11-letter words containing k, i, n, g, c
- hacking run — (jargon) (Analogy with "bombing run" or "speed run") A hack session extended long outside normal working times, especially one longer than 12 hours. May cause you to "change phase the hard way".
- handpicking — to pick by hand.
- high-necked — (of a garment) high at the neck.
- highjacking — Present participle of highjack.
- hitchhiking — Present participle of hitchhike.
- hop-picking — the activity of picking hops
- huckstering — Present participle of huckster.
- ice-skating — If you go ice-skating, you move about on ice wearing ice-skates. This activity is also a sport.
- icebreaking — Serving the purpose of breaking ice.
- jackarooing — Present participle of jackaroo.
- jackknifing — Present participle of jackknife.
- jackpudding — An amusing person who acts foolishly in order to entertain people.
- k'ung ch'iu — (K'ung Ch'iu) 551? b.c.–478? b.c, Chinese philosopher and teacher.
- kick boxing — a form of boxing in which the gloved combatants may also kick with bare feet.
- king closer — a brick of regular length and thickness, used in building corners, having a long bevel from a point on one side to one about halfway across the adjacent end.
- king cotton — cotton and cotton-growing considered, in the pre-Civil War South, as a vital commodity, the major factor not only in the economy but also in politics.
- kingcroaker — The weakfish or sea trout.
- kingtehchen — Jingdezhen.
- 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.
- linebacking — the act of forming a second line of defence, close to the linesman
- 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.
- mistracking — track system.
- mockingbird — any of several gray, black, and white songbirds of the genus Mimus, especially M. polyglottos, of the U.S. and Mexico, noted for their ability to mimic the songs of other birds.
- 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.
- night stick — a special club carried by a policeman; billy.
- nightsticks — Plural form of nightstick.
- nit-picking — to be excessively concerned with or critical of inconsequential details.
- overcooking — Present participle of overcook.
- overlocking — the act of oversewing a hem or fabric edge to prevent fraying
- 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.
- peking duck — a Chinese dish consisting of roast duck with a crispy skin; the meat is served with strips of vegetables, steamed pancakes, and hoisin sauce
- pigsticking — to hunt for wild boar, usually on horseback and using a spear.
- politicking — activity undertaken for political reasons or ends, as campaigning for votes before an election, making speeches, etc., or otherwise promoting oneself or one's policies.
- racewalking — the activity of racing by walking fast rather than running
- rickrolling — the playfully pointless practice of performing or playing the song ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ by the British singer Rick Astley to a person or group of people either at a public event or online by means of a disguised hyperlink
- ring-necked — having a ring of distinctive color around the neck.
- rock pigeon — rock dove.
- shellacking — lac that has been purified and formed into thin sheets, used for making varnish.
- sick-making — making one feel jealous
- sicknursing — the nursing of the sick
- singlestick — a short, heavy stick.
- 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).
- sock lining — a thin piece of material, as leather, that is laid on top of the insole of a shoe, boot, or other footwear.