5-letter words containing k, r
- gorki — Also, Gorky. Maxim [mak-sim;; Russian muh-ksyeem] /ˈmæk sɪm;; Russian mʌˈksyim/ (Show IPA), (Aleksey Maksimovich Pyeshkov) 1868–1936, Russian novelist, short-story writer, and dramatist.
- gorky — (informal) Awkward or strange.
- greek — of or relating to Greece, the Greeks, or their language.
- grick — /grik/ (WPI, first used by Tim Haven to describe "grick trigonometry", a shortcut method of determing attack angles in grid-based games like Star Trek) Any integral increment of measurement. E.g. "Please turn the stereo up a few gricks".
- grike — (chiefly, British) A deep cleft formed in limestone surfaces due to water erosion; providing a unique habitat for plants.
- groks — to understand thoroughly and intuitively.
- gronk — /gronk/ Popularised by Johnny Hart's comic strip "B.C." but the word apparently predates that. 1. To clear the state of a wedged device and restart it. More severe than "to frob" (sense 2). 2. [TMRC] To cut, sever, smash, or similarly disable. 3. The sound made by many 3.5-inch diskette drives. In particular, the microfloppies on a Commodore Amiga go "grink, gronk".
- harks — to listen attentively; hearken.
- hiker — to walk or march a great distance, especially through rural areas, for pleasure, exercise, military training, or the like.
- hoker — (obsolete) scorn; derision; abusive talk.
- hurok — Sol(omon) 1888–1974, U.S. impresario, born in Russia.
- icker — the fruit-bearing spike of any cereal plant, especially an ear of corn.
- inker — A person or device that applies ink.
- iraki — a native of Iraq.
- irked — to irritate, annoy, or exasperate: It irked him to wait in line.
- iroko — A hardwood obtained from several African trees of the genus Chlorophora.
- iskur — a river in W Bulgaria, flowing N and NE to the Danube River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- jerks — Plural form of jerk.
- jerky — characterized by jerks or sudden starts; spasmodic.
- joker — a person who jokes.
- k&r c — (language) (C Classic) The C programming language as defined in the first edition of K&R, with some small additions. The name "C Classic", a play on "Coke Classic", came into use while ANSI C was being standardised by the ANSI X3J11 committee. See also classic.
- kabir — fl. late 15th century, Hindu religious reformer.
- kadar — János [yah-nawsh] /ˈyɑ nɔʃ/ (Show IPA), 1912–89, Hungarian political leader: general secretary of the Communist Party 1956–88.
- kafir — Also called Nuristani. a member of an Indo-European people of Nuristan.
- kafre — (Chephren) flourished late 26th century b.c, Egyptian king of the fourth dynasty (son of Cheops): builder of second pyramid at El Giza.
- kajar — a dynasty that ruled Persia 1794–1925.
- karaj — a city in N Iran, near Tehran.
- karan — Donna. born 1948, US fashion designer; creator of the DKNY clothing label
- karas — Plural form of kara.
- karat — a unit for measuring the fineness of gold, pure gold being 24 karats fine. Abbreviation: k., kt.
- karel — Language featured in Karel the Robot: A Gentle Introduction to Computer Programming, Richard E. Pattis, Wiley 1981.
- karen — a group of people of eastern and southern Burma (Myanmar).
- karez — (in parts of central southern Asia) a qanat.
- karla — a female given name, form of Caroline.
- karma — Hinduism, Buddhism. action, seen as bringing upon oneself inevitable results, good or bad, either in this life or in a reincarnation: in Hinduism one of the means of reaching Brahman. Compare bhakti (def 1), jnana.
- karol — a female given name.
- karoo — a vast plateau in the Republic of South Africa, in Cape of Good Hope province. 100,000 sq. mi. (260,000 sq. km); 3000–4000 feet (900–1200 meters) above sea level.
- karri — an Australian gum tree, Eucalyptus diversicolor.
- karsh — Yousuf [yoh-suh f,, yoo-] /ˈyoʊ səf,, ˈyu-/ (Show IPA), 1908–2002, Armenian-Canadian photographer, born in Turkey.
- karst — an area of limestone terrane characterized by sinks, ravines, and underground streams.
- karts — Plural form of kart.
- karun — a river in SW Iran, flowing SW to the Shatt-al-Arab. About 515 miles (830 km) long.
- karyn — a female given name.
- kasra — In Arabic script, the vowel point for
- katar — an independent emirate on the Persian Gulf; under British protection until 1971. 8500 sq. mi. (22,000 sq. km). Capital: Doha.
- kauri — Also, kauri pine. a tall, coniferous tree, Agathis australis, of New Zealand, yielding a valuable timber and a resin.
- kauru — the edible stem of the cabbage tree
- kaury — kauri.
- kedar — the second son of Ishmael. Gen. 25:13.
- kefir — A sour-tasting drink make from cow’s milk fermented with certain bacteria.