8-letter words containing n, a, o, k
- forerank — the first rank
- forsaken — past participle of forsake.
- go blank — If your mind goes blank, you are suddenly unable to think of anything appropriate to say, for example in reply to a question.
- goatskin — the skin or hide of a goat.
- handbook — a book of instruction or guidance, as for an occupation; manual: a handbook of radio.
- handwork — work done by hand, as distinguished from work done by machine.
- hawknose — a nose curved like the beak of a hawk.
- hornbeak — a dialect name for a fish known as the garfish, hornfish or sea needle
- ikhnaton — Amenhotep IV.
- indo-pak — of or relating to India and Pakistan
- iraklion — a seaport in N Crete.
- ironbark — any of the various Australian eucalyptuses having a hard, solid bark.
- jakobson — Roman [roh-mahn,, -muh n] /ˈroʊ mɑn,, -mən/ (Show IPA), 1896–1982, U.S. linguist and scholar, born in Russia.
- job bank — a data file or agency for matching persons seeking work with suitable job openings.
- 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.
- kabloona — a white man; a European.
- kairouan — a city in NE Tunisia: a holy city of Islam.
- kakemono — a vertical hanging scroll containing either text or a painting, intended to be viewed on a wall and rolled when not in use.
- kakiemon — a Japanese porcelain design credited to Kakiemon Sakaida, first produced in the 17th century and widely collected and imitated in the West
- kampongs — Plural form of kampong.
- 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.
- kantikoy — a ceremonial dance of some Native American tribes, often involving sacrifices
- kaoliang — a variety of grain sorghum.
- karoline — a female given name.
- karyotin — chromatin
- kazooing — Present participle of kazoo.
- kinkajou — a brownish, arboreal mammal, Potos flavus, of Central and South America, having a prehensile tail, related to the raccoon and coati.
- knobhead — a stupid person
- knothead — (informal) A stupid or stubborn person.
- know-all — a know-it-all.
- knowable — capable of being known.
- koinonia — Communion by intimate participation, associated with the Christian church.
- kokanees — Plural form of kokanee.
- kola nut — a brownish seed, about the size of a chestnut, produced by a tropical tree belonging to the genus Cola, containing both caffeine and theobromine: its extract is used in soft drinks.
- konstanz — German name of Constance.
- koopmans — Tjalling Charles [chah-ling] /ˈtʃɑ lɪŋ/ (Show IPA), 1910–85, U.S. economist, born in the Netherlands: Nobel Prize 1975.
- kootenay — a river flowing from SW Canada through NW Montana and N Idaho, swinging back into Canada to the Columbia River. 400 miles (645 km) long.
- kordofan — a province in the central Sudan. About 147,000 sq. mi. (380,730 sq. km). Capital: El Obeid.
- landlock — (transitive) To enclose or nearly enclose (a harbour, vessel, etc.) with land.
- loanback — a facility offered by some life-assurance companies in which an individual can borrow from his pension fund
- longkang — (Singapore, Malaysia) drain.
- makimono — a horizontal hand scroll containing either text or a captioned painting, intended to be viewed as it is unrolled from right to left, one segment at a time.
- malenkov — Georgi Maximilianovich [gyi-awr-gyee muh-ksyi-myi-lyah-nuh-vyich] /gyɪˈɔr gyi mə ksyɪ myɪˈlyɑ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1902–88, Russian political leader: premier of the Soviet Union 1953–55.
- man lock — an air lock serving as a decompression chamber for workers.
- markdown — a reduction in price, usually to encourage buying.
- mokopuna — (NZ) In M\u0101ori culture, grandchildren, or sometimes children generally.
- monomark — a series of letters or figures to identify goods, personal articles, etc
- monotask — to perform one task at a time
- mooncake — A rich, dense Chinese pastry with a variety of fillings, usually to eat in Zhongqiu Festival.