12-letter words containing k, i, c, e, d
- kidney vetch — an Old World plant, Anthyllis vulneraria, of the legume family, formerly used as a remedy for kidney diseases.
- kingdom come — the next world; the hereafter; heaven.
- latchkey kid — variant form of latchkey child
- linseed cake — a cake or a mass made by expressing the oil from linseed, used chiefly as feed for cattle.
- madeira cake — a kind of rich sponge cake
- mail-cheeked — (of certain fishes) having the cheeks crossed with a bony plate.
- multitracked — (music) Recorded on multiple tracks.
- nickel oxide — a green, water-insoluble powder, NiO, used chiefly in the manufacture of nickel salts and in green pigments for ceramic paints.
- nickelodeons — Plural form of nickelodeon.
- nordic skier — a person who practises cross-country racing and ski-jumping
- packet radio — (communications, radio) The use of packet switched communications protocols in large networks (i.e not wireless LANs or Bluetooth) having wireless links to terminals at least. Packet radio is split into amateur packet radio (AX25) and General Packet Radio Service (GRPS).
- pickerelweed — any American plant of the genus Pontederia, especially P. cordata, having spikes of blue flowers, common in shallow fresh water.
- picture desk — the department at a magazine or newspaper publisher, that deals with photographs for the paper or magazine
- pocket drive — a small portable memory device that can be plugged into the USB port of many different types of computer
- pocket-sized — If you describe something as pocket-sized, you approve of it because it is small enough to fit in your pocket.
- postcardlike — (of a scene) resembling a postcard
- quick-witted — having a nimble, alert mind.
- quickstepped — Simple past tense and past participle of quickstep.
- radar picket — a ship, vehicle, or aircraft stationed at a distance from a protected force to increase radar detection range.
- sand cricket — Jerusalem cricket.
- send packing — to dismiss peremptorily
- skelic index — the ratio of the length of the leg to the length of the torso of a person, multiplied by 100.
- slickensided — (of rock) polished by friction
- solid rocket — any of various rockets using solid fuel
- spotted dick — a steamed or boiled suet pudding containing dried fruit
- stickhandler — a hockey or lacrosse player, esp. one who is talented at stickhandling.
- stiff-necked — having a stiff neck; having torticollis.
- tack welding — to join (pieces of metal) with a number of small welds spaced some distance apart.
- thick-lipped — having thick lips
- thick-witted — lacking intelligence; thickheaded; dull; stupid.
- thunderstick — bull-roarer.
- tickled pink — to touch or stroke lightly with the fingers, a feather, etc., so as to excite a tingling or itching sensation in; titillate.
- trial docket — docket (def 1).
- trial-docket — Also called trial docket. a list of cases in court for trial, or the names of the parties who have cases pending.
- trick ending — an ending of a story or play, etc., that employs a surprise element or character to resolve the plot.
- trickle-down — of, relating to, or based on the trickle-down theory: the trickle-down benefits to the local community.
- truck driver — sb employed to drive a lorry
- unstockinged — not wearing or covered by stockings
- video jockey — a person who plays, announces, and comments on videocassette recordings, as on a music video broadcast or at a discotheque.
- wedding cake — tiered cake served at a marriage party
- wedding-cake — highly ornate or overly elaborate: wedding-cake architecture.
- worried sick — extremely anxious about sb or sth