8-letter words containing k, a, t, n
- katakana — the more angular, less commonly used of the two Japanese syllabaries.
- kathleen — a female given name, form of Katherine.
- katmandu — a city in and the capital of Nepal, in the central part.
- keewatin — a district in the Northwest Territories, in N Canada. 228,160 sq. mi. (590,935 sq. km).
- kelantan — a state in Malaysia, on the central Malay Peninsula. 5750 sq. mi. (14,893 sq. km). Capital: Kota Bharu.
- kelthane — a pesticide sprayed on agricultural and ornamental plants to eliminate mites
- kenyatta — Jomo [joh-moh] /ˈdʒoʊ moʊ/ (Show IPA), 1893?–1978, Kenyan political leader: president 1964–78.
- ketamine — a synthetic nonbarbiturate general anesthetic, C 13 H 16 ClNO, used to induce anesthesia, alone or in combination, in surgical or diagnostic procedures of short duration; extensively used in veterinary medicine.
- khanates — Plural form of khanate.
- khatanga — a river in N central Siberian Russia, flowing SE and N to the Khatanga Gulf of the Laptev Sea. 715 miles (1150 km) long.
- kistvaen — cist2 .
- knitwear — clothing made of knitted fabric.
- knothead — (informal) A stupid or stubborn person.
- kola nut — a brownish seed, about the size of a chestnut, produced by a tropical tree belonging to the genus Cola, containing both caffeine and theobromine: its extract is used in soft drinks.
- konstanz — German name of Constance.
- kootenay — a river flowing from SW Canada through NW Montana and N Idaho, swinging back into Canada to the Columbia River. 400 miles (645 km) long.
- kristina — a female given name, form of Christina.
- kustanai — a city in N Kazakhstan, on the Tobol river.
- kwantung — Older Spelling. Guandong.
- mintmark — a letter or other symbol on a coin that identifies the mint at which it was struck.
- mistaken — wrongly conceived, held, or done: a mistaken antagonism.
- monotask — to perform one task at a time
- mud tank — A mud tank is a large treatment and storage tank for cleaned mud.
- nastalik — a Persian cursive script
- neatniks — Plural form of neatnik.
- neckatee — a piece of ornamental cloth worn around the neck
- netbacks — Plural form of netback.
- netspeak — internet jargon
- new talk — ntalk
- nunataks — Plural form of nunatak.
- oil tank — any tank for containing or storing oil such as a very large oil storage container at a refinery; a large oil storage area on an oil tanker; or a smaller container for the storage of heating oil at a property
- on track — heading for sth
- ostrakon — ostracon.
- outflank — to go or extend beyond the flank of (an opposing military unit); turn the flank of.
- outranks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outrank.
- outthank — to outdo in thanking
- pakistan — Islamic Republic of, a republic in S Asia, between India and Afghanistan: formerly part of British India; known as West Pakistan from 1947–71 to distinguish it from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). 310,403 sq. mi. (803,881 sq. km). Capital: Islamabad.
- panstick — a cosmetic in stick form
- partaken — to take or have a part or share along with others; participate (usually followed by in): He won't partake in the victory celebration.
- pink tea — a formal tea or reception.
- plankter — any organism that is an element of plankton.
- plankton — the aggregate of passively floating, drifting, or somewhat motile organisms occurring in a body of water, primarily comprising microscopic algae and protozoa.
- quiktran — Fortran-like, interactive with debugging facilities. Sammet 1969, p.226.
- rat fink — fink (defs 3, 4).
- rink rat — a youth who spends a great deal of time at a hockey rink, helping with maintenance work, sweeping, etc., often without pay or in return for free admission to the rink.
- sanskrit — an Indo-European, Indic language, in use since c1200 b.c. as the religious and classical literary language of India. Abbreviation: Skt.
- shotokan — a popular system of karate based on the principles of Bushido and Zen
- skiatron — a cathode-ray tube used in radar
- snakebit — bitten by a snake.
- snakepit — a pit filled with snakes