9-letter words containing e, n, k
- garfunkel — Arthur ("Art") born 1942, U.S. singer.
- gavelkind — (originally) a tenure of land in which the tenant was liable for a rental in money or produce rather than for labor or military service.
- gawkiness — awkward; ungainly; clumsy.
- gear knob — a gear lever
- geekiness — The state of being geeky.
- gene bank — a collection of seeds, plants, tissue cultures, etc, of potentially useful species, esp species containing genes of significance to the breeding of crops
- gernsback — Hugo, 1884–1967, U.S. publisher and inventor, born in Belgium: a pioneer in science-fiction publishing.
- get naked — undress
- giantlike — Like a giant; enormous.
- gieseking — Walter (Wilhelm) [wawl-ter wil-helm;; German vahl-tuh r vil-helm] /ˈwɔl tər ˈwɪl hɛlm;; German ˈvɑl tər ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1895–1956, German pianist and composer.
- glandlike — Resembling a gland or some aspect of one.
- glen rock — a borough in NE New Jersey.
- gnomelike — Resembling a gnome.
- gooseneck — a curved object resembling the neck of a goose, often of flexible construction, as in the shaft of a gooseneck lamp.
- greenback — a U.S. legal-tender note, printed in green on the back since the Civil War, originally issued against the credit of the country and not against gold or silver on deposit.
- gunk hole — a quiet anchorage, as in a cove, used by small yachts.
- gunmakers — Plural form of gunmaker.
- hackneyed — let out, employed, or done for hire.
- handbrake — a brake operated by a hand lever. Compare caliper (def 6).
- handshake — handshaking
- handspike — a bar used as a lever.
- hankerers — Plural form of hankerer.
- hankering — a longing; craving.
- hard neck — audacity; nerve
- harkening — Literary. to give heed or attention to what is said; listen.
- hearkened — Literary. to give heed or attention to what is said; listen.
- hearkener — One who hearkens; a listener.
- heartikin — a term of endearment: 'little heart'
- heartsink — a patient who repeatedly visits his or her doctor's surgery, often with multiple or non-specific symptoms, and whose complaints are impossible to treat
- heat sink — Thermodynamics. any environment or medium that absorbs heat.
- hendricks — a male given name, form of Henry.
- henpecked — browbeaten, bullied, or intimidated by one's wife, girlfriend, etc.: a henpecked husband who never dared to contradict his wife.
- heraklion — Iraklion
- hieromonk — a monk who is also a priest.
- hokeyness — Alternative form of hokiness.
- honeycake — A cake made with honey, especially as a Rosh Hashanah tradition.
- honeylike — Like honey in taste, texture, or appearance.
- hooknoses — Plural form of hooknose.
- humanlike — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or having the nature of people: human frailty.
- hunkering — to squat on one's heels (often followed by down).
- hunkerism — a member of the conservative faction in the Democratic Party in New York State, 1845–48.
- huskiness — big and strong; burly.
- hyenalike — Resembling a hyena or some aspect of one.
- hyperlink — hypertext link
- iceblinks — Plural form of iceblink.
- identikit — A picture of a person, especially one sought by the police, reconstructed from typical facial features according to witnesses' descriptions.
- in pocket — a shaped piece of fabric attached inside or outside a garment and forming a pouch used especially for carrying small articles.
- in-basket — in-box.
- inglenook — a corner or nook near a fireplace; chimney corner.
- innkeeper — a person who owns or manages an inn or, sometimes, a hotel.