11-letter words containing c, l, i, n, k
- king closer — a brick of regular length and thickness, used in building corners, having a long bevel from a point on one side to one about halfway across the adjacent end.
- kitchenalia — cooking equipment and other items found in a kitchen
- kohl pencil — a thin cylindrical cosmetic instrument used to darken the area around the eyes
- koilonychia — an abnormal condition in which the outer surfaces of the nails are concave; spoon nail.
- lemon stick — a lemon half with a peppermint stick stuck in it, through which the lemon juice is sucked.
- leukonychia — Alt form leuconychia.
- linebackers — Plural form of linebacker.
- linebacking — the act of forming a second line of defence, close to the linesman
- littlenecks — Plural form of littleneck.
- machinelike — like a machine, as in regular movement or uniform pattern of operation: to conduct business with machinelike efficiency.
- maeterlinck — Comte Maurice [French moh-rees] /French moʊˈris/ (Show IPA), 1862–1947, Belgian poet, dramatist, and essayist: Nobel prize 1911.
- microkernel — (operating system) An approach to operating system design emphasising small modules that implement the basic features of the system kernel and can be flexibly configured.
- needlestick — Puncture of the skin by a hypodermic needle or other sharp object.
- nickel belt — the area around Sudbury in Northern Ontario, rich in nickel ore
- nickelodeon — an early motion-picture theater where a film or a variety show could be seen, usually for the admission price of a nickel.
- nitro-chalk — a chemical fertilizer containing calcium carbonate and ammonium nitrate
- overlocking — the act of oversewing a hem or fabric edge to prevent fraying
- pack animal — a mule, donkey, burro, or horse bred for vigor and hardiness and used for carrying heavy loads.
- picket line — a line of strikers or other demonstrators serving as pickets.
- pincer-like — resembling pincers in shape or action
- pink collar — of or relating to a type of employment traditionally held by women, especially relatively low-paying work: secretaries, phone operators, and other pink-collar workers.
- pink-collar — of or relating to a type of employment traditionally held by women, especially relatively low-paying work: secretaries, phone operators, and other pink-collar workers.
- policy wonk — a person who studies or makes political policies, esp one who has a strong enthusiasm for technical details
- politicking — activity undertaken for political reasons or ends, as campaigning for votes before an election, making speeches, etc., or otherwise promoting oneself or one's policies.
- racewalking — the activity of racing by walking fast rather than running
- ralik chain — a chain of islands in the W Pacific Ocean, forming the W part of the Marshall Islands.
- rickrolling — the playfully pointless practice of performing or playing the song ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ by the British singer Rick Astley to a person or group of people either at a public event or online by means of a disguised hyperlink
- rock island — a port in NW Illinois, on the Mississippi: government arsenal.
- shellacking — lac that has been purified and formed into thin sheets, used for making varnish.
- sherlockian — pertaining to or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, known for his skill in solving mysteries through deductive reasoning.
- silk cotton — the silky covering of the seeds of certain tropical trees of the bombax family, used for stuffing cushions, pillows, etc.
- silk-screen — Silk-screen printing is a method of printing patterns onto cloth by forcing paint or dyes through silk or similar material.
- simnel cake — any of several kinds of rich fruitcake covered with almond paste.
- singlestick — a short, heavy stick.
- singletrack — (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.
- skillcentre — an institution providing vocational training or retraining for employed or unemployed people
- skin colour — the colour of a person's skin, ie Black, White, etc
- slacklining — the activity of walking across a narrow line of synthetic webbing hung slackly above the ground
- slickenside — a rock surface that has become more or less polished and striated by slippage along a fault plane.
- sock lining — a thin piece of material, as leather, that is laid on top of the insole of a shoe, boot, or other footwear.
- spinachlike — resembling or characteristic of spinach
- spondulicks — money; cash.
- spring lock — a lock that fastens automatically by a spring.
- stickhandle — (in hockey and lacrosse) to control and skillfully maneuver the ball or puck with the stick.
- stockpiling — the activity of acquiring and storing a large quantity of something
- telekinetic — psychokinesis.
- tickle pink — to please greatly
- tracklaying — (of a vehicle) having an endless jointed metal band around the wheels
- trickledown — of, relating to, or based on the trickle-down theory: the trickle-down benefits to the local community.
- unchildlike — not childlike; uncharacteristic of a child; not resembling a child