11-letter words containing k, n, e, c
- lake annecy — a lake in E France, in the Alps
- landsknecht — a European mercenary foot soldier of the 16th century, armed with a pike or halberd.
- leatherneck — a U.S. marine.
- lemon stick — a lemon half with a peppermint stick stuck in it, through which the lemon juice is sucked.
- leukonychia — Alt form leuconychia.
- linebackers — Plural form of linebacker.
- linebacking — the act of forming a second line of defence, close to the linesman
- littlenecks — Plural form of littleneck.
- luckenbooth — a booth or shop capable of being locked up
- luckengowan — a daisy or other flower having petals drawn together similar to a bud
- lunch break — pause for midday meal
- 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.
- make change — If you make change, you give someone smaller notes, bills, or coins, in exchange for the same value of larger ones.
- mangia-cake — a derogatory term for a White person of Anglo-Saxon origin, used among Italo-Canadians
- mantle rock — the layer of disintegrated and decomposed rock fragments, including soil, just above the solid rock of the earth's crust; regolith.
- meatpacking — (US) The slaughter and further processing of animals for meat.
- mecklenburg — a former state in NE Germany, formed in 1934 from two states (Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Strelitz)
- metchnikoff — Élie [French ey-lee] /French eɪˈli/ (Show IPA), (Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov) 1845–1916, Russian zoologist and bacteriologist in France: Nobel Prize in medicine 1908.
- mickey finn — Also called Mickey Finn. Slang. a drink, usually alcoholic, to which a drug, purgative, or the like, has been secretly added, that renders the unsuspecting drinker helpless.
- 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.
- mock orange — Also called syringa. any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Philadelphus, of the saxifrage family, especially P. coronarius, a widely cultivated species having fragrant white flowers.
- naked lunch — a novel (1959–66) by William S. Burroughs.
- nakhichevan — an autonomous republic, an exclave of Azerbaijan, bordering Armenia, Turkey, and Iran. 2124 sq. mi. (5500 sq. km). Capital: Nakhichevan.
- namechecked — Simple past tense and past participle of namecheck.
- natterjacks — Plural form of natterjack.
- necker cube — a line drawing showing the 12 edges of a transparent cube, so that it can be seen alternately facing in two different directions: an example of an ambiguous figure
- neckerchief — a cloth or scarf worn round the neck.
- needlestick — Puncture of the skin by a hypodermic needle or other sharp object.
- nerve block — an arrest of the passage of impulses through a nerve by means of pressure on the nerve or by injection of an anesthetic into or around the nerve.
- netherstock — a stocking
- 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.
- nose tackle — nose guard
- not cricket — If you say that someone's behaviour is not cricket, you mean that they have not behaved fairly.
- nut-cracker — an instrument or device for cracking the shells of nuts.
- nutcrackers — Plural form of nutcracker.
- nyckelharpa — an old-time Swedish stringed musical instrument, similar to the hurdy-gurdy but sounded with a bow instead of a wheel.
- on the rack — If you say that someone is on the rack, you mean that they are suffering either physically or mentally.
- one o'clock — one hour after noon or midnight
- onside kick — a kickoff deliberately kicked a short distance in an attempt by the kicking team to regain possession of the ball by recovering it after it has traveled forward the legally required distance of 10 yards, beyond the 50-yard line.
- open ticket — a return ticket which does not specify a date for travel
- open-necked — If you are wearing an open-necked shirt or blouse, you are wearing a shirt or blouse which has no buttons at the top or on which the top button is not done up.
- optokinetic — relating to a reflex whereby the eye follows a moving object
- overcooking — Present participle of overcook.
- overlocking — the act of oversewing a hem or fabric edge to prevent fraying
- pancake day — Christian calendar: Shrove Tuesday
- pancake ice — newly formed ice in flat pieces too small and thin to obstruct navigation.
- panel truck — a small truck having a fully enclosed body, used mainly to deliver light or small objects.
- pawn ticket — a receipt given for goods left with a pawnbroker.