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11-letter words containing c, o, n, k, e

  • countersink — to enlarge the upper part of (a hole) in timber, metal, etc, so that the head of a bolt or screw can be sunk below the surface
  • countersunk — driven or sunk into an enlarged hole
  • counterwork — work done in opposition to other work
  • cow-spanker — a dairy farmer
  • crinkleroot — any of several species of the toothwort Dentaria, esp D. diphylla of E North America, which has a fleshy pungent rhizome and clusters of white or pinkish flowers: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
  • crookedness — The state of being crooked.
  • cryokinesis — The psychic ability to control and create ice and cold temperatures.
  • cryokinetic — Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of cryokinesis.
  • cupronickel — any ductile corrosion-resistant copper alloy containing up to 40 per cent nickel: used in coins, condenser tubes, turbine blades, etc
  • cycloalkane — any saturated hydrocarbon similar to an alkane but having a cyclic molecular structure and the general formula CnH2n
  • cycloalkene — (organic chemistry) Any unsaturated alicyclic hydrocarbon.
  • cytokeratin — Either of several forms of keratin found in the intracytoplasmic cytoskeleton of epithelial tissue.
  • cytokinesis — division of the cytoplasm of a cell, occurring at the end of mitosis or meiosis
  • cytokinetic — of or relating to cytokinesis
  • dead-reckon — to calculate (one's position) by means of dead reckoning.
  • deadlocking — Present participle of deadlock.
  • donkey-lick — to defeat decisively
  • donkeypunch — Alternative form of donkey punch.
  • doorknocker — A knocker mounted on a door.
  • down ticket — relating to or noting a candidate or political contest that is relatively low-profile and local compared to one listed in a higher place on the ballot: Very popular presidential nominees often cause down-ballot candidates to win.
  • eton jacket — a waist-length jacket with a V-shaped back, open in front, formerly worn by pupils of Eton College
  • ferronickel — a ferroalloy containing up to 45 percent nickel.
  • french knot — an ornamental stitch made by looping the thread three or four times around the needle before putting it into the fabric
  • glucokinase — an enzyme, found in all living systems, that serves to catalyze the phosphorylation of gluconic acid.
  • golden buck — a dish consisting of Welsh rabbit topped with a poached egg.
  • greenockite — a yellow mineral, cadmium sulfide, CdS, associated with zinc ores and used as a source of cadmium.
  • heckelphone — A woodwind instrument resembling a large oboe, with a range about an octave lower.
  • honeysucker — a bird that feeds on the nectar of flowers.
  • honeysuckle — any upright or climbing shrub of the genus Diervilla, especially D. lonicera, cultivated for its fragrant white, yellow, or red tubular flowers.
  • hypokinetic — abnormally diminished muscular function or mobility.
  • in lockstep — When members of the armed forces march in lockstep, they march very close to each other.
  • in the dock — the place in a courtroom where a prisoner is placed during trial.
  • interlocked — Simple past tense and past participle of interlock.
  • isokeraunic — isoceraunic.
  • johnny cake — a cake or bread made of corn meal and water or milk, usually cooked on a griddle.
  • johnny-cake — a cake or bread made of corn meal and water or milk, usually cooked on a griddle.
  • jungle cock — the male of the jungle fowl.
  • kente cloth — a fabric made esp. in Ghana, woven in strips of brightly patterned bands interspersed with bands of black
  • keratoconus — a degenerative condition characterized by conical protrusion of the cornea and irregular astigmatism.
  • kinetochore — Biology. the place on either side of the centromere to which the spindle fibers are attached during cell division.
  • kinetoscope — an early motion-picture device, invented by Edison, in which the film passed behind a peephole for viewing by a single viewer.
  • 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.
  • kingcroaker — The weakfish or sea trout.
  • knee action — Automotive. a form of suspension for the front wheels of a vehicle permitting each wheel to rise and fall independently of the other.
  • knock-kneed — Someone who is knock-kneed has legs which turn inwards at the knees.
  • knock-knees — a condition in which the legs are bent inwards causing the knees to touch when standing
  • knocked out — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
  • knoop scale — a scale of hardness based on the indentation made in the material to be tested by a diamond point.
  • knucklebone — (in humans) any of the bones forming a knuckle of a finger.
  • kohl pencil — a thin cylindrical cosmetic instrument used to darken the area around the eyes
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