12-letter words containing d, i, k, e, s
- pale-skinned — having pale skin
- picture desk — the department at a magazine or newspaper publisher, that deals with photographs for the paper or magazine
- pink-slipped — (of an employee) given notice of redundancy
- pocket-sized — If you describe something as pocket-sized, you approve of it because it is small enough to fit in your pocket.
- poodle skirt — 1950s-style woman's circular skirt
- postcardlike — (of a scene) resembling a postcard
- quickstepped — Simple past tense and past participle of quickstep.
- reading desk — a desk for use in reading, especially by a person standing.
- rijksdaalder — a cupronickel or silver coin of the Netherlands, equal to 2½ guilders.
- sand cricket — Jerusalem cricket.
- semi-skilled — A semi-skilled worker has some training and skills, but not enough to do specialized work.
- semi-skimmed — (of milk) having part of the cream removed, so it contains less animal fat and fewer calories than full cream milk
- semidarkness — partial darkness.
- send packing — to dismiss peremptorily
- severodvinsk — a city in the N Russian Federation in Europe, on Dvina Gulf, E of Archangel.
- skelic index — the ratio of the length of the leg to the length of the torso of a person, multiplied by 100.
- skimmed milk — milk from which the cream has been skimmed.
- skin disease — condition affecting the skin
- skip welding — a technique of spacing welds on thin structural members in order to balance and minimize internal stresses due to heat.
- skutterudite — a mineral, chiefly cobalt and nickel arsenide, (Co,Ni)As 3 , with some iron, occurring in the form of gray cubic crystals, usually in masses: a source of cobalt and nickel.
- slickensided — (of rock) polished by friction
- slipped disk — herniated disk.
- snake-hipped — having thin, sinuous hips.
- solid rocket — any of various rockets using solid fuel
- speedskating — a form of ice skating in which contestants race against each other or the clock over various distances
- spotted dick — a steamed or boiled suet pudding containing dried fruit
- stickhandler — a hockey or lacrosse player, esp. one who is talented at stickhandling.
- stiff-necked — having a stiff neck; having torticollis.
- strike hands — to show agreement by clasping hands
- superkingdom — in some systems of biological classification, either of the two major subdivisions, prokaryote or eukaryote, into which all living organisms can be placed
- sydney silky — silky terrier.
- systems disk — a disk used to store computer programs, esp the basic operating programs of a computer
- thin-skinned — having a thin skin.
- thunderstick — bull-roarer.
- tinker's dam — the least value or merit; nothing or anything at all: It's not worth a tinker's damn.
- underskilled — having skill; trained or experienced in work that requires skill.
- underskinker — a subordinate bartender
- undertakings — the act of a person who undertakes any task or responsibility.
- unkindliness — an unkindly nature or quality
- unstockinged — not wearing or covered by stockings
- watered silk — silk with a wavy lustrous finish
- well-skilled — having skill; trained or experienced in work that requires skill.
- widow's peak — a point formed in the hairline in the middle of the forehead.
- windbreakers — Plural form of windbreaker.
- worried sick — extremely anxious about sb or sth
- writing desk — a piece of furniture with a surface for writing, with drawers and pigeonholes for writing materials.