9-letter words containing o, k, i
- kick over — to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
- kickabout — An informal amateur game of football/soccer.
- kickboard — a buoyant, usually small board that is used to support the arms of a swimmer, used chiefly in practicing kicking movements.
- kickboxer — someone who practises kickboxing
- kid glove — a glove made of kid leather.
- kill shot — a decisive smashing or punching of a ball with the hand or a racquet such that it is virtually unreturnable, as in volleyball, handball, or badminton.
- kilobytes — Plural form of kilobyte.
- kilocurie — a unit of radioactivity, equal to 1000 curies. Abbreviation: kCi, kc.
- kilocycle — a unit equal to 1000 cycles: used especially in radio as 1000 cycles per second for expressing the frequency of electromagnetic waves; kilohertz. The term kilohertz is now preferred in technical use. Abbreviation: kc.
- kiloflops — (unit) 1000 FLOPS. See prefix.
- kilogauss — a unit of magnetic induction, equal to 1000 gauss. Abbreviation: kG.
- kilograms — Plural form of kilogram.
- kilohertz — a unit of frequency, equal to 1000 cycles per second. Abbreviation: kHz.
- kilojoule — An SI unit of energy equal to 1,000 joules.
- kiloliter — a unit of volume, equal to 1000 liters; a cubic meter. Abbreviation: kl.
- kilolitre — a unit of volume, equal to 1000 liters; a cubic meter. Abbreviation: kl.
- kilometer — a unit of length, the common measure of distances equal to 1000 meters, and equivalent to 3280.8 feet or 0.621 mile. Abbreviation: km.
- kilometre — a unit of length, the common measure of distances equal to 1000 meters, and equivalent to 3280.8 feet or 0.621 mile. Abbreviation: km.
- kilovolts — Plural form of kilovolt.
- kilowatts — Plural form of kilowatt.
- kinescope — a cathode-ray tube with a fluorescent screen on which an image is reproduced by a directed beam of electrons.
- kinetosis — any condition caused by motion of the body, as seasickness.
- king horn — the earliest extant verse romance (late 13th century) in the English language.
- king john — a drama (1596–97?) by Shakespeare.
- king post — a structural member running vertically between the apex and base of a triangular roof truss.
- kingbolts — Plural form of kingbolt.
- kingdomed — with a kingdom
- kingsport — a city in NE Tennessee.
- kingstown — an island state in the S Windward Islands, in the SE West Indies comprising St. Vincent island and the N Grenadines: gained independence 1979. 150 sq. mi. (389 sq. km). Capital: Kingstown.
- kingswood — a city in South Gloucestershire, SW England.
- kinkajous — Plural form of kinkajou.
- kinswoman — a female relative.
- kinswomen — Plural form of kinswoman.
- kirchhoff — Gustav Robert [goo s-tahf roh-bert] /ˈgʊs tɑf ˈroʊ bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1824–87, German physicist.
- kirilenko — Andrei Pavlovich [uhn-dryey puh-vlaw-vyich;; English ahn-drey pav-loh-vich] /ʌnˈdryeɪ pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ;; English ˈɑn dreɪ pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1906–90, Soviet government official.
- kirovabad — a city in NW Azerbaijan.
- kirovakan — a city in W Armenia, N of Yerevan.
- 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.
- kiteboard — A specialized light weight wakeboard used for kiteboarding.
- kitikmeot — a region in Nunavut, Canada. 176,533 sq. mi. (457,209 sq. km).
- kiungchow — Qiongzhou.
- klinostat — a rotating and tilting plant-holder used for studying and experimenting with plant growth
- klondiker — an East European factory ship
- kneejoint — The joint of the knee.
- knife box — a box, often ornamental and sometimes closed with a lid, for containing table knives.
- kniphofia — Any of several plants, of the genus Kniphofia, having bright, upright flowers.
- knobbling — Present participle of knobble.
- knobstick — A stick with a rounded knob at the end.
- knottiest — Superlative form of knotty.
- knowingly — affecting, implying, or deliberately revealing shrewd knowledge of secret or private information: a knowing glance.