8-letter words containing u, s, k
- eurokous — of or relating to euroky
- flunkeys — Plural form of flunkey (alternative spelling of flunkies).
- flunkies — Plural form of flunkey (Alternative spelling of flunkeys).
- forswunk — overworked
- friskful — frolicsome; lively
- funkster — a performer or fan of funk music
- fuselike — resembling a fuse; acting like a fuse
- futtocks — Plural form of futtock.
- gajdusek — D(aniel) Carleton [kahrl-tuh n] /ˈkɑrl tən/ (Show IPA), 1923–2008, U.S. medical researcher, especially on viral diseases: Nobel Prize 1976.
- gemsbuck — gemsbok.
- geoducks — Plural form of geoduck.
- gunlocks — Plural form of gunlock.
- gunsmoke — Smoke produced by the firing of a gun.
- gunstick — a ramrod
- gunstock — the stock or support in which the barrel of a shoulder weapon is fixed.
- hackbuss — Alternative form of hagbut.
- hauberks — Plural form of hauberk.
- heiltsuk — a member of a coastal Native Canadian people living in British Columbia
- huckster — a retailer of small articles, especially a peddler of fruits and vegetables; hawker.
- hummocks — Plural form of hummock.
- humoresk — humorous musical composition
- insucken — relating to, or situated within, a sucken
- inukshuk — A structure of piled stones, designed to resemble a humanoid figure and traditionally constructed by the Inuit.
- jumbucks — Plural form of jumbuck.
- junkshop — A shop selling miscellaneous items of questionable value.
- k'ai shu — a variety of Chinese script developed in the 4th century a.d. and considered standard since that time.
- 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.
- katsuras — Plural form of katsura.
- katyusha — Alternative case form of Katyusha.
- 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.
- keiretsu — (especially in Japan) a loose coalition of business groups.
- khuskhus — vetiver (def 2).
- kiamusze — Jiamusi.
- kiasuism — self-serving, competitive, or greedy: parents who are kiasu about their children’s education.
- kingcups — Plural form of kingcup.
- kitesurf — To take part in kitesurfing.
- knees-up — a party or lively gathering, usually including dancing.
- knuckles — a joint of a finger, especially one of the articulations of a metacarpal with a phalanx.
- kourbash — to whip with a kurbash.
- kuleshov — Lev (Vladimirovich) [lef vlad-uh-meer-uh-vich;; Russian lyef vluh-dyee-myi-ruh-vyich] /lɛf ˌvlæd əˈmɪər ə vɪtʃ;; Russian lyɛf vlʌˈdyi myɪ rə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1970, Soviet film director.
- kumquats — Plural form of kumquat.
- kuntsevo — a former city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, incorporated into Moscow 1962.
- kurosawa — Akira [ah-kee-rah] /ɑˈki rɑ/ (Show IPA), 1910–1998, Japanese film director.
- kuroshio — Japan Current.
- kursaals — Plural form of kursaal.
- kurtoses — Plural form of kurtosis.