11-letter words containing k, i, c, a, g
- jackknifing — Present participle of jackknife.
- jacklighter — a person who hunts or fishes at night with the aid of a jacklight.
- jackpudding — An amusing person who acts foolishly in order to entertain people.
- kingcroaker — The weakfish or sea trout.
- kneecapping — (uncountable) The act of destroying the kneecaps of (a person), usually by shooting at the knees, as a punishment carried out by criminals or terrorists.
- kymographic — Of or pertaining to a kymograph.
- linebacking — the act of forming a second line of defence, close to the linesman
- magic smoke — (electronics, humour) A substance trapped inside integrated circuit packages that enables them to function (also called "blue smoke"; this is similar to the archaic "phlogiston" hypothesis about combustion). Its existence is demonstrated by what happens when a chip burns up - the magic smoke gets let out, so it doesn't work any more. See Electing a Pope, smoke test. "Once, while hacking on a dedicated Zilog Z80 system, I was testing code by blowing EPROMs and plugging them in the system then seeing what happened. One time, I plugged one in backward. I only discovered that *after* I realised that Intel didn't put power-on lights under the quartz windows on the tops of their EPROMs - the die was glowing white-hot. Amazingly, the EPROM worked fine after I erased it, filled it full of zeros, then erased it again. For all I know, it's still in service. Of course, this is because the magic smoke didn't get let out." Compare the original phrasing of Murphy's Law.
- mangia-cake — a derogatory term for a White person of Anglo-Saxon origin, used among Italo-Canadians
- 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.
- meatpacking — (US) The slaughter and further processing of animals for meat.
- mis-package — a bundle of something, usually of small or medium size, that is packed and wrapped or boxed; parcel.
- mistracking — track system.
- muck-raking — If you accuse someone of muck-raking, you are criticizing them for finding and spreading unpleasant or embarrassing information about someone, especially a public figure.
- packing box — a box in which goods are packed for transport or storage.
- packing nut — a nut that serves to condense packing and so to tighten its seal.
- peacemaking — a person, group, or nation that tries to make peace, especially by reconciling parties who disagree, quarrel, or fight.
- pilgarlicky — bald or growing bald
- quick grass — the couch grass, Agropyron repens.
- racewalking — the activity of racing by walking fast rather than running
- shellacking — lac that has been purified and formed into thin sheets, used for making varnish.
- sick-making — making one feel jealous
- singletrack — (of a railroad or section of a railroad's route) having but one set of tracks, so that trains going in opposite directions must be scheduled to meet only at points where there are sidings.
- skyscraping — of or like a skyscraper; very high: a skyscraping chimney.
- slacklining — the activity of walking across a narrow line of synthetic webbing hung slackly above the ground
- smoking car — smoker (def 2a).
- stocktaking — the examination or counting over of materials or goods on hand, as in a stockroom or store.
- tracklaying — (of a vehicle) having an endless jointed metal band around the wheels
- trafficking — the movement of vehicles, ships, persons, etc., in an area, along a street, through an air lane, over a water route, etc.: the heavy traffic on Main Street.
- warchalking — the practice of marking chalk symbols on walls and pavements at places where local wireless internet connections may be obtained for free via a computer, usually without permission
- watchmaking — The making (and repairing) of watches.