8-Letter Words with _,A,I,K,N,S,S

• an oppressively hot southerly wind from the Sahara that blows across Egypt in the spring

• coarse fabric used for bags or sacks

• the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

• To preserve wood from decay by soaking it in a solution of mercuric chloride

• the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it

• the blocking of one sensation resulting from the presence of another sensation

• scenery used to block the audience's view of parts of the stage that should not be seen

• any shrub or tree of the genus Banksia having alternate leathery leaves apetalous yellow flowers often in showy heads and conelike fruit with winged seeds

• the sport of gliding on skates

• An amount of material involved in a sinking.

• An area of sunken ground; a depression.

• The change in draft that a vessel obtains when moving through the water.