12-letter words containing a, l, k, i, n
- fell-walking — the sport of hiking over fells
- finger lakes — group of long, narrow glacial lakes in WC N.Y.
- fire blanket — a large blanket-like piece of fire-resistant material such as fibreglass used in smothering a fire
- fire walking — a religious rite in which people walk barefoot over white-hot ashes, stones, etc
- flux linkage — the product of the magnetic flux and the number of turns in a given coil.
- frankalmoign — a form of tenure by which religious bodies held lands, esp on condition of praying for the soul of the donor
- franked mail — official mail sent by members of Congress, the vice president, and other authorized officials. Compare frank1 (defs 6–9).
- galligaskins — loose hose or breeches worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- gallsickness — a disease of cattle and sheep, caused by infection with rickettsiae of the genus Anaplasma, resulting in anaemia and jaundice
- gallygaskins — galligaskins.
- geelvink bay — former (Dutch) name of Sarera Bay.
- giant killer — sb who defeats a larger opponent
- giant-killer — A giant-killer is a sportsman, sportswoman, or team that unexpectedly beats a much stronger opponent.
- haikwan tael — the customs unit in China, which is the basis for other local taels, equal to 1.20666 troy ounces of fine silver.
- haliplankton — plankton living in sea water
- hard linking — hard link
- health drink — a drink that claims to be beneficial to health
- heeling tank — either of two lateral ballast tanks permitting an icebreaker to heel and crush ice to either side.
- heimskringla — a book of the 13th century narrating the history of the kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson.
- hemiplankton — plankton that spend part of their life cycle in a vegetative state on the sea bottom, riverbed, etc. (opposed to holoplankton).
- hiking trail — a specially designated route for hikers to use
- hill walking — the activity of walking through hilly country for pleasure
- holding tank — a tank for the temporary storage of a substance.
- iliamna lake — the largest lake in Alaska, in the SW part. 1022 sq. mi. (2647 sq. km).
- in the black — lacking hue and brightness; absorbing light without reflecting any of the rays composing it.
- intake valve — a valve in the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine that opens at the proper moment in the cycle to allow the fuel-air mixture to be drawn into the cylinder.
- jacksonville — a seaport in NE Florida, on the St. John's River.
- jailbreaking — Present participle of jailbreak.
- kachina doll — a Hopi Indian doll carved from cottonwood root in representation of a kachina and given as a gift to a child or used as a household decoration.
- kaleidophone — an instrument, invented by Professor Charles Wheatstone (1802-1875), consisting of a light on a vibrating rod with a reflecting knob for exhibiting the effect of sound waves
- kelvin scale — William Thomson, 1st Baron, 1824–1907, English physicist and mathematician.
- keratohyalin — (biology) A protein structure found in granules in the stratum granulosum of the epidermis, which may be involved in keratinization, and in Hassall corpuscles in the thymus.
- kinetoplasts — Plural form of kinetoplast.
- kingdom hall — a meeting place of Jehovah's Witnesses for religious services.
- kitchen salt — coarse salt that is used in cooking but not at the table
- kite balloon — a barrage balloon intended for use in information-gathering and observation; it is usually tethered to the ground and has lobes to keep it stable and pointing into the wind
- kleptomaniac — a person who has kleptomania.
- ladylikeness — Ladylike behaviour.
- lake herring — a cisco or whitefish, especially Coregonus artedii, of the Great Lakes.
- lake nipigon — a lake in central Canada, in NW Ontario, draining into Lake Superior via the Nipigon River. Area: 4843 sq km (1870 sq miles)
- lake ontario — a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
- lake station — a town in NW Indiana.
- lansker line — (in Pembrokeshire) the linguistic and ethnic division between the Welsh-speaking north and the English-speaking south
- lark bunting — a finch, Calamospiza melanocorys, of the western U.S., the male of which is black with a large, white patch on each wing.
- law-breaking — Law-breaking is any kind of illegal activity.
- lawbreakings — Plural form of lawbreaking.
- leading mark — either of two conspicuous objects regarded as points on a line (leading line) upon which a vessel can sail a safe course.
- leave-taking — a saying farewell; a parting or goodbye; departure: His leave-taking was brief.
- lemminkainen — (in the Kalevala) a young, jovial hero who has many adventures in which he is sometimes helped by his mother.
- likeableness — Likeability.