11-letter words containing k, h, i
- knot stitch — a stitch that produces a knot on the fabric surface, made by twining the thread about the needle.
- kohl pencil — a thin cylindrical cosmetic instrument used to darken the area around the eyes
- koilonychia — an abnormal condition in which the outer surfaces of the nails are concave; spoon nail.
- konigshutte — German name of Chorzów.
- kotahitanga — unity or solidarity
- kublai khan — 1216–94, khan c1260–94: founder of the Mongol dynasty in China (grandson of Genghis Khan).
- kurdaitchas — Plural form of kurdaitcha.
- kwashiorkor — a malnutrition disease, chiefly of children, caused by severe protein and vitamin deficiency and characterized by retarded growth, changes in pigmentation, potbelly, and anemia.
- kymographic — Of or pertaining to a kymograph.
- lake zürich — a lake in N Switzerland, mostly in Zürich canton. Area: 89 sq km (34 sq miles)
- lanarkshire — a historic county in S Scotland.
- leatherlike — Resembling leather.
- leschetizky — Theodor [tey-uh-dawr,, -dohr,, thee-] /ˈteɪ əˌdɔr,, -ˌdoʊr,, ˈθi-/ (Show IPA), 1830–1915, Polish pianist and composer.
- leukonychia — Alt form leuconychia.
- lickerishly — In a lickerish manner.
- lightsticks — Plural form of lightstick.
- lightstruck — (of beer) Spoiled by exposure to light, which causes riboflavin to react with and break down the isohumulones.
- like a shot — a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- likelihoods — Plural form of likelihood.
- lobachevski — Nikoˈlai Iˈvanovich (nikɔˈlaɪ iˈvɑnɔvɪtʃ ) ; nēk^ōlīˈ ēväˈn^ōvich) 1793-1856; Russ. mathematician
- lock stitch — a sewing-machine stitch in which two threads are locked together at small intervals.
- lukewarmish — fairly or somewhat lukewarm
- luskishness — the state or condition of being luskish
- lymphokines — Plural form of lymphokine.
- machinelike — like a machine, as in regular movement or uniform pattern of operation: to conduct business with machinelike efficiency.
- makeweights — Plural form of makeweight.
- malt whisky — whisky, as Scotch, made entirely from malted barley.
- matchmaking — An attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other, especially an attempt to set up a date between people or to arrange a marriage.
- matchsticks — Plural form of matchstick.
- mawkishness — characterized by sickly sentimentality; weakly emotional; maudlin.
- mekhitarist — a member of an order of Armenian monks founded in Constantinople in the 18th century and following the rule of St. Benedict.
- melchizedek — a priest and king of Salem. Gen. 14:18.
- metchnikoff — Élie [French ey-lee] /French eɪˈli/ (Show IPA), (Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov) 1845–1916, Russian zoologist and bacteriologist in France: Nobel Prize in medicine 1908.
- mike fright — extreme nervousness experienced on speaking into a microphone, as on radio or television.
- milky-white — of a cream or whitish colour similar to the colour of milk
- minke whale — a dark-colored baleen whale, Baleanoptera acutorostrata, inhabiting temperate and polar seas and growing to a length of 33 feet (10 meters): reduced in numbers.
- mock heroic — imitating or burlesquing that which is heroic, as in manner, character, or action: mock-heroic dignity.
- mock-heroic — imitating or burlesquing that which is heroic, as in manner, character, or action: mock-heroic dignity.
- monkeyshine — Usually, monkeyshines. a frivolous or mischievous prank; monkey business.
- musk orchid — a small Eurasian orchid, Herminium monorchis, with dense spikes of musk-scented greenish-yellow flowers
- myth-making — a creator of myths.
- nakhichevan — an autonomous republic, an exclave of Azerbaijan, bordering Armenia, Turkey, and Iran. 2124 sq. mi. (5500 sq. km). Capital: Nakhichevan.
- neckerchief — a cloth or scarf worn round the neck.
- night snake — a nocturnal, mildly venomous New World snake, Hypsiglena torquata, having a gray or yellowish body marked with dark brown spots.
- night stick — a special club carried by a policeman; billy.
- nightsticks — Plural form of nightstick.
- nightwalker — a person who walks or roves about at night, especially a thief, prostitute, etc.
- nikethamide — a stimulant derived from nicotinic acid, primarily affecting the respiratory system and formerly used to counteract tranquilizer overdoses
- nitro-chalk — a chemical fertilizer containing calcium carbonate and ammonium nitrate
- nizhnekamsk — a city in the E Russian Federation in Europe, SE of Kazan.