6-letter words containing k, l
- kevlar — Alternative capitalization of Kevlar.
- keypal — The e-mail equivalent of a penpal; someone with whom to exchange e-mail for the simple joy of communicating.
- kgotla — Any of several types of public meetings in a Botswana village, especially involving a gathering of tribal elders; also the place where such a meeting is held.
- khalid — (Khalid ibn Abdul-Aziz al Saud) 1913–82, king of Saudi Arabia 1975–82 (son of ibn-Saud and brother of Faisal).
- khalif — a spiritual leader of Islam, claiming succession from Muhammad.
- khalsa — a martial fraternity originated in 1699 and remaining as one of the closely knit communities of the Sikhs.
- khayal — a kind of Indian classical vocal music
- khelat — a region in S Baluchistan, in SW Pakistan.
- khilat — (in India and the Middle East) a ceremonial robe or other gift given to someone by a superior as a mark of honour
- khlyst — a member of a rigorously ascetic Russian sect originating in the 17th century and believing that each successive leader of the sect was an incarnation of Christ.
- khulna — a city in S Bangladesh, on the delta of the Ganges.
- kibble — to grind or divide into particles or pellets, as coarse-ground meal or prepared dry dog food.
- kiblah — the point toward which Muslims turn to pray, especially the Kaʿba, or House of God, at Mecca.
- kiddle — A kind of fishweir resembling a wattle or fence.
- kidlet — Lb colloquial child.
- kidult — adultescent.
- kielce — a city in S Poland.
- kigali — a republic in central Africa, E of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: formerly comprising the N part of the Belgian trust territory of Ruanda-Urundi; became independent 1962. 10,169 sq. mi. (26,338 sq. km). Capital: Kigali.
- kilerg — one thousand ergs
- kilims — Plural form of kilim.
- killas — Cornish clay slate
- killed — Cause the death of (a person, animal, or other living thing).
- killer — a person or thing that kills.
- kilmer — (Alfred) Joyce, 1886–1918, U.S. poet and journalist.
- kilned — Simple past tense and past participle of kiln.
- kilroy — a fictitious American male, created by American troops who left the inscription “Kilroy was here” on walls, property, etc., all over the world in the years during and after World War II.
- kilted — wearing a kilt.
- kilter — good condition; order: The engine was out of kilter.
- kiltie — a person who wears a kilt, especially a member of a regiment in which the kilt is worn as part of the dress uniform.
- kindle — (of animals, especially rabbits) to bear (young); produce (offspring).
- kindly — having, showing, or proceeding from a benevolent disposition or spirit; kindhearted: kindly people.
- kingle — a type of hard sandstone
- kingly — stately or splendid, as resembling, suggesting, or befitting a king; regal: He strode into the room with a kingly air.
- kinkle — a little kink.
- kinkly — a little kink.
- kirtle — a woman's loose gown, worn in the Middle Ages.
- kislev — the third month of the Jewish calendar.
- kissel — A dessert made from fruit juice or purée, boiled with sugar and water and thickened with potato or cornstarch.
- kittel — a white robe used by Jews, especially Orthodox Jews, as a ceremonial garment for men and as a burial shroud for both sexes: worn during worship on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, by a bridegroom during the wedding ceremony, and by the leader of the Seder on Passover.
- kittle — to tickle with the fingers; agitate or stir, as with a spoon.
- kittul — a type of Asian palm, Caryota urens, from which jaggery sugar comes and which is used to make rope, etc
- kjolen — a mountain range between Norway and Sweden. Highest peak, Mt. Kebnekaise, 7005 feet (2135 meters).
- kl-one — A frame language. Not to be confused with KL1.
- klatch — a casual gathering of people, especially for refreshments and informal conversation: a sewing klatsch.
- klaxon — a loud electric horn, formerly used on automobiles, trucks, etc., and now often used as a warning signal.
- kleber — Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1753–1800, French general.
- kleist — (Bernd) Heinrich (Wilhelm) von [bernt hahyn-rikh vil-helm fuh n] /bɛrnt ˈhaɪn rɪx ˈvɪl hɛlm fən/ (Show IPA), 1777–1811, German poet, dramatist, and story writer.
- klepht — a Greek or Albanian brigand, exalted in the war of Greek independence as a patriotic robber; guerrilla.
- klepto — (slang) a kleptomaniac.
- klesha — any of the five hindrances to enlightenment, which are ignorance or avidya, egocentricity, attachments, aversions, and the instinctive will to live.