8-letter words containing s, k, a, n
- hawknose — a nose curved like the beak of a hawk.
- hearkens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hearken.
- heatsink — Alternative spelling of heat sink.
- inkstand — a small stand, usually on a desk, for holding ink, pens, etc.
- jakobson — Roman [roh-mahn,, -muh n] /ˈroʊ mɑn,, -mən/ (Show IPA), 1896–1982, U.S. linguist and scholar, born in Russia.
- kachinas — Plural form of kachina.
- kaiserin — the wife of a Kaiser
- kampongs — Plural form of kampong.
- kamyshin — a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, NE of Volgograd, on the Volga River.
- kanarese — of or relating to Kanara, a part of the Maharashtra province in W India.
- khamseen — Alternative spelling of khamsin.
- khanates — Plural form of khanate.
- khanjars — Plural form of khanjar.
- khansama — A male cook, who often also assumes the role of house steward.
- kineshma — a city in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Nizhni Novgorod.
- kingsman — (military) The lowest enlisted rank in the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment of the British Army, equivalent to private in the rest of the British Army.
- kinsella — W(illiam) P(atrick) born 1935, U.S. novelist and short-story writer, born in Canada.
- kinshasa — People's Republic of the, a republic in central Africa, W of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: formerly an overseas territory in French Equatorial Africa; now an independent member of the French Community. 132,046 sq. mi. (341,999 sq. km). Capital: Brazzaville. Formerly French Congo, Middle Congo.
- kistvaen — cist2 .
- klansman — a member of the Ku Klux Klan.
- knackers — Plural form of knacker.
- knackish — cunning or artful
- knappers — Plural form of knapper.
- knapsack — a canvas, nylon, or leather bag for clothes, food, and other supplies, carried on the back by soldiers, hikers, etc.
- kneecaps — Plural form of kneecap.
- kneepads — Plural form of kneepad.
- kneepans — Plural form of kneepan.
- kokanees — Plural form of kokanee.
- konstanz — German name of Constance.
- koopmans — Tjalling Charles [chah-ling] /ˈtʃɑ lɪŋ/ (Show IPA), 1910–85, U.S. economist, born in the Netherlands: Nobel Prize 1975.
- kristina — a female given name, form of Christina.
- kustanai — a city in N Kazakhstan, on the Tobol river.
- lambkins — Plural form of lambkin.
- lambskin — the skin of a lamb, especially when dressed with its wool, and used for clothing.
- landskip — landscape.
- lankness — The property of being lank.
- linkages — Plural form of linkage.
- linksman — a person who plays golf; golfer.
- linkspan — a hinged bridge on a quay, used to move vehicles on or off a vessel
- manakins — Plural form of manakin.
- manikins — Plural form of manikin.
- markings — Plural form of marking.
- marksman — a person who is skilled in shooting at a mark; a person who shoots well.
- marksmen — Plural form of marksman.
- maskings — Plural form of masking.
- mistaken — wrongly conceived, held, or done: a mistaken antagonism.
- monotask — to perform one task at a time
- mudbanks — Plural form of mudbank.
- munkacsy — Mihály von [mi-hahy fuh n] /ˈmɪ haɪ fən/ (Show IPA), (Michael Lieb) 1844–1900, Hungarian painter.
- murmansk — an ice-free seaport and railroad terminus in the NW Russian Federation, on the Murman Coast.