9-letter words containing i, n, k, p
- predikant — a minister in the Dutch Reformed Church, esp in South Africa
- preshrink — to subject (textiles, garments, etc.) to a shrinking process before marketing to minimize subsequent shrinkage.
- prickling — a sharp point.
- princekin — a small, young, or minor prince.
- printback — an enlarged print from a microfilm copy.
- provoking — serving to provoke; causing annoyance.
- rose pink — a light pinkish red color.
- sheepskin — the skin of a sheep, especially such a skin dressed with the wool on, as for a garment.
- shunpiker — a driver who takes a side road to avoid paying a turnpike toll
- ski pants — pants worn for skiing, having the legs tapered to fit snugly at the ankles and sometimes having a strap going under the arch, often made of a stretch or waterproof fabric.
- skin deep — superficial or slight; not profound or substantial: Their sincerity is only skin-deep.
- skin-deep — superficial or slight; not profound or substantial: Their sincerity is only skin-deep.
- skip zone — a region surrounding a broadcasting station that cannot receive transmissions either directly or by reflection off the ionosphere
- slop sink — a deep sink for emptying slop pails and the like.
- snake pit — a mental hospital marked by squalor and inhumane or indifferent care for the patients.
- snap link — a link with a latchlike opening through which another link or catch can be fitted.
- sparkling — to issue in or as if in little sparks, as fire or light: The candlelight sparkled in the crystal.
- speranski — Mikhail Mikhailovich (mixɑˈil). 1772–1839, Russian statesman, chief adviser (1807–12) to Alexander I. His greatest achievement was the codification of Russian law (begun 1826)
- spikenard — an aromatic, Indian plant, Nardostachys jatamansi, of the valerian family, believed to be the nard of the ancients.
- spillikin — a jackstraw.
- spinelike — resembling a spine
- spinnaker — a large, usually triangular sail carried by a yacht as a headsail when running before the wind or when the wind is abaft the beam.
- springbok — a gazelle, Antidorcas marsupialis, of southern Africa, noted for its habit of springing into the air when alarmed.
- sprinkler — any of various devices for sprinkling, as a watering pot, a container of water with a perforated top used to sprinkle clothes before ironing, or especially a perforated ring or small stand with a revolving nozzle to which a hose is attached for watering a lawn with a fine, even spray.
- spun silk — yarn produced by spinning silk waste and short, broken filaments from which the sericin has been removed. Compare reeled silk.
- sputnik 1 — an unmanned Soviet satellite launched in 1957, the first man-made satellite to orbit the earth
- stick pin — a decorative straight pin with a jeweled or ornamented head and a long shaft with a sheath for encasing the point, used for holding an ascot or necktie in place.
- tok pisin — Neo-Melanesian.
- topmaking — the art or science of blending wool to meet certain specifications
- unpacking — removal of items from suitcase, etc.
- warp knit — a fabric or garment so constructed that runs do not occur: knitted from a warp beam that feeds yarn to the knitting frame.
- whipsnake — any of several long, slender New World snakes of the genus Masticophis, the tail of which resembles a whip.
- wild pink — any of several catchflies
- workprint — the first positive print of a film, assembled from the dailies: used in the editing process.