11-letter words containing i, c, k, l
- goldbricked — Simple past tense and past participle of goldbrick.
- goldbricker — Informal. a brick made to look like gold, sold by a swindler.
- griddlecake — a thin cake of batter cooked on a griddle; pancake.
- holluschick — a young male fur seal.
- hypokalemic — Having a low percentage of potassium in one's blood.
- in lockstep — When members of the armed forces march in lockstep, they march very close to each other.
- interlocked — Simple past tense and past participle of interlock.
- ivory black — a fine black pigment made by calcining ivory.
- jacklighter — a person who hunts or fishes at night with the aid of a jacklight.
- kabbalistic — cabalistic.
- keratolytic — the loosening or shedding of the horny layer of the epidermis.
- kill switch — a button, switch, or other mechanism that allows a machine to be shut down immediately: Only use the kill switch in emergencies.
- killer cell — any of several types of lymphocyte or leukocyte capable of destroying cells that have acquired foreign characteristics, as a tumor cell or virus-infected cell.
- killikinick — Alternative form of kinnikinnick.
- kilocalorie — one thousand small calories. Abbreviation: kcal. Also called Calorie, kilogram calorie, large calorie. Compare calorie (def 1a).
- kiloparsecs — Plural form of kiloparsec.
- kinematical — the branch of mechanics that deals with pure motion, without reference to the masses or forces involved in it.
- kinetically — pertaining to motion.
- 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.
- kitchenalia — cooking equipment and other items found in a kitchen
- kohl pencil — a thin cylindrical cosmetic instrument used to darken the area around the eyes
- koilonychia — an abnormal condition in which the outer surfaces of the nails are concave; spoon nail.
- koulibiacas — Plural form of koulibiaca.
- lake placid — a town in NE New York, in the Adirondack Mountains: resort.
- lake zürich — a lake in N Switzerland, mostly in Zürich canton. Area: 89 sq km (34 sq miles)
- latticelike — Resembling a lattice.
- latticework — work consisting of crossed strips usually arranged in a diagonal pattern of open spaces.
- lecturelike — Resembling a lecture or some aspect of one.
- lemon stick — a lemon half with a peppermint stick stuck in it, through which the lemon juice is sucked.
- leptokurtic — (of a frequency distribution) being more concentrated about the mean than the corresponding normal distribution.
- leschetizky — Theodor [tey-uh-dawr,, -dohr,, thee-] /ˈteɪ əˌdɔr,, -ˌdoʊr,, ˈθi-/ (Show IPA), 1830–1915, Polish pianist and composer.
- leucoplakia — a disorder of a mucous membrane characterized by one or more white patches, occurring most commonly on the cheek, tongue, vulva, or penis: often medically insignificant but sometimes becoming malignant.
- leukonychia — Alt form leuconychia.
- leukoplakic — Relating to leukoplakia.
- lickerishly — In a lickerish manner.
- lickspittle — a contemptible, fawning person; a servile flatterer or toady.
- life jacket — a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable construction, for supporting the wearer in deep water and preventing drowning.
- lightsticks — Plural form of lightstick.
- lightstruck — (of beer) Spoiled by exposure to light, which causes riboflavin to react with and break down the isohumulones.
- linebackers — Plural form of linebacker.
- linebacking — the act of forming a second line of defence, close to the linesman
- little rock — state in S central United States. 53,103 sq. mi. (137,537 sq. km). Capital: Little Rock. Abbreviation: AR (for use with zip code), Ark.
- littlenecks — Plural form of littleneck.
- lobachevski — Nikoˈlai Iˈvanovich (nikɔˈlaɪ iˈvɑnɔvɪtʃ ) ; nēk^ōlīˈ ēväˈn^ōvich) 1793-1856; Russ. mathematician
- lock stitch — a sewing-machine stitch in which two threads are locked together at small intervals.
- machinelike — like a machine, as in regular movement or uniform pattern of operation: to conduct business with machinelike efficiency.
- maeterlinck — Comte Maurice [French moh-rees] /French moʊˈris/ (Show IPA), 1862–1947, Belgian poet, dramatist, and essayist: Nobel prize 1911.
- meal ticket — Carl Owen ("King Carl"; "The Meal Ticket") 1903–88, U.S. baseball pitcher.
- melchizedek — a priest and king of Salem. Gen. 14:18.
- microkernel — (operating system) An approach to operating system design emphasising small modules that implement the basic features of the system kernel and can be flexibly configured.