5-letter words starting with K

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1. KAREN/ˈkɛɹən/the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Thailand and Burmese borderlands
2. KARMA/ˈkɑɹmə/(Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation
3. KEEPS/kips/(KEEP) keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g
4. KELLY/ˈkɛli/United States circus clown (1898-1979)
5. KENYA/ˈkɛnjə/a republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1963; major archeological…
6. KEVIN/ˈkɛvɪn/The gazelle
7. KILLS/kɪlz/(KILL) cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
8. KINDA/ˈkɪndə/to some (great or small) extent
9. KINDS/kaɪndz/(KIND) a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
10. KINGS/kɪŋz/(KING) a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
11. KITTY/ˈkɪti/the combined stakes of the betters
12. KLEIN/klaɪn/German mathematician who created the Klein bottle (1849-1925)
13. KNIFE/naɪf/edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
14. KNOCK/nɑk/deliver a sharp blow or push
15. KNOWN/noʊn/apprehended with certainty
16. KNOWS/noʊz/(KNOW) be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
17. KODAK/ˈkoʊˌdæk/A kind of portable camera
18. KOREA/ˌkɔˈɹiə/an Asian peninsula (off Manchuria) separating the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan; the Korean name is…
19. KAABA/kˈɑbə/(Islam) a black stone building in Mecca that is shaped like a cube and that is the most sacred Muslim…
20. KAAMA/kˈɑmə/The hartbeest
21. KABOB/kˈæbɑb/cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables
22. KABUL/ˈkɑbʊl/the capital and largest city of Afghanistan; located in eastern Afghanistan
23. KADAI/kˈædaɪ/a family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia
24. KADIS/kˈædiz/(KADI) A Turkish judge. See Cadi
25. KAFIR/kˈæfɪɹ/an offensive and insulting term for any Black African
26. KAFKA/ˈkɑfkə/Czech novelist who wrote in German about a nightmarish world of isolated and troubled individuals (1883-1924)
27. KAGUS/kˈæɡəs/(KAGU) A singular, crested, grallatorial bird (Rhinochetos jubatus), native of New Caledonia
28. KAHAU/kˈæhaʊ/A long-nosed monkey (Semnopithecus nasalis), native of Borneo
29. KAILS/kaɪlz/(KAIL) a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head
30. KAING/kaɪŋ/(KA) unknown god; an epithet of Prajapati and Brahma
31. KAINS/kaɪnz/(KAIN) Poultry, etc., required by the lease to be paid in kind by a tenant to his landlord
32. KAKAS/kˈɑkəz/(KAKA) A New Zealand parrot of the genus Nestor, especially the brown parrot (Nestor meridionalis)
33. KAKIS/kˈækiz/(KAKI) small deciduous Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange edible astringent fruit
34. KALAN/ˈkeɪlən/The sea otter
35. KALES/keɪlz/(KALE) informal terms for money
36. KALIF/kˈælɪf/the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth
37. KALIS/ˈkælɪs/(KALI) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude…
38. KALKA/ˈkælkə/the Mongol people living in the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia
39. KALKI/kˈælki/the 10th and last incarnation of Vishnu
40. KALPA/kˈælpə/One of the Brahmanic eons, a period of 4,320,000,000 years
41. KAMAS/kˈɑməz/(KAMA) Hindu god of love and erotic desire; opposite of Mara
42. KAMBA/kˈæmbə/a Bantu language spoken by the Kamba in Kenya
43. KAMES/keɪmz/(KAME) A low ridge. [Scot.] See Eschar
44. KAMET/kˈæmɪt/a mountain in the Himalayas in northern India (25,450 feet high)
45. KAMIA/kˈæmiə/a member of a North American Indian people of southeastern California and northwestern Mexico
46. KAMIS/kˈɑmiz/(KAMI) one the Shinto deities (including mythological beings, spirits of distinguished men, forces of nature)
47. KANAF/kˈænæf/valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation
48. KANDY/kˈændi/a city of central Sri Lanka that was the last capital of the ancient kings of Ceylon; a resort and religious…
49. KANES/keɪnz/(KAN) To know; to ken. [Obs.] See Ken
50. KANSA/kˈænsə/a member of the Siouan people of the Kansas river valley in Kansas
51. KANSU/kˈænsu/a province in north-central China; formerly part of the Silk Road to Turkistan and India and Persia
52. KANTS/kænts/(KANT) influential German idealist philosopher (1724-1804)
53. KANZU/kˈænzu/(Swahili) a long garment (usually white) with long sleeves; worn by men in East Africa
54. KAONS/keɪɑnz/(KAON) an unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision
55. KAPHS/kæfz/(KAPH) the 11th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
56. KAPOK/ˈkeɪpɑk/a plant fiber from the kapok tree; used for stuffing and insulation
57. KAPPA/ˈkæpə/the 10th letter of the Greek alphabet
58. KAPUT/kəpˈʊt/destroyed or killed
59. KARAT/ˈkɛɹət/the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is…
60. KARNS/kɑɹnz/(KARN) A pile of rocks; sometimes, the solid rock
61. KAROK/kˈæɹɑk/a member of a North American Indian people of the Klamath river valley in northern California
62. KASAI/kˈæsaɪ/a river of southwestern Africa that rises in central Angola and flows east and then north (forming part of…
63. KASHA/ˈkɑʃə/boiled or baked buckwheat
64. KATAR/kətˈɑɹ/an Arab country on the peninsula of Qatar; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; the…
65. KAUAI/ˈkaʊˌaɪ/an island of Hawaii to the northwest of Oahu
66. KAURI/kˈɔɹi/resin of the kauri trees of New Zealand; found usually as a fossil; also collected for making varnishes and…
67. KAURY/kˈɔɹi/tall timber tree of New Zealand having white straight-grained wood
68. KAVAS/kˈɑvəz/(KAVA) an alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub
69. KAWED/kɔd/(KAW) See Caw
70. KAYAK/ˈkaɪæk/a small canoe consisting of a light frame made watertight with animal skins; used by Eskimos
71. KAYOS/keɪoʊz/(KAYO) a blow that renders the opponent unconscious
72. KAZAK/kˈæzæk/a Muslim who is a member of a Turkic people of western Asia (especially in Kazakstan)
73. KAZAN/ˈkeɪzən/United States stage and screen director (born in Turkey) and believer in method acting (1909-2003)
74. KAZOO/kəˈzu/a toy wind instrument that has a membrane that makes a sound when you hum into the mouthpiece
75. KEATS/kits/Englishman and romantic poet (1795-1821)
76. KEBAB/kəˈbɑb/cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables
77. KEBLE/kˈɛbəl/English clergyman who (with John Henry Newman and Edward Pusey) founded the Oxford movement (1792-1866)
78. KECKS/kɛks/(KECK) To heave or to retch, as in an effort to vomit
79. KECKY/kˈɛki/Resembling a kecksy. Grew
80. KEDGE/kɛdʒ/To move (a vessel) by carrying out a kedge in a boat, dropping it overboard, and hauling the vessel up to it
81. KEECH/kitʃ/A mass or lump of fat rolled up by the butcher
82. KEELS/kilz/Ninepins. See Kayles
83. KEENS/kinz/(KEEN) having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
84. KEEST/kist/(KEE) See Kie, Ky, and Kine. [Prov
85. KEEVE/kiv/A vat or tub in which the mash is made; a mash tub
86. KEFIR/kˈifɚ/An effervescent liquor like kumiss, made from fermented milk, used as a food and as a medicine in the…
87. KEIRS/kɛɹz/(KEIR) See Kier
88. KELLS/kɛlz/(KELL) A kiln. [Obs.] A sort of pottage; kale
89. KELPS/kɛlps/(KELP) large brown seaweeds having fluted leathery fronds
90. KELPY/kˈɛlpi/(Scottish folklore) water spirit in the form of a horse that likes to drown its riders
91. KELTS/kɛlts/(KELT) a member of a European people who once occupied Britain and Spain and Gaul prior to Roman times
92. KEMBS/kɛmz/(KEMB) To comb. [Obs.] His longe hair was kembed behind his back
93. KEMPS/kɛmps/The long flower stems of the ribwort plantain (Plantago Lanceolata)
94. KEMPT/kɛmpt/(of hair) neat and tidy
95. KENAF/ˈkɛnæf/fiber from an East Indian plant Hibiscus cannabinus
96. KENOS/kˈinoʊz/(KENO) a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their…
97. KENTS/kɛnts/(KENT) a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first…
98. KEPIS/kˈɛpiz/(KEPI) a cap with a flat circular top and a visor
99. KERBS/kɝbz/(KERB) an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a…
100. KERFS/kɝfs/(KERF) a cut made by a saw