8-letter words containing k, l
- kill-joy — a person who spoils the joy or pleasure of others; spoilsport.
- killable — to deprive of life in any manner; cause the death of; slay. Synonyms: slaughter, massacre, butcher; hang, electrocute, behead, guillotine, strangle, garrote; assassinate.
- killadar — a fort commander or governor
- killcrop — a baby that is always hungry, thought to be a fairy changeling
- killdeer — an American plover, Charadrius vociferus, having two black bands around the upper breast.
- killfile — (Internet) A kill file.
- killings — Plural form of killing.
- killjoys — Plural form of killjoy.
- killogie — a sheltered place in front of a kiln or fireplace
- kiln-dry — to dry in a kiln.
- kilobase — (in expressing the lengths of nucleic acid molecules) 1,000 bases.
- kilobaud — (unit) 1000 baud.
- kilobits — Plural form of kilobit.
- kilobyte — 1024 (2 10) bytes.
- kilogram — a unit of mass equal to 1000 grams: the basic unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI), equal to the mass of the international prototype of the kilogram, a platinum-iridium cylinder kept in Sèvres, France. Abbreviation: kg.
- kilogray — one thousand grays
- kilomole — one thousand moles
- kilopond — the force exerted by one kilogram in standard gravity
- kilotons — Plural form of kiloton.
- kilovolt — a unit of electromotive force, equal to 1000 volts. Abbreviation: kV, kv.
- kilowatt — a unit of power, equal to 1000 watts. Abbreviation: kW, kw.
- kimberly — a city in E Cape of Good Hope province, in the central Republic of South Africa: diamond mines.
- kinabalu — a mountain in N Sabah, in Malaysia: highest peak on the island of Borneo. 13,455 feet (4101 meters).
- kindless — lacking kindness; unkind; unsympathetic.
- kindlier — Comparative form of kindly.
- kindlily — in a kindly manner
- kindling — a litter of kittens, rabbits, etc.
- kinfolks — Plural form of kinfolk.
- kingbolt — a vertical bolt connecting the body of a vehicle with the fore axle, the body of a railroad car with a truck, etc.
- kingklip — The common name of a popular South African eating fish; Genypterus capensis .
- kinglake — Alexander William, 1809–91, English historian.
- kingless — Without a king.
- kinglets — Plural form of kinglet.
- kinglier — Comparative form of kingly.
- kinglike — a male sovereign or monarch; a man who holds by life tenure, and usually by hereditary right, the chief authority over a country and people.
- kingling — a minor king
- kingsley — Charles, 1819–75, English clergyman, novelist, and poet.
- kinsella — W(illiam) P(atrick) born 1935, U.S. novelist and short-story writer, born in Canada.
- kinsfolk — Alternative spelling of kinfolk.
- kirkland — Jack, 1901–69, U.S. writer and playwright.
- kirklees — a unitary authority in N England, in West Yorkshire. Pop: 391 400 (2003 est). Area: 410 sq km (158 sq miles)
- kirkwall — a town on Pomona island, NE of Scotland in the Orkney Islands: administrative center of the Orkney Islands.
- kissable — inviting kissing through being lovable or physically attractive.
- kissably — in a kissable way
- kitelike — Resembling a kite (toy carried on the wind) or some aspect of one.
- kithless — (obsolete) Not knowing anyone; having no acquaintances or family.
- kittling — Present participle of kittle.
- kiyoodle — a worthless dog; mongrel.
- klaipeda — a seaport in NW Lithuania, on the Baltic.
- klansman — a member of the Ku Klux Klan.