11-letter words containing a, s, k, i
- hair stroke — a fine line in writing or printing.
- hairstreaks — Plural form of hairstreak.
- handshaking — a gripping and shaking of right hands by two individuals, as to symbolize greeting, congratulation, agreement, or farewell.
- hawkishness — resembling a hawk, as in appearance or behavior.
- headshaking — The act of shaking one's head, in disagreement or disapproval.
- health risk — something that could cause harm to people's health
- high-stakes — A high-stakes game or contest is one in which the people involved can gain or lose a great deal.
- husbandlike — resembling a husband
- hypokinesia — abnormally diminished muscular function or mobility.
- ice-skating — If you go ice-skating, you move about on ice wearing ice-skates. This activity is also a sport.
- icebreakers — Plural form of icebreaker.
- ijssel lake — a shallow lake in the NW Netherlands; formed from the S part of the Zuider Zee by the construction of the IJsselmeer Dam in 1932; salt water gradually replaced by fresh water from the IJssel River; fisheries (formerly marine fish, now esp eels). Area: (before reclamation) 3690 sq km (1425 sq miles). Estimated final area: 1243 sq km (480 sq miles)
- ioshkar-ola — autonomous republic in the Russian Federation in Europe. 8994 sq. mi. (23,294 sq. km). Capital: Ioshkar-Ola.
- isokeraunic — isoceraunic.
- itsukushima — an island off the SW coast of Japan, in the Inland Sea: ancient Shinto shrine.
- jackass rig — a rig of sails not conforming to a recognized type.
- jackrabbits — Plural form of jackrabbit.
- joe sixpack — Slang. the average or typical blue-collar man.
- kabbalistic — cabalistic.
- kailyardism — kaleyard school.
- kaiser roll — a rounded, unsweetened roll, formed by folding the corners of a square of dough toward the center, often sprinkled with poppy seeds before baking.
- kalashnikov — A Kalashnikov is a type of rifle that is made in Russia.
- kalsomining — to wash or cover with calcimine.
- kansas city — a city in W Missouri, at the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri rivers.
- kapuskasing — a town in central Ontario, in S Canada.
- kashmir rug — a handmade Oriental rug that is woven flat without pile and covered entirely with embroidered patterns of colored yarns.
- kauri resin — a hard resin obtained from the bark of the kauri or found, sometimes in masses of as much as 100 pounds (45 kg), in the soil where the tree has grown: used chiefly in making varnish.
- kazantzakis — Nikos [nee-kaws] /ˈni kɔs/ (Show IPA), 1883–1957, Greek poet and novelist.
- keratinised — Simple past tense and past participle of keratinise.
- keratolysis — the loosening or shedding of the horny layer of the epidermis.
- key station — a radio or television station that originates most of a network's broadcasting.
- keyboardist — the row or set of keys on a piano, organ, or the like.
- kickstarted — Simple past tense and past participle of kickstart.
- kidnappings — Plural form of kidnapping.
- killer bars — an imprint consisting of a series of wavy lines used to cancel postage stamps.
- kiloparsecs — Plural form of kiloparsec.
- kinesiatric — of or relating to kinesiatrics
- kinesthesia — the sensation of movement or strain in muscles, tendons, and joints; muscle sense.
- kinetoplast — A mass of mitochondrial DNA lying close to the nucleus in some flagellate protozoa.
- king salmon — chinook salmon.
- king's mark — one of the marks composing a hallmark, consisting of the head of a leopard, formerly a crowned head.
- kinsmanship — Kinship.
- kiss my ass — expressing defiance or contempt
- klappvisier — a visor attached by a hinge at the top: used on basinets of the 14th century.
- knavishness — The quality of being knavish.
- knee spavin — chronic inflammation of the carpal joint of a horse
- knickknacks — an ornamental trinket or gimcrack; a bit of bric-a-brac.
- knightheads — Plural form of knighthead.
- koulibiacas — Plural form of koulibiaca.
- kristiansen — Ingrid. born 1956, Norwegian long-distance runner: world 10 000 metres record holder (1986–93)