13-letter words containing k, r, i, t
- jesuit's bark — cinchona (def 2).
- kapellmeister — a choirmaster.
- karaoke night — a social occasion when karaoke sessions are held for entertainment, often in a pub or bar
- kentish glory — a moth, Endromis versicolora, common in north and central Europe, having brown variegated front wings and, in the male, orange hindwings
- keratinocytes — Plural form of keratinocyte.
- keratomycosis — Fungal infection of the cornea.
- key signature — (in notation) the group of sharps or flats placed after the clef to indicate the tonality of the music following.
- kick upstairs — to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
- kidderminster — an ingrain carpet 36 inches (91 cm) wide.
- killer t cell — a killer cell that destroys target cells only when specifically activated by helper T cells.
- killer t-cell — a type of T-lymphocyte that is responsible for killing cells that are infected by a virus
- killing frost — the occurrence of temperatures cold enough to kill all but the hardiest vegetation, especially the last such occurrence in spring and the first in fall, events that limit the agricultural growing season.
- kilowatt-hour — a unit of energy, equivalent to the energy transferred or expended in one hour by one kilowatt of power; approximately 1.34 horsepower-hours. Abbreviation: kWh, K.W.H., kwhr.
- kindergartens — Plural form of kindergarten.
- kindergartner — a child who attends a kindergarten.
- kindheartedly — In a kindhearted manner.
- kinematograph — cinematograph.
- kinesitherapy — a movement-based therapy
- kirkcudbright — a historic county in SW Scotland.
- kitchen paper — also kitchen roll
- kitchen range — cooker with oven and hob
- kitchen-diner — a kitchen that has an area intended to be used for eating meals, usually because there is no dining room elsewhere
- knight errant — a wandering knight; a knight who traveled widely in search of adventures, to exhibit military skill, to engage in chivalric deeds, etc.
- knight-errant — a wandering knight; a knight who traveled widely in search of adventures, to exhibit military skill, to engage in chivalric deeds, etc.
- kristallnacht — a Nazi pogrom throughout Germany and Austria on the night of November 9–10, 1938, during which Jews were killed and their property destroyed.
- lake district — a mountainous region in NW England containing many lakes: tourist center.
- lake victoria — the ancient Roman goddess of victory, identified with the Greek goddess Nike.
- leptokurtosis — the state of being leptokurtic.
- leptokurtotic — (statistics) Leptokurtic.
- like a streak — at high speed; swiftly
- lipstick tree — annatto (def 1).
- losing streak — a succession of losses or defeats
- love-stricken — If you describe someone as love-stricken, you mean that they are so much in love that they are behaving in a strange and foolish way.
- market-driven — controlled and guided by commercial considerations
- marketability — readily salable.
- marketing mix — A company's marketing mix is the combination of marketing activities it uses in order to promote a particular product or service.
- marketisation — Alternative spelling of marketization.
- marketization — The exposure of an industry or service to market forces.
- meths drinker — a person who drinks methylated spirits
- microdiskette — Alternative spelling of micro-diskette.
- microplankton — plankton visible as individual organisms only with the aid of a microscope, which excludes most animal plankton.
- milk products — dairy produce, items made with milk
- miss the mark — to fail in achieving one's aim; be unsuccessful in one's attempt
- monkey tricks — mischievous behaviour or acts, such as practical jokes
- mortise block — a block having a shell cut from a single piece of wood.
- motherfucking — a mean, despicable, or vicious person.
- multitracking — the process of recording separate audio tracks for later mixing into a single audio track.
- national park — an area of scenic beauty, historical importance, or the like, owned and maintained by a national government for the use of the people.
- necktie party — a lynching or other execution by hanging.
- neturei karta — a small ultra-orthodox Jewish group living mainly in Jerusalem and New York who oppose the establishment of a Jewish state by temporal means