11-letter words containing a, s, k, n
- blind snake — any burrowing snake of the family Typhlopidae and related families of warm and tropical regions, having very small or vestigial eyes
- bone shaker — an early-model bicycle, especially one with hard rubber tires.
- bone-shaker — an early-model bicycle, especially one with hard rubber tires.
- brankursine — a bear's-breech, a type of acanthus plant
- break ranks — to fall out of line, esp when under attack
- brown snake — any of various common venomous snakes of the genus Pseudonaja
- bushwalking — an expedition on foot in the bush
- candlestick — A candlestick is a narrow object with a hole at the top which holds a candle.
- canker sore — an ulceration, esp of the lips or lining of the oral cavity
- cankerworms — Plural form of cankerworm.
- canvas duck — a lightweight cotton or linen fabric.
- canvas-back — a North American wild duck, Aythya valisineria, the male of which has a whitish back and a reddish-brown head and neck.
- canvasbacks — Plural form of canvasback.
- carbon sink — areas of vegetation, esp forests, and the phytoplankton-rich seas that absorb the carbon dioxide produced by the burning of fossil fuels
- carjackings — Plural form of carjacking.
- carsickness — a feeling of nausea and dizziness, sometimes accompanied by vomiting, as a result of the motion of the car in which one is traveling.
- chain-smoke — Someone who chain-smokes smokes cigarettes or cigars continuously.
- chalkstones — Plural form of chalkstone.
- chelyabinsk — an industrial city in SW Russia; in 2013 a large meteor exploded in an airburst over the city's surrounding district. Pop: 1 067 000 (2005 est)
- clasp knife — a large knife with one or more blades or other devices folding into the handle
- close ranks — to maintain discipline or solidarity, esp in anticipation of attack
- congo snake — any of several eel-shaped salamanders, as the amphiuma or siren.
- coral snake — any venomous elapid snake of the genus Micrurus and related genera, of tropical and subtropical America, marked with red, black, yellow, and white transverse bands
- cornerbacks — Plural form of cornerback.
- countersank — Simple past form of countersink.
- cousin jack — a Cornishman, especially a Cornish miner.
- cow-spanker — a dairy farmer
- crank-sided — lopsided; askew.
- crankshafts — Plural form of crankshaft.
- disk sander — a sander that uses a revolving abrasive disk driven by an electric motor.
- don cossack — a member of the eastern branch of the Cossacks, living along the Don
- drakensberg — a mountain range in the E Republic of South Africa: highest peak, 10,988 feet (3350 meters).
- dressmaking — a person whose occupation is the making or alteration of women's dresses, coats, etc.
- embankments — Plural form of embankment.
- embarkments — Plural form of embarkment.
- english oak — a species, Q. robur of the genus Quercus.
- enkephalins — Plural form of enkephalin.
- fair-spoken — speaking or spoken in a courteous, civil, or plausible manner; smooth-spoken.
- fingermarks — Plural form of fingermark.
- flank speed — the maximum possible speed of a ship.
- franks peak — a mountain in NW Wyoming: highest peak in the Absaroka Range of the Rocky Mountains. 13,153 feet (4009 meters).
- gawkishness — awkward; ungainly; clumsy.
- gazingstock — (archaic) An object, event or person that is stared at (or gazed at) by many people.
- give thanks — be thankful, express thankfulness
- glass snake — any limbless, snakelike lizard of the genus Ophisaurus, inhabiting the eastern U.S., Europe, and Asia, having external ear openings and the ability to regenerate its long, fragile tail.
- glassmaking — the art of making glass or glassware.
- glucokinase — an enzyme, found in all living systems, that serves to catalyze the phosphorylation of gluconic acid.
- gobsmacking — Causing one to be gobsmacked; astounding, flabbergasting.
- godforsaken — desolate; remote; deserted: They live in some godforsaken place 40 miles from the nearest town.
- grand banks — an extensive shoal SE of Newfoundland: fishing grounds. 350 miles (565 km) long; 40,000 sq. mi. (104,000 sq. km).