9-letter words containing k, o, w
- jackwagon — (US, slang, derogatory) An objectionable person; a jerk; a jackass.
- kahoolawe — an island in central Hawaii, S of Maui: uninhabited. 45 sq. mi. (117 sq. km).
- keep down — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- keyworker — The keyworker for a particular group of clients or patients is the person who works with them most closely and has most responsibility for them.
- kick down — vehicle: lower gear
- kilowatts — Plural form of kilowatt.
- kingstown — an island state in the S Windward Islands, in the SE West Indies comprising St. Vincent island and the N Grenadines: gained independence 1979. 150 sq. mi. (389 sq. km). Capital: Kingstown.
- kingswood — a city in South Gloucestershire, SW England.
- kinswoman — a female relative.
- kinswomen — Plural form of kinswoman.
- kiungchow — Qiongzhou.
- knockdown — capable of knocking something down; overwhelming; irresistible: a knockdown blow.
- knotweeds — Plural form of knotweed.
- know best — to be the best guide, authority, etc.
- know-hows — knowledge of how to do something; faculty or skill for a particular activity; expertise: Designing a computer requires a lot of know-how.
- knowingly — affecting, implying, or deliberately revealing shrewd knowledge of secret or private information: a knowing glance.
- knowledge — acquaintance with facts, truths, or principles, as from study or investigation; general erudition: knowledge of many things.
- kollywood — the Tamil-language film industry, based at Kodambakkam in S India
- kowabunga — Alternative form of cowabunga.
- kowtowing — Present participle of kowtow.
- krakowiak — a lively Polish folk dance in duple meter with syncopated accents.
- kuskokwim — a river in SW Alaska, flowing SW to the Bering Sea. About 724 miles (1170 km) long.
- kwangchow — Older Spelling. Canton.
- landowska — Wanda [won-duh;; Polish vahn-dah] /ˈwɒn də;; Polish ˈvɑn dɑ/ (Show IPA), 1879–1959, Polish harpsichordist, in the U.S. after 1940.
- leadworks — a factory that makes things out of lead
- lock away — put in prison
- lock down — a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- lockdowns — Plural form of lockdown.
- look down — the appearance of paper when inspected under reflected light.
- look-down — the appearance of paper when inspected under reflected light.
- lookdowns — Plural form of lookdown.
- make-work — work, usually of little importance, created to keep a person from being idle or unemployed.
- mark down — a visible impression or trace on something, as a line, cut, dent, stain, or bruise: a small mark on his arm.
- mark-down — a visible impression or trace on something, as a line, cut, dent, stain, or bruise: a small mark on his arm.
- markdowns — Plural form of markdown.
- markowitz — Harry M, born 1927, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1990.
- marrowsky — spoonerism
- mathworks — The MathWorks, Inc.
- meatworks — (Australia, New Zealand) A slaughterhouse or meat processing plant.
- metalwork — objects made of metal.
- milkwoman — A woman who delivers milk to households and sometimes businesses early in the morning.
- milkwomen — Plural form of milkwoman.
- milkworts — Plural form of milkwort.
- minkowski — Hermann [hur-muh n;; German her-mahn] /ˈhɜr mən;; German ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1864–1909, German mathematician.
- mollyhawk — the juvenile of the southern black-backed gull, Larus dominicanus
- mollymawk — any of various oceanic birds, as the fulmar or albatross.
- moon walk — a walk on the moon
- moonwalks — Plural form of moonwalk.
- muckworms — Plural form of muckworm.
- neckdowns — Plural form of neckdown.