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11-letter words containing k, i, c

  • cork-tipped — (of a cigarette) having a filter of cork or some material resembling cork
  • corn picker — a machine for picking the ears of corn from standing stalks and removing the husks.
  • corn whisky — whisky made from maize
  • corn-picker — a machine for removing ears of maize from the standing stalks, often also equipped to separate the corn from the husk and shell
  • corner kick — a free kick taken from the corner of the field after the defending side has played the ball behind their own goal line
  • cornhusking — the removal of the husk from corn
  • countersink — to enlarge the upper part of (a hole) in timber, metal, etc, so that the head of a bolt or screw can be sunk below the surface
  • cousin jack — a Cornishman, especially a Cornish miner.
  • cracklingly — With a crackling sound.
  • craft knife — a knife used for paper crafts, etc, that has a sharp replaceable blade
  • crank-sided — lopsided; askew.
  • credit risk — a person or institution judged to be unlikely to be able to repay a loan
  • cricket bat — a specially shaped, carved wooden bat used to play cricket
  • crinkle-cut — (of chips or crisps) having a striated or furrowed surface
  • crinkleroot — any of several species of the toothwort Dentaria, esp D. diphylla of E North America, which has a fleshy pungent rhizome and clusters of white or pinkish flowers: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
  • crinkliness — The state or quality of being crinkly.
  • cryokinesis — The psychic ability to control and create ice and cold temperatures.
  • cryokinetic — Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of cryokinesis.
  • crystallike — a clear, transparent mineral or glass resembling ice.
  • cuckoo spit — a white frothy mass on the stems and leaves of many plants, produced by froghopper larvae (cuckoo spit insects), which feed on the plant juices
  • cuckoo-spit — Also called frog spit. a frothy secretion found on plants, exuded by the young of certain insects, as the froghoppers, and serving as a protective covering.
  • cuckoopints — Plural form of cuckoopint.
  • cupronickel — any ductile corrosion-resistant copper alloy containing up to 40 per cent nickel: used in coins, condenser tubes, turbine blades, etc
  • cyberskills — Skills in using computer technology.
  • cytokeratin — Either of several forms of keratin found in the intracytoplasmic cytoskeleton of epithelial tissue.
  • cytokinesis — division of the cytoplasm of a cell, occurring at the end of mitosis or meiosis
  • cytokinetic — of or relating to cytokinesis
  • deadlocking — Present participle of deadlock.
  • deck bridge — a bridge with an upper horizontal beam that carries the roadway
  • deck tennis — a game played on board ship in which a quoit is tossed to and fro across a high net on a small court resembling a tennis court
  • derrickhand — A derrickhand is a member of the drilling crew who works on a platform above the rig floor and handles the drillpipe.
  • desk copier — a photocopier compact enough to fit on a desk, table, or similar surface.
  • dialkylzinc — (organic chemistry) Any organometallic compound of zinc containing two alkyl groups.
  • diamondback — any edible North American terrapin of the genus Malaclemys, esp M. terrapin, occurring in brackish and tidal waters and having diamond-shaped markings on the shell: family Emydidae
  • dick around — to spend time wastefully or unprofitably
  • dickcissels — Plural form of dickcissel.
  • dill pickle — a cucumber pickle flavored with dill.
  • dirty trick — act: unfair, dishonest
  • disc jockey — a person who conducts a radio broadcast consisting of recorded music, informal talk, commercial announcements, etc.
  • disfrocking — Present participle of disfrock.
  • disk jockey — radio host
  • diving duck — any of numerous ducks, common in coastal bays and river mouths, that typically dive from the water's surface for their food (contrasted with dabbling duck).
  • dock strike — an industrial dispute involving dock workers
  • dockization — the process of turning into docks
  • dockmackies — Plural form of dockmackie.
  • dockominium — a dock or boat slip bought and sold as real property.
  • donkey-lick — to defeat decisively
  • down ticket — relating to or noting a candidate or political contest that is relatively low-profile and local compared to one listed in a higher place on the ballot: Very popular presidential nominees often cause down-ballot candidates to win.
  • downpatrick — a market town in Northern Ireland: reputedly the burial place of Saint Patrick. Pop: 10 316 (2001)
  • drill chuck — a chuck for holding a drill bit.
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