9-letter words containing k, r
- kissagram — Alternative form of kissogram.
- kissinger — Henry A(lfred) born 1923, U.S. statesman, born in Germany: secretary of state 1973–77; Nobel Peace Prize 1973.
- kissogram — A novelty greeting or message delivered by a man or woman who accompanies it with a kiss, arranged as a humorous surprise for the recipient.
- kitchener — Horatio Herbert (1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum and of Broome) 1850–1916, English field marshal and statesman.
- kiteboard — A specialized light weight wakeboard used for kiteboarding.
- kitesurfs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kitesurf.
- kittredge — George Lyman, 1860–1941, U.S. literary scholar, philologist, and educator.
- kiwifruit — Alternative spelling of kiwi fruit.
- klemperer — Otto, 1885–1973, German orchestra conductor.
- kleopatra — Cleopatra (def 2).
- klondiker — an East European factory ship
- klystrons — Plural form of klystron.
- knackered — exhausted; very tired: He is really knackered after work.
- knee drop — a wrestling attack in which a wrestler lifts his or her opponent and drops him or her onto his or her bent knee
- knee-jerk — of or relating to a knee-jerk.
- kneeboard — a short board for surfing or water-skiing in a kneeling position.
- knickered — wearing knickers.
- kniferest — something upon which to rest a knife when it is not being used.
- knobkerry — A wooden stick like a club, used in southern Africa.
- knockover — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- knotgrass — A common Eurasian plant of the dock family, with jointed creeping stems and small pink flowers. It is a serious weed in some areas.
- knucklers — Plural form of knuckler.
- knurl toe — French foot (def 1).
- kol nidre — a liturgical prayer for recitation at the beginning of the service on the eve of Yom Kippur asking that all unfulfilled vows to God be nullified and all transgressions forgiven.
- kolozsvar — Hungarian name of Cluj-Napoca.
- komintern — Third International.
- konimeter — an instrument for measuring the amount of dust in the air.
- koorajong — kurrajong.
- korat cat — rare blue-grey breed of cat
- kórinthos — an ancient city in Greece, on the Isthmus of Corinth: one of the wealthiest and most powerful of the ancient Greek cities.
- korzybski — Alfred (Habdank Skarbek) [hab-dangk skahr-bek;; Polish hahp-dahngk skahr-bek] /ˈhæb dæŋk ˈskɑr bɛk;; Polish ˈhɑp dɑŋk ˈskɑr bɛk/ (Show IPA), 1879–1950, U.S. writer on general semantics, born in Poland.
- koshering — Present participle of kosher.
- kraepelin — Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1856–1926, German psychiatrist.
- krakowiak — a lively Polish folk dance in duple meter with syncopated accents.
- krasnodar — a territory of the Russian Federation in SE Europe. 34,200 sq. mi. (88,578 sq. km).
- kraurosis — atrophy and shrinkage of the skin, especially of the vulva.
- krautrock — (music) A genre of German experimental rock music from the 1970s.
- krav maga — a form of exercise based on unarmed combat movements developed by the Israeli armed forces
- kreutzers — Plural form of kreutzer.
- kreymborg — Alfred, 1883–1966, U.S. poet, playwright, and critic.
- kriemhild — the wife of Siegfried and the sister of Gunther.
- kritarchy — Rule by judges.
- kronecker — Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; German ley-oh-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; German ˈleɪ oʊˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1823–91, German mathematician.
- kronstadt — a naval base in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, on an island in the Gulf of Finland: fortress founded 1710.
- kropotkin — Prince Pëter Alekseevich [pyawtr uh-lyi-ksyey-yi-vyich] /ˈpyɔtr ʌ lyɪˈksyeɪ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1842–1921, Russian geographer, author, and anarchist.
- krumhorns — Plural form of krumhorn.
- krummholz — a forest of stunted trees near the timber line on a mountain.
- krummhorn — A medieval wind instrument with an enclosed double reed and an upward-curving end, producing an even, nasal sound.
- krupskaya — Nadezhda Konstantinovna [nuh-dye-zhduh kuh n-stuhn-tyee-nuh v-nuh] /nʌˈdyɛ ʒdə kən stʌnˈtyi nəv nə/ (Show IPA), 1869–1939, Russian social worker and wife of V.I. Lenin.
- kshatriya — a member of the Hindu royal and warrior class above the Vaisyas and below the Brahmans.