8-letter words containing k, o, n, i
- novalike — Resembling a nova or some aspect of one.
- oerlikon — a trade term that denotes a type of artillery and its accoutrements, in particular a type of cannon
- 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
- oilskins — A waterproof garment, made from oilskin, used especially at sea.
- okinagan — a member of a North American Indian people living in the Okanagan River valley in British Columbia and Washington
- old nick — the devil; Satan.
- oriskany — a village in central New York, near Utica: battle 1777.
- osipenko — former name of Berdyansk.
- outdrink — To drink more than someone else.
- outthink — to excel in thinking; think faster, more accurately, or more perceptively than: outthinking most of her contemporaries in the field of human relations.
- ovenlike — Resembling an oven, especially in shape.
- overkind — too kind
- overking — a supreme king
- pachinko — a Japanese pinball game played on a vertical machine in which slots struck by the player's ball release other balls that in turn are exchanged for noncash prizes.
- pin knot — a knot in lumber less than 1/2 inch (1.3 cm) in diameter.
- pinkroot — the root of any of various plants belonging to the genus Spigelia, of the logania family, especially that of S. marilandica of the U.S., that is used as a vermifuge.
- plonking — foolish, clumsy, or inept
- polanski — Roman. born 1933, Polish film director with a taste for the macabre, as in Repulsion (1965) and Rosemary's Baby (1968): later films include Tess (1980), Death and the Maiden (1995), and The Pianist (2002)
- ponyskin — the leather from a pony hide
- porkling — a young pig; piglet
- potemkin — Prince Grigori Aleksandrovich [gri-gawr-ee al-ig-zan-druh-vich,, -zahn-;; Russian gryi-gaw-ryee uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /grɪˈgɔr i ˌæl ɪgˈzæn drə vɪtʃ,, -ˈzɑn-;; Russian gryɪˈgɔ ryi ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1739–91, Russian statesman and favorite of Catherine II.
- pudovkin — Vsevolod Ilarionovich [fsye-vuh-luh t ee-luh-ryi-aw-nuh-vyich] /ˈfsyɛ və lət i lə ryɪˈɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1893–1953, Russian motion-picture director.
- pyinkado — a leguminous tree, Xylia xylocarpa (or dolabriformis), native to India and Myanmar
- pyknosis — a process of thickening, esp. in the shrinking nucleus of a degenerating cell
- reinvoke — to call for with earnest desire; make supplication or pray for: to invoke God's mercy.
- ringwork — a circular earthwork used as a defence and made up of a surrounding bank and ditch
- rockling — any of several small cods of the genera Enchalyopus and Gaidropsarus, found in the North Atlantic.
- salonika — Also, Salonica [suh-lon-i-kuh, sal-uh-nee-kuh] /səˈlɒn ɪ kə, ˌsæl əˈni kə/ (Show IPA), Saloniki [Greek sah-law-nee-kee] /Greek ˌsɑ lɔˈni ki/ (Show IPA). Official name Thessalonike. Ancient Therma. a seaport in south-central Macedonia, in NE Greece, on the Gulf of Salonika.
- shamokin — a borough in E Pennsylvania.
- shocking — causing intense surprise, disgust, horror, etc.
- sihanouk — Prince Norodom [nawr-uh-dom,, -duh m] /ˈnɔr əˌdɒm,, -dəm/ (Show IPA), 1922–2004, Cambodian statesman: premier 1952–60; chief of state 1960–70 and 1975–76.
- sikeston — a city in SE Missouri.
- sinkhole — a hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water to an underground passage.
- skiatron — a cathode-ray tube used in radar
- skillion — a lean-to serving as a room or a shed.
- skin pop — to inject (a drug) under the skin rather than into a vein.
- skin-pop — to inject (a drug) under the skin rather than into a vein.
- skinfood — cosmetic cream for the skin
- skioring — the traditional sport of being dragged on skis behind an animal
- skokiaan — (in South Africa) a potent alcoholic beverage drunk by Black Africans in shebeens
- skyrmion — a particle consisting of a magnetic field surrounding a group of atoms
- slipknot — a knot that slips easily along the cord or line around which it is made.
- smocking — a loose, lightweight overgarment worn to protect the clothing while working.
- steinbok — steenbok.
- stick-on — a label, sticker, or the like, that has an adhesive backing.
- stinkpot — Also called stinkball. a jar containing combustibles or other materials that generate offensive and suffocating vapors, formerly used in warfare.
- stocking — a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.; inventory.
- stonking — of exceptional size or quality
- stooking — shock2 (def 1).
- stotinka — a minor coin of Bulgaria, the 100th part of a lev.