7-letter words containing k, r
- kerugma — the preaching of the gospel of Christ, especially in the manner of the early church.
- kerulen — a river in NE Mongolia, flowing S and E to Kulun Lake, in NE China: a headstream of the Amur River 785 miles (1263 km) long.
- kerygma — the preaching of the gospel of Christ, especially in the manner of the early church.
- kestral — Misspelling of kestrel.
- kestrel — a common small falcon, Falco tinnunculus, of northern parts of the Eastern Hemisphere, notable for hovering in the air with its head to the wind.
- keturah — the second wife of Abraham. Gen. 25:1.
- keycard — a plastic card, similar to a credit card, containing data on an embedded magnetized strip that can electronically unlock a door, activate a machine, etc.
- keyring — A ring, normally of metal or plastic, for holding keys together.
- keyword — a word that serves as a key, as to the meaning of another word, a sentence, passage, or the like.
- khaddar — a handloomed plain-weave cotton fabric produced in India.
- khanjar — a curved dagger of Islamic countries.
- kharkov — a city in NE Ukraine: former capital of Ukraine.
- kherson — a port in S Ukraine, on the Dnieper River, on the Black Sea.
- khirkah — a woollen or cotton outer garment worn by a dervish
- khorana — Har Gobind [hahr goh-bind] /hɑr ˈgoʊ bɪnd/ (Show IPA), 1922–2011, U.S. biochemist and researcher in genetics, born in India: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1968.
- kia ora — greetings! good luck!
- kickers — a person or thing that kicks.
- kiddier — a market trader
- kidporn — child pornography.
- kieffer — a large, brownish-red, hybrid variety of pear.
- kiepura — Jan (Wiktor) [yahn vik-tawr] /yɑn ˈvɪk tɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904?–66, Polish tenor.
- kieries — Plural form of kierie.
- kildare — a county in Leinster, in the E Republic of Ireland. 654 sq. mi. (1695 sq. km). County seat: Naas.
- kilgore — a city in NE Texas.
- killers — Plural form of killer.
- kilobar — a unit of pressure, equal to 1000 bars (14,500 pounds per square inch; equivalent to 100 megapascals). Abbreviation: kb.
- kilorad — one thousand rads
- kilvert — Francis. 1840–79, British clergyman and diarist. His diary (published 1938–40) gives a vivid account of life in the Welsh Marches in the 1870s
- kindler — to start (a fire); cause (a flame, blaze, etc.) to begin burning.
- kindred — a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk; kin.
- kinkier — full of kinks; closely twisted: a kinky wire.
- kinross — a historic county in E Scotland.
- kippers — Plural form of kipper.
- kirghiz — a member of a formerly nomadic people dwelling chiefly in Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan).
- kirimon — one of the two emblems of the imperial family of Japan, composed of paulownia leaves and flowers
- kirkman — a member or follower of the Kirk.
- kirkton — a village or town with a parish church
- kirmess — (in the Low Countries) a local, annual outdoor fair or festival.
- kirpans — Plural form of kirpan.
- kirsten — a female given name, Scandinavian form of Christine.
- kirtans — Plural form of kirtan.
- kirtles — Plural form of kirtle.
- kirundi — Rundi (def 2).
- kissers — Plural form of kisser.
- kit car — a car that is supplied as a set of pieces ready to be assembled
- kithara — a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of an elaborate wooden soundbox having two arms connected by a yoke to which the upper ends of the strings are attached.
- kíthira — a Greek island in the Mediterranean, S of Peloponnesus: site of former ancient temple of Aphrodite. 108 sq. mi. (280 sq. km).
- kittler — Comparative form of kittle.
- klavern — a local branch of the Ku Klux Klan.
- klavier — any musical instrument having a keyboard, especially a stringed keyboard instrument, as a harpsichord, clavichord, or piano.