12-letter words containing c, a, s, e, k
- kelvin scale — William Thomson, 1st Baron, 1824–1907, English physicist and mathematician.
- ketoacidosis — (pathology) A severe form of ketosis, most commonly seen in diabetics, in which so much ketone is produced that acidosis occurs.
- kick starter — a starter, as of a motorcycle, that operates by a downward kick on a pedal.
- kilocalories — Plural form of kilocalorie.
- kinaesthetic — Alternative form of kinesthetic.
- kinesiatrics — the treatment of disease by the use of gymnastics or muscle exercises
- kinesipathic — of or relating to kinesipathy
- king's peace — (in early medieval England) the protection secured by the king for particular people or places
- kirschwasser — a fragrant, colorless, unaged brandy distilled from a fermented mash of cherries, produced especially in Germany, Switzerland, and Alsace, France.
- 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.
- knuckleballs — Plural form of knuckleball.
- knuckleheads — Plural form of knucklehead.
- lake charles — a city in SW Louisiana.
- lake jackson — a town in S Texas.
- lake success — a town on Long Island, in SE New York: temporary United Nations headquarters 1946–51.
- leatherbacks — Plural form of leatherback.
- leathernecks — Plural form of leatherneck.
- linseed cake — a cake or a mass made by expressing the oil from linseed, used chiefly as feed for cattle.
- look askance — glance sidelong or with suspicion
- mackerel sky — an extensive group of cirrocumulus or altocumulus clouds, especially when well-marked in their arrangement: so called because of a resemblance to the scales on a mackerel.
- mackintoshes — Plural form of mackintosh.
- make sb sick — disgust sb morally
- make-up case — a case in which cosmetics are kept
- marcus baker — Mount, a mountain in SE Alaska, near Anchorage: highest peak in the Chugach Mountains. 13,176 feet (4016 meters).
- market cross — a place in a town or village where a cross was set up and a regular market was held
- marketplaces — Plural form of marketplace.
- muckspreader — a machine for spreading manure over farmland
- 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
- packing case — a box in which goods are packed for transport or storage.
- packinghouse — a building where foodstuffs are packed
- parish clerk — an official designated to carry out various duties, either for a church parish or a parish council
- pecksniffian — hypocritically and unctuously affecting benevolence or high moral principles.
- policymakers — a person responsible for making policy, especially in government.
- postcardlike — (of a scene) resembling a postcard
- quackishness — The state or condition of being quackish.
- quacksalvers — Plural form of quacksalver.
- quarterbacks — Plural form of quarterback.
- quarterdecks — Plural form of quarterdeck.
- quick assets — assets readily convertible into cash; liquid current assets
- racing skate — a tubular ice skate having a long blade extending beyond the heel and toe.
- racket press — a device consisting of a frame closed by a spring mechanism, for keeping taut the strings of a tennis racket, squash racket, etc
- rock jasmine — any of several alpine plants belonging to the genus Androsace, of the primrose family, having tufted leaves often in basal rosettes, and umbels of pink, red, purple, or white flowers.
- rocket salad — rocket2 (def 2).
- rocket-salad — any of various plants belonging to the genus Hesperis, of the mustard family, and related genera. Compare dame's rocket.
- saddle block — a type of spinal anaesthesia producing sensory loss in the buttocks, inner sides of the thighs, and perineum
- safecracking — the act of breaking into a safe
- salk vaccine — a vaccine that contains three types of inactivated poliomyelitis viruses and induces immunity against the disease.