6-letter words starting with k
- k of c — Knight (or Knights) of Columbus
- k of p — Knight (or Knights) of Pythias
- k star — a relatively cool, orange-to-red star, as Aldebaran or Arcturus, having a surface temperature between 3500 and 5000 K and an absorption spectrum with strong lines of calcium and many neutral metals.
- k-line — one of a series of lines (K-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (K-radiation) produced by the transition of an electron to the K-shell.
- ka pai — good! well done!
- ka'bah — a small, cubical building in the courtyard of the Great Mosque at Mecca containing a sacred black stone: regarded by Muslims as the House of God and the objective of their pilgrimages.
- kabaka — the traditional king of Buganda, a region and former kingdom of southern Uganda.
- kabala — a system of esoteric theosophy and theurgy developed by rabbis, reaching its peak about the 12th and 13th centuries, and influencing certain medieval and Renaissance Christian thinkers. It was based on a mystical method of interpreting Scripture by which initiates claimed to penetrate sacred mysteries. Among its central doctrines are, all creation is an emanation from the Deity and the soul exists from eternity.
- kabiki — a fruit tree native to India, the fruit of which is edible and often used in preserves, and the fragrant flowers of which are used in cosmetics
- kabila — Laurent Désiré [loh-rahn dey-zee-rey] /loʊˈrɑn deɪ ziˈreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1939–2001, president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 1997–2001.
- kabobs — Plural form of kabob.
- kaboom — Used to represent the sound of a loud explosion.
- kabuki — popular drama of Japan, developed chiefly in the 17th century, characterized by elaborate costuming, rhythmic dialogue, stylized acting, music, and dancing, and the performance of both male and female roles by male actors. Compare Nō.
- kabuto — A traditional Japanese military helmet.
- kabyle — a member of a branch of the Berber people dwelling in NE Algeria.
- kaccha — (Sikhism) An undergarment worn by baptized Sikhs, one of the five Ks.
- kadder — (dialect) The jackdaw.
- kadesh — oasis in the desert, south of Palestine: Gen. 14:7, 16:14; Num. 32:8; Deut. 1:46, 2:14
- kaduna — a city in central Nigeria.
- kaffir — Disparaging and Offensive. (in South Africa) a contemptuous term used to refer to a black person: originally used of the Xhosa people only.
- kafila — Alternative form of cafila.
- kafiri — an Indo-Iranian language, or small group of languages, of Nuristan, closely related to but not a part of the Indic subbranch.
- kafirs — Plural form of kafir.
- kaftan — caftan.
- kagawa — Toyohiko [taw-yaw-hee-kaw] /ˈtɔ yɔˈhi kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1888–1960, Japanese social reformer and religious leader.
- kagera — a river in equatorial Africa flowing into Lake Victoria from the west: the most remote headstream of the Nile. 430 miles (690 km) long.
- kahuna — (in Hawaii) a native medicine man or priest.
- kaikai — a feast; food
- kailas — a mountain in SW Tibet: highest peak of the Kailas Range in the Himalaya Mountains: sacred to Hindus and Buddhists. 22,028 feet (6714 meters).
- kailua — a city on SE Oahu, in Hawaii.
- kainga — Maori village.
- kairos — A propitious moment for decision or action.
- kaiser — Henry J(ohn) 1882–1967, U.S. industrialist.
- kaishu — a variety of Chinese script developed in the 4th century a.d. and considered standard since that time.
- kaizen — a business philosophy or system that is based on making positive changes on a regular basis, as to improve productivity.
- kajmak — Alternative spelling of kaymak.
- kakapo — a large, almost flightless nocturnal parrot, Strigops habroptilus, of New Zealand: an endangered species.
- kakuro — a puzzle in which numbers must be fitted into a grid so that the numbers in each row and column add up to the total indicated
- kalais — the winged son of Boreas the north wind. As Argonauts he and his brother Zetes chased away the Harpies.
- kalakh — an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris River, founded 1274 b.c. and destroyed by the Medes 612 b.c.: its ruins are at Nimrud near Mosul in northern Iraq.
- kaleva — a hero and progenitor of heroes in Finnish and Estonian folk epics.
- kalgan — Zhangjiakou.
- kalian — a Persian tobacco pipe in which the smoke is drawn through water; hookah.
- kalifs — Plural form of kalif.
- kalima — (Islam) the formal content of the shahada (declaration of faith):
- kaliph — a spiritual leader of Islam, claiming succession from Muhammad.
- kalisz — a city in central Poland.
- kalium — (obsolete) Potassium.
- kallis — Jacques (Henry), born 1975, South African cricketer; an all-rounder, in 166 tests (1995–2013) he scored 13,289 runs and took 292 wickets
- kalmar — a seaport in SE Sweden, on Kalmar Sound.
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