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11-letter words containing d, i, k, e

  • melchizedek — a priest and king of Salem. Gen. 14:18.
  • milk powder — dry milk.
  • miniskirted — Wearing a miniskirt.
  • mixed drink — an alcoholic drink combining two or more ingredients, as liquor, fruit juice, and flavorings.
  • mixing desk — music: DJ's console
  • mudskippers — Plural form of mudskipper.
  • multitasked — Simple past tense and past participle of multitask.
  • needlestick — Puncture of the skin by a hypodermic needle or other sharp object.
  • new kingdom — a period of Egyptian history, extending from the 18th to the 20th dynasty (?1570–?1080 bc)
  • nickelodeon — an early motion-picture theater where a film or a variety show could be seen, usually for the admission price of a nickel.
  • nikethamide — a stimulant derived from nicotinic acid, primarily affecting the respiratory system and formerly used to counteract tranquilizer overdoses
  • non-skilled — having skill; trained or experienced in work that requires skill.
  • oil derrick — derrick (def 2).
  • oneida lake — a lake in central New York. 20 miles (32 km) long; 5 miles (8 km) wide.
  • onside kick — a kickoff deliberately kicked a short distance in an attempt by the kicking team to regain possession of the ball by recovering it after it has traveled forward the legally required distance of 10 yards, beyond the 50-yard line.
  • orjonikidze — Ordzhonikidze (def 1).
  • peak period — the busiest or most popular time
  • peking duck — a Chinese dish consisting of roast duck with a crispy skin; the meat is served with strips of vegetables, steamed pancakes, and hoisin sauce
  • pen and ink — A pen and ink drawing is done using a pen rather than a pencil.
  • picked over — to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
  • picket duty — the activity of standing outside an establishment to make a protest, to dissuade or prevent employees or clients from entering, etc
  • preticketed — having or furnished with a ticket beforehand: preticketed passengers.
  • prick-eared — British. Informal. (of a man) having the hair cut short. Archaic. following or sympathetic to the Puritans or Roundheads. Archaic. priggish.
  • pumpkinhead — a slow or dim-witted person; dunce.
  • pumpkinseed — the seed of the pumpkin.
  • quick bread — bread, muffins, etc., made with a leavening agent, as baking powder or soda, that permits immediate baking.
  • quickwitted — Alternative spelling of quick-witted.
  • radio knife — an electrical instrument for cutting tissue that by searing severed blood vessels seals them and prevents bleeding.
  • rankshifted — that has been shifted from one linguistic rank to another
  • reeled silk — a long strand made of silk reeled from a number of cocoons and not twisted or thrown. Compare spun silk (def 1).
  • ribbed-knit — rib-knit (def 2).
  • ring-necked — having a ring of distinctive color around the neck.
  • ringstraked — ring-streaked.
  • rock-ribbed — having ribs or ridges of rock: the rock-ribbed coast of Maine.
  • sandia peak — a mountain in N central New Mexico in the Sandia Mountains. 10,678 feet (3255 meters).
  • secchi disk — an opaque, white or black-and-white disk used to measure the cloudiness or turbidity of ocean water by the point at which it is no longer visible from the surface.
  • semiskilled — having or requiring more training and skill than unskilled labor but less than skilled labor.
  • shipwrecked — the destruction or loss of a ship, as by sinking.
  • sidetracked — any railroad track, other than a siding, auxiliary to the main track.
  • sidewalking — the practice of shopkeepers standing on the sidewalk outside their shops to attract customers.
  • silk thread — thread that is manufactured from silk
  • slaked lime — another name for calcium hydroxide, esp when made by adding water to calcium oxide
  • slickenside — a rock surface that has become more or less polished and striated by slippage along a fault plane.
  • smoke-dried — to dry or cure (meat or other food) using smoke.
  • sockdoliger — a conclusive argument; a hard blow
  • soldierlike — resembling a soldier
  • sound-alike — a person or thing that resembles another in sound
  • soured milk — milk that has been deliberately soured by fermentation or by adding acids such as lemon juice or vinegar, to be used in cooking
  • sprinklered — having or protected by a sprinkler system.
  • steak diane — a steak served in a rich sauce
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