8-letter words containing m, o, n, k
- 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.
- run amok — If a person or animal runs amok, they behave in a violent and uncontrolled way.
- shamokin — a borough in E Pennsylvania.
- skyrmion — a particle consisting of a magnetic field surrounding a group of atoms
- smocking — a loose, lightweight overgarment worn to protect the clothing while working.
- smolensk — a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the upper Dnieper, SW of Moscow: Russians defeated by Napoleon 1812.
- stockman — U.S. and Australia. a person who raises livestock.
- tokenism — the practice or policy of making no more than a token effort or gesture, as in offering opportunities to minorities equal to those of the majority.
- tokonoma — (in Japanese architecture) a shallow alcove for the display of kakemonos or flower arrangements.
- tompkins — Daniel D. 1774–1825, U.S. politician and jurist: vice president of the U.S. 1817–25.
- turkoman — a member of a Turkish people consisting of a group of tribes that inhabit the region near the Aral Sea and parts of Iran and Afghanistan.
- turkomen — Turkmenistan.
- unsmoked — (of meat, fish, etc) not hung over burning wood to preserve or flavour it
- volkmann — (Friedrich) Robert, 1815–83, German composer.
- yakimono — (in Japan) grilled, fried, or broiled food, esp meat