9-letter words containing s, i, n, k
- shakingly — the act of a person or thing that shakes.
- sharkskin — a smooth fabric of acetate or rayon with a dull or chalklike appearance, for apparel.
- sheepskin — the skin of a sheep, especially such a skin dressed with the wool on, as for a garment.
- shekhinah — the presence of God on earth or a symbol or manifestation of His presence.
- shrieking — a loud, sharp, shrill cry.
- shrinkage — the act or fact of shrinking.
- shrinking — to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
- shubunkin — a multicoloured goldfish, Carassius auratus, with black spots and red patches
- shunpiker — a driver who takes a side road to avoid paying a turnpike toll
- sick note — proof of illness
- sickening — causing or capable of causing sickness, especially nausea, disgust, or loathing: sickening arrogance.
- sickleman — a person reaping with a sickle
- sicknurse — someone who nurses a sick person
- silkaline — a soft, thin cotton fabric with a smooth finish, for curtains, bedspreads, garment linings, etc.
- silkoline — a silk-like fabric
- sink tidy — a container with holes in the bottom, kept in the sink to retain rubbish that might clog the plug hole
- sink unit — a fitted unit that consists of a sink, draining board and cupboards underneath
- sinuslike — like the sinus
- sketch in — If you sketch in details about something, you tell them to people.
- sketching — a simply or hastily executed drawing or painting, especially a preliminary one, giving the essential features without the details.
- skewering — a long pin of wood or metal for inserting through meat or other food to hold or bind it in cooking.
- ski bunny — a female who greatly enjoys skiing
- ski pants — pants worn for skiing, having the legs tapered to fit snugly at the ankles and sometimes having a strap going under the arch, often made of a stretch or waterproof fabric.
- skijoring — a sport in which a skier is pulled over snow or ice, generally by a horse.
- skimmings — Usually, skimmings. something that is removed by skimming.
- skin care — the cleansing, massaging, moisturizing, etc., of the skin, especially the face or hands.
- skin deep — superficial or slight; not profound or substantial: Their sincerity is only skin-deep.
- skin food — a cosmetic cream for keeping the skin in good condition
- skin game — a dishonest or unscrupulous business operation, scheme, etc.
- skin test — a test in which a substance is introduced into the skin, as by application to a purposely abraded area or by injection, for the detection of allergic sensitivity to a specific pollen, protein, etc., or of the presence of a disease.
- skin-deep — superficial or slight; not profound or substantial: Their sincerity is only skin-deep.
- skin-dive — to engage in skin diving.
- skinflick — film containing much nudity and sex
- skinflint — a mean, niggardly person; miser.
- skintight — fitting almost as tightly as skin: skintight trousers.
- skip zone — a region surrounding a broadcasting station that cannot receive transmissions either directly or by reflection off the ionosphere
- skirtings — fabric for making skirts.
- skunkbird — a North American songbird with a black-and-white striped back, also known as a bobolink
- sky train — elevated railway system
- skydiving — the sport of jumping from an airplane at a moderate or high altitude and free-falling and using one's body to control direction or movements before opening one's parachute.
- slickener — a tool used for slickening
- slingback — 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.
- slinkskin — the skin of a premature calf
- slinkweed — a plant believed to make a cow give birth prematurely
- slop sink — a deep sink for emptying slop pails and the like.
- slovakian — a republic in central Europe: formerly a part of Czechoslovakia; under German protection 1939–45; independent since 1993. 18,931 sq. mi. (49,035 sq. km). Capital: Bratislava.
- smokiness — emitting smoke, especially in large amounts.
- snake oil — any of various liquid concoctions of questionable medical value sold as an all-purpose curative, especially by traveling hucksters.
- snake pit — a mental hospital marked by squalor and inhumane or indifferent care for the patients.
- snakebird — anhinga.