9-letter words containing n, a, i, k
- rail link — a rail connection, as between two main routes
- raincheck — a ticket for future use given to spectators at an outdoor event, as a baseball game or concert, that has been postponed or interrupted by rain.
- rainmaker — (among American Indians) a medicine man who by various rituals and incantations seeks to cause rain.
- rainstick — a musical instrument consisting of a tube filled with sand or pebbles, which is inverted to produce a sound
- ranchlike — resembling or characteristic of a ranch
- rankshift — (in systemic linguistics) to use a unit as a constituent of another unit of the same or lower rank on the rank scale, as in using the phrase next door within the phrase the boy next door or the clause that you met yesterday within the phrase the girl that you met yesterday.
- raskolnik — 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.
- ravenlike — resembling a raven
- rein back — To rein back something such as spending means to control it strictly.
- rickstand — a platform on which to put or make a rick or haystack
- ring back — If you ring someone back, you phone them either because they phoned you earlier and you were not there or because you did not finish an earlier telephone conversation.
- riverbank — the slopes bordering a river.
- sakyamuni — one of the names of Buddha.
- sarkiness — the quality of being sarcastic
- scarfskin — the outermost layer of the skin; epidermis.
- screaking — screeching or creaking
- seakindly — sailing easily in a rough sea.
- seminaked — being without clothing or covering; nude: naked children swimming in the lake.
- shakiness — tending to shake or tremble.
- shakingly — the act of a person or thing that shakes.
- sharkskin — a smooth fabric of acetate or rayon with a dull or chalklike appearance, for apparel.
- shekhinah — the presence of God on earth or a symbol or manifestation of His presence.
- shrinkage — the act or fact of shrinking.
- sickleman — a person reaping with a sickle
- silkaline — a soft, thin cotton fabric with a smooth finish, for curtains, bedspreads, garment linings, etc.
- ski pants — pants worn for skiing, having the legs tapered to fit snugly at the ankles and sometimes having a strap going under the arch, often made of a stretch or waterproof fabric.
- skin care — the cleansing, massaging, moisturizing, etc., of the skin, especially the face or hands.
- skin game — a dishonest or unscrupulous business operation, scheme, etc.
- sky train — elevated railway system
- slingback — Also called sling. a woman's shoe with an open back and a strap or sling encircling the heel of the foot to keep the shoe secure.
- slovakian — a republic in central Europe: formerly a part of Czechoslovakia; under German protection 1939–45; independent since 1993. 18,931 sq. mi. (49,035 sq. km). Capital: Bratislava.
- snake oil — any of various liquid concoctions of questionable medical value sold as an all-purpose curative, especially by traveling hucksters.
- snake pit — a mental hospital marked by squalor and inhumane or indifferent care for the patients.
- snakebird — anhinga.
- snakebite — the bite of a snake, especially of one that is venomous.
- snakefish — lizardfish.
- snakelike — any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas.
- snakeskin — the skin of a snake.
- snakewise — in a snake-like manner
- snap link — a link with a latchlike opening through which another link or catch can be fitted.
- soakingly — so as to saturate or soak
- soil bank — a plan providing cash payments to farmers who cut production of certain surplus crops in favor of soil-enriching ones.
- sparkling — to issue in or as if in little sparks, as fire or light: The candlelight sparkled in the crystal.
- speranski — Mikhail Mikhailovich (mixɑˈil). 1772–1839, Russian statesman, chief adviser (1807–12) to Alexander I. His greatest achievement was the codification of Russian law (begun 1826)
- spikenard — an aromatic, Indian plant, Nardostachys jatamansi, of the valerian family, believed to be the nard of the ancients.
- spinnaker — a large, usually triangular sail carried by a yacht as a headsail when running before the wind or when the wind is abaft the beam.
- squawking — to utter a loud, harsh cry, as a duck or other fowl when frightened.
- sri lanka — an island republic in the Indian Ocean, S of India: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 25,332 sq. mi. (65,610 sq. km). Capital: Colombo.
- stinkaroo — something markedly inferior in quality: a stinkaroo of a motion picture.
- stinkball — stinkpot (def 1).