8-letter words containing ko
- kohlrabi — a cultivated cabbage, Brassica oleracea gongylodes, whose stem above ground swells into an edible, bulblike formation.
- kohoutek — a comet that passed around the sun in late 1973 and early 1974 and was barely visible with the naked eye.
- koinonia — Communion by intimate participation, associated with the Christian church.
- kokanees — Plural form of kokanee.
- koko nor — Qing Hai.
- 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.
- kolaches — Plural form of kolache.
- koldewey — Robert [rob-ert;; German roh-bert] /ˈrɒb ərt;; German ˈroʊ bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1855–1925, German archaeologist.
- kolhapur — a city in S Maharashtra, in SW India.
- kolinski — Alt form kolinsky.
- kolinsky — an Asian mink, Mustela sibirica, having buff or tawny fur.
- kollwitz — Käthe [ke-tuh] /ˈkɛ tə/ (Show IPA), 1867–1945, German graphic artist and sculptor.
- kombucha — Also called kombucha mushroom. a live culture of multiple species of yeast and bacteria, grown to make a mildly alcoholic fermented beverage.
- komensky — Jan Amos [Czech yahn ah-maws] /Czech yɑn ˈɑ mɔs/ (Show IPA), Comenius, John Amos.
- komitaji — a rebel or revolutionary belonging to a guerrilla group in Macedonia or the Balkans
- komondor — one of a Hungarian breed of large dogs having a long, matted, white coat, used for herding sheep and as a watchdog.
- kompiler — (language) An early system on the IBM 701. Versions: KOMPILER 2 for IBM 701, KOMPILER 3 for IBM 704.
- komsomol — a communist organization in the Soviet Union for youths 16 years of age and older.
- kong qiu — personal name of Confucius.
- konstanz — German name of Constance.
- kookiest — Superlative form of kooky.
- kool-aid — a drink made from this mix.
- koolhaas — Rem. born 1944, Dutch architect and theorist, co-founder of the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (1975); buildings include the Grand Palais and associated developments in Lille, France (1989–96); books include S, M, L, XL (1996)
- koopmans — Tjalling Charles [chah-ling] /ˈtʃɑ lɪŋ/ (Show IPA), 1910–85, U.S. economist, born in the Netherlands: Nobel Prize 1975.
- kootchar — any of several small, stingless Australian honeybees of the genus Trigona.
- kootenay — a river flowing from SW Canada through NW Montana and N Idaho, swinging back into Canada to the Columbia River. 400 miles (645 km) long.
- kopfring — a metal ring welded to the nose of a bomb to reduce its penetration in earth or water.
- kopiykas — Plural form of kopiyka.
- korchnoi — Victor. 1931–2016, Soviet-born chess player: Soviet champion 1960, 1962, and 1964: defected to the West in 1976
- kordofan — a province in the central Sudan. About 147,000 sq. mi. (380,730 sq. km). Capital: El Obeid.
- korfball — (uncountable) A non-contact unisex team sport originating from Holland, similar to netball, where players attempt to throw a ball into a basket atop a pole.
- koriyama — a city on E central Honshu, in Japan.
- kornberg — Arthur, 1918–2007, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1959.
- korngold — Erich Wolfgang [er-ik woo lf-gang;; German ey-rikh vawlf-gahng] /ˈɛr ɪk ˈwʊlf gæŋ;; German ˈeɪ rɪx ˈvɔlf gɑŋ/ (Show IPA), 1897–1957, Austrian composer, conductor, and pianist in the U.S.
- koromiko — a flowering New Zealand shrub, Hebe salicifolia
- kortrijk — Flemish name of Courtrai.
- koshered — Simple past tense and past participle of kosher.
- kosinski — Jerzy [jur-zee,, yezh-ee] /ˈdʒɜr zi,, ˈyɛʒ i/ (Show IPA), 1933–91, U.S. novelist, born in Poland.
- kostroma — a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NE of Moscow, on the Volga.
- kotowing — Present participle of kotow.
- kotzebue — August Friedrich Ferdinand von [ou-goo st free-drikh fer-di-nahnt fuh n] /ˈaʊ gʊst ˈfri drɪx ˈfɛr dɪˌnɑnt fən/ (Show IPA), 1761–1819, German dramatist.
- kourbash — to whip with a kurbash.
- kowtowed — Simple past tense and past participle of kowtow.
- kowtower — One who kowtows; a sycophant.
- leukomas — Plural form of leukoma.
- leukosis — any of several diseases occurring chiefly in chickens, involving proliferation of the leukocytes and characterized by paralysis, blindness, formation of tumors in the internal organs, and bone calcification.
- leukotic — any of several diseases occurring chiefly in chickens, involving proliferation of the leukocytes and characterized by paralysis, blindness, formation of tumors in the internal organs, and bone calcification.
- liakoura — modern name of Parnassus (def 1).
- lockouts — Plural form of lockout.
- lookouts — Plural form of lookout.