8-letter words containing k, e, a, n
- knobhead — a stupid person
- knothead — (informal) A stupid or stubborn person.
- knowable — capable of being known.
- kokanees — Plural form of kokanee.
- 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.
- kweiyang — Guiyang.
- kyanized — Simple past tense and past participle of kyanize.
- lake van — a salt lake in E Turkey, at an altitude of 1650 m (5400 ft): fed by melting snow and glaciers. Area: 3737 sq km (1433 sq miles)
- lakeland — a city in central Florida.
- laniakea — a huge supercluster of many thousands of galaxies: the Milky Way is included in one of its three component parts.
- lankness — The property of being lank.
- lawnlike — Resembling or characteristic of a lawn.
- leakance — the reciprocal of the resistance of insulation.
- linkages — Plural form of linkage.
- lunkhead — a dull or stupid person; blockhead.
- mad keen — If you say that someone is mad keen on something, you are emphasizing that they are very enthusiastic about it.
- mafeking — a town in N Republic of South Africa: former administrative seat of Bechuanaland; besieged for 217 days by Boers 1899–1900.
- mafikeng — a town in N South Africa: besieged by the Boers for 217 days (1899–1900) during the second Boer War: administrative headquarters of the British protectorate of Bechuanaland until 1965, although outside its borders. Pop: 23 650 (2001)
- maidanek — a Nazi concentration camp in eastern Poland, near Lublin.
- malenkov — Georgi Maximilianovich [gyi-awr-gyee muh-ksyi-myi-lyah-nuh-vyich] /gyɪˈɔr gyi mə ksyɪ myɪˈlyɑ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1902–88, Russian political leader: premier of the Soviet Union 1953–55.
- mandrake — a narcotic, short-stemmed European plant, Mandragora officinarum, of the nightshade family, having a fleshy, often forked root somewhat resembling a human form.
- marksmen — Plural form of marksman.
- medibank — the national health-insurance program instituted in Australia.
- mistaken — wrongly conceived, held, or done: a mistaken antagonism.
- mooncake — A rich, dense Chinese pastry with a variety of fillings, usually to eat in Zhongqiu Festival.
- 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.
- neckatee — a piece of ornamental cloth worn around the neck
- neckband — a band of cloth at the neck of a garment.
- neckgear — any form of clothing or apparel worn around the neck
- necklace — a piece of jewelry consisting of a string of stones, beads, jewels, or the like, or a chain of gold, silver, or other metal, for wearing around the neck.
- neckwear — articles of dress worn round or at the neck.
- 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
- new talk — ntalk
- 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.”.
- nickname — a name added to or substituted for the proper name of a person, place, etc., as in affection, ridicule, or familiarity: He has always loathed his nickname of “Whizzer.”.
- ninebark — any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Physocarpus, of the rose family, having bark that separates into thin layers.
- novalike — Resembling a nova or some aspect of one.
- oak fern — a small woodland fern, Gymnocarpium dryopteris, of northern regions, having triangular, pinnate fronds that slant horizontally.
- overbank — to have the balance staff oscillate so greatly that the fork of the lever fails to engage, rendering the escapement inoperative.
- overrank — to assign an unnecessarily high rank to
- panicked — a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
- 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.
- peacenik — an activist or demonstrator who opposes war and military intervention; pacifist.
- pink tea — a formal tea or reception.