11-letter words containing k, n, u
- hunchbacked — humpbacked.
- hunker down — to squat on one's heels (often followed by down).
- husbandlike — resembling a husband
- husking bee — a gathering of farm families or friends to husk corn, usually as part of a celebration or party.
- ibn khaldun — Abd-al-Rahman [ahb-dahl-rah-mahn] /ɑb dɑlˈrɑ mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1332–1406, Arab historian and philosopher.
- ibn-khaldun — 1332–1406, Arab historian and philosopher. His Kitab al-`ibar (Book of Examples) is a history of Islam
- inky smudge — a judge
- interleukin — Any of a class of glycoproteins produced by leukocytes for regulating immune responses.
- isokeraunic — isoceraunic.
- jack around — to spend time in useless activity
- jackpudding — An amusing person who acts foolishly in order to entertain people.
- jerk around — If you say that someone is jerking you around, you mean that they are not being honest with you about something.
- joukahainen — a Lapp magician who tried to kill Väinämöinen.
- journeywork — the work of a journeyman.
- jungle cock — the male of the jungle fowl.
- junk dealer — a person who buys and sells discarded or secondhand objects
- junk mailer — an organization that sends junk mail in bulk, especially to solicit business or charitable contributions.
- junk market — the market for junk bonds
- k'ung ch'iu — (K'ung Ch'iu) 551? b.c.–478? b.c, Chinese philosopher and teacher.
- kamelaukion — a tall, black, brimless, flat-topped hat, worn by the clergy of the Eastern Church.
- kanchipuram — a city in SE India, in Tamil Nadu: a sacred Hindu town known as "the Benares of the South"; textile industries. Pop: 152 984 (2001)
- kanga pirau — fermented corn used as food
- kapuskasing — a town in central Ontario, in S Canada.
- kauri resin — a hard resin obtained from the bark of the kauri or found, sometimes in masses of as much as 100 pounds (45 kg), in the soil where the tree has grown: used chiefly in making varnish.
- keelhauling — Present participle of keelhaul.
- kennel club — an association of dog breeders, usually concerned only with certain breeds of dogs.
- keratoconus — a degenerative condition characterized by conical protrusion of the cornea and irregular astigmatism.
- kernel smut — a disease of sorghum and other grasses in which the grains are replaced by the black spores of a smut fungus, especially of the genera Tilletia and Ustilago.
- kernicterus — (medicine) Damage to the brain centres of infants caused by increased levels of unconjugated-indirect bilirubin which is free (not bound to albumin).
- kibbutzniks — Plural form of kibbutznik.
- kick around — to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
- kim il sung — 1912–94, North Korean political leader: premier 1948–72; president 1972–94.
- kim il-sung — 1912–94, North Korean statesman and marshal; prime minister (1948–72) and president (1972–94) of North Korea
- kim jong-un — born 1984, Korean politician; supreme leader of North Korea from 2011: son of Kim Jong-il
- king's blue — cobalt blue.
- kissing bug — Informal. a person much given to kissing. an irresistible desire to kiss or be kissed.
- kitesurfing — The sport or pastime of riding on a modified surfboard while holding on to a specially designed kite, using the wind for propulsion.
- klausenburg — German name of Cluj-Napoca.
- kleinhuisie — an outside lavatory
- knackwursts — Plural form of knackwurst.
- knee-sprung — (of a horse, mule, etc.) having a forward bowing of the knee caused by shortening of the flexor tendons.
- knock about — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- knock rummy — a variety of rummy for two to six players, in which a player can end a game by laying down a hand with any number of points in cards not included in sets.
- knockabouts — Plural form of knockabout.
- knocked out — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- knockwursts — Plural form of knockwurst.
- knuckleball — a slow pitch that moves erratically toward home plate, usually delivered by holding the ball between the thumb and the knuckles of the first joints of the first two or three fingers.
- knucklebone — (in humans) any of the bones forming a knuckle of a finger.
- knucklehead — a stupid, bumbling, inept person.
- kongur shan — a mountain in China, in W Xinjiang: the highest peak in the Pamirs. Height: 7719 m (25 325 ft)