8-letter words containing i, r, k, s
- gripsack — a traveling bag; grip.
- hickorys — a city in W North Carolina.
- hydroski — a hydrofoil attached to a seaplane to aid in takeoffs and landings.
- inkhorns — Plural form of inkhorn.
- instroke — a stroke traveling in an inward direction.
- invokers — Plural form of invoker.
- jerkings — Plural form of jerking.
- k-series — one of a series of lines (K-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (K-radiation) produced by the transition of an electron to the K-shell.
- kaiserin — the wife of a Kaiser
- karaklis — former name of Kirovakan.
- karstify — to become or cause to become karstic
- kashmiri — a native or inhabitant of Kashmir.
- keiretsu — (especially in Japan) a loose coalition of business groups.
- keisters — Plural form of keister.
- keramics — ceramics.
- 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.
- kermises — Plural form of kermis.
- kerosine — Alternative spelling of kerosene.
- 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.
- kitharas — a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of an elaborate wooden soundbox having two arms connected by a yoke to which the upper ends of the strings are attached.
- knickers — Also, knickerbockers [nik-er-bok-erz] /ˈnɪk ərˌbɒk ərz/ (Show IPA). loose-fitting short trousers gathered in at the knees.
- 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.
- kristina — a female given name, form of Christina.
- kuroshio — Japan Current.
- kurtosis — the state or quality of flatness or peakedness of the curve describing a frequency distribution in the region about its mode.
- low-risk — A low-risk customer, risk, occupation, or property is not very likely to be exposed to a danger.
- markings — Plural form of marking.
- mirkiest — Superlative form of mirky.
- mistaker — One who mistakes.
- mistrack — To track incorrectly.
- monikers — Plural form of moniker.
- murkiest — Superlative form of murky.
- musicker — a musician
- nagurski — Bronislaw [bron-uh-slof] /ˈbrɒn əˌslɒf/ (Show IPA), ("Bronko") 1908–1990, U.S. football player, born in Canada.
- nonskier — a person who does not ski
- ockerism — the conduct or actions that are characteristic of an ocker
- oistrakh — David [dey-vid] /ˈdeɪ vɪd/ (Show IPA), 1908–74, Russian violinist.
- oriskany — a village in central New York, near Utica: battle 1777.
- outskirt — Often, outskirts. the outlying district or region, as of a city, metropolitan area, or the like: to live on the outskirts of town; a sparsely populated outskirt.
- oversick — too sick
- overskip — to skip over
- pinkster — Whitsuntide.