8-letter words starting with k
- kiss ass — to touch or press with the lips slightly pursed, and then often to part them and to emit a smacking sound, in an expression of affection, love, greeting, reverence, etc.: He kissed his son on the cheek.
- kiss off — an act or instance of kissing.
- kiss-ass — to touch or press with the lips slightly pursed, and then often to part them and to emit a smacking sound, in an expression of affection, love, greeting, reverence, etc.: He kissed his son on the cheek.
- kiss-off — Slang. an act or instance of dismissing a person or thing: The company is about to give you the kiss-off, so you'd better start looking for another job.
- kissable — inviting kissing through being lovable or physically attractive.
- kissably — in a kissable way
- kissings — Plural form of kissing.
- kistvaen — cist2 .
- kitasato — Shibasaburo [shee-bah-sah-boo-raw] /ʃiˈbɑ sɑˈbu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1852–1931, Japanese bacteriologist.
- kitchens — Plural form of kitchen.
- kitelike — Resembling a kite (toy carried on the wind) or some aspect of one.
- kitemark — (British) A certification symbol placed on products by the British Standards Institute, based on the letters BS.
- kitesurf — To take part in kitesurfing.
- kitharas — a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of an elaborate wooden soundbox having two arms connected by a yoke to which the upper ends of the strings are attached.
- kithless — (obsolete) Not knowing anyone; having no acquaintances or family.
- kittened — Simple past tense and past participle of kitten.
- kittling — Present participle of kittle.
- kiyoodle — a worthless dog; mongrel.
- klaipeda — a seaport in NW Lithuania, on the Baltic.
- klansman — a member of the Ku Klux Klan.
- klatches — Plural form of klatch.
- kleinian — referring to the theories formulated by Austrian child psychiatrist Melanie Klein (1882–1960).
- klephtic — (historical) Relating to the klephts.
- klondike — a region of the Yukon territory in NW Canada: gold rush 1897–98.
- klondyke — Alt form klondike.
- kludging — Simple past tense and past participle of kludge.
- klystron — An electron tube that generates or amplifies microwaves by velocity modulation.
- knackers — Plural form of knacker.
- knackery — rendering works.
- knacking — Present participle of knack.
- knackish — cunning or artful
- knappers — Plural form of knapper.
- knapping — Present participle of knap.
- knapsack — a canvas, nylon, or leather bag for clothes, food, and other supplies, carried on the back by soldiers, hikers, etc.
- knapweed — any composite plant of the genus Centaurea, especially the weedy C. nigra, having rose-purple flowers set on a dark-colored, knoblike bract.
- kneading — Present participle of knead.
- kneecaps — Plural form of kneecap.
- kneehole — an open space for the knees and legs, as under a desk.
- kneejerk — Alternative spelling of knee-jerk.
- kneelers — Plural form of kneeler.
- kneeless — Without knees.
- kneeling — Present participle of kneel.
- kneepads — Plural form of kneepad.
- kneepans — Plural form of kneepan.
- kneeroom — space to put one's knees
- knees-up — a party or lively gathering, usually including dancing.
- kneesies — play kneesies, Informal. to rub knees with another person, especially surreptitiously and in an amorous or sexually provocative manner, as while seated at a table.
- knelling — the sound made by a bell rung slowly, especially for a death or a funeral.
- knickers — Also, knickerbockers [nik-er-bok-erz] /ˈnɪk ərˌbɒk ərz/ (Show IPA). loose-fitting short trousers gathered in at the knees.
- knifejaw — Any of the family Oplegnathidae of perciform marine fish.