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12-letter words containing c, l, o, k, n

  • honeysuckles — Plural form of honeysuckle.
  • interlocking — to fit into each other, as parts of machinery, so that all action is synchronized.
  • jackson hole — a valley in NW Wyoming, near the Teton Range: wildlife preserve.
  • jacksonville — a seaport in NE Florida, on the St. John's River.
  • junior clerk — a clerk of low rank
  • kachina doll — a Hopi Indian doll carved from cottonwood root in representation of a kachina and given as a gift to a child or used as a household decoration.
  • ketoconazole — a synthetic substance, C 26 H 28 Cl 2 N 4 O 4 , used to treat a variety of fungal infections.
  • kick oneself — regret sth
  • king's color — a white ceremonial ensign with a royal cipher, flown on special occasions by the British Royal Navy.
  • kitchen foil — aluminium foil used in cooking or storing food
  • kleptomaniac — a person who has kleptomania.
  • knuckle down — a joint of a finger, especially one of the articulations of a metacarpal with a phalanx.
  • knucklebones — (in humans) any of the bones forming a knuckle of a finger.
  • kona cyclone — a slow-moving cyclone occuring during the winter over the subtropical Pacific Ocean.
  • lake jackson — a town in S Texas.
  • lancet clock — a mantel clock having a case formed like an acutely pointed arch.
  • lincoln park — a city in SE Michigan.
  • locker plant — an establishment for storing food under refrigeration, containing lockers for renting to individual users.
  • locksmithing — The science and art of making and defeating locks.
  • look askance — glance sidelong or with suspicion
  • lovesickness — Quality or property of being lovesick.
  • mental block — inability to recall
  • monk's cloth — a heavy cotton fabric in a basket weave, used for curtains, bedspreads, etc.
  • monkey block — Nautical. a single block that swivels.
  • monkey climb — a wrestling throw in which a contestant seizes his or her opponent's arms or neck, places his feet on the opponent's stomach, and falls backwards, straightening the legs and throwing the opponent over his or her head
  • nice-looking — Someone who is nice-looking is physically attractive.
  • nickel oxide — a green, water-insoluble powder, NiO, used chiefly in the manufacture of nickel salts and in green pigments for ceramic paints.
  • nickelodeons — Plural form of nickelodeon.
  • no such luck — You can say 'No such luck' when you want to express your disappointment over something.
  • normokalemic — Having a normal percentage of potassium in one's blood.
  • on the block — for sale at auction
  • overclocking — Computers. to modify (a hardware component, as a processor, graphics card, or memory) so as to increase the speed of that component beyond the specifications of the manufacturer: You can overclock your video card to improve its performance.
  • pack rolling — the hot rolling of metal sheets in two or more thicknesses to produce composite sheets.
  • pancake coil — a coil (of wire, etc) wound in a flat circular shape
  • pancake roll — A pancake roll is an item of Chinese food consisting of a small roll of thin crisp pastry filled with vegetables and sometimes meat.
  • pelican hook — a hooklike device for holding the link of a chain or the like, consisting of a long shackle with a hinged rod held closed with a sliding ring.
  • pigeon clock — a device for timing the arrivals of pigeons being raced, consisting of a magazine for holding the identification bands of the contestants in the order in which they are inserted and a recording clock to register the times of insertion.
  • plinth block — a plinth interrupting a door or window architrave at the floor or ground level.
  • policymaking — a person responsible for making policy, especially in government.
  • puck control — an offensive strategy to maintain control of the puck to prevent the other team from having scoring opportunities.
  • rocker panel — body paneling below the passenger compartment of a vehicle.
  • rocket plane — aircraft that launches rockets
  • salmon brick — a soft, imperfectly fired brick having a reddish-orange color.
  • self-cooking — the act of a person or thing that cooks.
  • self-locking — a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
  • self-mocking — to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
  • senior clerk — a clerk who is in a senior position and performs office tasks under minimal supervision
  • silky cornel — a cornel, Cornus amomum, of the eastern U.S., having leaves covered with short, silky hairs on the underside and bearing blue berries.
  • skeleton car — a freight car essentially consisting of a central longitudinal girder fastened to the trucks, sometimes supplemented by one or more pairs of cross cantilevers: used for carrying logs or containers.
  • snatch block — a fairlead having the form of a block that can be opened to receive the bight of a rope at any point along its length.
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