5-letter words containing k, l
- kayle — A pin used in kayles or skittles.
- keble — John, 1792–1866, English clergyman and poet.
- keels — Plural form of keel.
- kegel — Often, Kegel exercises. exercise performed to strengthen the pubococcygeus and other muscles of the pelvic floor, in order to control incontinence, improve sexual response, etc.
- kelek — a raft or float supported on inflated animal skins used in Iraq, parts of Turkey, etc.
- kelep — a stinging ant, Ectatomma tuberculatum, introduced into the U.S. from Guatemala, that preys on the boll weevil.
- kells — Book of Kells.
- kelly — a man's stiff hat, as a derby or straw skimmer.
- kelps — Plural form of kelp.
- kelpy — kelpie1 .
- kelso — a town in SW Washington.
- kelty — a large or extra drink imposed on someone who is avoiding drinking or is thought not to be drinking enough
- kerel — a chap or fellow
- ketal — (chemistry) any acetal derived from a ketone.
- ketol — (organic chemistry) acyloin.
- kevel — a hammer for the rough dressing of stone, having one square face and one pyramidal face.
- kevil — A sturdy belaying pin for the heavier cables of a ship.
- kibla — the point toward which Muslims turn to pray, especially the Kaʿba, or House of God, at Mecca.
- kidly — Of, pertaining to, like, or resembling a kid or young child; kidlike; kiddy.
- kiley — kylie.
- kilij — a Turkish saber with a crescent-shaped blade, sharp on the entire convex edge and sharp on the opposite edge for about 8 inches (20 cm) back from the point.
- kilim — a pileless, tapestry-woven rug or other covering made in various parts of the Middle East, eastern Europe, and Turkestan.
- kills — Plural form of kill.
- killy — Jean-Claude [zhahn-klohd] /ʒɑ̃ˈkloʊd/ (Show IPA), born 1943, French skier.
- kilns — Plural form of kiln.
- kilo- — prefix
- kilos — Plural form of kilo.
- kilts — Plural form of kilt.
- kizil — river in NC Turkey, flowing into the Black Sea: c. 700 mi (1,127 km)
- klang — a tone composed of several notes sounding together
- klaus — Vaclav. born 1941, Czech politician: prime minister of the Czech Republic (1993–97); president (2003–13)
- klebs — Edwin [ed-win;; German et-veen] /ˈɛd wɪn;; German ˈɛt vin/ (Show IPA), 1834–1913, German pathologist and bacteriologist.
- klein — Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), 1849–1925, German mathematician.
- kleve — German name of Cleves.
- klick — a kilometer.
- klieg — A powerful electric lamp used in filming.
- klimt — Gustav [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1862–1918, Austrian painter.
- kline — one of a series of lines (K-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (K-radiation) produced by the transition of an electron to the K-shell.
- klint — Kaara (kɑːrə). 1888–1954, Danish furniture designer; founder of the contemporary Scandinavian style
- klone — /klohn/ clone.
- klong — (in Thailand) a canal.
- kloof — (in South Africa) a deep glen; ravine.
- kluck — Alexander von [ah-le-ksahn-duh r fuh n] /ˌɑ lɛˈksɑn dər fən/ (Show IPA), 1846–1934, German general.
- kluge — a software or hardware configuration that, while inelegant, inefficient, clumsy, or patched together, succeeds in solving a specific problem or performing a particular task.
- klutz — a clumsy, awkward person.
- kneel — to go down or rest on the knees or a knee.
- knell — the sound made by a bell rung slowly, especially for a death or a funeral.
- knelt — a simple past tense and past participle of kneel.
- knole — a mansion in Sevenoaks in Kent: built (1454) for Thomas Bourchier, Archbishop of Canterbury; later granted to the Sackville family, who made major alterations (1603–08)
- knoll — A small hill or mound.