12-letter words containing k, i, s, e, r
- figure-skate — to take part in figure skating
- finger lakes — group of long, narrow glacial lakes in WC N.Y.
- firecrackers — Plural form of firecracker.
- first strike — the initial use of nuclear weapons in a conflict, in which the attacker tries to destroy the adversary's strategic nuclear forces.
- first-strike — the initial use of nuclear weapons in a conflict, in which the attacker tries to destroy the adversary's strategic nuclear forces.
- flickermouse — Alternative form of flittermouse.
- florida keys — chain of small islands extending southwest from the S tip of Fla.
- fort pickens — Andrew, 1739–1817, American Revolutionary general.
- fortresslike — Resembling a fortress in shape or impregnability.
- frankenstein — a person who creates a monster or a destructive agency that cannot be controlled or that brings about the creator's ruin.
- frankincense — an aromatic gum resin from various Asian and African trees of the genus Boswellia, especially B. carteri, used chiefly for burning as incense in religious or ceremonial practices, in perfumery, and in pharmaceutical and fumigating preparations.
- freakishness — The characteristic or quality of being freakish.
- free skating — a freestyle competition with no required elements, in which skaters perform an original program of jumps, spins, sequences, etc., to music of their choice.
- freethinkers — Plural form of freethinker.
- french stick — a long straight notched stick loaf
- frog sticker — Slang. a knife, especially one carried as a weapon.
- frog-sticker — Slang. a knife, especially one carried as a weapon.
- fruit basket — a basket containing a variety of fruits sent as a gift
- frying steak — a steak that is cooked by frying
- greenbackism — a former political party, organized in 1874, opposed to the retirement or reduction of greenbacks and favoring their increase as the only paper currency.
- griddlecakes — Plural form of griddlecake.
- hare krishna — a religious sect based on Vedic scriptures, whose followers engage in joyful congregational chanting of Krishna's name: founded in the U.S. in 1966.
- harvest tick — chigger (def 1).
- headshrinker — shrink (def 9).
- heimskringla — a book of the 13th century narrating the history of the kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson.
- hobble skirt — a woman's skirt that is very narrow at the bottom, causing the wearer to walk with short, mincing steps.
- hucksterings — Plural form of huckstering.
- hydrokinesis — (science fiction): The psychic ability to manipulate or control water.
- hyperkinesia — Pathology. an abnormal amount of uncontrolled muscular action; spasm.
- hyperkinesis — Pathology. an abnormal amount of uncontrolled muscular action; spasm.
- in the works — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
- inquiry desk — a section of an office, business etc, which deals with inquiries nor requests for information
- inside track — the inner, or shorter, track of a racecourse.
- interkinesis — interphase.
- iskander bey — Scanderbeg.
- karyokinesis — mitosis.
- kavir desert — Dasht-e-Kavir.
- kentish fire — prolonged clapping by an audience, especially in unison, indicating impatience or disapproval.
- keratotomies — Plural form of keratotomy.
- keyboardists — Plural form of keyboardist.
- kick starter — a starter, as of a motorcycle, that operates by a downward kick on a pedal.
- kilocalories — Plural form of kilocalorie.
- kindred soul — like-minded person
- kindred-ship — a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk; kin.
- kinesiatrics — the treatment of disease by the use of gymnastics or muscle exercises
- kirk session — the lowest court of the Presbyterian Church
- kirschwasser — a fragrant, colorless, unaged brandy distilled from a fermented mash of cherries, produced especially in Germany, Switzerland, and Alsace, France.
- kitchenwares — Plural form of kitchenware.
- klipspringer — a small, agile African antelope, Oreotragus oreotragus, of mountainous regions from the Cape of Good Hope to Ethiopia.
- korea strait — a strait between Korea and Japan, connecting the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea. 120 miles (195 km) long.