10-letter words containing n, e, k, i
- knightlike — Knightly; bold, gallant, etc.
- knobbiness — the quality or condition of being knobby
- knobkerrie — a short, heavy wooden club with a knob on one end, used especially by native peoples of South Africa for striking and throwing.
- knottiness — having knots; full of knots: a knotty piece of wood.
- kolinskies — Plural form of kolinsky.
- konditorei — (often initial capital letter) a German pastry and coffee shop.
- konigsberg — a former province in NE Germany: an enclave separated from Germany by the Polish Corridor; now divided between Poland and the Russian Federation. 14,283 sq. mi. (36,993 sq. km). Capital: Königsberg.
- kryptonite — The one weakness of something or someone that is otherwise invulnerable, an Achilles' heel.
- kudzu vine — a fast-growing Chinese and Japanese climbing vine, Pueraria lobata, of the legume family, now widespread in the southern U.S., having tuberous, starchy roots and stems: used for fiber, as food and forage, and to prevent soil erosion.
- lacemaking — the art, act, or process of making lace.
- lake ilmen — a lake in NW Russia, in the Novgorod Region: drains through the Volkhov River into Lake Ladoga. Area: between 780 sq km (300 sq miles) and 2200 sq km (850 sq miles), according to the season
- lemon kali — an artificially flavored carbonated lemon drink; lemon soda pop.
- lenin peak — a peak in the Trans Alai range, in central Asia, between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. 23,382 feet (7127 meters).
- leukopenia — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- leukopenic — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- liebknecht — Karl [kahrl] /kɑrl/ (Show IPA), 1871–1919, German socialist leader.
- like stink — intensely; furiously
- likeliness — the state of being likely or probable; probability.
- likeminded — having a similar or identical opinion, disposition, etc.: a like-minded friend.
- likenesses — a representation, picture, or image, especially a portrait: to draw a good likeness of Churchill.
- limberneck — a fatal infection of botulism affecting birds, especially chickens and ducks, characterized by weakness of the neck muscles and inability to eat.
- line block — a letterpress printing block made by a photoengraving process without the use of a screen
- linebacker — a player on defense who takes a position close behind the linemen.
- littleneck — the quahog clam, Venus mercenaria, when young and small.
- lovemaking — the act of courting or wooing.
- lymphokine — any lymphocyte product, as interferon, that is not an antibody but may participate in the immune response through its effect on the function of other cells, as destroying antigen-coated cells or stimulating macrophages.
- lysenkoism — a genetic doctrine formulated by Lysenko and asserting that acquired characteristics are inheritable.
- maidenlike — Like a maiden; gentle, demure.
- mankiewicz — Joseph L(eo) 1909–1993, U.S. motion-picture director, producer, and writer.
- marketings — Plural form of marketing.
- maskinonge — muskellunge.
- matronlike — Like a matron; sedate; grave; matronly.
- mein kampf — the autobiography (1925–27) of Adolf Hitler, setting forth his political philosophy and his plan for German conquest.
- menelik ii — 1844–1913, emperor of Ethiopia 1889–1913.
- milk snake — a nonvenomous brown-and-grey North American colubrid snake Lampropeltis doliata, related to the king snakes
- mineworker — miner.
- mini-break — A mini-break is a short holiday.
- minimarket — a grocery store or delicatessen.
- ministroke — transient ischemic attack.
- minnetonka — a city in E Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- mistakenly — wrongly conceived, held, or done: a mistaken antagonism.
- monkeylike — Similar to a monkey.
- monkfishes — Plural form of monkfish.
- moon knife — a crescent-shaped knife used to scrape hides.
- moonstrike — the act of landing a spacecraft on the moon
- naturelike — the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- necklacing — Present participle of necklace.
- neckpieces — Plural form of neckpiece.
- nectarlike — Resembling or characteristic of nectar.
- needlelike — a small, slender, rodlike instrument, usually of polished steel, with a sharp point at one end and an eye or hole for thread at the other, for passing thread through cloth to make stitches in sewing.