8-letter words containing k, u, a, l
- liakoura — modern name of Parnassus (def 1).
- lubyanka — a prison and secret-police headquarters in central Moscow.
- lukewarm — moderately warm; tepid.
- lunkhead — a dull or stupid person; blockhead.
- makhlouf — Saint Sharbel [shahr-buh l] /ˈʃɑr bəl/ (Show IPA), 1828–98, Lebanese monk: canonized 1977.
- mameluke — a member of a military class, originally composed of slaves, that seized control of the Egyptian sultanate in 1250, ruled until 1517, and remained powerful until massacred or dispersed by Mehemet Ali in 1811.
- muckland — fertile farmland characterized by soil (muck soil) that contains a high percentage (between 20 percent and 50 percent) of organic matter.
- mudlarks — Plural form of mudlark.
- nicklaus — Jack (William) born 1940, U.S. golfer.
- outflank — to go or extend beyond the flank of (an opposing military unit); turn the flank of.
- packmule — a mule used to carry goods
- pluck at — If you pluck at something, you take it between your fingers and pull it sharply but gently.
- plumcake — a cake with raisins in it
- prankful — full of pranks or mischief, tending to play pranks
- pullback — the act of pulling back, especially a retreat or a strategic withdrawal of troops; pullout.
- quakerly — like a Quaker.
- quaylike — resembling a quay
- raurkela — a city in Odisha state, in E India.
- skullcap — a small, brimless close-fitting cap, often made of silk or velvet, worn on the crown of the head, as for religious functions.
- slack up — to go more slowly
- souvlaki — a dish similar to shish kebab made with lamb.
- talk out — to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking: to talk about poetry.
- talukdar — a person in charge of a taluk
- thankful — feeling or expressing gratitude; appreciative.
- unalaska — an island off the coast of SW Alaska, one of the Aleutian Islands. About 75 miles (120 km) long.
- unslaked — to allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc.) by satisfying.
- untackle — to free from tackle or trappings; unfasten
- unwalked — to advance or travel on foot at a moderate speed or pace; proceed by steps; move by advancing the feet alternately so that there is always one foot on the ground in bipedal locomotion and two or more feet on the ground in quadrupedal locomotion.
- walk out — an act or instance of walking or going on foot.
- walk-out — an act or instance of walking or going on foot.
- walkouts — Plural form of walkout.
- walkthru — (US) alternative spelling of walkthrough.
- waulking — Present participle of waulk.
- wrackful — ruinous.
- wreakful — (obsolete) Vengeful; angry, furious.
- yarmulka — Alternative spelling of yarmulke.
- yarmulke — a skullcap worn, especially during prayer and religious study, by Jewish males, especially those adhering to Orthodox or Conservative tradition.