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8-letter words that end in k

  • headmark — a characteristic
  • headwork — mental labor; thought.
  • heatsink — Alternative spelling of heat sink.
  • heelwork — the training of a dog to heel or perform maneuvers while heeling.
  • heiltsuk — a member of a coastal Native Canadian people living in British Columbia
  • helideck — (nautical) A platform (on a vessel or offshore structure) on which helicopters may land and take off.
  • helpdesk — Alternative spelling of help desk.
  • hen hawk — chicken hawk (def 1).
  • hendrick — a male given name, form of Henry.
  • herblock — Herbert Lawrence (Herblock) 1909–2001, U.S. cartoonist.
  • herdbook — A book containing the list and pedigrees of one or more herds of cattle.
  • herdwick — a hardy breed of coarse-woolled sheep from NW England
  • heretick — Obsolete form of heretic.
  • highjack — to steal (cargo) from a truck or other vehicle after forcing it to stop: to hijack a load of whiskey.
  • hillfolk — the inhabitants of a hill or hills
  • hipflask — Alternative spelling of hip flask.
  • hit back — retaliate
  • holbrook — Stewart H(all) 1893–1964, U.S. historian and editor.
  • holdback — the iron or strap on the shaft of a horse-drawn vehicle to which the breeching of the harness is attached, enabling the horse to hold back or to back the vehicle.
  • holm oak — an evergreen oak, Quercus ilex, of southern Europe, having foliage resembling that of the holly.
  • holodeck — (science fiction) A room that provides holographic simulations for recreation, training, etc.
  • holy ark — a cabinet in a synagogue set into or against the wall that faces eastward toward Jerusalem, for keeping the scrolls of the Torah.
  • homesick — sad or depressed from a longing for home or family while away from them for a long time.
  • homework — schoolwork assigned to be done outside the classroom (distinguished from classwork).
  • hoodwink — to deceive or trick.
  • hornbeak — a dialect name for a fish known as the garfish, hornfish or sea needle
  • hornbook — a leaf or page containing the alphabet, religious materials, etc., covered with a sheet of transparent horn and fixed in a frame with a handle, formerly used in teaching children to read.
  • hornwork — A type of fortification consisting of a pair of demi-bastions with a curtain wall connecting them and with two long sides directed upon the faces of the bastions, or ravelins of the inner fortifications, so as to be defended by them.
  • hosecock — a threaded exterior faucet, as for attaching a garden hose.
  • hot lick — lick (def 11).
  • hot link — a link between two files, as between a spreadsheet and a document, such that a change in one effects a change in the other.
  • hot pack — a hot towel, dressing, or the like, applied to the body to reduce swelling, relieve pain, etc.
  • hot-desk — If employees hot-desk, they are not assigned particular desks and work at any desk that is available.
  • hot-work — to work (metal) at a temperature high enough to permit recrystallization.
  • humoresk — humorous musical composition
  • humpback — a back that is humped in a convex position.
  • hymnbook — (British) A book containing a collection of hymns.
  • ice dock — an enclosed basin in icy waters in which a vessel may lie to avoid being crushed.
  • ice milk — a frozen food similar to ice cream but made with skim milk.
  • ice pack — pack ice.
  • ice pick — a sharp-pointed tool for chipping or cutting ice.
  • ice rink — arena with ice-covered floor
  • iceblink — a yellowish luminosity near the horizon or on the underside of a cloud, caused by the reflection of light from sea ice.
  • iceblock — An ice block, a block of ice.
  • in baulk — inside one of these spaces
  • in check — to stop or arrest the motion of suddenly or forcibly: He checked the horse at the edge of the cliff.
  • in stock — a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.; inventory.
  • indo-pak — of or relating to India and Pakistan
  • infoseek — (company)   A company providing InfoSeek Net Search, a free web search service which, in August 1995, indexed the full text of over 400,000 web pages. Net Search was rated as the fourth most popular site on the web by Interactive Age magazine. The also sell a commercial service, InfoSeek Search, that offers access to all the Usenet news groups, daily newswires, business and computer periodicals, and more.
  • inukshuk — A structure of piled stones, designed to resemble a humanoid figure and traditionally constructed by the Inuit.
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