9-letter words containing n, k, o, s
- kinswomen — Plural form of kinswoman.
- klinostat — a rotating and tilting plant-holder used for studying and experimenting with plant growth
- klystrons — Plural form of klystron.
- knee-sock — a type of sock that comes up to the knee
- kneeholes — Plural form of kneehole.
- knobstick — A stick with a rounded knob at the end.
- knockless — (of an engine, bearing, or fuel) producing no knocking sound
- knockoffs — Plural form of knockoff.
- knockouts — Plural form of knockout.
- knotgrass — A common Eurasian plant of the dock family, with jointed creeping stems and small pink flowers. It is a serious weed in some areas.
- knotholes — Plural form of knothole.
- knottiest — Superlative form of knotty.
- knotweeds — Plural form of knotweed.
- know best — to be the best guide, authority, etc.
- know-hows — knowledge of how to do something; faculty or skill for a particular activity; expertise: Designing a computer requires a lot of know-how.
- koniscope — a device for detecting and measuring dust in the air
- kookiness — The state of being kooky.
- kórinthos — an ancient city in Greece, on the Isthmus of Corinth: one of the wealthiest and most powerful of the ancient Greek cities.
- koshering — Present participle of kosher.
- kostunica — Vojislav (ˈvɒjɪslæf). born 1944, Serbian politician; president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (2000–03); prime minister of Serbia and Montenegro (2004–06); prime minister of Serbia (2006–08)
- krasnodar — a territory of the Russian Federation in SE Europe. 34,200 sq. mi. (88,578 sq. km).
- kronstadt — a naval base in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, on an island in the Gulf of Finland: fortress founded 1710.
- krumhorns — Plural form of krumhorn.
- kuniyoshi — Yasuo [yah-soo-aw] /yɑˈsu ɔ/ (Show IPA), 1893–1953, U.S. painter, born in Japan.
- kyongsong — Seoul
- landowska — Wanda [won-duh;; Polish vahn-dah] /ˈwɒn də;; Polish ˈvɑn dɑ/ (Show IPA), 1879–1959, Polish harpsichordist, in the U.S. after 1940.
- linstocks — Plural form of linstock.
- loanshark — Alternative spelling of loan shark.
- lockdowns — Plural form of lockdown.
- lookdowns — Plural form of lookdown.
- markdowns — Plural form of markdown.
- mesh knot — sheet bend.
- minkowski — Hermann [hur-muh n;; German her-mahn] /ˈhɜr mən;; German ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1864–1909, German mathematician.
- misreckon — (transitive) To add (something) up incorrectly, make a wrong calculation of (an amount etc.).
- misspoken — Simple past tense and past participle of misspeak.
- moleskins — the soft, deep-gray, fragile fur of the mole.
- molluskan — (rare) alternative spelling of molluscan.
- monk seal — a small, dark brown, subtropical seal of the genus Monachus: the three species, M. tropicalis of the Caribbean, M. schauinslandi of Hawaiian island regions, and M. monachus of the Mediterranean, are endangered.
- monkeyish — Like a monkey.
- monkeyism — the practice of copying or behaving like a monkey
- monkshood — a plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, especially A. napellus, the flowers of which have a large, hood-shaped sepal.
- moonwalks — Plural form of moonwalk.
- moskonfyt — a South African thick grape syrup used as a jam or sweetener
- moss pink — a phlox, Phlox subulata, of the eastern U.S., having showy pink to purple flowers.
- musketoon — (now historical) A firearm, similar to a musket but with a shorter barrel and a large bore. (from 17th c.).
- muskmelon — a round or oblong melon, occurring in many varieties, having a juicy, often aromatic, sweet, yellow, white, or green, edible flesh.
- muskogean — a family of American Indian languages of the southeastern U.S., including Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and several less well-known languages.
- mykerinos — Mycerinus.
- navpaktos — Greek name of Lepanto.
- neckdowns — Plural form of neckdown.