12-letter words containing d, e, a, k, i
- indigo snake — a large, deep-blue or brown harmless snake, Drymarchon corais, ranging from the southern U.S. to South America and invading burrows to prey on small mammals: the eastern subspecies D. corais couperi is now greatly reduced in number.
- inside track — the inner, or shorter, track of a racecourse.
- isak dinesen — Isak [ee-sahk] /ˈi sɑk/ (Show IPA), (pen name of Baroness Karen Blixen) 1885–1962, Danish author.
- iskander bey — Scanderbeg.
- james dickey — James, 1923–97, U.S. poet and novelist.
- kaleidophone — an instrument, invented by Professor Charles Wheatstone (1802-1875), consisting of a light on a vibrating rod with a reflecting knob for exhibiting the effect of sound waves
- kaleidoscope — an optical instrument in which bits of glass, held loosely at the end of a rotating tube, are shown in continually changing symmetrical forms by reflection in two or more mirrors set at angles to each other.
- kavir desert — Dasht-e-Kavir.
- ketoacidosis — (pathology) A severe form of ketosis, most commonly seen in diabetics, in which so much ketone is produced that acidosis occurs.
- ketoaciduria — (pathology) The presence of (excess) ketoacids in the urine.
- keyboardists — Plural form of keyboardist.
- kim dae jung — 1925–2009, president of South Korea 1998–2003.
- kind hearted — having or showing sympathy or kindness: a kindhearted woman.
- kind-hearted — having or showing sympathy or kindness: a kindhearted woman.
- kindergarden — (non-standard) misspelling of kindergarten.
- kindergarten — a school or class for young children between the ages of four and six years.
- kintergarden — Misspelling of kindergarten.
- kiteboarding — A sport in which participants ride a form of wakeboard or surfboard harnessed to a large kite which is controlled by the rider.
- ladylikeness — Ladylike behaviour.
- latchkey kid — variant form of latchkey child
- leading mark — either of two conspicuous objects regarded as points on a line (leading line) upon which a vessel can sail a safe course.
- like a dream — If you say that someone does something like a dream, you think that they do it very well. If you say that something happens like a dream, you mean that it happens successfully without any problems.
- linseed cake — a cake or a mass made by expressing the oil from linseed, used chiefly as feed for cattle.
- madeira cake — a kind of rich sponge cake
- mail-cheeked — (of certain fishes) having the cheeks crossed with a bony plate.
- make friends — get to know people
- make inroads — If one thing makes inroads into another, the first thing starts affecting or destroying the second.
- mark reading — the function performed by an optical mark reader
- multitracked — (music) Recorded on multiple tracks.
- packet radio — (communications, radio) The use of packet switched communications protocols in large networks (i.e not wireless LANs or Bluetooth) having wireless links to terminals at least. Packet radio is split into amateur packet radio (AX25) and General Packet Radio Service (GRPS).
- pale-skinned — having pale skin
- postcardlike — (of a scene) resembling a postcard
- pumpkin head — a slow or dim-witted person; dunce.
- pyramid peak — a mountain in W central Colorado, in the Elk Range, in the S Rocky Mountains. 14,018 feet (4276 meters).
- radar picket — a ship, vehicle, or aircraft stationed at a distance from a protected force to increase radar detection range.
- reading book — a book for people who are learning to read, to help them become accustomed to looking at and understanding written words
- reading desk — a desk for use in reading, especially by a person standing.
- reading week — university: week-long break from classes
- rijksdaalder — a cupronickel or silver coin of the Netherlands, equal to 2½ guilders.
- sand cricket — Jerusalem cricket.
- semidarkness — partial darkness.
- send packing — to dismiss peremptorily
- skin disease — condition affecting the skin
- snake-hipped — having thin, sinuous hips.
- speedskating — a form of ice skating in which contestants race against each other or the clock over various distances
- stickhandler — a hockey or lacrosse player, esp. one who is talented at stickhandling.
- strike hands — to show agreement by clasping hands
- tack welding — to join (pieces of metal) with a number of small welds spaced some distance apart.
- take in hand — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- takeover bid — offer to buy a company