9-letter words containing r, a, k
- kantharos — a deep bowl set upon a stem terminating in a foot and having two handles rising from the brim and curving downward to join the body.
- karabiner — a D -shaped ring with a spring catch on one side, used for fastening ropes in mountaineering.
- karaganda — a city in central Kazakhstan.
- karakoram — Also called Mustagh. a mountain range in NW India, in N Kashmir. Highest peak, K2, 28,250 feet (8611 meters).
- karakorum — a ruined city in central Mongolian People's Republic: capital of the Mongol Empire in the 13th century.
- karankawa — a member of an extinct tribe of North American Indians who lived in southeastern Texas until the mid 19th century.
- karateist — A person who does karate.
- karatekas — Plural form of karateka.
- karl marx — Karl (Heinrich) [kahrl hahyn-rik;; German kahrl hahyn-rikh] /kɑrl ˈhaɪn rɪk;; German kɑrl ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1818–83, German economist, philosopher, and socialist.
- karlfeldt — Erik Axel [ey-rik ahk-suh l] /ˈeɪ rɪk ˈɑk səl/ (Show IPA), 1864–1931, Swedish poet: Nobel Prize posthumously 1931.
- karlsruhe — a city in SW Germany: capital of the former state of Baden.
- karnataka — a state in S India. 70,051 sq. mi. (191,791 sq. km). Capital: Bengaluru.
- karpathos — an island off the SE coast of Greece, part of the Dodecanese Islands, in the Aegean Sea. 110 sq. mi. (280 sq. km).
- karsavina — Tamara [tuh-mah-ruh] /təˈmɑ rə/ (Show IPA), 1885–1978, Russian dancer.
- karyocyte — (cytology) Any cell that has a nucleus.
- karyogamy — the fusion of the nuclei of cells, as in fertilization.
- karyogram — (genetics) A graphical representation of a karyotype.
- karyology — the study of the structure and function of cell nuclei.
- karyosome — Also called chromocenter. any of several masses of chromatin in the reticulum of a cell nucleus.
- karyotype — the chromosomes of a cell, usually displayed as a systematized arrangement of chromosome pairs in descending order of size.
- katharine — a popular female first name
- katharsis — Alt form catharsis.
- katherine — a female given name: from the Greek word meaning “pure.”.
- kathiawar — a peninsula on the W coast of India.
- kauri gum — a hard resin obtained from the bark of the kauri or found, sometimes in masses of as much as 100 pounds (45 kg), in the soil where the tree has grown: used chiefly in making varnish.
- keansburg — a town in E New Jersey.
- keel-rake — Nautical. to haul (an offender) under the bottom of a ship and up on the other side as a punishment.
- keep dark — to keep secret or hidden
- keg party — a beer bust.
- kelp crab — any of several spider crabs common among kelp beds along the Pacific coast of North America.
- keratitis — inflammation of the cornea.
- keratoses — having a skeleton formed of horny fibers, as certain sponges.
- keratosis — any skin disease characterized by a horny growth, as a wart.
- keratotic — any skin disease characterized by a horny growth, as a wart.
- ketonuria — the presence of ketone bodies in the urine.
- key frame — (graphics) A frame in an animated sequence of frames which was drawn or otherwise constructed directly by the user rather than generated automatically, e.g. by tweening.
- key largo — one of the islands in the Florida Keys. 30 miles (48 km) long; 2 miles (3.2 km) wide.
- key scarf — any of various scarf joints in which the overlapping parts are keyed together.
- keyboards — Plural form of keyboard.
- keyframes — Plural form of keyframe.
- keyphrase — (cryptography) A phrase used in encryption in the style of a keyword.
- keystream — (cryptography) A stream of random or pseudorandom characters that are combined with the plaintext to produce a ciphertext.
- kharagpur — city in SW West Bengal, India: pop. 265,000
- kharijite — a member of an ultraconservative, sometimes fanatical, sect emphasizing the importance of strict adherence to Muslim principles of conduct, and advocating the killing of anyone seriously violating those principles.
- khouribga — a city in W central Morocco.
- khwarizmi — Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
- kickboard — a buoyant, usually small board that is used to support the arms of a swimmer, used chiefly in practicing kicking movements.
- kickstart — a starter, as of a motorcycle, that operates by a downward kick on a pedal.
- kidnapers — Plural form of kidnaper.
- kidnapper — to steal, carry off, or abduct by force or fraud, especially for use as a hostage or to extract ransom.