8-letter words containing n, k, o, s, i
- polanski — Roman. born 1933, Polish film director with a taste for the macabre, as in Repulsion (1965) and Rosemary's Baby (1968): later films include Tess (1980), Death and the Maiden (1995), and The Pianist (2002)
- ponyskin — the leather from a pony hide
- pyknosis — a process of thickening, esp. in the shrinking nucleus of a degenerating cell
- salonika — Also, Salonica [suh-lon-i-kuh, sal-uh-nee-kuh] /səˈlɒn ɪ kə, ˌsæl əˈni kə/ (Show IPA), Saloniki [Greek sah-law-nee-kee] /Greek ˌsɑ lɔˈni ki/ (Show IPA). Official name Thessalonike. Ancient Therma. a seaport in south-central Macedonia, in NE Greece, on the Gulf of Salonika.
- shamokin — a borough in E Pennsylvania.
- shocking — causing intense surprise, disgust, horror, etc.
- sihanouk — Prince Norodom [nawr-uh-dom,, -duh m] /ˈnɔr əˌdɒm,, -dəm/ (Show IPA), 1922–2004, Cambodian statesman: premier 1952–60; chief of state 1960–70 and 1975–76.
- sikeston — a city in SE Missouri.
- sinkhole — a hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water to an underground passage.
- skiatron — a cathode-ray tube used in radar
- skillion — a lean-to serving as a room or a shed.
- skin pop — to inject (a drug) under the skin rather than into a vein.
- skin-pop — to inject (a drug) under the skin rather than into a vein.
- skinfood — cosmetic cream for the skin
- skioring — the traditional sport of being dragged on skis behind an animal
- skokiaan — (in South Africa) a potent alcoholic beverage drunk by Black Africans in shebeens
- skyrmion — a particle consisting of a magnetic field surrounding a group of atoms
- slipknot — a knot that slips easily along the cord or line around which it is made.
- smocking — a loose, lightweight overgarment worn to protect the clothing while working.
- steinbok — steenbok.
- stick-on — a label, sticker, or the like, that has an adhesive backing.
- stinkpot — Also called stinkball. a jar containing combustibles or other materials that generate offensive and suffocating vapors, formerly used in warfare.
- stocking — a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.; inventory.
- stonking — of exceptional size or quality
- stooking — shock2 (def 1).
- stotinka — a minor coin of Bulgaria, the 100th part of a lev.
- stroking — an act or instance of stroking; a stroking movement.
- tinworks — an establishment for the mining or processing of tin or for the making of tinware.
- tokenism — the practice or policy of making no more than a token effort or gesture, as in offering opportunities to minorities equal to those of the majority.
- tompkins — Daniel D. 1774–1825, U.S. politician and jurist: vice president of the U.S. 1817–25.
- townskip — a mischievous and roguish child who frequents city streets
- windsock — a tapered, tubular cloth vane, open at both ends and having at the larger end a fixed ring pivoted to swing freely, installed at airports or elsewhere to indicate wind direction and approximate intensity.
- wolfskin — The skin or pelt of a wolf.
- wonkiest — Superlative form of wonky.
- woodskin — a canoe made of bark, used by the native tribes of Guyana
- woolskin — a sheepskin with the wool still attached.
- workings — Plural form of working.