8-letter words containing m, a, k, e
- kakemono — a vertical hanging scroll containing either text or a painting, intended to be viewed on a wall and rolled when not in use.
- kakiemon — a Japanese porcelain design credited to Kakiemon Sakaida, first produced in the 17th century and widely collected and imitated in the West
- kamacite — a nickel-iron alloy found in meteorites.
- kamikaze — (during World War II) a member of a special corps in the Japanese air force charged with the suicidal mission of crashing an aircraft laden with explosives into an enemy target, especially a warship.
- kammerer — Paul. 1880–1926, Austrian zoologist: noted for his controversial experiments, esp with the midwife toad, apparently demonstrating the inheritance of acquired characteristics. Accused of fraud, he committed suicide
- keramics — ceramics.
- keratoma — keratosis.
- ketamine — a synthetic nonbarbiturate general anesthetic, C 13 H 16 ClNO, used to induce anesthesia, alone or in combination, in surgical or diagnostic procedures of short duration; extensively used in veterinary medicine.
- keyframe — A single frame in an animation sequence drawn by an artist, between which others are tweened.
- keysmash — a random string of letters and symbols typed out on a keyboard or touchscreen, used to signal intense emotion in written communication: The photo of the actor was accompanied by a heartfelt keysmash.
- khamenei — Ayatollah Mohammed Ali, born 1939, chief Islamic leader of Iran since 1989.
- khamseen — Alternative spelling of khamsin.
- kiamusze — Jiamusi.
- kineshma — a city in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Nizhni Novgorod.
- kitemark — (British) A certification symbol placed on products by the British Standards Institute, based on the letters BS.
- knifeman — A knifeman is someone who has attacked or killed someone with a knife.
- krumkake — a very large, thin traditional Scandinavian cookie prepared by pouring batter into an appliance much like a waffle iron and then rolling the warm cookie around a cone form.
- lamblike — like a lamb; gentle; meek.
- larksome — mischievous or fond of larking
- lawmaker — a person who makes or enacts law; legislator.
- leukemia — any of several cancers of the bone marrow that prevent the normal manufacture of red and white blood cells and platelets, resulting in anemia, increased susceptibility to infection, and impaired blood clotting.
- leukomas — Plural form of leukoma.
- like mad — mentally disturbed; deranged; insane; demented.
- lukewarm — moderately warm; tepid.
- mackerel — a food fish, Scomber scombrus, of the North Atlantic, having wavy cross markings on the back.
- mad keen — If you say that someone is mad keen on something, you are emphasizing that they are very enthusiastic about it.
- mafeking — a town in N Republic of South Africa: former administrative seat of Bechuanaland; besieged for 217 days by Boers 1899–1900.
- mafikeng — a town in N South Africa: besieged by the Boers for 217 days (1899–1900) during the second Boer War: administrative headquarters of the British protectorate of Bechuanaland until 1965, although outside its borders. Pop: 23 650 (2001)
- magicked — Simple past tense and past participle of magic.
- magicker — (fantasy) One who does magic; a sorcerer or magician.
- maidanek — a Nazi concentration camp in eastern Poland, near Lublin.
- maitakes — Plural form of maitake.
- make for — 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.
- make hay — to mow grass, alfalfa, etc., and spread it out to dry
- make off — 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.
- make out — 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.
- make way — manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- makeable — a rough stone
- makebate — a person who causes contention or discord.
- makefast — any structure to which a ship is tied up, as a bollard or buoy.
- makefile — Alternative spelling of make file.
- makeless — having no mate or match.
- makeover — remodeling; renovation; restoration: The old house needs a complete makeover.
- makework — Alternative form of make-work.
- malarkey — speech or writing designed to obscure, mislead, or impress; bunkum: The claims were just a lot of malarkey.
- malenkov — Georgi Maximilianovich [gyi-awr-gyee muh-ksyi-myi-lyah-nuh-vyich] /gyɪˈɔr gyi mə ksyɪ myɪˈlyɑ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1902–88, Russian political leader: premier of the Soviet Union 1953–55.
- 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.
- mandrake — a narcotic, short-stemmed European plant, Mandragora officinarum, of the nightshade family, having a fleshy, often forked root somewhat resembling a human form.
- mapmaker — a person who makes maps; cartographer.
- markable — Capable of being marked.