11-letter words containing k, l, i, n, e
- linebackers — Plural form of linebacker.
- linebacking — the act of forming a second line of defence, close to the linesman
- link editor — linker
- link loader — linker
- linked list — (programming) A data structure in which each element contains a pointer to the next element, thus forming a linear list. A doubly linked list contains pointers to both the next and previous elements.
- littlenecks — Plural form of littleneck.
- luskishness — the state or condition of being luskish
- lymphokines — Plural form of lymphokine.
- machinelike — like a machine, as in regular movement or uniform pattern of operation: to conduct business with machinelike efficiency.
- maeterlinck — Comte Maurice [French moh-rees] /French moʊˈris/ (Show IPA), 1862–1947, Belgian poet, dramatist, and essayist: Nobel prize 1911.
- marlinspike — a pointed iron implement used in separating the strands of rope in splicing, marling, etc.
- microkernel — (operating system) An approach to operating system design emphasising small modules that implement the basic features of the system kernel and can be flexibly configured.
- milwaukeean — a port in SE Wisconsin, on Lake Michigan.
- minke whale — a dark-colored baleen whale, Baleanoptera acutorostrata, inhabiting temperate and polar seas and growing to a length of 33 feet (10 meters): reduced in numbers.
- monkey tail — any of various light or short ropes or lines.
- muleskinner — (slang)A mule driver.
- needlestick — Puncture of the skin by a hypodermic needle or other sharp object.
- new wrinkle — innovation
- nickel belt — the area around Sudbury in Northern Ontario, rich in nickel ore
- nickelodeon — an early motion-picture theater where a film or a variety show could be seen, usually for the admission price of a nickel.
- nightwalker — a person who walks or roves about at night, especially a thief, prostitute, etc.
- non-skilled — having skill; trained or experienced in work that requires skill.
- nonsinkable — (of items designed to float on water) not liable to sink
- oneida lake — a lake in central New York. 20 miles (32 km) long; 5 miles (8 km) wide.
- overlocking — the act of oversewing a hem or fabric edge to prevent fraying
- overlooking — to fail to notice, perceive, or consider: to overlook a misspelled word.
- pearly king — the male London costermonger whose ceremonial clothes display the most lavish collection of pearl buttons
- phantomlike — an apparition or specter.
- phoenixlike — having a resemblance to a phoenix in the sense of re-emerging and beginning again
- picket line — a line of strikers or other demonstrators serving as pickets.
- pigeon milk — crop milk.
- pincer-like — resembling pincers in shape or action
- platemaking — the act of making plates
- racewalking — the activity of racing by walking fast rather than running
- rainbowlike — resembling a rainbow
- ripple-tank — a shallow container of water in which waves are produced by vibrating an object in the water, used to observe or demonstrate wave phenomena.
- roller rink — a rink for roller-skating.
- sabine lake — a shallow lake on the boundary between Texas and Louisiana, formed by a widening of the Sabine River. About 17 miles (27 km) long; 7 miles (11 km) wide.
- self-making — the act of a person or thing that makes: The making of a violin requires great skill.
- serpentlike — resembling a serpent
- sewing silk — finely twisted silk thread used for sewing, embroidery, etc.
- sex linkage — an association between genes in sex chromosomes such that the characteristics determined by these genes appear more frequently in one sex than in the other.
- sex-linkage — an association between genes in sex chromosomes such that the characteristics determined by these genes appear more frequently in one sex than in the other.
- shellacking — lac that has been purified and formed into thin sheets, used for making varnish.
- sherlockian — pertaining to or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, known for his skill in solving mysteries through deductive reasoning.
- shingle oak — an oak, Quercus imbricaria, yielding a wood used for shingles, clapboards, etc.
- shriekingly — with shrieking
- sidewalking — the practice of shopkeepers standing on the sidewalk outside their shops to attract customers.
- silk-screen — Silk-screen printing is a method of printing patterns onto cloth by forcing paint or dyes through silk or similar material.
- simnel cake — any of several kinds of rich fruitcake covered with almond paste.