8-letter words starting with k
- katsuras — Plural form of katsura.
- kattegat — a strait between Jutland and Sweden. 40–70 miles (64–113 km) wide.
- katydids — Plural form of katydid.
- 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.
- kawabata — Yasunari [yah-soo-nah-ree] /ˈyɑ sʊˈnɑ ri/ (Show IPA), 1899–1972, Japanese novelist and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1968.
- kawakawa — an aromatic shrub or small tree of New Zealand, Macropiper excelsum: held to be sacred by the Māoris
- kawasaki — a seaport on SE Honshu, in central Japan, SW of Tokyo.
- kayakers — Plural form of kayaker.
- kayaking — an Eskimo canoe with a skin cover on a light framework, made watertight by flexible closure around the waist of the occupant and propelled with a double-bladed paddle.
- kazachoc — a traditional Cossack dance
- kazachok — a lively, Slavic folk dance for a solo male dancer, marked especially by the prisiadka.
- kazatsky — kazachok.
- kazooing — Present participle of kazoo.
- kedgeree — East Indian Cookery. a cooked dish consisting of rice, lentils, and spices.
- 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.
- keelboat — a roughly built, shallow freight boat, having a keel to permit sailing into the wind.
- keelhaul — Nautical. to haul (an offender) under the bottom of a ship and up on the other side as a punishment.
- keelless — having no keel, as a ship.
- keelsons — Plural form of keelson.
- keenness — finely sharpened, as an edge; so shaped as to cut or pierce substances readily: a keen razor.
- keep fit — do physical exercise
- keep nit — to keep watch, esp during illegal activity
- keep off — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- keep out — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- keep-fit — Keep-fit is the activity of keeping your body in good condition by doing special exercises.
- keepable — able to be kept
- keepsake — anything kept, or given to be kept, as a token of friendship or affection; remembrance.
- keepsaky — like or suitable for a keepsake, usually specifically of a volume of material made and given as a keepsake in the 19th century
- keeshond — one of a Dutch breed of small dogs having thick, silver-gray hair tipped with black and a tail carried over the back.
- keewatin — a district in the Northwest Territories, in N Canada. 228,160 sq. mi. (590,935 sq. km).
- kefauver — Estes [es-tis] /ˈɛs tɪs/ (Show IPA), 1903–63, U.S. political leader: U.S. senator 1949–63.
- keffiyeh — an Arab headdress for men; made from a diagonally folded square of cloth held in place by an agal wound around the head.
- keflavik — a town in SW Iceland, on the S shore of Faxa Bay: site of international airport.
- keftedes — a Greek dish of meatballs cooked with herbs and onions
- kegeling — the sport of bowling.
- kehillah — the organization of the Jewish population of a community that deals with charities and other communal affairs.
- keighley — a town in N England, in Bradford unitary authority, West Yorkshire, on the River Aire: textile industry. Pop: 49 453 (2001)
- keiretsu — (especially in Japan) a loose coalition of business groups.
- keisters — Plural form of keister.
- kekkonen — Urho Kaleva [oo r-haw kah-le-vah] /ˈʊər hɔ ˈkɑ lɛ vɑ/ (Show IPA), 1900–86, Finnish statesman: president 1956–81.
- kelantan — a state in Malaysia, on the central Malay Peninsula. 5750 sq. mi. (14,893 sq. km). Capital: Kota Bharu.
- keloidal — Of or pertaining to keloids.
- kelpfish — any of several blennies that are common among kelp. Compare kelp greenling.
- kelthane — a pesticide sprayed on agricultural and ornamental plants to eliminate mites
- kemerovo — a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia, NE of Novosibirsk.
- kemijoki — the longest river in Finland, flowing SW from Lapland to the Gulf of Bothnia. 345 miles (555 km) long.
- keneally — Thomas (Michael). born 1935, Australian writer. His novels include the Booker prizewinner Schindler's Ark (1982); other works are The Playmaker (1987), The Great Shame (1998), and The Woman and Her Hero (2007)