12-letter words containing k, e, t, l, s
- inkblot test — any of various psychological tests in which varied patterns formed by blots of ink are interpreted by the subject.
- jataka tales — a body of literature comprising accounts of previous lives of the Buddha
- keratoplasty — plastic surgery performed upon the cornea, especially a corneal transplantation.
- kernel style — K&R style
- kinetoplasts — Plural form of kinetoplast.
- kitchen salt — coarse salt that is used in cooking but not at the table
- kletterschuh — a lightweight climbing boot with a canvas or suede upper and Vibram (originally felt or cord) sole
- knightliness — Knightly behaviour; chivalry.
- kosher-style — (of a cuisine, restaurant, etc.) featuring traditional Jewish dishes, but not adhering to the dietary laws: kosher-style cooking.
- lake station — a town in NW Indiana.
- lake torrens — a shallow salt lake in E central South Australia, about 8 m (25 ft) below sea level. Area: 5776 sq km (2230 sq miles)
- leatherbacks — Plural form of leatherback.
- leathernecks — Plural form of leatherneck.
- leon trotsky — Leon (Lev or Leib, Davidovich Bronstein) 1879–1940, Russian revolutionary and writer: minister of war 1918–25.
- letter stock — unregistered stock sold privately by a company so as not to have a negative effect on the price of its publicly traded stock.
- leukocytosis — an increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- leukotrienes — Plural form of leukotriene.
- lickspittles — Plural form of lickspittle.
- likely story — dubious account
- linen basket — a basket or container with a lid in which you put your dirty clothes before washing them
- loosely-knit — associated or linked in a loose way
- lover's knot — love knot.
- malt whiskey — Malt whiskey or malt is whiskey that is made from malt.
- marketplaces — Plural form of marketplace.
- mesoplankton — plankton that live at middle depths.
- metalworkers — Plural form of metalworker.
- milk thistle — flowering plant
- mortise lock — a lock housed within a mortise in a door or the like, so that the lock mechanism is covered on both sides.
- multiskilled — having skill; trained or experienced in work that requires skill.
- multitaskers — Plural form of multitasker.
- musk thistle — a composite plant, Carduus nutans, having heads of nodding, rose-purple flowers, introduced into the U.S. from Eurasia.
- nickel steel — steel to which up to 9 percent nickel has been added.
- nikola tesla — Nikola [nik-oh-luh] /ˈnɪk oʊ lə/ (Show IPA), 1856–1943, U.S. physicist, electrical engineer, and inventor, born in Croatia.
- pekinologist — a person who studies the People's Republic of China
- pencil skirt — women's garment: straight skirt
- poodle skirt — 1950s-style woman's circular skirt
- postcardlike — (of a scene) resembling a postcard
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- salad basket — a basket in which washed salad greens are swung or spun to remove excess water.
- salmon steak — a thick slice of salmon
- sankt gallen — German name of St. Gallen.
- sankt pölten — a city in NE Austria, the capital of Lower Austria state. Pop: 49 121 (2001)
- sea milkwort — a maritime plant, Glaux maritima, having small, pinkish-white flowers.
- selfie stick — a rod on which a camera or mobile phone may be mounted in order to take a photograph of oneself
- shelf talker — a cardboard, paper, or plastic advertisement of a product designed to be attached to a shelf on which the product is exhibited for sale.