8-letter words containing a, s, k
- maskings — Plural form of masking.
- masklike — a covering for all or part of the face, worn to conceal one's identity.
- matsuoka — Yosuke [yaw-soo-ke] /yɔˈsu kɛ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1946, Japanese statesman.
- mattocks — Plural form of mattock.
- mazurkas — Plural form of mazurka.
- meerkats — Plural form of meerkat.
- mesopeak — the level of maximum temperature in the mesophere, at an altitude of about 30 miles (48 km).
- mikasuki — a member of an American Indian people, formerly part of the Creek Confederacy and surviving chiefly as one of the two branches of the Muskogean family represented among the Florida Seminoles.
- misspeak — Express oneself insufficiently clearly or accurately.
- mistaken — wrongly conceived, held, or done: a mistaken antagonism.
- mistaker — One who mistakes.
- mistakes — Plural form of mistake.
- mistrack — To track incorrectly.
- modjeska — Helena [huh-ley-nuh] /həˈleɪ nə/ (Show IPA), (Helena Opid Modrzejewska) 1840–1909, Polish actress, in U.S. after 1876.
- monotask — to perform one task at a time
- mossback — Informal. a person holding very antiquated notions; reactionary. a person living in the backwoods; rustic.
- moussaka — a baked dish consisting of layers of sautéed slices of eggplant and ground lamb usually flavored with tomatoes, onions, and cinnamon, and covered with a custard sauce sprinkled with grated cheese.
- mudbanks — Plural form of mudbank.
- mudlarks — Plural form of mudlark.
- munkacsy — Mihály von [mi-hahy fuh n] /ˈmɪ haɪ fən/ (Show IPA), (Michael Lieb) 1844–1900, Hungarian painter.
- murmansk — an ice-free seaport and railroad terminus in the NW Russian Federation, on the Murman Coast.
- musk bag — the musk-secreting gland of a male musk deer.
- muskrats — Plural form of muskrat.
- 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.
- nakasone — Yasuhiro [yah-soo-hee-raw] /ˈyɑ sʊˈhi rɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1918, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1982–87.
- namaskar — Respectful greetings.
- namesake — a person named after another.
- nastalik — a Persian cursive script
- neatniks — Plural form of neatnik.
- nebraska — a state in the central United States. 77,237 sq. mi. (200,044 sq. km). Capital: Lincoln. Abbreviation: NE (for use with zip code), Nebr., Neb.
- nekrasov — Nikolai Alekseyevich (nikaˈlaj alɪkˈsjejɪvitʃ). 1821–77, Russian poet, who wrote chiefly about the sufferings of the peasantry
- netbacks — Plural form of netback.
- netspeak — internet jargon
- newshawk — a newspaper reporter, especially one who is energetic and aggressive.
- newspeak — (sometimes initial capital letter) an official or semiofficial style of writing or saying one thing in the guise of its opposite, especially in order to serve a political or ideological cause while pretending to be objective, as in referring to “increased taxation” as “revenue enhancement.”.
- nicklaus — Jack (William) born 1940, U.S. golfer.
- nonbanks — Plural form of nonbank.
- nunataks — Plural form of nunatak.
- oarlocks — Plural form of oarlock.
- oatcakes — Plural form of oatcake.
- oistrakh — David [dey-vid] /ˈdeɪ vɪd/ (Show IPA), 1908–74, Russian violinist.
- oldspeak — (sometimes initial capital letter) standard English, in contrast to English that is overly technical, politically correct, euphemistic, etc. Compare newspeak.
- oriskany — a village in central New York, near Utica: battle 1777.
- ostmarks — Plural form of ostmark.
- ostrakon — ostracon.
- outranks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outrank.
- outskate — (ice hockey, skating) To skate better than another skater.
- outspeak — to outdo or excel in speaking.