8-letter words containing u, a, k
- junkyard — a yard for the collection, storage, and resale of junk.
- k'ai shu — a variety of Chinese script developed in the 4th century a.d. and considered standard since that time.
- kabeljou — a large marine sciaenid fish, Argyrosomus hololepidotus, that is an important food fish of South African waters
- kabouter — (Dutch mythology) A tiny folkloric man who traditionally wears a pointy red hat, lives in harmony with nature and resides in mushrooms, similar to a gnome, leprechaun or a smurf.
- kaieteur — a waterfall in central Guyana, on a tributary of the Essequibo River. 741 feet (226 meters) high.
- kairouan — a city in NE Tunisia: a holy city of Islam.
- kaliyuga — the fourth and present age of the world, full of conflict and sin.
- kalumpit — a fruit tree of the genus Terminalia, with small yellow flowers, native to the Philippines
- kamakura — a city on S Honshu, in central Japan, on Sagami Bay: great bronze statue of Buddha.
- kara kum — a desert S of the Aral Sea, largely in Turkmenistan. About 110,000 sq. mi. (284,900 sq. km).
- karafuto — Japanese name of Sakhalin.
- karakuls — Plural form of karakul.
- karrusel — a revolving escapement for minimizing positional error.
- kasavubu — Joseph, 1917?–69, African political leader: first president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (now Zaire) 1960–65.
- kashruth — the body of dietary laws prescribed for Jews: an observer of kashruth.
- katmandu — a city in and the capital of Nepal, in the central part.
- katsuras — Plural form of katsura.
- katyusha — Alternative case form of Katyusha.
- kaukauna — a city in E Wisconsin.
- kaumatua — a senior member of a tribe; elder
- kauravas — (in the Mahabharata) the cousins and enemies of the Pandavas.
- kedushah — a liturgical prayer of varying form that is incorporated into the third blessing of the Amidah during the repetition of this prayer by the cantor.
- keelhaul — Nautical. to haul (an offender) under the bottom of a ship and up on the other side as a punishment.
- kefauver — Estes [es-tis] /ˈɛs tɪs/ (Show IPA), 1903–63, U.S. political leader: U.S. senator 1949–63.
- khartoum — a region in N Africa, S of the Sahara and Libyan deserts, extending from the Atlantic to the Red Sea.
- kiamusze — Jiamusi.
- kiasuism — self-serving, competitive, or greedy: parents who are kiasu about their children’s education.
- kilobaud — (unit) 1000 baud.
- kinabalu — a mountain in N Sabah, in Malaysia: highest peak on the island of Borneo. 13,455 feet (4101 meters).
- kinkajou — a brownish, arboreal mammal, Potos flavus, of Central and South America, having a prehensile tail, related to the raccoon and coati.
- kola nut — a brownish seed, about the size of a chestnut, produced by a tropical tree belonging to the genus Cola, containing both caffeine and theobromine: its extract is used in soft drinks.
- kolhapur — a city in S Maharashtra, in SW India.
- kombucha — Also called kombucha mushroom. a live culture of multiple species of yeast and bacteria, grown to make a mildly alcoholic fermented beverage.
- kourbash — to whip with a kurbash.
- krakatau — a volcano and small island in Indonesia, between Java and Sumatra: violent eruption 1883.
- 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.
- kuan yin — a female Chinese Bodhisattva of compassion, regarded as the protector of women and children and patron of sailors
- kumamoto — a city on W central Kyushu, in SW Japan.
- kumquats — Plural form of kumquat.
- kurosawa — Akira [ah-kee-rah] /ɑˈki rɑ/ (Show IPA), 1910–1998, Japanese film director.
- kursaals — Plural form of kursaal.
- kustanai — a city in N Kazakhstan, on the Tobol river.
- kwakiutl — a member of a North American Indian people of Vancouver Island and the adjacent British Columbian coast.
- kwantung — Older Spelling. Guandong.
- lake zug — a lake in N central Switzerland, in Zug and Schwyz cantons. Area: 39 sq km (15 sq miles)
- larkspur — a town in W California.
- 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.
- liakoura — modern name of Parnassus (def 1).
- lubyanka — a prison and secret-police headquarters in central Moscow.