9-letter words containing c, o, k, n
- kick down — vehicle: lower gear
- kinescope — a cathode-ray tube with a fluorescent screen on which an image is reproduced by a directed beam of electrons.
- kiungchow — Qiongzhou.
- kluckhohn — Clyde (Kay Maben) [mey-buh n] /ˈmeɪ bən/ (Show IPA), 1905–60, American anthropologist.
- knee-sock — a type of sock that comes up to the knee
- knob lock — a lock having a spring bolt moved by a knob or knobs, and a dead bolt moved by a key.
- knobstick — A stick with a rounded knob at the end.
- knock off — an act or instance of knocking.
- knock out — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- knockback — A blow that causes the recipient to fall or move backwards, a knock back; a recoil.
- knockdown — capable of knocking something down; overwhelming; irresistible: a knockdown blow.
- knockless — (of an engine, bearing, or fuel) producing no knocking sound
- knockoffs — Plural form of knockoff.
- knockouts — Plural form of knockout.
- knockover — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- koniscope — a device for detecting and measuring dust in the air
- kostunica — Vojislav (ˈvɒjɪslæf). born 1944, Serbian politician; president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (2000–03); prime minister of Serbia and Montenegro (2004–06); prime minister of Serbia (2006–08)
- kronecker — Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; German ley-oh-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; German ˈleɪ oʊˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1823–91, German mathematician.
- kuangchou — Wade-Giles. Canton.
- kwangchow — Older Spelling. Canton.
- linstocks — Plural form of linstock.
- lock down — a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- lockdowns — Plural form of lockdown.
- locked in — a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- luck into — the force that seems to operate for good or ill in a person's life, as in shaping circumstances, events, or opportunities: With my luck I'll probably get pneumonia.
- lunchhook — Usually, lunchhooks. hands.
- manchukuo — a former country (1932–45) in E Asia, under Japanese control: included Manchuria and parts of Inner Mongolia; now a part of China.
- mechnikov — Ilya Ilyich [ee-lyah ee-lyeech] /iˈlyɑ iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), Metchnikoff, Élie.
- mink coat — overcoat made of mink fur
- misreckon — (transitive) To add (something) up incorrectly, make a wrong calculation of (an amount etc.).
- mock moon — paraselene.
- mockernut — a North American hickory, Carya tomentosa, bearing a sweet, edible nut.
- mockingly — to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
- monadnock — Physical Geography. a residual hill or mountain standing well above the surface of a surrounding peneplain.
- monoblock — Alternative spelling of monobloc.
- moon rock — a rock from the surface of the moon
- nanticoke — a member of an extinct North American Indian people who inhabited Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania.
- neck cord — lash1 (def 7).
- neckcloth — cravat (def 2).
- neckdowns — Plural form of neckdown.
- neckmould — (architecture) A small convex moulding surrounding a column at the junction of the shaft and capital.
- nickelous — containing bivalent nickel.
- non-black — a person who is not of a Black race
- non-stick — Non-stick saucepans, frying pans, or baking tins have a special coating on the inside which prevents food from sticking to them.
- nonblacks — Plural form of nonblack.
- noncaking — not liable to cake or to become compacted or crusty
- noncoking — not liable to coke
- nonsticky — not sticky
- notchback — a style of back for an automobile in which there is a sharp vertical drop-off from the roof line to the trunk.
- on a kick — currently enthusiastic about a particular activity