8-letter words containing e, r, k, s
- keramics — ceramics.
- keratose — having a skeleton formed of horny fibers, as certain sponges.
- kerberos — Cerberus (def 1).
- kerbside — a side of a pavement or street bordered by a curb.
- kerenski — Aleksandr Feodorovich [uh-lyi-ksahn-dr fyaw-duh-ruh-vyich] /ʌ lyɪˈksɑn dr ˈfyɔ də rə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1970, Russian revolutionary leader: premier 1917; in the U.S. after 1946.
- kerensky — ˌAlekˈsanˌdr Feodoˈrovich (ˌɑljɛkˈsɑnˌdəʀ fjɔdɔˈrɔvɪtʃ) ; äˌlyeksänˈdər fy^ōˌd^ōr^ōˈvich) 1881-1970; Russ. revolutionary leader: prime minister of Russia (July-Nov., 1917), overthrown by the Bolshevik Revolution: in the U.S. after 1940
- kermises — Plural form of kermis.
- kerosene — a mixture of liquid hydrocarbons obtained by distilling petroleum, bituminous shale, or the like, and widely used as a fuel, cleaning solvent, etc.
- kerosine — Alternative spelling of kerosene.
- kestrels — Plural form of kestrel.
- keycards — Plural form of keycard.
- keywords — a word that serves as a key, as to the meaning of another word, a sentence, passage, or the like.
- kindreds — a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk; kin.
- kirkenes — a seaport in NE Norway held by Germans in World War II.
- kirklees — a unitary authority in N England, in West Yorkshire. Pop: 391 400 (2003 est). Area: 410 sq km (158 sq miles)
- kirstein — Lincoln, 1907–96, U.S. dance authority and writer.
- kitesurf — To take part in kitesurfing.
- knackers — Plural form of knacker.
- knappers — Plural form of knapper.
- kneelers — Plural form of kneeler.
- knickers — Also, knickerbockers [nik-er-bok-erz] /ˈnɪk ərˌbɒk ərz/ (Show IPA). loose-fitting short trousers gathered in at the knees.
- knockers — a person or thing that knocks.
- koestler — Arthur, 1905–83, British novelist, critic, and journalist; born in Hungary.
- koshered — Simple past tense and past participle of kosher.
- kreisler — Fritz [frits] /frɪts/ (Show IPA), 1875–1962, Austrian violinist and composer in the U.S.
- kremlins — Plural form of kremlin.
- kringles — Plural form of kringle.
- kristeva — Julia, born 1941, French literary theorist, critic, and psychoanalyst, born in Bulgaria.
- kromesky — a croquette consisting of a piece of bacon wrapped round minced meat or fish
- kurtoses — Plural form of kurtosis.
- larksome — mischievous or fond of larking
- marksmen — Plural form of marksman.
- meerkats — Plural form of meerkat.
- merfolks — Plural form of merfolk.
- meshwork — meshed material or a structure of meshes; a network.
- mirkiest — Superlative form of mirky.
- mistaker — One who mistakes.
- monikers — Plural form of moniker.
- murkiest — Superlative form of murky.
- murksome — gloomy; dark
- musicker — a musician
- musketry — Military. the technique of bringing fire from a group of rifle and automatic weapons to bear on specified targets.
- 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
- networks — Plural form of network.
- nonskier — a person who does not ski
- ockerism — the conduct or actions that are characteristic of an ocker
- oversick — too sick
- overskip — to skip over
- oversoak — to soak too much