5-letter words containing s, k, e
- keeps — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- keesh — Alternative form of kish.
- keirs — a large vat in which fibers, yarns, or fabrics are boiled, bleached, or dyed.
- kells — Book of Kells.
- kelps — Plural form of kelp.
- kelso — a town in SW Washington.
- kemps — Plural form of kemp.
- kepis — Plural form of kepi.
- kerbs — Plural form of kerb.
- keres — a member of any of seven Indian pueblos in N.Mex., mostly on the Rio Grande
- kerfs — Plural form of kerf.
- keris — Alternative spelling of kris.
- kerns — Plural form of kern.
- kerst — Donald William, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- kesey — Ken. 1935–2001, US novelist, best-known for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1962)
- kesha — a female given name: from an African word meaning “favorite.”.
- kesia — a female given name: from an African word meaning “favorite.”.
- kexes — the dry, usually hollow stem or stalk of various plants, especially of large plants belonging to the parsley family, as cow parsnip or wild chervil.
- kiers — Plural form of kier.
- kikes — a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Jewish religion or descent.
- kines — kinescope (defs 1, 2).
- kites — Plural form of kite.
- klebs — Edwin [ed-win;; German et-veen] /ˈɛd wɪn;; German ˈɛt vin/ (Show IPA), 1834–1913, German pathologist and bacteriologist.
- knees — Anatomy. the joint of the leg that allows for movement between the femur and tibia and is protected by the patella; the central area of the leg between the thigh and the lower leg.
- knies — Karl Gustav Adolf [kahrl goo s-tahf ah-dawlf] /kɑrl ˈgʊs tɑf ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1821–98, German statistician and historical economist.
- koses — one of the Greek Dodecanese Islands in the SE Aegean Sea, off the SW coast of Turkey. 111 sq. mi. (287 sq. km).
- krebs — Sir Hans Adolf [hahns ah-dawlf;; English hanz ad-olf,, ey-dolf] /hɑns ˈɑ dɔlf;; English hænz ˈæd ɒlf,, ˈeɪ dɒlf/ (Show IPA), 1900–81, German biochemist in England: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1953.
- krems — a city in NE Austria, on the Danube.
- kyles — Plural form of kyle.
- lakes — Plural form of lake.
- leaks — Plural form of leak.
- leeks — Plural form of leek.
- likes — Digital Technology. (sometimes initial capital letter) noting or pertaining to a feature used to like specific website content: a Like button; like boxes.
- lykes — Plural form of lyke.
- makes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of make.
- meeks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of meek.
- mikes — Plural form of mike.
- mokes — Plural form of moke.
- necks — Plural form of neck.
- nukes — a nuclear or thermonuclear weapon.
- pakse — a city in S Laos, on the Mekong River.
- perks — to become lively, cheerful, or vigorous, as after depression or sickness (usually followed by up): The patients all perked up when we played the piano for them.
- pesky — annoyingly troublesome; pesty: bothered by a pesky fly.
- recks — to have care, concern, or regard (often followed by of, with, or a clause).
- reeks — a strong, unpleasant smell.
- sakel — Manfred (Joshua) 1906–57, U.S. psychiatrist, born in Austria.
- saker — a light field gun that is smaller than a demiculverin and fires a shot weighing 6 pounds (4.5 kg) or less.
- sakes — a Japanese fermented, mildly alcoholic beverage made from rice.
- scoke — pokeweed.
- sekos — a sanctuary. the cella of a temple.