8-letter words containing a, k, i, n
- manikins — Plural form of manikin.
- mannikin — a little man; dwarf; pygmy.
- marikana — a town in the North West Province of South Africa; the platinum mine was the scene of a strike and armed conflict in 2012 during which 47 people, mostly mineworkers, died. Pop: 19 522 (2011)
- marikina — a city in Luzon, SW Philippines, E of Manila.
- markings — Plural form of marking.
- maskings — Plural form of masking.
- medibank — the national health-insurance program instituted in Australia.
- milk can — large metal container for milk
- millikan — Robert Andrews, 1868–1953, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1923.
- minakari — A type of enamelwork Indian jewellery, especially champlev\u00e9. (from 20th c.).
- minijack — A small jack (electrical connector).
- minipark — pocket park.
- mintmark — a letter or other symbol on a coin that identifies the mint at which it was struck.
- mistaken — wrongly conceived, held, or done: a mistaken antagonism.
- nagasaki — a seaport on W Kyushu, in SW Japan: second military use of the atomic bomb August 9, 1945.
- nagurski — Bronislaw [bron-uh-slof] /ˈbrɒn əˌslɒf/ (Show IPA), ("Bronko") 1908–1990, U.S. football player, born in Canada.
- nainsook — a fine, soft-finished cotton fabric, usually white, used for lingerie and infants' wear.
- nastalik — a Persian cursive script
- neatniks — Plural form of neatnik.
- nicklaus — Jack (William) born 1940, U.S. golfer.
- nicknack — an ornamental trinket or gimcrack; a bit of bric-a-brac.
- nickname — a name added to or substituted for the proper name of a person, place, etc., as in affection, ridicule, or familiarity: He has always loathed his nickname of “Whizzer.”.
- ninebark — any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Physocarpus, of the rose family, having bark that separates into thin layers.
- novalike — Resembling a nova or some aspect of one.
- oil tank — any tank for containing or storing oil such as a very large oil storage container at a refinery; a large oil storage area on an oil tanker; or a smaller container for the storage of heating oil at a property
- okinagan — a member of a North American Indian people living in the Okanagan River valley in British Columbia and Washington
- oriskany — a village in central New York, near Utica: battle 1777.
- pachinko — a Japanese pinball game played on a vertical machine in which slots struck by the player's ball release other balls that in turn are exchanged for noncash prizes.
- pakistan — Islamic Republic of, a republic in S Asia, between India and Afghanistan: formerly part of British India; known as West Pakistan from 1947–71 to distinguish it from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). 310,403 sq. mi. (803,881 sq. km). Capital: Islamabad.
- panicked — a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
- pannikin — a small pan or metal cup.
- panstick — a cosmetic in stick form
- panufnik — Sir Andrzej (ændreɪ). 1914–91, British composer and conductor, born in Poland. His works include nine symphonies, the cantata Winter Solstice (1972), Polish folk-song settings, and ballet music
- peacenik — an activist or demonstrator who opposes war and military intervention; pacifist.
- pin mark — the circular indentation on the upper part of a type body, made by the pin that ejects the type from the caster.
- pink tea — a formal tea or reception.
- pinkiang — Older Spelling. former name of Harbin.
- planking — a long, flat piece of timber, thicker than a board.
- polanski — Roman. born 1933, Polish film director with a taste for the macabre, as in Repulsion (1965) and Rosemary's Baby (1968): later films include Tess (1980), Death and the Maiden (1995), and The Pianist (2002)
- pranking — to dress or adorn in an ostentatious manner: They were all pranked out in their fanciest clothes.
- prankish — of the nature of a prank: a prankish plan.
- pyinkado — a leguminous tree, Xylia xylocarpa (or dolabriformis), native to India and Myanmar
- qindarka — Plural form of qindark\u00eb.
- quacking — Present participle of quack.
- quiktran — Fortran-like, interactive with debugging facilities. Sammet 1969, p.226.
- randwick — a city in E New South Wales, SE Australia, on Botany Bay and the Pacific Ocean: a suburb of Sydney.
- rankings — the official list of the best players in a particular sport
- rankling — (of unpleasant feelings, experiences, etc.) to continue to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment within the mind; fester; be painful.
- rat fink — fink (defs 3, 4).
- ringbark — girdle (def 11).