10-letter words starting with k
- killstreak — (video games) An unbroken streak (continuous series) of kills.
- killswitch — Alternative spelling of kill switch.
- kilmarnock — Official name Kilmarnock and Loudon. an administrative district in the Strathclyde region, in SW Scotland.
- kiln-dried — of or relating to the reduction of the moisture content in wood by means of artificially controlling the heat, air circulation, and humidity.
- kilner jar — a glass preserving jar with an airtight lid, used for bottling fruit or vegetables
- kiloampère — one thousand amperes
- kilogramme — (British) alternative spelling of kilogram.
- kilojoules — Plural form of kilojoule.
- kiloliters — Plural form of kiloliter.
- kilolitres — Plural form of kilolitre.
- kilometers — a unit of length, the common measure of distances equal to 1000 meters, and equivalent to 3280.8 feet or 0.621 mile. Abbreviation: km.
- kilometres — Plural form of kilometre.
- kiloparsec — a unit of distance, equal to 1000 parsecs. Abbreviation: kpc.
- kilopascal — one thousand pascals
- kilpatrick — Hugh Judson [juhd-suh n] /ˈdʒʌd sən/ (Show IPA), 1836–81, Union general in the U.S. Civil War.
- kilt pleat — a large vertical pleat overlapping one adjoining pleat and being overlapped by the other, as on a kilt.
- kimberlite — Petrology. a variety of micaceous peridotite, low in silica content and high in magnesium content, in which diamonds are formed.
- kincardine — a former county in E Scotland.
- kindliness — the state or quality of being kindly; benevolence.
- kindnesses — Plural form of kindness.
- kinematics — the branch of mechanics that deals with pure motion, without reference to the masses or forces involved in it.
- kinescopes — Plural form of kinescope.
- kinesipath — someone who uses kinesipathy to treat diseases
- kineticism — the quality or state of being kinetic.
- kineticist — someone who studies kinetics
- kinetosome — a structure in some flagellate protozoans which forms the base of the flagellum, consisting of a circular arrangement of microtubules
- king cobra — a cobra, Ophiophagus hannah, of southeastern Asia and the East Indies, that grows to a length of more than 15 feet (5 meters): the largest of the venomous snakes.
- king devil — any of several European hawkweeds introduced into northeastern North America, where they are troublesome weeds.
- king plank — a plank running along the center line of a deck, into which all other planks are fitted.
- king prawn — any of several large prawns of the genus Penaeus, which are fished commercially in Australian waters
- king snake — any of several New World constrictors of the genus Lampropeltis, that often feed on other snakes.
- king truss — a truss having a king post.
- king's men — an English theatrical company originally called Lord Chamberlain's Men, founded in the late 16th century: William Shakespeare was the company's principal dramatist.
- king-smith — Ronald Gordon, known as Dick. 1922–2011, British writer for children; his numerous books include The Sheep Pig (1984) and the Sophie series
- kingfisher — any of numerous fish- or insect-eating birds of the family Alcedinidae that have a large head and a long, stout bill and are usually crested and brilliantly colored.
- kingfishes — Plural form of kingfish.
- kinglihood — the condition of being kingly
- kingliness — stately or splendid, as resembling, suggesting, or befitting a king; regal: He strode into the room with a kingly air.
- kingmakers — Plural form of kingmaker.
- kings park — a town in NW Long Island, in SE New York.
- kings peak — a mountain in NE Utah: highest peak in the Uinta Mountains. 13,528 feet (4123 meters).
- kingsolver — Barbara, born 1955, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- kingsville — a city in S Texas.
- kinsperson — A kinsman or kinswoman.
- kipper tie — a very wide tie, often brightly coloured and patterned
- kir royale — an apéritif of white wine or sometimes champagne (Kir Royale) flavored with cassis.
- kirby grip — type of hairgrip
- kiritimati — Christmas Island (def 2).
- kirksville — a city in N Missouri.
- kirovograd — a city in S central Ukraine.