10-letter words containing n, i, k, a
- scrimshank — to avoid one's obligations or share of work; shirk.
- seakeeping — the ability of a vessel to endure rough conditions at sea and navigate safely during long storms.
- seamanlike — like or befitting a seaman; showing good seamanship.
- semi-naked — being without clothing or covering; nude: naked children swimming in the lake.
- shakyamuni — Sakyamuni.
- shankpiece — a piece of metal or fiber for giving form to the shank of a shoe.
- shotmaking — the playing of good shots (by a sports player)
- shrinkpack — flexible plastic used for shrink-wrapping goods
- shylockian — a relentless and revengeful moneylender in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.
- silk gland — any of several glands, as in various insects and spiders, that secrete a viscid protein substance which hardens into silk on contact with air.
- sinkerball — sinker (def 5).
- skid chain — a chain fitting over the tire of a car, truck, or other vehicle, to increase traction and prevent skidding on roads covered with ice or snow.
- skin alive — the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible.
- skin graft — skin used for transplanting in skin grafting.
- skin patch — an adhesive patch stuck to the skin to slowly and steadily release medicine into the bloodstream
- skinnerian — a psychologist who follows behaviorist theories developed by B. F. Skinner.
- skyjacking — an act or instance of hijacking an aircraft.
- skylarking — a brown-speckled European lark, Alauda arvensis, famed for its melodious song.
- slackening — an act of becoming looser
- slammerkin — a woman's loose dress
- sling-back — 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.
- snail kite — a bird of prey, Rostrhamus sociabilis, that travels in flocks in the American tropics and feeds on snails.
- snake lily — a Californian plant, Dichelostemma volubile, of the amaryllis family, having a twining stem and an umbel of rose-red or pink flowers.
- snarkiness — testy or irritable; short.
- sneakingly — acting in a furtive or underhand way.
- sneakishly — in a stealthy or underhanded manner
- snowmaking — the creation of artificial snow at ski areas.
- soundalike — a person or thing that sounds like another, especially a better known or more famous prototype: a whole spate of Elvis Presley soundalikes.
- spankingly — in a spanking manner
- speakerine — a female television or radio announcer
- speakingly — in an eloquent manner
- spoil bank — a bank of excavated refuse or waste earth, as of shale from surface coal mining.
- sri lankan — 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.
- stink ball — stinkpot (def 1).
- stravinsky — Igor Fëdorovich [ee-gawr fyaw-duh-roh-vich;; Russian ee-guh r fyaw-duh-ruh-vyich] /ˈi gɔr ˌfyɔ dəˈroʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian ˈi gər ˈfyɔ də rə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1882–1971, U.S. composer, born in Russia.
- strickland — William, 1787–1854, U.S. architect and engineer.
- swamp pink — a bog plant, Helonias bullata, of the lily family, native to the eastern U.S., having a dense spike of small, fragrant pink flowers.
- tajikistan — Tadzhikistan.
- talking of — You can use the expression talking of to introduce a new topic that you want to discuss, and to link it to something that has already been mentioned.
- talking-to — a scolding.
- tall drink — a beverage consisting of liquor and a sparkling soda, fruit juice, or the like, to which may be added other ingredients, served in a tall glass, usually with ice.
- tanganyika — a former country in E Africa: formed the larger part of German East Africa; British trusteeship (Tanganyika Territory) 1946–61; became independent 1961; now the mainland part of Tanzania. 361,800 sq. mi. (937,062 sq. km).
- tarkington — (Newton) Booth, 1869–1946, U.S. novelist and playwright.
- think back — try to remember
- think tank — a research institute or organization employed to solve complex problems or predict or plan future developments, as in military, political, or social areas.
- think-tank — a research institute or organization employed to solve complex problems or predict or plan future developments, as in military, political, or social areas.
- trackpoint — (hardware) (Or "pointing stick", "nipple") A small knob found in the middle of some keyboards that works like a very short isometric joystick. Pressing it toward or away from you or from side to side moves the pointer on the screen. Ted Selker brought the concept of an in-keyboard pointing device to IBM in September 1987. TrackPoint was introduced in 1992 on the IBM ThinkPad and later on some desktops. It takes up virtually no extra room on the box or the work area and also requires minimal movement of the hands from the keyboard. Many imitations of highly variable quality appeared. Pointing sticks have also been used in many other notebook brands, including TI, HP, Compac, Dell, Toshiba (e.g. Portege 4000's "AccuPoint II"), and AST (e.g. Ascentia 910N). "TrackPoint" and "Trackpoint" are IBM trademarks.
- trancelike — a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- transkeian — a self-governing Bantu territory of South Africa on the Indian Ocean: granted independence in 1976 by South Africa, but not recognized by any other country as an independent state. 16,910 sq. mi. (43,798 sq. km). Capital: Umtata.
- tskhinvali — an autonomous region of the Georgian Republic, in the N part. 1428 sq. mi. (3900 sq. km). Capital: Tskhinvali.