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8-letter words starting with k

  • kennebec — a river flowing S through W Maine to the Atlantic. 164 miles (264 km) long.
  • kenneled — Simple past tense and past participle of kennel.
  • kennelly — Arthur Edwin. 1861–1939, US electrical engineer: independently of Heaviside, he predicted the existence of an ionized layer in the upper atmosphere, known as the Kennelly-Heaviside layer or E region
  • kennings — Plural form of kenning.
  • kenotron — a type of vacuum tube formerly used as a high-voltage rectifier, for example in circuits of X-ray tubes
  • kentucky — a state in the E central United States. 40,395 sq. mi. (104,625 sq. km). Capital: Frankfort. Abbreviation: KY (for use with zip code), Ken., Ky.
  • kentwood — a city in W Michigan.
  • kenyatta — Jomo [joh-moh] /ˈdʒoʊ moʊ/ (Show IPA), 1893?–1978, Kenyan political leader: president 1964–78.
  • kephalin — Alternative spelling of cephalin.
  • kephalos — Cephalus.
  • keramics — ceramics.
  • keratode — the horny, fibrous substance forming the skeleton of certain sponges.
  • keratoid — resembling horn; horny.
  • keratoma — keratosis.
  • keratose — having a skeleton formed of horny fibers, as certain sponges.
  • kerberos — Cerberus (def 1).
  • kerbside — a side of a pavement or street bordered by a curb.
  • kerchief — a woman's square scarf worn as a covering for the head or sometimes the shoulders.
  • kerching — (onomatopoeia, informal, humorous) Said to indicate that someone is obtaining money, especially a comparatively large amount.
  • kerchunk — A sudden heavy blow or thump.
  • kerenski — Aleksandr Feodorovich [uh-lyi-ksahn-dr fyaw-duh-ruh-vyich] /ʌ lyɪˈksɑn dr ˈfyɔ də rə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1970, Russian revolutionary leader: premier 1917; in the U.S. after 1946.
  • kerensky — ˌAlekˈsanˌdr Feodoˈrovich (ˌɑljɛkˈsɑnˌdəʀ fjɔdɔˈrɔvɪtʃ) ; äˌlyeksänˈdər fy^ōˌd^ōr^ōˈvich) 1881-1970; Russ. revolutionary leader: prime minister of Russia (July-Nov., 1917), overthrown by the Bolshevik Revolution: in the U.S. after 1940
  • kerkrade — a town in the SE Netherlands, in Limburg: one of the oldest coal-mining centres in Europe. Pop: 50 000 (2003 est)
  • kermises — Plural form of kermis.
  • kernelly — with or like a kernel or kernels
  • kerosene — a mixture of liquid hydrocarbons obtained by distilling petroleum, bituminous shale, or the like, and widely used as a fuel, cleaning solvent, etc.
  • kerosine — Alternative spelling of kerosene.
  • kerplunk — with or as if with a sudden muffled thud: The huge stone hit the water kerplunk.
  • kestrels — Plural form of kestrel.
  • ketamine — a synthetic nonbarbiturate general anesthetic, C 13 H 16 ClNO, used to induce anesthesia, alone or in combination, in surgical or diagnostic procedures of short duration; extensively used in veterinary medicine.
  • ketching — Present participle of ketch.
  • ketimine — (organic chemistry) An imine derived from a ketone; general formula R2C=NR.
  • ketoxime — (organic chemistry) Any oxime derived from an ketone; general formula R2C=NOH.
  • keurboom — (South Africa) A species of tree, Virgilia oroboides, noted for it's pretty lilac flowers.
  • key card — a plastic card, similar to a credit card, containing data on an embedded magnetized strip that can electronically unlock a door, activate a machine, etc.
  • key case — a small case in which keys are carried.
  • key club — a private nightclub admitting only members and their guests, the members often being given door keys to the club.
  • key deer — a subspecies of miniature white-tailed deer, native to the Florida Keys, where the small remaining population is kept in preserves.
  • key grip — the chief stagehand on a movie set.
  • key lime — a yellow lime with a bitter rather than sour taste.
  • key move — the correct initial move in the solution of a set problem
  • key ring — a ring, usually of metal, for holding keys.
  • key west — an island off S Florida, in the Gulf of Mexico. 4 miles (6.4 km) long; 2 miles (3.2 km) wide.
  • key-word — a word that serves as a key, as to the meaning of another word, a sentence, passage, or the like.
  • keyboard — the row or set of keys on a piano, organ, or the like.
  • keycards — Plural form of keycard.
  • keychain — A chain or ring to which a key may be attached.
  • keyclick — (computing) The sound produced by a keypress.
  • keyed up — tense, nervous
  • keyframe — A single frame in an animation sequence drawn by an artist, between which others are tweened.
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