12-letter words containing k, r, i, t
- hiking trail — a specially designated route for hikers to use
- hit the mark — to achieve one's aim; be successful in one's attempt
- hobble skirt — a woman's skirt that is very narrow at the bottom, causing the wearer to walk with short, mincing steps.
- hucksterings — Plural form of huckstering.
- hydrokinetic — pertaining to the motion of liquids.
- hyperkinetic — Pathology. an abnormal amount of uncontrolled muscular action; spasm.
- in the works — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
- inkhorn term — an obscure, affectedly or ostentatiously erudite borrowing from another language, especially Latin or Greek.
- inside track — the inner, or shorter, track of a racecourse.
- interkinesis — interphase.
- interlinking — Linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing.
- interlocking — to fit into each other, as parts of machinery, so that all action is synchronized.
- internetwork — two or more computer networks connected by routers, bridges, etc.: The Internet is the largest internetwork.
- interworking — to work or weave together; interweave.
- joking apart — seriously: said to recall a discussion to seriousness after there has been joking
- kakistocracy — government by the worst persons; a form of government in which the worst persons are in power.
- karyokinetic — Of or pertaining to karyokinesis.
- kashmir goat — one of a long-haired breed of goat raised in Tibet and the higher elevations of China, the Indian subcontinent, Afghanistan, and Turkey for its meat, milk, and cashmere wool.
- katamorphism — metamorphism at or near the earth's surface: breaks down complex minerals into simpler ones.
- kavir desert — Dasht-e-Kavir.
- keep it real — avoid affectation
- kentish fire — prolonged clapping by an audience, especially in unison, indicating impatience or disapproval.
- keratinocyte — An epidermal cell that produces keratin.
- keratohyalin — (biology) A protein structure found in granules in the stratum granulosum of the epidermis, which may be involved in keratinization, and in Hassall corpuscles in the thymus.
- keratotomies — Plural form of keratotomy.
- ketch-rigged — rigged in the manner of a ketch.
- ketoaciduria — (pathology) The presence of (excess) ketoacids in the urine.
- keyboardists — Plural form of keyboardist.
- khachaturian — Aram Ilich [ar-uh m il-yich;; Russian uh-rahm ee-lyeech] /ˈær əm ˈɪl yɪtʃ;; Russian ʌˈrɑm iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), 1903–78, Armenian composer.
- kick starter — a starter, as of a motorcycle, that operates by a downward kick on a pedal.
- kind hearted — having or showing sympathy or kindness: a kindhearted woman.
- kind-hearted — having or showing sympathy or kindness: a kindhearted woman.
- kindergarten — a school or class for young children between the ages of four and six years.
- kinesiatrics — the treatment of disease by the use of gymnastics or muscle exercises
- kinetography — a camera for taking pictures for a kinetoscope.
- king vulture — a large, black-and-white vulture, Sarcorhamphus papa, of Central and South America, having colorful wattles and wartlike protuberances on its head and neck.
- kintergarden — Misspelling of kindergarten.
- kitchenwares — Plural form of kitchenware.
- kiteboarding — A sport in which participants ride a form of wakeboard or surfboard harnessed to a large kite which is controlled by the rider.
- kittikachorn — Thanom [thah-nom] /θɑˈnɒm/ (Show IPA), 1911–2004, Thai army officer and statesman: premier 1963–73.
- kitty litter — litter (sense 4)
- kitty-corner — diagonal.
- kleptocratic — a government or state in which those in power exploit national resources and steal; rule by a thief or thieves.
- korea strait — a strait between Korea and Japan, connecting the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea. 120 miles (195 km) long.
- krafft-ebing — Richard [rich-erd;; German rikh-ahrt] /ˈrɪtʃ ərd;; German ˈrɪx ɑrt/ (Show IPA), Baron von, 1840–1902, German neurologist and author of works on sexual pathology.
- kristiansand — a seaport in S Norway.
- kristianstad — a town in S Sweden: founded in 1614 as a Danish fortress, it was finally acquired by Sweden in 1678. Pop: 75 590 (2004 est)
- kurchatovium — (chemistry) A rejected name for rutherfordium.
- lake ontario — a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
- lark bunting — a finch, Calamospiza melanocorys, of the western U.S., the male of which is black with a large, white patch on each wing.