10-letter words containing k, o, r, i, n
- konditorei — (often initial capital letter) a German pastry and coffee shop.
- koniggratz — German name of Hradec Králové.
- konigsberg — a former province in NE Germany: an enclave separated from Germany by the Polish Corridor; now divided between Poland and the Russian Federation. 14,283 sq. mi. (36,993 sq. km). Capital: Königsberg.
- kryptonite — The one weakness of something or someone that is otherwise invulnerable, an Achilles' heel.
- kuropatkin — Aleksei Nikolaevich [uh-lyi-ksyey nyi-kuh-lah-yi-vyich] /ʌ lyɪˈksyeɪ nyɪ kʌˈlɑ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1925, Russian general.
- long drink — a drink containing a large quantity of non-alcoholic beverage
- māori bunk — a raised sleeping platform
- matronlike — Like a matron; sedate; grave; matronly.
- milk round — If someone has a milk round, they work as a milkman, going from house to house delivering milk.
- mineworker — miner.
- ministroke — transient ischemic attack.
- moonraking — the act of taking part in a foolhardy or unfruitful activity
- moonstrike — the act of landing a spacecraft on the moon
- networking — network
- night work — work that is done or undertaken at night-time, as by workers on night shift, etc
- noisemaker — a person or thing that makes noise, as a reveler on New Year's Eve, Halloween, etc., or a rattle, horn, or similar device used on such an occasion.
- nondrinker — a person who abstains from alcoholic beverages.
- nonstriker — One who is not participating in an industrial strike.
- nonworking — not employed for a salary, fees, or wages; not producing or generating income: Our employee medical plan also covers nonworking spouses.
- nootka fir — (in the Pacific Northwest) Douglas fir.
- norrkoping — a seaport in SE Sweden.
- oil tanker — a large ship specifically designed for transporting crude oil in bulk across the oceans.
- outranking — Present participle of outrank.
- outworking — to work harder, better, or faster than.
- overtaking — passing the vehicle in front
- perikaryon — cell body.
- portakabin — A Portakabin is a small building that can be moved by truck and that can be used for a short period of time, for example as a temporary office.
- prick song — written music.
- printworks — (used with a singular or plural verb) a factory that prints textiles or other materials.
- quarkonium — a meson composed of a quark and an antiquark of the same flavor.
- quickthorn — hawthorn, esp when planted as a hedge
- radio link — radio communication setup
- raskolniki — a member of any of several sects founded by dissenters from the Russian Orthodox Church who opposed the liturgical reforms of Nikon in the 17th century.
- re-invoked — to call for with earnest desire; make supplication or pray for: to invoke God's mercy.
- reblocking — a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more flat or approximately flat faces.
- reknotting — the craft of repairing knots, esp in a carpet or jewellery
- roadmaking — road building
- rockingham — Second Marquis of, Charles Watson-Wentworth.
- rodentlike — belonging or pertaining to the gnawing or nibbling mammals of the order Rodentia, including the mice, squirrels, beavers, etc.
- rollicking — carefree and joyous: They had a rollicking good time.
- rollocking — a very severe telling-off; dressing-down
- ropemaking — the act, skill, or process of fabricating rope.
- skimmerton — shivaree (def 1).
- skin color — tone of complexion
- smoke ring — a visible ring formed by the sudden release of smoke, usually created by blowing smoke from the mouth or by a cigarette, incense stick etc
- snorkeling — Also called, British, snort. a device permitting a submarine to remain submerged for prolonged periods, consisting of tubes extended above the surface of the water to take in air for the diesel engine and for general ventilation and to discharge exhaust gases and foul air.
- sock-liner — a thin piece of material, as leather, that is laid on top of the insole of a shoe, boot, or other footwear.
- soft drink — a beverage that is not alcoholic or intoxicating and is usually carbonated, as root beer or ginger ale.
- springlock — a lock that fastens automatically by a spring.
- stockinger — a person who knits on a stocking frame