12-letter words containing k, i, s, c
- shock tactic — Shock tactics are a way of trying to influence people's attitudes to a particular matter by shocking them.
- shostakovich — Dimitri Dimitrievich [dih-mee-tree di-mee-tree-uh-vich;; Russian dmyee-tryee dmyee-tryi-yi-vyich] /dɪˈmi tri dɪˈmi tri ə vɪtʃ;; Russian ˈdmyi tryi ˈdmyi tryɪ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1906–75, Russian composer.
- sign a check — When you sign a check , you write your name on it in a special space in order to validate it.
- silk factory — plant where silk fabric is produced
- silky cornel — a cornel, Cornus amomum, of the eastern U.S., having leaves covered with short, silky hairs on the underside and bearing blue berries.
- single track — a single pair of lines so that trains can travel in only one direction at a time
- single-track — (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.
- sitka spruce — a spruce, Picea sitchensis, of western North America, having long, silvery-white needles, grown as an ornamental.
- sitting duck — a helpless or easy target or victim: a sitting duck for shady financial schemes.
- skelic index — the ratio of the length of the leg to the length of the torso of a person, multiplied by 100.
- skeuomorphic — an ornament or design on an object copied from a form of the object when made from another material or by other techniques, as an imitation metal rivet mark found on handles of prehistoric pottery.
- skirt chaser — a womanizer.
- skirt-chaser — a womanizer.
- slickensided — (of rock) polished by friction
- slipper sock — a sock with a soft leather or vinyl sole sewn onto it, used as indoor footwear.
- smart cookie — intelligent or sharp-witted person
- socket joint — a joint in which the rounded end of one part fits into the cavity of another part
- solid rocket — any of various rockets using solid fuel
- soup kitchen — a place where food, usually soup, is served at little or no charge to the needy.
- specksioneer — a whaler
- spinal block — spinal anesthesia.
- split ticket — a ballot on which not all votes have been cast for candidates of the same party.
- spotted dick — a steamed or boiled suet pudding containing dried fruit
- stackability — capable of being stacked, especially easily: stackable chairs.
- stick around — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
- stick figure — a diagrammatic drawing representing a human or animal, usually made with one line each for the torso and appendages, and often a circle for the head.
- stick insect — walking stick (def 2).
- stick it out — to carry on or endure something until it is ended
- stick up for — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
- stick-tights — any of several composite plants of the genus Bidens, having barbed achenes that adhere to clothing or fur.
- stickability — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
- stickhandler — a hockey or lacrosse player, esp. one who is talented at stickhandling.
- sticky blood — a condition of the blood, particularly associated with Hughes syndrome, in which antibodies tend to adhere to platelets and glue them together, leading to an increased likelihood of clotting
- stiff-necked — having a stiff neck; having torticollis.
- stock option — an option giving the holder, usually an officer or employee, the right to buy stock of the issuing corporation at a specific price within a stated period.
- stock ticker — ticker (def 1).
- stockbroking — business of buying and selling stock
- stocking cap — a long, conical, knitted cap, usually with a tassel or pompon at the tip.
- stockingless — not wearing or having stockings
- stockpunisht — punished by being put in stocks
- stottie cake — a flat round loaf
- straightneck — a variety of summer squash related to the crookneck but not having a recurved neck.
- straitjacket — a garment made of strong material and designed to bind the arms, as of a violently disoriented person.
- strike force — a military force armed and trained for attack.
- strike lucky — If you strike lucky or strike it lucky, you have some good luck.
- strike price — The strike price is the price of an option when it is exercised.
- suckling pig — piglet not yet weaned
- test cricket — a form of cricket that takes the longest amount of time to play
- the flickers — the cinema
- thunderstick — bull-roarer.