonawentura Kościuszko) 1746–1817, Polish patriot: general in the American Revolutionary army.
- koshering — Present participle of kosher.
- koshigaya — a city in central Honshu, Japan, a Tokyo suburb.
- 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)
- kraurosis — atrophy and shrinkage of the skin, especially of the vulva.
- kuniyoshi — Yasuo [yah-soo-aw] /yɑˈsu ɔ/ (Show IPA), 1893–1953, U.S. painter, born in Japan.
- kuskokwim — a river in SW Alaska, flowing SW to the Bering Sea. About 724 miles (1170 km) long.
- linstocks — Plural form of linstock.
- livestock — the horses, cattle, sheep, and other useful animals kept or raised on a farm or ranch.
- locksmith — a person who makes or repairs locks and keys.
- look sick — to be outclassed
- lookaside — (computing) The technique of searching for something in a precalculated cache before attempting a more time-consuming search elsewhere.
- lorikeets — Plural form of lorikeet.
- milktoast — milquetoast.
- milkworts — Plural form of milkwort.
- minkowski — Hermann [hur-muh n;; German her-mahn] /ˈhɜr mən;; German ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1864–1909, German mathematician.
- misreckon — (transitive) To add (something) up incorrectly, make a wrong calculation of (an amount etc.).
- misspoken — Simple past tense and past participle of misspeak.
- mock lisp — The Lisp used by the Gosling Emacs editor.
- mockeries — Plural form of mockery.
- mocktails — Plural form of mocktail.