11-letter words containing k, e, n
- skin-search — strip-search.
- skinner box — a box used in experiments in animal learning, especially in operant conditioning, equipped with a mechanism that automatically gives the animal food or other reward or permits escape, as by opening a door.
- skunk river — a river in central Iowa, flowing SE to the Mississippi River. 264 miles (425 km) long.
- slacken off — If something slackens off, it becomes slower, less active, or less intense.
- sleeve link — cuff link.
- slickenside — a rock surface that has become more or less polished and striated by slippage along a fault plane.
- smoke point — heat at which oil gives off smoke
- smokescreen — If something that you do or say is a smokescreen, it is intended to hide the truth about your activities or intentions.
- snack table — a small portable folding table used for an individual serving.
- snake dance — a ceremonial dance, performed by the priests of the American Hopi Indians, in which live snakes are held in the mouth
- snake fence — a fence, zigzag in plan, made of rails resting across one another at an angle.
- snake juice — any strong alcoholic drink, esp when home-made
- snake plant — a widely grown houseplant, Sansevieria trifasciata, having stiffly erect, mottled, lance-shaped leaves.
- snake river — a river flowing from NW Wyoming through S Idaho into the Columbia River in SE Washington: Shoshone Falls. 1038 miles (1670 km) long.
- snake-dance — to perform a snake dance.
- snakeblenny — any of several pricklebacks of the genus Lumpenus.
- snakishness — the state or quality of being like a snake
- snapperback — the center on the offensive team.
- sneak thief — a burglar who sneaks into houses through open doors, windows, etc.
- sneak up on — If someone sneaks up on you, they try and approach you without being seen or heard, perhaps to surprise you or do you harm.
- sneaky pete — a homemade or inferior liquor or wine.
- snickersnee — a knife, especially one used as a weapon.
- snickometer — a device, which uses sound waves recorded by the stump microphone, employed by TV commentators to determine whether or not a batsman has made contact with the ball
- snorkelling — the activity of swimming with a snorkel
- soft-spoken — (of persons) speaking with a soft or gentle voice; mild.
- sound check — an on-the-spot rehearsal by a band before a gig to enable the sound engineer to set up the mixer
- sound-alike — a person or thing that resembles another in sound
- spinachlike — resembling or characteristic of spinach
- spirketting — deck planking near the bulwarks
- spoken word — The spoken word is used to refer to language expressed in speech, for example in contrast to written texts or music.
- spokeswoman — a woman who speaks for another person or for a group.
- sponge cake — a light, sweet cake made with a comparatively large proportion of eggs but no shortening.
- sprinklered — having or protected by a sprinkler system.
- square knot — a common knot in which the ends come out alongside of the standing parts.
- squeakingly — in a squeaking manner
- stalin peak — former name of Communism Peak.
- stark naked — Someone who is stark naked is completely naked.
- stark-naked — absolutely naked.
- steak diane — a steak served in a rich sauce
- steak knife — a sharp dinner knife the blade of which is made of steel and usually serrated, used in cutting meat.
- steelmaking — the manufacture of steel.
- stem canker — a disease of plants characterized by cankers on the stems and twigs and caused by any of several fungi.
- stepanakert — a city in and the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, within Azerbaijan.
- stickhandle — (in hockey and lacrosse) to control and skillfully maneuver the ball or puck with the stick.
- stiffnecked — having a stiff neck; having torticollis.
- stink stone — any of various limestones that emit an unpleasant odor when scratched or struck.
- stockhausen — Karlheinz [kahrl-hahynts] /ˈkɑrlˌhaɪnts/ (Show IPA), 1928–2007, German composer.
- stockinette — Also, stockinet. a stretchy, machine-knitted fabric used for making undergarments, infants' wear, etc.
- stone broke — having no money whatsoever.
- stone-broke — having no money whatsoever.