12-letter words containing a, n, t, i, c, k
- nickel plate — thin coating of nickel
- nickel-plate — to coat with nickel by electroplating or other process.
- nip and tuck — to squeeze or compress tightly between two surfaces or points; pinch; bite.
- orange stick — a slender, rounded stick, originally of orangewood, having tapered ends and used in manicuring, especially to push back the cuticles or clean the fingernails.
- panic attack — an intense attack of anxiety characterized by feelings of impending doom and trembling, sweating, pounding heart, and other physical symptoms.
- penalty kick — a free kick awarded for an infraction committed by a defensive player in the penalty area and taken by the offensive player who has been fouled from a point 12 yards (11 meters) directly in front of the goal.
- plane ticket — entitlement to travel by aircraft
- quick-acting — (of a drug, chemical, etc) taking effect quickly
- racing skate — a tubular ice skate having a long blade extending beyond the heel and toe.
- racketeering — a person engaged in a racket.
- sand cricket — Jerusalem cricket.
- sanity check — (programming) 1. Checking code (or anything else, e.g. a Usenet posting) for completely stupid mistakes. Implies that the check is to make sure the author was sane when it was written; e.g. if a piece of scientific software relied on a particular formula and was giving unexpected results, one might first look at the nesting of parentheses or the coding of the formula, as a "sanity check", before looking at the more complex I/O or data structure manipulation routines, much less the algorithm itself. Compare reality check. 2. A run-time test, either validating input or ensuring that the program hasn't screwed up internally (producing an inconsistent value or state).
- section mark — section (def 16).
- single track — a single pair of lines so that trains can travel in only one direction at a time
- single-track — (of a railroad or section of a railroad's route) having but one set of tracks, so that trains going in opposite directions must be scheduled to meet only at points where there are sidings.
- stick around — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
- stickhandler — a hockey or lacrosse player, esp. one who is talented at stickhandling.
- stocking cap — a long, conical, knitted cap, usually with a tassel or pompon at the tip.
- straightneck — a variety of summer squash related to the crookneck but not having a recurved neck.
- tack welding — to join (pieces of metal) with a number of small welds spaced some distance apart.
- thinking cap — a state of mind marked by reflection or concentration: If we put on our thinking caps, we may come up with the answer.
- ticket agent — a person who sells tickets, as for theater seats, train accommodations, etc.
- ticktack man — a bookmaker who uses a system of sign language, mainly using the hands, to transmit his odds to other bookmakers at racecourses
- track racing — a form of motorcycle racing where teams or individuals race opponents around an oval track
- trainer sock — a sock designed to be worn with a training shoe, often cut low at the ankle so that very little shows above the shoe
- truck racing — a motor sport in which powerful trucks, without their containers, are raced around a circuit
- turn a trick — a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
- walkingstick — a stick used for walking
- wikification — The process of adding wiki syntax to text in a wiki platform, or converting HTML to wiki markup.
- wildcat bank — a bank that issued notes without adequate security in the period before the establishment of the national banking system in 1864.