9-letter words containing k, u, n
- cyberpunk — Cyberpunk is a type of science fiction.
- dandyfunk — a type of dessert typically eaten at sea, consisting of a cake or biscuit baked in fat and molasses
- dean rusk — (David) Dean, 1909–94, U.S. statesman: secretary of state 1961–69.
- debulking — Present participle of debulk.
- debunkers — Plural form of debunker.
- debunking — to expose or excoriate (a claim, assertion, sentiment, etc.) as being pretentious, false, or exaggerated: to debunk advertising slogans.
- dechunker — chunker
- degunking — Present participle of degunk.
- deskbound — doing sedentary work; working exclusively at a desk.
- do a bunk — run away
- drunkards — Plural form of drunkard.
- drunkenly — intoxicated; drunk.
- drunkness — Drunkenness.
- dry drunk — an alcoholic who is not currently drinking alcohol but is still following an irregular undisciplined lifestyle like that of a drunkard
- dubrovnik — a seaport in S Croatia, on the Adriatic: resort.
- duck pond — a pond for ducks
- ducklings — Plural form of duckling.
- dunk shot — a shot in which a player near the basket jumps with the ball and thrusts it through the basket with one hand or both hands held above the rim. See also slam dunk (def 1).
- dunkerque — French Dunkerque [dœn-kerk] /dœ̃ˈkɛrk/ (Show IPA). a seaport in N France: site of the evacuation of a British expeditionary force of over 330,000 men under German fire May 29–June 4, 1940.
- duskiness — somewhat dark; having little light; dim; shadowy.
- eduskunta — the Finnish parliament in Helsinki
- elkhounds — Plural form of elkhound.
- fenugreek — a plant, Trigonella foenum-graecum, of the legume family, indigenous to western Asia, but extensively cultivated elsewhere, chiefly for forage and for its mucilaginous seeds, which are used in medicine.
- flunk out — to fail in a course or examination.
- flunkyism — The quality or characteristics of a flunky; readiness to cringe to those who are superior in wealth or position; toadyism.
- frankfurt — a small, cooked and smoked sausage of beef or beef and pork, with or without casing; hot dog; wiener.
- fucking a — an emphatic exclamation of approval
- fuel tank — vehicle's petrol storage container
- fukienese — a group of Chinese dialects, including Amoy and Taiwanese, spoken in Fukien province in southeastern China as well as in Taiwan.
- funkiness — Jazz. having an earthy, blues-based quality or character.
- garfunkel — Arthur ("Art") born 1942, U.S. singer.
- gazankulu — (formerly) a Bantu homeland in South Africa; abolished in 1993. Capital: Giyani
- grunitsky — Nicolas, 1913–69, African statesman: president of the Republic of Togo 1963–67.
- gruntwork — Alternative spelling of grunt work.
- gunk hole — a quiet anchorage, as in a cove, used by small yachts.
- gunmakers — Plural form of gunmaker.
- gunnysack — a sack made of gunny or burlap.
- gunstocks — Plural form of gunstock.
- hanukkiah — (Judaism) A nine-branched menorah used during Hanukkah.
- hinkypunk — (West Country) a will o' the wisp.
- hounskull — a snoutlike, usually conical, visor attached to a basinet of the 14th century.
- humankind — human beings collectively; the human race.
- humanlike — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or having the nature of people: human frailty.
- hunchback — a person whose back is humped in a convex position because of abnormal spinal curvature. Compare kyphosis, kyphoscoliosis.
- hunkering — to squat on one's heels (often followed by down).
- hunkerism — a member of the conservative faction in the Democratic Party in New York State, 1845–48.
- huskiness — big and strong; burly.
- huskisson — William, 1770–1830, British statesman and financier.
- in shtuck — in trouble
- innsbruck — an alpine region in W Austria and N Italy: a former Austrian crown land.