8-letter words containing k, r, i, t
- kurtosis — the state or quality of flatness or peakedness of the curve describing a frequency distribution in the region about its mode.
- link rot — (web) The process by which links on a web page became unusable as the pages they point to change location or are removed.
- lorikeet — any of various small lories.
- milkwort — any plant or shrub of the genus Polygala, formerly supposed to increase the secretion of milk.
- mintmark — a letter or other symbol on a coin that identifies the mint at which it was struck.
- mirkiest — Superlative form of mirky.
- mistaker — One who mistakes.
- mistrack — To track incorrectly.
- murkiest — Superlative form of murky.
- oistrakh — David [dey-vid] /ˈdeɪ vɪd/ (Show IPA), 1908–74, Russian violinist.
- outdrink — To drink more than someone else.
- outskirt — Often, outskirts. the outlying district or region, as of a city, metropolitan area, or the like: to live on the outskirts of town; a sparsely populated outskirt.
- outtrick — to outdo in trickery
- parakite — a series of linked kites used to attain higher altitudes
- pinkroot — the root of any of various plants belonging to the genus Spigelia, of the logania family, especially that of S. marilandica of the U.S., that is used as a vermifuge.
- pinkster — Whitsuntide.
- prakriti — (in Sankhya philosophy) primal matter or substance from which the physical and mental universe evolves under the influence of purusha.
- quiktran — Fortran-like, interactive with debugging facilities. Sammet 1969, p.226.
- rat fink — fink (defs 3, 4).
- red kite — a large, rare, bird of prey, Milvus milvus, of parts of Europe and Africa: family Accipitridae
- restrike — a coin freshly minted from dies of an earlier issue.
- returnik — a person returning or intending to return to his or her own country, esp the former Soviet Union
- rib-knit — (of a knitted garment or fabric) having a pattern of ribs: a rib-knit sweater.
- rink rat — a youth who spends a great deal of time at a hockey rink, helping with maintenance work, sweeping, etc., often without pay or in return for free admission to the rink.
- rootlike — a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- sanskrit — an Indo-European, Indic language, in use since c1200 b.c. as the religious and classical literary language of India. Abbreviation: Skt.
- satyrisk — a small satyr
- shitwork — bad work; tedious, badly-paid work
- sitkamer — a sitting room; lounge
- sitzmark — a sunken area in the snow marking a backward fall of a skier.
- skiatron — a cathode-ray tube used in radar
- skirting — the part of a gown, dress, slip, or coat that extends downward from the waist.
- skittery — skittish.
- skywrite — to engage in skywriting.
- starlike — of the shape of or like a star.
- stickler — a person who insists on something unyieldingly (usually followed by for): a stickler for ceremony.
- stinkard — a despicable person; stinker.
- stinkier — foul smelling; stinking.
- stricken — a past participle of strike.
- strickle — a straightedge used for sweeping off heaped-up grain to the level of the rim of a measure.
- striking — Military. describing a fighter-bomber aircraft designed to carry large payloads at high speeds and low altitudes and also to engage in air-to-air combat.
- stroking — an act or instance of stroking; a stroking movement.
- taker-in — licker-in.
- takoradi — the chief port of Ghana, in the southwest on the Gulf of Guinea: modern harbour opened in 1928. Pop (with Sekondi): 335 000 (2005 est)
- tamarisk — any Old World tropical plant of the genus Tamarix, especially T. gallica, an ornamental Mediterranean shrub or small tree having slender, feathery branches.
- tantrika — Also called Tantrist [tuhn-trist, tan-] /ˈtʌn trɪst, ˈtæn-/ (Show IPA). an adherent of Tantra.
- tarakihi — a common edible sea fish of New Zealand waters
- teriyaki — a dish of grilled slices of beef, chicken, or fish that have been marinated in soy sauce seasoned with sake, ginger, and sugar.
- the kirk — the Presbyterian Church of Scotland
- tickbird — any of various birds that feed on ticks, as an oxpecker.