11-letter words containing a, k, i, c, n
- cocktailing — any of various short mixed drinks, consisting typically of gin, whiskey, rum, vodka, or brandy, with different admixtures, as vermouth, fruit juices, or flavorings, usually chilled and frequently sweetened.
- connie mack — Connie [kon-ee] /ˈkɒn i/ (Show IPA), (Cornelius McGillicuddy) 1862–1956, U.S. baseball player and manager.
- cousin jack — a Cornishman, especially a Cornish miner.
- cracklingly — With a crackling sound.
- craft knife — a knife used for paper crafts, etc, that has a sharp replaceable blade
- crank-sided — lopsided; askew.
- cytokeratin — Either of several forms of keratin found in the intracytoplasmic cytoskeleton of epithelial tissue.
- deadlocking — Present participle of deadlock.
- derrickhand — A derrickhand is a member of the drilling crew who works on a platform above the rig floor and handles the drillpipe.
- dialkylzinc — (organic chemistry) Any organometallic compound of zinc containing two alkyl groups.
- diamondback — any edible North American terrapin of the genus Malaclemys, esp M. terrapin, occurring in brackish and tidal waters and having diamond-shaped markings on the shell: family Emydidae
- dick around — to spend time wastefully or unprofitably
- dockization — the process of turning into docks
- downpatrick — a market town in Northern Ireland: reputedly the burial place of Saint Patrick. Pop: 10 316 (2001)
- folktronica — a musical genre that combines elements from folk and electronic music
- furnacelike — Resembling or characteristic of a furnace.
- gazingstock — (archaic) An object, event or person that is stared at (or gazed at) by many people.
- glucokinase — an enzyme, found in all living systems, that serves to catalyze the phosphorylation of gluconic acid.
- goalkicking — the act of taking a goal kick
- gobsmacking — Causing one to be gobsmacked; astounding, flabbergasting.
- grind crank — A mythical accessory to a terminal. A crank on the side of a monitor, which when operated makes a zizzing noise and causes the computer to run faster. Usually one does not refer to a grind crank out loud, but merely makes the appropriate gesture and noise. See grind. Historical note: At least one real machine actually had a grind crank - the R1, a research machine built toward the end of the days of the great vacuum tube computers, in 1959. R1 (also known as "The Rice Institute Computer" (TRIC) and later as "The Rice University Computer" (TRUC)) had a single-step/free-run switch for use when debugging programs. Since single-stepping through a large program was rather tedious, there was also a crank with a cam and gear arrangement that repeatedly pushed the single-step button. This allowed one to "crank" through a lot of code, then slow down to single-step for a bit when you got near the code of interest, poke at some registers using the console typewriter, and then keep on cranking.
- hacking run — (jargon) (Analogy with "bombing run" or "speed run") A hack session extended long outside normal working times, especially one longer than 12 hours. May cause you to "change phase the hard way".
- hackishness — (jargon) The quality of being or involving a hack. This term is considered mildly silly. Synonym hackitude.
- hand-picked — to pick by hand.
- handpicking — to pick by hand.
- highjacking — Present participle of highjack.
- ice-skating — If you go ice-skating, you move about on ice wearing ice-skates. This activity is also a sport.
- icebreaking — Serving the purpose of breaking ice.
- isokeraunic — isoceraunic.
- jackarooing — Present participle of jackaroo.
- jackknifing — Present participle of jackknife.
- jackpudding — An amusing person who acts foolishly in order to entertain people.
- kaffir corn — a Southern African variety of sorghum, cultivated in dry regions for its grain and as fodder
- kainic acid — an analogue of glutamate, C 10 H 15 NO 4 , derived from the red alga Digenia simplex, used experimentally to stimulate certain neurons in the brain.
- kanchipuram — a city in SE India, in Tamil Nadu: a sacred Hindu town known as "the Benares of the South"; textile industries. Pop: 152 984 (2001)
- kansas city — a city in W Missouri, at the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri rivers.
- kantorovich — Leonid Vitalyevich [ley-uh-nid vi-tal-yuh-vich;; Russian lyi-uh-nyeet vyi-tah-lyuh-vyich] /ˈleɪ ə nɪd vɪˈtæl yə vɪtʃ;; Russian lyɪ ʌˈnyit vyɪˈtɑ lyə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1912–86, Soviet mathematician and economist: Nobel Prize in Economics 1975.
- kick around — to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
- kinematical — the branch of mechanics that deals with pure motion, without reference to the masses or forces involved in it.
- kinesiatric — of or relating to kinesiatrics
- kinetic art — art, as sculptural constructions, having movable parts activated by motor, wind, hand pressure, or other direct means and often having additional variable elements, as shifting lights.
- kinetically — pertaining to motion.
- kingcroaker — The weakfish or sea trout.
- kinkaid act — an act of Congress (1904) providing for the granting of 640-acre homesteads to settlers in western Nebraska.
- kitchen tea — a prewedding party to which guests bring an item of kitchenware or other gifts for the bride; shower.
- kitchenalia — cooking equipment and other items found in a kitchen
- kitchenmaid — a female servant who assists the cook.
- kitchenware — cooking equipment or utensils.
- knee action — Automotive. a form of suspension for the front wheels of a vehicle permitting each wheel to rise and fall independently of the other.
- kneecapping — (uncountable) The act of destroying the kneecaps of (a person), usually by shooting at the knees, as a punishment carried out by criminals or terrorists.