9-letter words containing k, r, t
- east york — city in SE Ontario, Canada: part of metropolitan Toronto: pop. 108,000
- entertake — (transitive, obsolete) To entertain; to receive.
- ethertalk — (networking) An Apple Computer network standard used to extend an AppleTalk network across an Ethernet network. Compare LocalTalk.
- eukaryote — An organism consisting of a cell or cells in which the genetic material is DNA in the form of chromosomes contained within a distinct nucleus. Eukaryotes include all living organisms other than the eubacteria and archaebacteria.
- firestick — A poker used to arrange coals etc in a fire.
- firetruck — (US) A vehicle equipped with fire fighting apparatus.
- flaptrack — (in an aircraft wing) a track along which the wing flap runs when it is being deployed
- flystrike — myiasis.
- folkright — a law or right of the people as opposed to that of the privileged classes.
- footbrake — a brake operated by applying pressure to a foot pedal
- footmarks — Plural form of footmark.
- foreskirt — the front skirt of an article of clothing (as opposed to the train)
- forestick — the front log in a wood fire, as in a fireplace.
- forestock — (firearms) forearm; handguard.
- forethink — to have prescience of
- foretoken — a sign of a future event; omen; forewarning.
- forjaskit — exhausted
- forklifts — Plural form of forklift.
- forsaketh — Archaic third-person singular form of forsake.
- fort knox — (William) Frank(lin) 1874–1944, U.S. publisher and government official.
- fort peck — a dam on the Missouri River in NE Montana.
- fort polk — a military reservation and U.S. Army training center in W central Louisiana, SW of Alexandria.
- frankfort — a state in the E central United States. 40,395 sq. mi. (104,625 sq. km). Capital: Frankfort. Abbreviation: KY (for use with zip code), Ken., Ky.
- frankfurt — a small, cooked and smoked sausage of beef or beef and pork, with or without casing; hot dog; wiener.
- freak out — any abnormal phenomenon or product or unusual object; anomaly; aberration.
- freak-out — an act or instance of freaking out.
- freakiest — Superlative form of freaky.
- frostwork — the delicate tracery formed by frost, especially on glass.
- fruitcake — a rich cake containing dried or candied fruit, nuts, etc.
- gearstick — The lever used to change gear in a vehicle.
- gobstruck — (slang, chiefly, UK) gobsmacked; astonished; astounded.
- graustark — a novel (1901) by George Barr McCutcheon about the romantic and melodramatic adventures of military and courtly figures in the fictional kingdom of Graustark.
- great auk — a large, flightless auk, Pinguinus impennis, of rocky islands off North Atlantic coasts: extinct since 1844.
- grubstake — provisions, gear, etc., furnished to a prospector on condition of participating in the profits of any discoveries.
- grunitsky — Nicolas, 1913–69, African statesman: president of the Republic of Togo 1963–67.
- gruntwork — Alternative spelling of grunt work.
- halftrack — an army truck, armored vehicle, etc. with tractor treads in the rear, but with a pair of wheels in front
- hamtramck — a city in SE Michigan, completely surrounded by the city of Detroit.
- hard tack — a hard, saltless biscuit, formerly much used aboard ships and for army rations.
- hard tick — any tick of the family Ixodidae, characterized by a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head.
- hat trick — Cricket. the knocking off by one bowler of three wickets with three successive pitches: so called because formerly such a bowler was rewarded with a hat.
- hat-trick — Cricket. the knocking off by one bowler of three wickets with three successive pitches: so called because formerly such a bowler was rewarded with a hat.
- haymarket — a famous London market 1644–1830.
- heartikin — a term of endearment: 'little heart'
- heartsick — extremely depressed or unhappy.
- heartsink — a patient who repeatedly visits his or her doctor's surgery, often with multiple or non-specific symptoms, and whose complaints are impossible to treat
- hektogram — a unit of mass or weight equal to 100 grams, equivalent to 3.527 ounces avoirdupois. Abbreviation: hg.
- hiratsuka — a city in central Honshu, Japan, near Yokohama.
- horiatiki — a traditional Greek salad consisting of tomatoes, cucumber, onion, olives, and feta cheese
- hucksters — Plural form of huckster.