12-letter words containing e, n, k
- gopher snake — a bullsnake, Pituophis melanoleucus, of western North America, that invades burrows to prey on rodents.
- granite peak — the highest elevation in Montana, in the S part. 12,799 feet (3901 meters).
- green keeper — greenskeeper.
- green monkey — a W African variety of a common guenon monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops, having greenish-brown fur and a dark face
- greenbackism — a former political party, organized in 1874, opposed to the retirement or reduction of greenbacks and favoring their increase as the only paper currency.
- greenmarkets — Plural form of greenmarket.
- greenskeeper — a person charged with the care and maintenance of a golf course.
- groundkeeper — groundskeeper.
- groundstroke — A stroke played after the ball has bounced, as opposed to a volley.
- groundworker — One who works on the ground, as opposed to an aviator, etc.
- haikwan tael — the customs unit in China, which is the basis for other local taels, equal to 1.20666 troy ounces of fine silver.
- handies peak — a peak in SW Colorado, in the San Juan Mountains. 14,048 feet (4285 meters).
- handkerchief — a small piece of linen, silk, or other fabric, usually square, and used especially for wiping one's nose, eyes, face, etc., or for decorative purposes.
- hanover park — a city in NE Illinois.
- hare krishna — a religious sect based on Vedic scriptures, whose followers engage in joyful congregational chanting of Krishna's name: founded in the U.S. in 1966.
- have kittens — to react with disapproval, anxiety, etc
- headshakings — Plural form of headshaking.
- headshrinker — shrink (def 9).
- health drink — a drink that claims to be beneficial to health
- hearken back — to go back in thought or speech; revert; hark back
- heat-seeking — A heat-seeking missile or device is one that is able to detect a source of heat.
- heaven knows — You can say 'Heaven knows' to emphasize that you do not know something, or that you find something very surprising.
- heckelphones — Plural form of heckelphone.
- heeling tank — either of two lateral ballast tanks permitting an icebreaker to heel and crush ice to either side.
- heimskringla — a book of the 13th century narrating the history of the kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson.
- hemiplankton — plankton that spend part of their life cycle in a vegetative state on the sea bottom, riverbed, etc. (opposed to holoplankton).
- heterokaryon — a cell containing two or more nuclei of differing genetic constitutions.
- heterokontan — of or relating to a heterokont
- hickory pine — bristlecone pine.
- home banking — a system whereby a person at home or in an office can use a computer with a modem to call up information from a bank or to transfer funds electronically
- home cooking — home-made food
- homesickness — sad or depressed from a longing for home or family while away from them for a long time.
- honey bucket — a container for excrement, as in an outdoor toilet.
- honeysuckles — Plural form of honeysuckle.
- hong kongese — of, relating to, or characteristic of Hong Kong, its people, or their languages
- hook and eye — a two-piece clothes fastener, usually of metal, consisting of a hook that catches onto a loop or bar.
- hopkinsville — a city in S Kentucky.
- horse's neck — a drink of whiskey and ginger ale, served with ice and garnished with a spiral of lemon peel on the rim of the glass.
- house-broken — (of a pet) trained to avoid excreting inside the house or in improper places.
- housekeeping — the maintenance of a house or domestic establishment.
- hucksterings — Plural form of huckstering.
- hupokeimenon — (philosophy) That which underlies, or lies beneath; substratum.
- hydrokinesis — (science fiction): The psychic ability to manipulate or control water.
- hydrokinetic — pertaining to the motion of liquids.
- hyperkinesia — Pathology. an abnormal amount of uncontrolled muscular action; spasm.
- hyperkinesis — Pathology. an abnormal amount of uncontrolled muscular action; spasm.
- hyperkinetic — Pathology. an abnormal amount of uncontrolled muscular action; spasm.
- hyperlinking — Present participle of hyperlink.
- hypokeimenon — Alternative spelling of hupokeimenon.
- ignition key — key that starts an engine