9-letter words containing n, a, p, k
- permalink — a permanent URL that links to a specific web page, typically a single blog entry or news article.
- phenakism — a form of deceit or craftiness
- phenakite — a very hard, glassy, rhombohedral mineral, Be2SiO4, of various colors, sometimes used as a gem; beryllium silicate
- phreaking — phone phreak.
- pickaroon — to act or operate as a pirate or brigand.
- pickthank — a person who seeks favor by flattery or gossip; sycophant.
- pinchback — Pinckney Benton Stewart, 1837–1921, U.S. politician.
- pink coat — the coat, usually scarlet, of the hunt uniform worn by the staff and by male members of the hunt.
- pink lady — a cocktail made with gin, grenadine, and the white of eggs, shaken and strained before serving.
- pinky bar — a chocolate-covered marshmallow bar
- plainwork — simple needlework, such as hemming, as distinct from fancywork
- plantlike — any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- plekhanov — Georgi (or Georgy) Valentinovich [gyi-awr-gyee-vuh-lyin-tyee-nuh-vyich] /gyɪˈɔr gyi və lyɪnˈtyi nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1857–1918, Russian philosopher and leader of the Mensheviks.
- pokelogan — marshy or stagnant water that has branched off from a stream or lake.
- polokwane — a town in NE South Africa, the capital of Limpopo province: commercial and agricultural centre. Pop: 90 398 (2001)
- pontianak — a seaport on W Kalimantan (Borneo), in central Indonesia.
- pony pack — a tray of usually one dozen growing plants that can be bought from a nursery for transplanting: a pony pack of tomato plants.
- poundcake — a rich, sweet cake made originally with approximately a pound each of butter, sugar, and flour.
- pranksome — tending to play pranks; mischievous; prankish
- prankster — a mischievous or malicious person who plays tricks, practical jokes, etc., at the expense of another.
- predikant — a minister in the Dutch Reformed Church, esp in South Africa
- printback — an enlarged print from a microfilm copy.
- prokaryon — the nucleus of a prokaryote
- pull rank — a number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body.
- 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.
- snake pit — a mental hospital marked by squalor and inhumane or indifferent care for the patients.
- snap back — a sudden rebound or recovery.
- snap link — a link with a latchlike opening through which another link or catch can be fitted.
- 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.
- spokesman — a person who speaks for another or for a group.
- steampunk — a subgenre of science fiction and fantasy featuring advanced machines and other technology based on steam power of the 19th century and taking place in a recognizable historical period or a fantasy world.
- superbank — a bank that owns other banks; an overarching banking organization
- tank trap — any obstacle, such as a number of concrete stumps set in the ground, designed to stop a military tank
- topmaking — the art or science of blending wool to meet certain specifications
- unbespeak — to annul or cancel a request
- unpacking — removal of items from suitcase, etc.
- unplanked — not planked, not having planks added or laid
- want knap — a mole hill
- wapentake — (formerly in N England and the Midlands) a subdivision of a shire or county corresponding to a hundred.
- warp knit — a fabric or garment so constructed that runs do not occur: knitted from a warp beam that feeds yarn to the knitting frame.
- whipsnake — any of several long, slender New World snakes of the genus Masticophis, the tail of which resembles a whip.