8-letter words containing a, k, i, n
- rink rat — a youth who spends a great deal of time at a hockey rink, helping with maintenance work, sweeping, etc., often without pay or in return for free admission to the rink.
- rinkhals — ringhals.
- sakhalin — an island of the Russian Federation in the Sea of Okhotsk, N of Japan: formerly (1905-45) divided between the Soviet Union and Japan. 29,100 sq. mi. (75,369 sq. km).
- salonika — Also, Salonica [suh-lon-i-kuh, sal-uh-nee-kuh] /səˈlɒn ɪ kə, ˌsæl əˈni kə/ (Show IPA), Saloniki [Greek sah-law-nee-kee] /Greek ˌsɑ lɔˈni ki/ (Show IPA). Official name Thessalonike. Ancient Therma. a seaport in south-central Macedonia, in NE Greece, on the Gulf of Salonika.
- sanskrit — an Indo-European, Indic language, in use since c1200 b.c. as the religious and classical literary language of India. Abbreviation: Skt.
- scandisk — (operating system, storage) An MS-DOS command to check for faults on a disk and provide a graphical representation the results. Scandisk was introduced with MS-DOS version 6 to replace CHKDSK.
- sea king — one of the piratical Scandinavian chiefs who ravaged the coasts of medieval Europe.
- sea pink — thrift (def 3).
- sealskin — the skin of a seal.
- shamokin — a borough in E Pennsylvania.
- sharking — a person who preys greedily on others, as by cheating or usury.
- shekinah — the presence of God on earth or a symbol or manifestation of His presence.
- si kiang — a river in S China, flowing E from Yunnan province to the South China Sea near Canton. 1250 miles (2012 km) long.
- sihanouk — Prince Norodom [nawr-uh-dom,, -duh m] /ˈnɔr əˌdɒm,, -dəm/ (Show IPA), 1922–2004, Cambodian statesman: premier 1952–60; chief of state 1960–70 and 1975–76.
- sinkable — to displace part of the volume of a supporting substance or object and become totally or partially submerged or enveloped; fall or descend into or below the surface or to the bottom (often followed by in or into): The battleship sank within two hours. His foot sank in the mud. Her head sinks into the pillows.
- sinkiang — Xinjiang
- skiatron — a cathode-ray tube used in radar
- skincare — use of toiletries on the skin
- skinhead — a baldheaded man.
- skiplane — an airplane equipped with skis to enable it to land on and take off from snow.
- skokiaan — (in South Africa) a potent alcoholic beverage drunk by Black Africans in shebeens
- slacking — not tight, taut, firm, or tense; loose: a slack rope.
- smacking — smart, brisk, or strong, as a breeze.
- snacking — a small portion of food or drink or a light meal, especially one eaten between regular meals.
- snakebit — bitten by a snake.
- snakepit — a pit filled with snakes
- snarkily — in an irritable or snarky manner
- sneakily — like or suggestive of a sneak; furtive; deceitful.
- sneaking — acting in a furtive or underhand way.
- sneakish — (of a person or action) somewhat or rather sneaky
- spanking — to strike (a person, usually a child) with the open hand, a slipper, etc., especially on the buttocks, as in punishment.
- speaking — the act, utterance, or discourse of a person who speaks.
- stacking — a more or less orderly pile or heap: a precariously balanced stack of books; a neat stack of papers.
- stalinsk — former name of Novokuznetsk.
- stalking — an act or course of stalking quarry, prey, or the like: We shot the mountain goat after a five-hour stalk.
- stickman — croupier (def 1).
- stinkard — a despicable person; stinker.
- stotinka — a minor coin of Bulgaria, the 100th part of a lev.
- swanskin — the skin of a swan, with the feathers on.
- tackling — equipment, apparatus, or gear, especially for fishing: fishing tackle.
- taker-in — licker-in.
- tanizaki — Junichiro [joo-nee-chee-raw] /ˈdʒu niˈtʃi rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1886–1965, Japanese novelist.
- tankship — a ship for carrying bulk cargoes of liquids; tanker.
- tantrika — Also called Tantrist [tuhn-trist, tan-] /ˈtʌn trɪst, ˈtæn-/ (Show IPA). an adherent of Tantra.
- thanking — to express gratitude, appreciation, or acknowledgment to: She thanked them for their hospitality.
- tracking — a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
- traiking — to become ill or lose one's good health.
- transkei — a self-governing Bantu territory of South Africa on the Indian Ocean: granted independence in 1976 by South Africa, but not recognized by any other country as an independent state. 16,910 sq. mi. (43,798 sq. km). Capital: Umtata.
- tweaking — to pinch and pull with a jerk and twist: to tweak someone's ear; to tweak someone's nose.
- untaking — the act of a person or thing that takes.