8-letter words containing e, s, k, a
- meerkats — Plural form of meerkat.
- mesopeak — the level of maximum temperature in the mesophere, at an altitude of about 30 miles (48 km).
- 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.
- modjeska — Helena [huh-ley-nuh] /həˈleɪ nə/ (Show IPA), (Helena Opid Modrzejewska) 1840–1909, Polish actress, in U.S. after 1876.
- nakasone — Yasuhiro [yah-soo-hee-raw] /ˈyɑ sʊˈhi rɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1918, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1982–87.
- namesake — a person named after another.
- 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.”.
- oatcakes — Plural form of oatcake.
- oldspeak — (sometimes initial capital letter) standard English, in contrast to English that is overly technical, politically correct, euphemistic, etc. Compare newspeak.
- outskate — (ice hockey, skating) To skate better than another skater.
- outspeak — to outdo or excel in speaking.
- outtakes — Plural form of outtake.
- oversoak — to soak too much
- overtask — to impose too heavy a task upon
- pay desk — the counter in a shop where customers pay for goods
- peakless — having no peak, without a peak
- pre-soak — to soak something (such as washing) beforehand
- rankless — a number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body.
- rankness — growing with excessive luxuriance; vigorous and tall of growth: tall rank weeds.
- redshank — an Old World sandpiper, Tringa totanus, having red legs and feet.
- ruckseat — a seat fixed to or forming part of a rucksack
- sackable — offence: justifying loss of job
- sackless — innocent or not deserving of punishment
- sather-k — (language) Karlsruhe Sather. A sublanguage of Sather used for introductory courses in object-oriented design and typesafe programming. E-mail: <[email protected]>.
- sea duck — any of various diving ducks, as the scaups, goldeneyes, scoters, and eiders, found principally on seas.
- sea kale — a European broad-leaved maritime plant, Crambe maritima, of the mustard family, having fleshy, blue basal leaves, used as a pot plant.
- sea king — one of the piratical Scandinavian chiefs who ravaged the coasts of medieval Europe.
- sea pink — thrift (def 3).
- sea risk — Often, sea risks. the hazard of traveling or transporting by sea.
- sealskin — the skin of a seal.
- seamlike — like or resembling a seam
- seaquake — an agitation of the sea caused by a submarine eruption or earthquake.
- seaspeak — the language used by sailors to ease communication between ships
- seatback — the back support of a seat in an aircraft, motor vehicle, etc.
- seatwork — work that can be done by a child at his or her seat in school without supervision.
- seedcake — a sweet cake containing aromatic seeds, usually caraway.
- selamlik — the portion of a Turkish palace or house reserved for men.
- set back — the act or state of setting or the state of being set.
- set-back — Surveying. the interval by which a chain or tape exceeds the length being measured.
- setbacks — a check to progress; a reverse or defeat: The new law was a setback.
- shackled — a ring or other fastening, as of iron, for securing the wrist, ankle, etc.; fetter.