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