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12-letter words containing k, e, l

  • poodle-faker — a young man or newly commissioned officer who makes a point of socializing with women; ladies' man
  • postcardlike — (of a scene) resembling a postcard
  • powder flask — a small flask of gunpowder formerly carried by soldiers and hunters.
  • powerwalking — a form of exercise that involves rapid walking with arms bent and swinging naturally.
  • prickly heat — a cutaneous eruption accompanied by a prickling and itching sensation, due to an inflammation of the sweat glands.
  • prickly pear — any of numerous cacti of the genus Opuntia, having flattened, usually spiny stem joints, yellow, orange, or reddish flowers, and ovoid, often edible fruit.
  • pumpernickel — a coarse, dark, slightly sour bread made of unbolted rye.
  • quacksalvers — Plural form of quacksalver.
  • quicksilvery — resembling quicksilver
  • rattlesnakes — any of several New World pit vipers of the genera Crotalus and Sistrurus, having a rattle composed of a series of horny, interlocking elements at the end of the tail.
  • recklessness — utterly unconcerned about the consequences of some action; without caution; careless (usually followed by of): to be reckless of danger.
  • red larkspur — a plant, Delphinium nudicaule, of the buttercup family, native to the western coast of the U.S., having orange-red or sometimes yellow flowers.
  • reform flask — an English salt-glazed stoneware flask of the early 19th century formed as an effigy of one of the figures connected with the Reform Bill of 1832.
  • rijksdaalder — a cupronickel or silver coin of the Netherlands, equal to 2½ guilders.
  • rock climber — sb who scales mountains
  • rock glacier — a mass of rock resembling a valley glacier that moves or is moved down a slope by its own weight or by the action of frost and interstitial ice.
  • rock lobster — spiny lobster.
  • rock-shelter — a shallow cave or cavelike area, as one formed by an overhanging cliff or standing rocks, occupied by Stone Age peoples, possibly for extended periods.
  • rocker panel — body paneling below the passenger compartment of a vehicle.
  • rocket plane — aircraft that launches rockets
  • rocket salad — rocket2 (def 2).
  • rocket-salad — any of various plants belonging to the genus Hesperis, of the mustard family, and related genera. Compare dame's rocket.
  • roller-skate — to glide about by means of roller skates.
  • roselle park — a borough in NE New Jersey.
  • rugby tackle — A rugby tackle is a way of making someone fall over by throwing your arms around their legs or hips.
  • saddle block — a type of spinal anaesthesia producing sensory loss in the buttocks, inner sides of the thighs, and perineum
  • salad basket — a basket in which washed salad greens are swung or spun to remove excess water.
  • salad shaker — a portable plastic container which is used for storing salad and which has a separate compartment for salad dressing. The dressing is put on the salad just before it is eaten and the container can then be shaken to spread the salad dressing evenly.
  • sale of work — a sale of goods and handicrafts made by the members of a club, church congregation, etc, to raise money
  • salk vaccine — a vaccine that contains three types of inactivated poliomyelitis viruses and induces immunity against the disease.
  • salmon steak — a thick slice of salmon
  • saloonkeeper — a person who operates a saloon (sense 3)
  • sankt gallen — German name of St. Gallen.
  • sankt pölten — a city in NE Austria, the capital of Lower Austria state. Pop: 49 121 (2001)
  • saranac lake — any of three connected lakes (Upper, Middle, & Lower) in the Adirondacks, NE N.Y.
  • sauk village — a town in NE Illinois.
  • scafell pike — a mountain in NW England, in Cumberland: highest peak in England. 3210 feet (978 meters).
  • schappe silk — a yarn or fabric of or similar to spun silk.
  • schmalkalden — a town in central Germany: a league to defend Protestantism formed here 1531.
  • sea milkwort — a maritime plant, Glaux maritima, having small, pinkish-white flowers.
  • self-cooking — the act of a person or thing that cooks.
  • self-locking — a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
  • self-mockery — gentle humour at one's own expense
  • self-mocking — to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
  • self-seeking — the seeking of one's own interest or selfish ends.
  • selfie stick — a rod on which a camera or mobile phone may be mounted in order to take a photograph of oneself
  • selkirkshire — Alexander (originally Alexander Selcraig) 1676–1721, Scottish sailor marooned on a Pacific island: supposed prototype of Robinson Crusoe.
  • semi-skilled — A semi-skilled worker has some training and skills, but not enough to do specialized work.
  • senior clerk — a clerk who is in a senior position and performs office tasks under minimal supervision
  • servile work — work of a physical nature that is forbidden on Sundays and on certain holidays
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