8-letter words containing k, o, r, n
- hornwork — A type of fortification consisting of a pair of demi-bastions with a curtain wall connecting them and with two long sides directed upon the faces of the bastions, or ravelins of the inner fortifications, so as to be defended by them.
- inkhorns — Plural form of inkhorn.
- instroke — a stroke traveling in an inward direction.
- invokers — Plural form of invoker.
- iraklion — a seaport in N Crete.
- ironbark — any of the various Australian eucalyptuses having a hard, solid bark.
- ironlike — Resembling iron or some aspect of it.
- ironwork — work in iron.
- k ration — an emergency field ration for U.S. armed forces when other food or rations are not available, consisting of three separate packaged meals of concentrated or dehydrated food.
- kairouan — a city in NE Tunisia: a holy city of Islam.
- kangaroo — any herbivorous marsupial of the family Macropodidae, of Australia and adjacent islands, having a small head, short forelimbs, powerful hind legs used for leaping, and a long, thick tail: several species are threatened or endangered.
- kangeroo — Archaic form of kangaroo.
- karoline — a female given name.
- karyotin — chromatin
- kenotron — a type of vacuum tube formerly used as a high-voltage rectifier, for example in circuits of X-ray tubes
- kerosene — a mixture of liquid hydrocarbons obtained by distilling petroleum, bituminous shale, or the like, and widely used as a fuel, cleaning solvent, etc.
- kerosine — Alternative spelling of kerosene.
- keynoter — a person who delivers a keynote address.
- klystron — An electron tube that generates or amplifies microwaves by velocity modulation.
- kneeroom — space to put one's knees
- knockers — a person or thing that knocks.
- knotroot — Chinese artichoke.
- knotwork — A design or pattern of interlocking or overlapping geometric shapes resembling a knot.
- kohinoor — an Indian diamond weighing 106 carats; now part of the British crown jewels.
- koko nor — Qing Hai.
- komondor — one of a Hungarian breed of large dogs having a long, matted, white coat, used for herding sheep and as a watchdog.
- kopfring — a metal ring welded to the nose of a bomb to reduce its penetration in earth or water.
- korchnoi — Victor. 1931–2016, Soviet-born chess player: Soviet champion 1960, 1962, and 1964: defected to the West in 1976
- kordofan — a province in the central Sudan. About 147,000 sq. mi. (380,730 sq. km). Capital: El Obeid.
- kornberg — Arthur, 1918–2007, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1959.
- korngold — Erich Wolfgang [er-ik woo lf-gang;; German ey-rikh vawlf-gahng] /ˈɛr ɪk ˈwʊlf gæŋ;; German ˈeɪ rɪx ˈvɔlf gɑŋ/ (Show IPA), 1897–1957, Austrian composer, conductor, and pianist in the U.S.
- krumhorn — crumhorn.
- linework — (arts) The technique of drawing lines.
- link rot — (web) The process by which links on a web page became unusable as the pages they point to change location or are removed.
- linkwork — something composed of links, as a chain.
- lynbrook — a village on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- markdown — a reduction in price, usually to encourage buying.
- monicker — a person's name, especially a nickname or alias.
- monikers — Plural form of moniker.
- monomark — a series of letters or figures to identify goods, personal articles, etc
- moonrock — a sample of lunar material.
- nekrasov — Nikolai Alekseyevich (nikaˈlaj alɪkˈsjejɪvitʃ). 1821–77, Russian poet, who wrote chiefly about the sufferings of the peasantry
- netrebko — Anna. born 1971, Russian operatic soprano
- networks — Plural form of network.
- new york — Also called New York State. a state in the NE United States. 49,576 sq. mi. (128,400 sq. km). Capital: Albany. Abbreviation: NY (for use with zip code), N.Y.
- nonskier — a person who does not ski
- nyetwork — notwork
- oak fern — a small woodland fern, Gymnocarpium dryopteris, of northern regions, having triangular, pinnate fronds that slant horizontally.
- oerlikon — a trade term that denotes a type of artillery and its accoutrements, in particular a type of cannon
- on track — heading for sth