12-letter words containing k, e, n, t, i
- kitchen sink — basin in kitchen
- kitchen soap — heavy-duty soap intended for use in the kitchen
- kitchen unit — a piece of a fitted kitchen, such as a cupboard or sink unit
- kitchen-sink — marked by an indiscriminate and omnivorous use of elements: a kitchen-sink approach to moviemaking.
- kitchenettes — Plural form of kitchenette.
- kitchenwares — Plural form of kitchenware.
- kite balloon — a barrage balloon intended for use in information-gathering and observation; it is usually tethered to the ground and has lobes to keep it stable and pointing into the wind
- kiteboarding — A sport in which participants ride a form of wakeboard or surfboard harnessed to a large kite which is controlled by the rider.
- kitty-corner — diagonal.
- klein bottle — a one-sided figure consisting of a tapered tube the narrow end of which is bent back, run through the side of the tube, and flared to join the wide end, thereby allowing any two points on the figure to be joined by an unbroken line.
- kleptomaniac — a person who has kleptomania.
- knife switch — a form of air switch in which a moving element, usually a hinged blade, is placed between two contact clips.
- knightliness — Knightly behaviour; chivalry.
- krafft-ebing — Richard [rich-erd;; German rikh-ahrt] /ˈrɪtʃ ərd;; German ˈrɪx ɑrt/ (Show IPA), Baron von, 1840–1902, German neurologist and author of works on sexual pathology.
- lake ontario — a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
- lake station — a town in NW Indiana.
- leave-taking — a saying farewell; a parting or goodbye; departure: His leave-taking was brief.
- leukotrienes — Plural form of leukotriene.
- linen basket — a basket or container with a lid in which you put your dirty clothes before washing them
- link trainer — a ground-training device for training pilots and aircrew in the use of flight instruments
- little-known — not widely known; not famed
- loosely-knit — associated or linked in a loose way
- mackintoshes — Plural form of mackintosh.
- magnetic ink — ink containing particles of a magnetic material used for printing characters for magnetic character recognition
- make certain — ensure
- masking tape — an easily removed adhesive tape used temporarily for defining margins, protecting surfaces, etc., as when painting, and sometimes also for binding, sealing, or mending.
- meat packing — the business or industry of slaughtering cattle and other meat animals and processing the carcasses for sale, sometimes including the packaging of processed meat products.
- metalworking — the act or technique of making metal objects.
- metathinking — Thought about the process of thinking.
- milking time — the time at which a cow is milked
- minidiskette — Alternative spelling of mini-diskette.
- minute steak — a thin slice of beefsteak that is prepared by sautéeing quickly on each side.
- mistakenness — The state or condition of being mistaken.
- monkey trial — John Thomas, 1901–70, U.S. high-school teacher whose teaching of the Darwinian theory of evolution became a cause célèbre (Scopes Trial or Monkey Trial) in 1925.
- moonstricken — Moonstruck.
- mountainlike — Resembling a mountain or some aspect of one.
- netting knot — a knot made between two ropes by forming a bight in one and passing the end of the other through the bight, around it, and under itself.
- niche market — specific or limited consumer interest
- nick of time — moment before sth is too late
- nickel plate — thin coating of nickel
- nickel steel — steel to which up to 9 percent nickel has been added.
- nickel-plate — to coat with nickel by electroplating or other process.
- night monkey — douroucouli.
- nikola tesla — Nikola [nik-oh-luh] /ˈnɪk oʊ lə/ (Show IPA), 1856–1943, U.S. physicist, electrical engineer, and inventor, born in Croatia.
- nothing like — totally dissimilar to, completely unlike
- on the blink — to open and close the eye, especially involuntarily; wink rapidly and repeatedly.
- on the skids — a plank, bar, log, or the like, especially one of a pair, on which something heavy may be slid or rolled along.
- on the skite — on a drinking spree
- on the stick — alert, efficient, etc.
- orange stick — a slender, rounded stick, originally of orangewood, having tapered ends and used in manicuring, especially to push back the cuticles or clean the fingernails.