6-letter words containing k, i, s
- selkie — a mythical creature that looks like a seal in water but assumes human form on land.
- serkin — Rudolf [roo-dolf;; German roo-dawlf] /ˈru dɒlf;; German ˈruˌdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1903–91, U.S. pianist, born in Bohemia.
- shaikh — sheik (def 1).
- shakti — the female principle or organ of generative power.
- sheika — the wife of a sheik.
- sheikh — Also, shaikh, sheikh. (in Islamic countries) the patriarch of a tribe or family; chief: a term of polite address.
- shikar — the hunting of game for sport.
- shiksa — a term used especially by a Jew to refer to a girl or woman who is not Jewish.
- shikse — a term used especially by a Jew to refer to a girl or woman who is not Jewish.
- shriek — a loud, sharp, shrill cry.
- shrike — any of numerous predaceous oscine birds of the family Laniidae, having a strong, hooked, and toothed bill, feeding on insects and sometimes on small birds and other animals: the members of certain species impale their prey on thorns or suspend it from the branches of trees to tear it apart more easily, and are said to kill more than is necessary for them to eat.
- shrink — to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
- shtick — (especially in comic acting) a routine or piece of business inserted to gain a laugh or draw attention to oneself.
- sicked — sic1 .
- sicken — disgust
- sicker — afflicted with ill health or disease; ailing.
- sickie — Also, sicko. a person who is deranged or perverted.
- sickle — an implement for cutting grain, grass, etc., consisting of a curved, hooklike blade mounted in a short handle.
- sickly — not strong; unhealthy; ailing.
- sifaka — either of two large rare arboreal lemuroid primates, Propithecus diadema or P. verreauxi, of Madagascar, having long strikingly patterned or coloured fur: family Indriidae
- sikang — a former province in W China, now part of Sichuan.
- sikkim — a kingdom in NE India, in the Himalayas between Nepal and Bhutan. 2740 sq. mi. (7096 sq. km). Capital: Gangtok.
- silken — made of silk.
- silkie — a mythical creature that looks like a seal in water but assumes human form on land.
- sinker — a person or thing that sinks.
- sirkar — a government
- siskin — any of several small, cardueline finches, especially Carduelis spinus, of Europe.
- skaith — injury; damage
- skeigh — (of horses) spirited; inclined to shy.
- skibob — a winter-sport vehicle for riding downhill over snow, often used at mountain resorts, that runs on a fixed ski and has a much shorter, pivoting front ski steered by handlebars, with the rider sitting as on a bicycle and usually wearing miniskis to assist in balancing the vehicle.
- skiddy — tending to skid or cause skidding: a skiddy shopping cart; an icy, skiddy driveway.
- skiech — (of horses) spirited; inclined to shy.
- skiing — the act or sport of gliding on skis.
- skikda — a seaport in NE Algeria.
- skilly — a thin soup or gruel
- skimpy — lacking in size, fullness, etc.; scanty: a skimpy hem; a skimpy dinner.
- skinny — very lean or thin; emaciated: a skinny little kitten.
- skippy — tending to skip
- skíros — a Greek island in the W Aegean: the largest island of the Northern Sporades. 81 sq. mi. (210 sq. km).
- skitch — (of a dog) to attack; catch
- skited — to boast; brag.
- skiver — a person or thing that skives.
- skivie — mentally disarranged
- skivvy — Also called skivvy shirt. a man's cotton T-shirt.
- skliff — a segment of orange, etc
- skokie — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- skrike — to cry
- skying — the region of the clouds or the upper air; the upper atmosphere of the earth: airplanes in the sky; cloudy skies.
- skyish — like the sky
- slinky — characterized by or proceeding with slinking or stealthy movements.