7-letter words containing a, k, t
- kapitsa — Pyotr L(eonidovich) [pyawtr lyi-uh-nyee-duh-vyich] /pyɔtr lyɪ ʌˈnyi də vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1894–1984, Russian physicist: Nobel Prize 1978.
- kapitza — Pyotr L(eonidovich) [pyawtr lyi-uh-nyee-duh-vyich] /pyɔtr lyɪ ʌˈnyi də vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1894–1984, Russian physicist: Nobel Prize 1978.
- kapteyn — Jacobus Cornelis [yah-koh-bys kawr-ney-lis] /yɑˈkoʊ büs kɔrˈneɪ lɪs/ (Show IPA), 1851–1922, Dutch astronomer.
- karaite — a member of a sect, founded in Persia in the 8th century a.d. by the religious leader Anan ben David, that rejected the Talmud and the teachings of the rabbis in favor of strict adherence to the Bible as the only source of Jewish law and practice.
- kärnten — Carinthia
- karstic — an area of limestone terrane characterized by sinks, ravines, and underground streams.
- karting — An open-wheeled motorsport that uses small vehicles called karts or go-karts.
- kashrut — the body of dietary laws prescribed for Jews: an observer of kashruth.
- kassite — a member of an ancient people related to the Elamites, who ruled Babylonia from c1650 to c1100 b.c.
- kastler — Alfred [al-fred] /alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1902–84, French physicist, born in Germany: Nobel Prize 1966.
- kastner — Erich [ey-rikh] /ˈeɪ rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1899–1974, German writer.
- katanga — former name of Shaba.
- katayev — Valentin Petrovich [vuh-lyin-tyeen pyi-traw-vyich] /və lyɪnˈtyin pyɪˈtrɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1897–1986, Russian writer.
- katcina — kachina.
- kathryn — a feminine name
- katniss — (archaic) Sagittaria sagittifolia, a herbaceous perennial flowering plant that grows in water.
- katorga — the system of labour camps in Imperial Russia and the Soviet Union, a precursor to the Gulag system
- katrina — a female given name, form of Katherine.
- katrine — Loch, a lake in central Scotland. 8 miles (13 km) long.
- katsina — Alternative form of kachina.
- katsura — An ornamental eastern Asian tree that has leaves that resemble those of the Judas tree and light, fine-grained timber.
- katydid — any of several large, usually green, American long-horned grasshoppers, the males of which produce a characteristic song.
- kautsky — Karl Johann [kahrl yoh-hahn] /ˈkɑrl ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), 1854–1938, German socialist writer and editor.
- keating — Paul. born 1944, Australian Labor politician; prime minister of Australia (1991–96)
- keep at — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- keitloa — a variety of the black rhinoceros having the posterior horn equal to or longer than the anterior horn.
- kenitra — a port in NW Morocco, NE of Rabat.
- keratin — a scleroprotein or albuminoid substance, found in the dead outer skin layer, and in horn, hair, feathers, hoofs, nails, claws, bills, etc.
- kerato- — indicating horn or a horny substance
- kestral — Misspelling of kestrel.
- ketubah — the formal contract in a Jewish religious marriage that includes specific financial protection for the wife in the event that the husband dies or divorces her.
- keturah — the second wife of Abraham. Gen. 25:1.
- khanate — the area governed by a khan.
- khatami — Mohammed, born 1943, president of Iran 1997–2005.
- khutbah — a sermon preached by an imam in a mosque at the time of the Friday noon prayer.
- kibitka — A circular tent used by various nomadic peoples such as the Kalmyks and Kyrgyz.
- kirtans — Plural form of kirtan.
- kisetla — a pidgin language based on Swahili, formerly used for communication between Europeans and Africans.
- kit bag — a small bag or knapsack, as for a soldier.
- kit car — a car that is supplied as a set of pieces ready to be assembled
- kit-cat — any of a series of half-length portraits of members of the Kit-Cat Club that were painted by Sir Godfrey Kneller between 1702 and 1717, measure almost uniformly 28 × 36 inches (71 × 91 cm), characteristically portray the head, upper torso, and hands, and are now in the National Gallery, London.
- kit-kat — any of a series of half-length portraits of members of the Kit-Cat Club that were painted by Sir Godfrey Kneller between 1702 and 1717, measure almost uniformly 28 × 36 inches (71 × 91 cm), characteristically portray the head, upper torso, and hands, and are now in the National Gallery, London.
- kithara — 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.
- kíthira — a Greek island in the Mediterranean, S of Peloponnesus: site of former ancient temple of Aphrodite. 108 sq. mi. (280 sq. km).
- kitimat — a seaport on the coast of W British Columbia, in SW Canada.
- klamath — a member of an American Indian people belonging to the Lutuamian group and located in southern Oregon.
- klatsch — a casual gathering of people, especially for refreshments and informal conversation: a sewing klatsch.
- koftgar — (in India) a person skilled in the art of inlaying steel with gold (koftgari)
- kolkata — a seaport in and the capital of West Bengal state, in E India, on the Hugli River: former capital of British India.
- komatik — A sled drawn by dogs, used by the people of Labrador.