12-letter words containing a, s, k, i
- kinaesthesis — kinesthesia.
- kinaesthetic — Alternative form of kinesthetic.
- kinesiatrics — the treatment of disease by the use of gymnastics or muscle exercises
- kinesipathic — of or relating to kinesipathy
- kinesophobia — Fear of movement.
- kinetoplasts — Plural form of kinetoplast.
- king's peace — (in early medieval England) the protection secured by the king for particular people or places
- king-of-arms — a title of certain of the principal heralds of England and certain other kingdoms empowered by their sovereigns to grant armorial bearings.
- kirschwasser — a fragrant, colorless, unaged brandy distilled from a fermented mash of cherries, produced especially in Germany, Switzerland, and Alsace, France.
- kissing gate — a gate hung in a narrow enclosure having the shape of a U or a V , allowing only one person to pass at a time.
- kitchen salt — coarse salt that is used in cooking but not at the table
- kitchen soap — heavy-duty soap intended for use in the kitchen
- kitchenwares — Plural form of kitchenware.
- knick-knacks — Knick-knacks are small objects which people keep as ornaments or toys, rather than for a particular use.
- korea strait — a strait between Korea and Japan, connecting the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea. 120 miles (195 km) long.
- korsakoffian — relating to or suffering from Korsakoff's psychosis
- kristiansand — a seaport in S Norway.
- kristianstad — a town in S Sweden: founded in 1614 as a Danish fortress, it was finally acquired by Sweden in 1678. Pop: 75 590 (2004 est)
- ladylikeness — Ladylike behaviour.
- 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
- lawbreakings — Plural form of lawbreaking.
- likeableness — Likeability.
- linen basket — a basket or container with a lid in which you put your dirty clothes before washing them
- linseed cake — a cake or a mass made by expressing the oil from linseed, used chiefly as feed for cattle.
- lip-smacking — tasty, mouth-watering
- loansharking — the practice of lending money at excessive rates of interest.
- mackintoshes — Plural form of mackintosh.
- magnitogorsk — a city in the W Russian Federation in Asia, on the Ural River, near the boundary between Europe and Asia.
- makarios iii — (Michael Christodoulos Mouskos) 1913–77, Cypriot statesman and Greek Orthodox prelate: archbishop and patriarch of Cyprus 1950–77; president 1960–77 (in exile 1974).
- make a noise — to talk a great deal or complain
- make friends — get to know people
- make history — do sth of great significance
- make inroads — If one thing makes inroads into another, the first thing starts affecting or destroying the second.
- make sb sick — disgust sb morally
- malt whiskey — Malt whiskey or malt is whiskey that is made from malt.
- marksmanship — a person who is skilled in shooting at a mark; a person who shoots well.
- marlinespike — a pointed iron implement used in separating the strands of rope in splicing, marling, etc.
- marlingspike — Alternative spelling of marlinspike.
- masking tape — an easily removed adhesive tape used temporarily for defining margins, protecting surfaces, etc., as when painting, and sometimes also for binding, sealing, or mending.
- milk parsley — a wetland plant belonging to the family Apiaceae
- minute steak — a thin slice of beefsteak that is prepared by sautéeing quickly on each side.
- mistakenness — The state or condition of being mistaken.
- multitaskers — Plural form of multitasker.
- multitasking — Computers. (of a single CPU) to execute two or more jobs concurrently.
- nikola tesla — Nikola [nik-oh-luh] /ˈnɪk oʊ lə/ (Show IPA), 1856–1943, U.S. physicist, electrical engineer, and inventor, born in Croatia.
- noise-making — a person or thing that makes noise, as a reveler on New Year's Eve, Halloween, etc., or a rattle, horn, or similar device used on such an occasion.
- optical disk — Also, optical disc. Also called laser disk. a grooveless disk on which digital data, as text, music, or pictures, is stored as tiny pits in the surface and is read or replayed by a laser beam scanning the surface.
- 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.
- pack of lies — false account