5-letter words containing k, l
- knurl — a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- koala — a sluggish, tailless, gray, furry, arboreal marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, of Australia.
- kogal — (in Japan) a teenage girl or young woman noted for her busy social life and her purchase of designer clothes, accessories, and the latest electronic gadgets
- kohls — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kohl.
- kolar — a city in SE Karnataka, in S India: rich mining district.
- kolbe — Georg [gey-awrk] /geɪˈɔrk/ (Show IPA), 1877–1947, German sculptor.
- kolff — Willem J(ohan) [wil-uh m yoh-hahn,, -han] /ˈwɪl əm ˈyoʊ hɑn,, -hæn/ (Show IPA), 1911–2010, U.S. physician and inventor, born in the Netherlands: developed the artificial kidney machine.
- koloa — a Hawaiian duck, Anas wyvilliana, related to the mallard, having a dusky greenish head and dark chestnut breast.
- kolos — Plural form of kolo.
- kraal — an enclosure for cattle and other domestic animals in southern Africa.
- krill — any of the small, pelagic, shrimplike crustaceans of the family Euphausiidae, eaten as food by certain whales.
- kriol — a creole language used by Aboriginal communities in the northern regions of Australia, developed from Northern Territory pidgin
- kugel — a baked casserole resembling a soufflé or pudding.
- kulak — a comparatively wealthy peasant who employed hired labor or possessed farm machinery and who was viewed and treated by the Communists during the drive to collectivize agriculture in the 1920s and 1930s as an oppressor and class enemy.
- kulan — the Asiatic wild ass of the Russian steppes, probably a variety of kiang or onager
- kulas — Plural form of kula.
- kulfi — A type of Indian ice cream, typically served in the shape of a cone.
- kulla — the Sumerian and Akkadian god of bricks.
- kulun — Chinese name of Ulan Bator.
- kvell — to be extraordinarily pleased; especially, to be bursting with pride, as over one's family.
- kwela — a type of pop music popular among the Black communities of South Africa
- kyles — Plural form of kyle.
- kyley — Alternative form of kylie.
- kylie — boomerang.
- kylin — (in Chinese art) a mythical animal of composite form
- kylix — a shallow bowl having two horizontal handles projecting from the sides, often set upon a stem terminating in a foot: used as a drinking cup.
- kyloe — West Highland.
- kyzyl — an autonomous republic in the Russian Federation in Asia: formerly an independent republic in Mongolia. 65,810 sq. mi. (170,500 sq. km). Capital: Kyzyl.
- lack- — lacking
- lacks — deficiency or absence of something needed, desirable, or customary: lack of money; lack of skill.
- laika — a small Russian, Siberian or Nordic hunting dog, or any dog belonging to one of the breeds developed from this
- laked — Simple past tense and past participle of lake.
- laker — a person associated with a lake, as a resident, visitor, or worker.
- lakes — Plural form of lake.
- lakhs — Plural form of lakh.
- lakin — Obsolete. ladykin.
- lakme — an opera (1883) by Léo Delibes.
- laksa — A Malaysian dish of Chinese origin, consisting of rice noodles served in a curry sauce or hot soup.
- lanky — ungracefully thin and rawboned; bony; gaunt: a very tall and lanky man.
- larks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lark.
- larky — a merry, carefree adventure; frolic; escapade.
- lasik — a surgical procedure to correct nearsightedness, farsightedness, or astigmatism in which a laser is used to remove inner layers of corneal tissue.
- laski — Harold Joseph, 1893–1950, English political scientist and writer.
- lasky — Jesse Louis, 1880–1958, U.S. film producer.
- latka — Alternative spelling of latke.
- latke — a pancake, especially one made of grated potato.
- lawks — an expression of surprise or dismay
- leaks — Plural form of leak.
- leaky — allowing liquid, gas, etc., to enter or escape: a leaky boat; a leaky container.
- lecky — William Edward Hartpole [hahrt-pohl] /ˈhɑrt poʊl/ (Show IPA), 1838–1903, Irish essayist and historian.