10-letter words containing r, e, i, n, k
- kingsolver — Barbara, born 1955, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- kinsperson — A kinsman or kinswoman.
- knackeries — Plural form of knackery.
- knife rest — something upon which to rest a knife when it is not being used.
- knobkerrie — a short, heavy wooden club with a knob on one end, used especially by native peoples of South Africa for striking and throwing.
- 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.
- limberneck — a fatal infection of botulism affecting birds, especially chickens and ducks, characterized by weakness of the neck muscles and inability to eat.
- linebacker — a player on defense who takes a position close behind the linemen.
- marketings — Plural form of marketing.
- matronlike — Like a matron; sedate; grave; matronly.
- mineworker — miner.
- mini-break — A mini-break is a short holiday.
- minimarket — a grocery store or delicatessen.
- ministroke — transient ischemic attack.
- moonstrike — the act of landing a spacecraft on the moon
- naturelike — the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- nectarlike — Resembling or characteristic of nectar.
- networking — network
- nitpickers — Plural form of nitpicker.
- noisemaker — a person or thing that makes noise, as a reveler on New Year's Eve, Halloween, etc., or a rattle, horn, or similar device used on such an occasion.
- nondrinker — a person who abstains from alcoholic beverages.
- nonstriker — One who is not participating in an industrial strike.
- oil tanker — a large ship specifically designed for transporting crude oil in bulk across the oceans.
- overtaking — passing the vehicle in front
- painkiller — a drug, treatment, or anything else that relieves pain, especially an analgesic.
- painstaker — a painstaking person
- paperknife — a small, often decorative, knifelike instrument with a blade of metal, ivory, wood, or the like, for slitting open envelopes, the leaves of books, folded papers, etc.
- parentlike — a father or a mother.
- penderecki — Krzysztof [kshish-tawf] /ˈkʃɪʃ tɔf/ (Show IPA), born 1933, Polish composer.
- perikaryon — cell body.
- periwinkle — Also called myrtle. a trailing plant, Vinca minor, of the dogbane family, having glossy, evergreen foliage and usually blue-violet flowers.
- pernickety — persnickety.
- picnickers — an excursion or outing in which the participants carry food with them and share a meal in the open air.
- pink stern — a sharp stern having a narrow, overhanging, raking transom.
- prepacking — a package assembled by a manufacturer, distributor, or retailer and containing a specific number of items or a specific assortment of sizes, colors, flavors, etc., of a product.
- printmaker — a person who makes prints, especially an artist working in one of the graphic mediums.
- pumpkineer — pumpkin
- quirkiness — having or full of quirks.
- rain check — a ticket for future use given to spectators at an outdoor event, as a baseball game or concert, that has been postponed or interrupted by rain.
- ratemaking — the process or practice of establishing rates of payment, especially for public transportation or utilities.
- re-invoked — to call for with earnest desire; make supplication or pray for: to invoke God's mercy.
- reblocking — a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more flat or approximately flat faces.
- rebukingly — in a severe and disapproving manner
- red siskin — a South American finch (Carduelis cucullata) with a black head and red body, sometimes kept as a cage bird
- reichsbank — the former German national bank.
- rekindling — to excite, stir up, or rouse anew: efforts to rekindle their romance; comments that rekindled her anger.
- reknitting — the method of repairing holes or runs in knitted garments
- reknotting — the craft of repairing knots, esp in a carpet or jewellery