6-letter words containing k, r
- knower — to perceive or understand as fact or truth; to apprehend clearly and with certainty: I know the situation fully.
- knurls — Plural form of knurl.
- knurly — having knurls or knots; gnarled.
- kocher — Emil Theodor [ey-meel tey-oh-dohr] /ˈeɪ mil ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr/ (Show IPA), 1841–1917, Swiss physiologist, pathologist, and surgeon: Nobel Prize 1909.
- kohler — Wolfgang [vawlf-gahng] /ˈvɔlf gɑŋ/ (Show IPA), 1887–1967, German psychologist.
- kokiri — a rough-skinned New Zealand triggerfish, Parika scaber, known also as leatherjacket
- kokura — a seaport on N Kyushu, in S Japan: formed in 1963 by the merger of five cities (Kokura, Moji, Tobata, Wakamatsu, and Yawata)
- komura — Marquis Jutaro [joo-tah-raw] /ˈdʒu tɑˌrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1855–1911, Japanese statesman and diplomat.
- konrad — a male given name.
- kontra — Synonym of bugarija.
- korari — a native New Zealand flax plant, Phormium tenax
- korban — a sacrifice or offering made to God, especially among the ancient Hebrews in fulfillment of a vow.
- korbut — Olga, born 1955, Russian gymnast.
- korean — of or relating to Korea, its inhabitants, or their language.
- korero — a talk or discussion; meeting
- korlan — Nephelium hypoleucum, a tropical tree of the Sapindaceae family.
- kormas — Plural form of korma.
- korona — Also, krone. a former silver coin and monetary unit of Austria, equal to 100 hellers: discontinued after 1923.
- koruna — an aluminum bronze coin and monetary unit of the Czech Republic, equal to 100 halers. Abbreviation: Kčs.
- koryak — a member of a Paleo-Asiatic people of northeastern Siberia.
- kosher — Judaism. fit or allowed to be eaten or used, according to the dietary or ceremonial laws: kosher meat; kosher dishes; a kosher tallith. adhering to the laws governing such fitness: a kosher restaurant.
- kosrae — an island in the W Pacific: part of the Federated States of Micronesia. 42 sq. mi. (109 sq. km).
- kotare — a small greenish-blue kingfisher, Halcyon sanctus, found in New Zealand, Australia, and some Pacific islands to the north
- kouroi — a sculptured representation of a young man, especially one produced prior to the 5th century b.c.
- kouros — a sculptured representation of a young man, especially one produced prior to the 5th century b.c.
- kourou — a town in N central French Guiana; site of the European Space Agency's launch and research base. Pop: 19 107 (1999)
- kovrov — a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, ENE of Moscow.
- kraals — Plural form of kraal.
- kraits — Plural form of krait.
- krakau — Cracow.
- kraken — a legendary sea monster causing large whirlpools off the coast of Norway.
- krakow — Cracow.
- kramer — John Albert (Jack) 1921–2009, U.S. tennis player and promoter.
- krantz — (in South Africa) An encircling or overhanging wall of rock.
- krasny — Russian name of Kyzyl.
- krater — a mixing bowl characterized by a wide mouth and body with two handles projecting vertically from the juncture of the neck and body, used to mix wine and water.
- krauss — Clemens [kley-mens] /ˈkleɪ mɛns/ (Show IPA), 1893–1954, Austrian conductor and pianist.
- kremer — Gidon. born 1947, Latvian violinist, now based in the US
- krenek — Ernst [ernst] /ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1900–1991, U.S. composer, born in Austria.
- kretek — a cigarette made of Indonesian tobacco and cloves.
- krewes — Plural form of krewe.
- krises — Plural form of kris.
- kroner — a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Denmark, equal to 100 öre. Abbreviation: Kr., kr.
- kronor — Plural form of krona.
- kronos — Cronus.
- kroons — Plural form of kroon.
- kruger — Stephanus Johannes Paulus [ste-fah-nœs yoh-hah-nuh s poh-lœs] /stɛˈfɑ nœs yoʊˈhɑ nəs ˈpoʊ lœs/ (Show IPA), ("Oom Paul") 1825–1904, South African statesman: president of the Transvaal 1883–1900.
- krutch — Joseph Wood, 1893–1970, U.S. critic, biographer, naturalist, and teacher.
- kudrun — the heroine of the Middle High German epic of the 13th century.
- kuiper — Gerard Peter, 1905–73, U.S. astronomer, born in the Netherlands.