9-letter words containing k, u, n
- krummhorn — A medieval wind instrument with an enclosed double reed and an upward-curving end, producing an even, nasal sound.
- kuangchou — Wade-Giles. Canton.
- kundalini — the vital force lying dormant within one until activated by the practice of yoga, which leads one toward spiritual power and eventual salvation.
- kuniyoshi — Yasuo [yah-soo-aw] /yɑˈsu ɔ/ (Show IPA), 1893–1953, U.S. painter, born in Japan.
- kunstlied — an art song, especially as distinguished from a folk song.
- kurdistan — a mountain and plateau region in SE Turkey, NW Iran, and N Iraq: inhabited largely by Kurds. 74,000 sq. mi. (191,660 sq. km).
- kurrajong — an Australian bottle tree, Brachychiton populneus, having showy yellowish-white, bell-shaped flowers, grown as an ornamental.
- kusimanse — (zoology) Several species of dwarf mongoose in genus Crossarchus.
- kwangtung — Older Spelling. Guangdong.
- lebkuchen — a hard, chewy or brittle Christmas cookie, usually flavored with honey and spices and containing nuts and citron.
- look upon — regard, consider: as
- luck into — the force that seems to operate for good or ill in a person's life, as in shaping circumstances, events, or opportunities: With my luck I'll probably get pneumonia.
- luckiness — having or marked by good luck; fortunate: That was my lucky day.
- luckpenny — a coin kept for luck
- lunchhook — Usually, lunchhooks. hands.
- lung book — book lung.
- lunkheads — Plural form of lunkhead.
- lurkingly — So as to lurk; in sinister concealment.
- making-up — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- manchukuo — a former country (1932–45) in E Asia, under Japanese control: included Manchuria and parts of Inner Mongolia; now a part of China.
- matanuska — a river in S Alaska flowing SW to Cook Inlet. 90 miles (145 km) long.
- mauna kea — a dormant volcano on the island of Hawaii. 13,784 feet (4201 meters).
- mks units — a metric system of units based on the metre, kilogram, and second as the units of length, mass, and time; it forms the basis of the SI units
- mockernut — a North American hickory, Carya tomentosa, bearing a sweet, edible nut.
- molluskan — (rare) alternative spelling of molluscan.
- monkey up — To hack together hardware for a particular task, especially a one-shot job. Connotes an extremely crufty and consciously temporary solution. Compare hack up, kluge up.
- moonquake — a seismic vibration of the moon's surface.
- muckender — (obsolete) A handkerchief.
- muckiness — The quality of being mucky.
- mud snake — an iridescent black and red snake, Farancia abacura, of southeastern and south-central U.S., having a sharp, stiff tail tip used in manipulating prey into position for swallowing.
- multibank — of or involving more than one bank
- munchkins — Plural form of munchkin.
- murkiness — dark, gloomy, and cheerless.
- musketoon — (now historical) A firearm, similar to a musket but with a shorter barrel and a large bore. (from 17th c.).
- muskiness — The characteristic of being musky.
- muskingum — a river in E Ohio, flowing S and SE to the Ohio River. 111 miles (179 km) long.
- muskmelon — a round or oblong melon, occurring in many varieties, having a juicy, often aromatic, sweet, yellow, white, or green, edible flesh.
- muskogean — a family of American Indian languages of the southeastern U.S., including Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and several less well-known languages.
- nantucket — an island off SE Massachusetts: summer resort. 15 miles (24 km) long.
- naugatuck — a city in central Connecticut.
- neckmould — (architecture) A small convex moulding surrounding a column at the junction of the shaft and capital.
- newsqueak — A concurrent applicative language with synchronous channels.
- nickelous — containing bivalent nickel.
- no wukkas — an expression used to express agreement or to convey that something is proceeding or has proceeded satisfactorily; no problem
- nukespeak — Informal. euphemistic language and obscuring jargon used in discussions of nuclear weapons, nuclear power, etc.: nukespeak that minimizes the risks of nuclear war.
- nukualofa — a Polynesian kingdom consisting of three groups of islands in the S Pacific, NE of New Zealand: a former British protectorate. About 270 sq. mi. (700 sq. km). Capital: Nukualofa.
- numbskull — a dull-witted or stupid person; dolt.
- numskulls — Plural form of numskull.
- nunchakus — Plural form of nunchaku.
- nunchucks — Sometimes, nunchakus. a Japanese hand weapon for defense against frontal assault, consisting of two foot-long hardwood sticks joined by a chain or thick cord that stretches to body width.