8-letter words containing ek
- maidanek — a Nazi concentration camp in eastern Poland, near Lublin.
- meekness — humbly patient or docile, as under provocation from others.
- mousekin — a little mouse
- nekrasov — Nikolai Alekseyevich (nikaˈlaj alɪkˈsjejɪvitʃ). 1821–77, Russian poet, who wrote chiefly about the sufferings of the peasantry
- nektonic — the aggregate of actively swimming aquatic organisms in a body of water, able to move independently of water currents.
- olykoeks — doughnut.
- overmeek — excessively meek
- peekaboo — Also called bo-peep. a game played by or with very young children, typically in which one covers the face or hides and then suddenly uncovers the face or reappears, calling “Peekaboo!”.
- peekapoo — one of a variety of dogs crossbred from a Pekingese and a miniature poodle.
- pekinese — A pekinese is a type of small dog with long hair, short legs, and a short, flat nose.
- pellekar — palikar.
- pratyeka — (in Mahayana Buddhism) a buddha who enters into nirvana without teaching others.
- rag week — students' annual charity fundraiser
- rekindle — to excite, stir up, or rouse anew: efforts to rekindle their romance; comments that rekindled her anger.
- seek out — search, hunt
- shekinah — the presence of God on earth or a symbol or manifestation of His presence.
- sidekick — a close friend.
- soekarno — Achmed [ahk-med] /ˈɑk mɛd/ (Show IPA), 1901–1970, Indonesian statesman: president of the Republic of Indonesia 1945–67.
- spanspek — a sweet rough-skinned melon; a cantaloupe: family Cucurbitaceae
- spekboom — a South African shrub
- streeker — to stretch (one's limbs), as on awakening or by exercise.
- tchekhov — Anton Pavlovich [an-ton pav-loh-vich;; Russian uhn-tawn puh-vlaw-vyich] /ˈæn tɒn pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian ʌnˈtɔn pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1860–1904, Russian short-story writer and dramatist.
- tektitic — relating to tektites
- trekking — to travel or migrate, especially slowly or with difficulty.
- wedekind — Frank [frahngk] /frɑŋk/ (Show IPA), 1864–1918, German poet and dramatist.
- weekdays — every day, especially Monday through Friday, during the workweek: Weekdays we're open from nine till five.
- weekends — every weekend; on or during weekends: We go fishing weekends.
- weeklies — Plural form of weekly.
- weeklong — Which lasts for a week, or approximately so.
- windhoek — a republic in SW Africa: a former German protectorate; a mandate of South Africa 1920–66; gained independence 1990. 318,261 sq. mi. (824,296 sq. km). Capital: Windhoek.
- workweek — the total number of regular working hours or days in a week.
- zedekiah — Also, Zidkijah. the last king of Judah. II Kings 24, 25; Jer. 52:1–11.