12-letter words containing c, o, k, n
- dolphin kick — (in the butterfly stroke) a kick in which the legs move up and down together, with the knees bent on the upswing.
- door-knocker — a hinged fitting on a door that can be used to knock on it
- doorknockers — Plural form of doorknocker.
- duck-shoving — the evasion of responsibility by someone
- economy pack — a large pack of goods that is cheaper than a normal-sized pack
- electro-funk — a type of electronic music, originating in the 1980s, characterized by the use of synthesizers with a heavy rhythm and punctuated bass, often influenced by the genres of funk and hip-hop
- engine block — the metal casting containing the piston chambers of an internal combustion engine
- epoch-making — An epoch-making change or declaration is considered to be extremely important because it is likely to have a significant effect on a particular period of time.
- fall back on — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- forked chain — branched chain.
- fort jackson — a military reservation and U.S. Army training center in N central South Carolina, NE of Columbia.
- fort pickens — Andrew, 1739–1817, American Revolutionary general.
- function key — a key on a computer keyboard or terminal that, when pressed, alone or in combination with other keys, causes a specific computational or mechanical operation to be carried out.
- futtock band — a metal band around a lower mast somewhat below the top, for holding the lower ends of a futtock shroud.
- glockenspiel — a musical instrument composed of a set of graduated steel bars mounted in a frame and struck with hammers, used especially in bands.
- goldbricking — Present participle of goldbrick.
- gondola back — a chair or couch back curving forward and downward to form arms.
- graving dock — an excavated shore dry dock for the repair and maintenance of ships.
- ground track — the path on the earth's surface below an aircraft, missile, rocket, or spacecraft.
- heckelphones — Plural form of heckelphone.
- hickory pine — bristlecone pine.
- home cooking — home-made food
- homesickness — sad or depressed from a longing for home or family while away from them for a long time.
- honey bucket — a container for excrement, as in an outdoor toilet.
- honeysuckles — Plural form of honeysuckle.
- horse's neck — a drink of whiskey and ginger ale, served with ice and garnished with a spiral of lemon peel on the rim of the glass.
- hydrokinetic — pertaining to the motion of liquids.
- in good nick — in good condition
- interlocking — to fit into each other, as parts of machinery, so that all action is synchronized.
- jacket crown — a type of artificial, tooth-colored dental crown made of acrylic or porcelain
- 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.
- jickajogging — the act of moving in a jogging or rolling motion
- john hancock — Herbert Jeffrey ("Herbie") born 1940, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- 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.
- karyokinetic — Of or pertaining to karyokinesis.
- keep company — a number of individuals assembled or associated together; group of people.
- keratinocyte — An epidermal cell that produces keratin.
- 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.
- king's crown — a tropical American shrub, Justicia carnea, of the acanthus family, bearing clusters of tubular reddish flowers.
- king's scout — (in Great Britain) a boy scout who has achieved the highest level of scouting: similar to the U.S. eagle scout.
- kingdom come — the next world; the hereafter; heaven.
- kitchen foil — aluminium foil used in cooking or storing food
- kitchen soap — heavy-duty soap intended for use in the kitchen
- kittikachorn — Thanom [thah-nom] /θɑˈnɒm/ (Show IPA), 1911–2004, Thai army officer and statesman: premier 1963–73.
- kitty-corner — diagonal.
- kleptomaniac — a person who has kleptomania.