9-letter words containing k, p
- peekskill — a city in SE New York, on the Hudson.
- pekingese — one of a Chinese breed of small dogs having a long, silky coat.
- periaktos — an ancient device used for changing theatre scenery, usually consisting of a revolving triangular prism with different scenes painted on each face; the device was heavily used in the Renaissance
- perikarya — parts of nerve cells that contain the nuclei
- perkiness — jaunty; cheerful; brisk; pert.
- permalink — a permanent URL that links to a specific web page, typically a single blog entry or news article.
- perovskia — a member of the Perovskia genus of aromatic plant native to central Asia, esp Russian sage, Perovskia atriplicifolia
- perp walk — an arranged public appearance of a recently arrested criminal for the benefit of the media
- phenakism — a form of deceit or craftiness
- phenakite — a very hard, glassy, rhombohedral mineral, Be2SiO4, of various colors, sometimes used as a gem; beryllium silicate
- phil katz — (person) The founder of PKWARE, Inc..
- photodisk — a disk for use in a computer that contains photographs or can have photographs stored on it in a digitally coded manner
- photomask — an opaque image on a transparent plate that is used to filter light so the image can be transferred, used in photolithography applications
- phreaking — phone phreak.
- phylakopi — an archaeological site on the Greek island of Melos, in the Cyclades group: excavations have revealed the remains of three successive ancient cities erected on a primitive Cycladic settlement.
- physicked — a medicine that purges; cathartic; laxative.
- pick over — to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
- pickaback — piggyback
- pickaroon — to act or operate as a pirate or brigand.
- pickeerer — somebody who pickeers
- pickering — Edward Charles, 1846–1919, and his brother, William Henry, 1858–1938, U.S. astronomers.
- picketing — a post, stake, pale, or peg that is used in a fence or barrier, to fasten down a tent, etc.
- pickiness — extremely fussy or finicky, usually over trifles.
- pickproof — (of a lock) designed so that it cannot be picked.
- pickthank — a person who seeks favor by flattery or gossip; sycophant.
- picnicker — an excursion or outing in which the participants carry food with them and share a meal in the open air.
- piecework — work done and paid for by the piece.
- piggyback — on the back or shoulders: The little girl rode piggyback on her father.
- pike pole — (in lumbering) a long pole with a metal point and a fixed hook, for catching and guiding logs.
- pikeperch — any of several pikelike fishes of the perch family, especially the walleye, Stizostedion vitreum.
- pikestaff — the shaft of an infantry pike.
- pillicock — a penis
- pilsudski — Józef [yoo-zef] /ˈyu zɛf/ (Show IPA), 1867–1935, Polish marshal and statesman: president 1918–22; premier 1926–28, 1930.
- pinchback — Pinckney Benton Stewart, 1837–1921, U.S. politician.
- pinchbeck — an alloy of copper and zinc, used in imitation of gold.
- pinchcock — a clamp for compressing a flexible pipe, as a rubber tube, in order to regulate or stop the flow of a fluid.
- pine-like — similar to or resembling pine
- pinhooker — someone who trades in young racehorses for profit
- pink coat — the coat, usually scarlet, of the hunt uniform worn by the staff and by male members of the hunt.
- pink lady — a cocktail made with gin, grenadine, and the white of eggs, shaken and strained before serving.
- pink root — a disease of onions and other plants, characterized by pink, withered roots, caused by a fungus, Pyrenochaeta terrestris.
- pink slip — termination of employment
- pink-slip — to dismiss from a job: He will be pink-slipped next month.
- pinkerton — Allan, 1819–84, U.S. detective, born in Scotland.
- pinkiness — a pinky quality or colouring
- pinky bar — a chocolate-covered marshmallow bar
- pipe rack — a steel framed structure that pipes (used to drill for oil, etc) are stacked on for storage
- pipe-rack — offering services or goods at low cost because of avoidance of expensive interior decoration, as by displaying clothing for sale on plain pipe racks.
- pipsqueak — a contemptibly small or unimportant person; a twerp.
- piss-take — A piss-take is an act of making fun of someone or something.