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16-letter words containing i, c, k, n

  • magical thinking — a conviction that thinking is equivalent to doing, occurring in dreams, the thought patterns of children, and some types of mental disorders, especially obsessive-compulsive disorder.
  • magnetic pick-up — a type of record player pick-up in which the stylus moves an iron core in a coil, causing a changing magnetic field that produces the current
  • make a complaint — If a guest makes a complaint, they express their dissatisfaction with something.
  • mock examination — an examination, esp in a school, taken as practice before an official examination
  • morning sickness — nausea occurring in the early part of the day, especially as a characteristic symptom in the first months of pregnancy.
  • mount kosciuszko — a mountain in Australia, in SE New South Wales in the Australian Alps: the highest peak in Australia. Height: 2230 m (7316 ft)
  • narcotraffickers — Plural form of narcotrafficker.
  • narcotrafficking — the buying and selling of illegal drugs.
  • necklace killing — an instance in which someone is killed by a burning tyre that has been placed around his or her neck.
  • new jack (swing) — a style of rhythm-and-blues music blending rap, disco, funk, soul, etc. and characterized by aggressive, boastful, romantic lyrics
  • nick someone for — to defraud someone to the extent of
  • not miss a trick — to be very alert
  • nutcracker suite — a ballet and concert suite (1892) arranged by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky from his orchestral work for a ballet, The Nutcracker.
  • observation deck — an area on a high building that is surrounded with railings or fencing and which provides panoramic views
  • ovshinsky effect — an effect that turns special types of glassy, thin films into semiconductors upon application of low voltage.
  • packet switching — a method of efficient data transmission whereby the initial message is broken into relatively small units, or packets, that are routed independently and subsequently reassembled.
  • packet-switching — a method of efficient data transmission whereby the initial message is broken into relatively small units, or packets, that are routed independently and subsequently reassembled.
  • packing fraction — Physics. a measure of the stability of an atomic nucleus, equal to 10 4 multiplied by the mass defect and divided by the mass number.
  • pain in the neck — source of annoyance
  • pharmacokinetics — the branch of pharmacology that studies the fate of pharmacological substances in the body, as their absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination.
  • pork scratchings — small pieces of crisply cooked pork crackling, eaten cold as an appetizer with drinks
  • poverty-stricken — suffering from poverty; extremely poor: poverty-stricken refugees.
  • proboscis monkey — a reddish, arboreal monkey, Nasalis larvatus, of Borneo, the male of which has a long, flexible nose: an endangered species.
  • punctuation mark — any of a group of conventional marks or characters used in punctuation, as the period, comma, semicolon, question mark, or dash.
  • put a sock in it — be quiet!
  • rack one's brain — If you rack your brains, you try very hard to think of something.
  • reckless driving — a serious traffic offence whereby the driver of a vehicle disregards the rules of the road, driving very dangerously, causing accidents or other damage
  • ring-necked duck — a North American scauplike duck, Aythya collaris, having a chestnut ring around the neck.
  • rocket scientist — a specialist in rocketry.
  • rockville centre — a city on W Long Island, in SE New York.
  • scribbling block — scratch pad.
  • security blanket — a blanket or other familiar item carried especially by a young child to provide reassurance and a feeling of psychological security.
  • sedimentary rock — rock formed from compacted minerals
  • shakedown cruise — extortion, as by blackmail or threats of violence.
  • sheepskin jacket — a short jacket made of the skin of a sheep with the wool still attached to it
  • sickness benefit — Sickness benefit is money that you receive regularly from the government when you are unable to work because of illness.
  • silk-cotton tree — any of several spiny trees belonging to the genus Ceiba, of the bombax family, having palmately compound leaves and seeds surrounded by silk cotton, especially C. pentandra, from which kapok is obtained.
  • smack in the eye — a snub or setback
  • smack one's lips — If you smack your lips, you open and close your mouth noisily, especially before or after eating, to show that you are eager to eat or enjoyed eating.
  • spanish mackerel — an American game fish, Scomberomorus maculatus, inhabiting the Atlantic Ocean.
  • stab in the back — to pierce or wound with or as if with a pointed weapon: She stabbed a piece of chicken with her fork.
  • stick at nothing — to be prepared to do anything; be unscrupulous or ruthless
  • stick in the mud — someone who avoids new activities, ideas, or attitudes; old fogy.
  • stick-in-the-mud — someone who avoids new activities, ideas, or attitudes; old fogy.
  • sticking plaster — an adhesive cloth or other material for covering and closing superficial wounds, holding bandages in place, etc.
  • stock allocation — Stock allocation is the decisions made about how quantities held at a central point will be distributed amongst several outlets in a retail chain.
  • stock car racing — the sport of racing in stock cars
  • stocking machine — a type of knitting machine
  • stocking stuffer — a small, usually inexpensive gift that is placed with others in a Christmas stocking.
  • strike a balance — compromise
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