10-letter words containing n, e, k, i
- kesselring — Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1885–1960, German field marshal.
- ketonaemia — an excess of ketone bodies in the blood
- keybinding — Alternative spelling of key binding.
- keylogging — the practice of using a software program or hardware device (keylogger) to record all keystrokes on a computer keyboard, either overtly as a surveillance tool or covertly as spyware: Many employers are making use of keylogging to monitor their employees' computer habits.
- keyserling — Hermann Alexander [her-mahn ah-le-ksahn-duh r] /ˈhɛr mɑn ˌɑ lɛˈksɑn dər/ (Show IPA), Count, 1880–1946, German philosopher and writer.
- kidnappers — Plural form of kidnapper.
- kidney ore — a form of hematite that occurs in kidney-shaped masses
- kidneywort — the navelwort, Umbilicus rupestris, of the stonecrop family, having drooping yellowish-green flowers.
- kiel canal — a canal connecting the North and Baltic seas. 61 miles (98 km) long.
- kilderkins — Plural form of kilderkin.
- kiln-dried — of or relating to the reduction of the moisture content in wood by means of artificially controlling the heat, air circulation, and humidity.
- kilner jar — a glass preserving jar with an airtight lid, used for bottling fruit or vegetables
- kincardine — a former county in E Scotland.
- kindliness — the state or quality of being kindly; benevolence.
- kindnesses — Plural form of kindness.
- kinematics — the branch of mechanics that deals with pure motion, without reference to the masses or forces involved in it.
- kinescopes — Plural form of kinescope.
- kinesipath — someone who uses kinesipathy to treat diseases
- kineticism — the quality or state of being kinetic.
- kineticist — someone who studies kinetics
- kinetosome — a structure in some flagellate protozoans which forms the base of the flagellum, consisting of a circular arrangement of microtubules
- king devil — any of several European hawkweeds introduced into northeastern North America, where they are troublesome weeds.
- king snake — any of several New World constrictors of the genus Lampropeltis, that often feed on other snakes.
- king's men — an English theatrical company originally called Lord Chamberlain's Men, founded in the late 16th century: William Shakespeare was the company's principal dramatist.
- kingfisher — any of numerous fish- or insect-eating birds of the family Alcedinidae that have a large head and a long, stout bill and are usually crested and brilliantly colored.
- kingfishes — Plural form of kingfish.
- kingliness — stately or splendid, as resembling, suggesting, or befitting a king; regal: He strode into the room with a kingly air.
- kingmakers — Plural form of kingmaker.
- kings peak — a mountain in NE Utah: highest peak in the Uinta Mountains. 13,528 feet (4123 meters).
- kingsolver — Barbara, born 1955, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- kingsville — a city in S Texas.
- kinsperson — A kinsman or kinswoman.
- kisspeptin — a protein molecule that is responsible for triggering the onset of puberty in humans
- kitchendom — the domain of the kitchen
- kiteflying — an act or instance of flying a kite.
- kitschness — the quality of being kitsch
- kittenlike — Resembling a kitten or some aspect of one.
- klendusity — (in plants) the ability to resist disease
- kline test — a test for syphilis in which the formation of a microscopic precipitate in a mixture of the patient's serum and an antigen indicates a syphilitic condition.
- klutziness — clumsy; awkward: If you weren't so klutzy you wouldn't have dropped it.
- knackeries — Plural form of knackery.
- knackiness — the quality or condition of being knacky
- knagginess — the state or quality of being knaggy or knotty
- knee joint — articulation of the leg
- knife edge — the cutting edge of a knife.
- knife rest — something upon which to rest a knife when it is not being used.
- knife-edge — You can use knife-edge to refer to something that is very exciting or tense because you do not know what is going to happen next.
- knifepoint — the sharp tip of a knife.
- knighthead — either of a pair of upright members flanking and securing the bowsprit of a ship at the bow, often used as mooring bitts; apostle.
- knightless — not suitable or seemly for a knight