8-Letter Words Starting With K

Here's the list of all the 515 8-Letter Words Starting With K in the English Language.

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keyboard
1. device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or the like
2. holder consisting of an arrangement of hooks on which keys or locks can be hung
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knitting
1. needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine
2. creating knitted wear
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keystone
1. a central cohesive source of support and stability
2. the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
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kindness
1. the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
2. tendency to be kind and forgiving
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kinetics
1. the branch of mechanics concerned with the forces that cause motions of bodies
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kangaroo
1. any of several herbivorous leaping marsupials of Australia and New Guinea having large powerful hind legs and a long thick tail
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knocking
1. the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
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keepsake
1. something of sentimental value
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knockout
1. a very attractive or seductive looking woman
2. a blow that renders the opponent unconscious
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kerosene
1. a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
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kneeling
1. supporting yourself on your knees
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knitwear
1. knitted clothing
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knuckles
1. (used in the plural) a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand
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kabbalah
1. an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret
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knickers
1. (used in the plural) trousers ending above the knee
2. (used in the plural) underpants worn by women
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kilogram
1. one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
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kilowatt
1. a unit of power equal to 1000 watts
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kamikaze
1. a fighter plane used for suicide missions by Japanese pilots in World War II
2. a pilot trained and willing to cause a suicidal crash
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kingwood
1. handsome violet-streaked wood of the kingwood tree; used especially in cabinetwork
2. Brazilian tree yielding a handsome cabinet wood
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klondike
1. a form of solitaire that begins with seven piles of cards with the top cards facing up; descending sequences of cards of alternating colors are built on these piles; as aces become available they are placed above the seven piles; the object is to build sequences in suit from ace to king as the remaining cards are dealt out one at a time
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knockoff
1. an unauthorized copy or imitation
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ketamine
1. a general anesthetic and tranquilizer (not a barbiturate) that is administered intravenously or intramuscularly; used mainly by veterinarians or for minor surgery with geriatric or pediatric patients; taken in large doses it causes hallucinations similar to those associated with the use of PCP
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kindling
1. material for starting a fire
2. the act of setting something on fire
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kickback
1. a commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into the transaction
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knotting
1. make into knots; make knots out of
2. tie or fasten into a knot
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knapsack
1. a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
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kingfish
1. the lean flesh of any of several fish caught off the Atlantic coast of the United States
2. large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters
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kingship
1. the dignity or rank or position of a king
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killdeer
1. American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry
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knightly
1. characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages
2. being attentive to women like an ideal knight
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keeshond
1. a spitz-like dog having a shaggy greyish coat and tightly curled tail originating in Holland
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kilobyte
1. a unit of information equal to 1000 bytes
2. a unit of information equal to 1024 bytes
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8-Letter Words Starting With K