9-letter words containing n, o, k, e
- fake-down — to lay (a rope) in a coil or series of long loops so as to allow to run freely without fouling or kinking (often followed by down).
- folketing — the unicameral parliament of Denmark.
- foreknown — Past participle of foreknow.
- foresaken — Misspelling of forsaken.
- foreshank — Anatomy. the part of the lower limb in humans between the knee and the ankle; leg.
- foreskins — Plural form of foreskin.
- forethink — to have prescience of
- foretoken — a sign of a future event; omen; forewarning.
- forkiness — the state of being forky
- fox snake — a brown-blotched nonvenomous snake, Elaphe vulpina, of north-central U.S., that vibrates its tail and emits a pungent odor when disturbed.
- gear knob — a gear lever
- glen rock — a borough in NE New Jersey.
- gnomelike — Resembling a gnome.
- gooseneck — a curved object resembling the neck of a goose, often of flexible construction, as in the shaft of a gooseneck lamp.
- gunk hole — a quiet anchorage, as in a cove, used by small yachts.
- heraklion — Iraklion
- hieromonk — a monk who is also a priest.
- hokeyness — Alternative form of hokiness.
- honeycake — A cake made with honey, especially as a Rosh Hashanah tradition.
- honeylike — Like honey in taste, texture, or appearance.
- hooknoses — Plural form of hooknose.
- in pocket — a shaped piece of fabric attached inside or outside a garment and forming a pouch used especially for carrying small articles.
- inglenook — a corner or nook near a fireplace; chimney corner.
- interknot — to knot together
- interlock — to fit into each other, as parts of machinery, so that all action is synchronized.
- interwork — to work or weave together; interweave.
- invokable — (computing) That can be invoked; callable.
- iron duke — 1st Duke of (Arthur Wellesley"the Iron Duke") 1769–1852, British general and statesman, born in Ireland: prime minister 1828–30.
- iseikonia — a condition in which a person sees the same image in both eyes
- iseikonic — relating to iseikonia
- jackstone — jack1 (def 5a, b).
- jenkinson — Robert Banks, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, 1770–1828, British statesman: prime minister 1812–27.
- jockeying — a person who rides horses professionally in races.
- jonnycake — Alternative spelling of johnnycake.
- jormunrek — king of the Goths, murderer of Svanhild, the daughter of Sigurd: killed by the Gjukungs; probably identical with Ermanaric (4th century a.d.), the Ostrogothic leader.
- junkerdom — the Junkers as a group.
- kairomone — A chemical substance emitted by an organism and detected by another of a different species that gains advantage from this, e.g., a parasite seeking a host.
- kakebuton — a thin quilt or coverlet traditionally used when sleeping on a futon.
- kakemonos — (uncommon) Plural form of kakemono.
- kalanchoe — any of several chiefly African and Asian succulent plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Kalanchoe, of the stonecrop family, having mostly opposite leaves and branching clusters of flowers.
- kalsomine — to wash or cover with calcimine.
- kaolinite — a very common mineral, hydrated aluminum disilicate, Al 2 Si 2 O 5 (OH) 4 , formed by the alteration of other minerals, especially feldspar: the most common constituent of kaolin.
- kaolinize — to convert (minerals containing kaolinite) into kaolin by weathering.
- keel bone — carina.
- keep down — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- kerbstone — one of the stones, or a range of stones, forming a curb, as along a street.
- ketogenic — the production of ketone bodies in the body, as in diabetes mellitus or low-carbohydrate weight-loss diets.
- ketonemia — the presence of ketone bodies in the blood.
- ketonuria — the presence of ketone bodies in the urine.
- key money — advance rent or security required of a new tenant and given in exchange for the key to the house or apartment.