9-letter words containing r, i, e, k, a
- keratitis — inflammation of the cornea.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- killarney — a town in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- king lear — a tragedy (1606) by Shakespeare.
- kingmaker — a person who has great power and influence in the choice of a ruler, candidate for public office, business leader, or the like.
- kinkaider — a person who received free land under the provisions of the Kinkaid Act.
- kirikkale — city in central Turkey: pop. 233,000
- kiteboard — A specialized light weight wakeboard used for kiteboarding.
- kraepelin — Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1856–1926, German psychiatrist.
- lackering — to coat with lacquer.
- lake erie — Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- larkiness — the quality or characteristic of being larky
- larvikite — a blue-grey syenite that contains feldspar crystals, often used as an ornamental facing on the walls of buildings
- line mark — a trademark covering all items of a particular product line.
- mackinder — Sir Halford John. 1861–1947, British geographer noted esp for his work in political geography. His writings include Democratic Ideas and Reality (1919)
- marchlike — (music) Resembling a march.
- mark time — the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- marketing — an open place or a covered building where buyers and sellers convene for the sale of goods; a marketplace: a farmers' market.
- marketise — Alternative spelling of marketize.
- marketize — (economics, management) To convert to management by open-market principles.
- markevich — Igor [ee-guh r] /ˈi gər/ (Show IPA), 1912–83, Russian conductor and composer.
- marshlike — Resembling a marsh or some aspect of one.
- mavericks — Plural form of maverick.
- merrimack — a town in S New Hampshire.
- minibreak — A brief pause for relaxation.
- mismarked — Simple past tense and past participle of mismark.
- nicknamer — One who bestows a nickname.
- ninebarks — Plural form of ninebark.
- oak ridge — a city in E Tennessee, near Knoxville: atomic research center.
- parakelia — a succulent herb of the genus Calandrinia, with purple flowers, that thrives in inland Australia
- parkville — a city in N Maryland, near Baltimore.
- periaktos — an ancient device used for changing theatre scenery, usually consisting of a revolving triangular prism with different scenes painted on each face; the device was heavily used in the Renaissance
- perikarya — parts of nerve cells that contain the nuclei
- permalink — a permanent URL that links to a specific web page, typically a single blog entry or news article.
- perovskia — a member of the Perovskia genus of aromatic plant native to central Asia, esp Russian sage, Perovskia atriplicifolia
- phreaking — phone phreak.
- pipe rack — a steel framed structure that pipes (used to drill for oil, etc) are stacked on for storage
- pipe-rack — offering services or goods at low cost because of avoidance of expensive interior decoration, as by displaying clothing for sale on plain pipe racks.
- predikant — a minister in the Dutch Reformed Church, esp in South Africa
- quakerism — the beliefs, principles, and practices of Quakers.
- racketing — Slang. an occupation, livelihood, or business. an easy or profitable source of livelihood.
- ragpicker — a person who picks up rags and other waste material from the streets, refuse heaps, etc., for a livelihood.
- raincheck — a ticket for future use given to spectators at an outdoor event, as a baseball game or concert, that has been postponed or interrupted by rain.
- rainmaker — (among American Indians) a medicine man who by various rituals and incantations seeks to cause rain.
- ranchlike — resembling or characteristic of a ranch