9-letter words containing k, n, e, c
- kennewick — a city in S Washington, on the Columbia River.
- ketchikan — a seaport in SE Alaska: transportation and communications center.
- ketogenic — the production of ketone bodies in the body, as in diabetes mellitus or low-carbohydrate weight-loss diets.
- key punch — Also, key punch. Also called card punch. a machine, operated by a keyboard, for coding information by punching holes in cards or paper tape in specified patterns.
- kinematic — the branch of mechanics that deals with pure motion, without reference to the masses or forces involved in it.
- kinescope — a cathode-ray tube with a fluorescent screen on which an image is reproduced by a directed beam of electrons.
- kitchener — Horatio Herbert (1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum and of Broome) 1850–1916, English field marshal and statesman.
- klendusic — resistant to disease
- knackered — exhausted; very tired: He is really knackered after work.
- knee-sock — a type of sock that comes up to the knee
- kneepiece — a piece of armor for protecting the knee, as a poleyn.
- knickered — wearing knickers.
- knockless — (of an engine, bearing, or fuel) producing no knocking sound
- knockover — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- knucklers — Plural form of knuckler.
- koniscope — a device for detecting and measuring dust in the air
- kronecker — Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; German ley-oh-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; German ˈleɪ oʊˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1823–91, German mathematician.
- kvetching — Present participle of kvetch.
- lackering — to coat with lacquer.
- lancejack — a lance corporal
- lebkuchen — a hard, chewy or brittle Christmas cookie, usually flavored with honey and spices and containing nuts and citron.
- licker-in — a roller on a carding machine, especially the roller that opens the stock as it is fed into the card and transfers the fibers to the main cylinder.
- lickpenny — something that uses up large amounts of money
- locked in — a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- luckiness — having or marked by good luck; fortunate: That was my lucky day.
- luckpenny — a coin kept for luck
- mackensen — August von [ou-goo st fuh n] /ˈaʊ gʊst fən/ (Show IPA), 1849–1945, German field marshal.
- mackenzie — Sir Alexander, 1764–1820, Scottish explorer in Canada.
- mackinder — Sir Halford John. 1861–1947, British geographer noted esp for his work in political geography. His writings include Democratic Ideas and Reality (1919)
- main deck — the uppermost weatherproof deck, running the full length of a ship.
- make nice — pleasing; agreeable; delightful: a nice visit.
- make-nice — pleasing; agreeable; delightful: a nice visit.
- mechanick — Obsolete spelling of mechanic.
- mechnikov — Ilya Ilyich [ee-lyah ee-lyeech] /iˈlyɑ iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), Metchnikoff, Élie.
- misreckon — (transitive) To add (something) up incorrectly, make a wrong calculation of (an amount etc.).
- mockernut — a North American hickory, Carya tomentosa, bearing a sweet, edible nut.
- muckender — (obsolete) A handkerchief.
- muckiness — The quality of being mucky.
- namecheck — A public mention or listing of the name of a person or thing such as a product, especially in acknowledgment or for publicity purposes.
- nanticoke — a member of an extinct North American Indian people who inhabited Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania.
- nantucket — an island off SE Massachusetts: summer resort. 15 miles (24 km) long.
- neat hack — 1. A clever technique. 2. A brilliant practical joke, where neatness is correlated with cleverness, harmlessness, and surprise value. Example: the Caltech Rose Bowl card display switch. See also hack.
- neck cord — lash1 (def 7).
- neck-rein — to guide or direct (a horse) with the pressure of a rein on the opposite side of the neck from the direction in which the rider wishes to travel.
- neckbands — Plural form of neckband.
- neckbrace — (emergency medicine) An orthopedic device used to support the neck and head of those with neck or head injuries.
- neckcloth — cravat (def 2).
- neckdowns — Plural form of neckdown.
- necklaces — Plural form of necklace.
- necklines — Plural form of neckline.