12-letter words containing k, n, e, c
- corner brook — a city in Newfoundland, in E Canada, on the W part of the island.
- countercheck — a check or restraint, esp one that acts in opposition to another
- countersinks — Plural form of countersink.
- county clerk — a senior local government official
- crackbrained — insane, idiotic, or crazy
- crank letter — a hostile or fanatical letter, often sent anonymously.
- crinkle leaf — a disease of plants, characterized by puckering, mottling, and distortion of the leaves, caused by any of several viruses.
- crookes lens — a type of lens, used in sunglasses, that is made from glass containing cerium. It reduces the transmission of ultraviolet radiation
- cross-linker — a substance or agent, such as radiation, that induces the formation of cross-links.
- cycloalkanes — Cycloalkanes are molecules which contain only carbon-hydrogen bonds, with the carbon atoms joined in a ring.
- cypress knee — one of the woody growths that project above water from the roots of the bald cypress.
- cytokinetics — (biology) The study of cytokinesis.
- cytoskeleton — a network of fibrous proteins that governs the shape and movement of a biological cell
- dark current — the residual current produced by a photoelectric device when not illuminated
- dawson creek — a town in W Canada, in NE British Columbia: SE terminus of the Alaska Highway. Pop: 10 754 (2001)
- dedekind cut — a method of according the same status to irrational and rational numbers, devised by Julius Wilhelm Dedekind (1831–1916)
- denim jacket — a jacket made of a hard-wearing twill-weave cotton fabric
- diet kitchen — a kitchen, as in a hospital, where special food is prepared for those requiring it.
- docking keel — one of two keellike projections for bracing a hull of a ship against bilge blocks when the ship is in dry dock.
- door-knocker — a hinged fitting on a door that can be used to knock on it
- doorknockers — Plural form of doorknocker.
- economy pack — a large pack of goods that is cheaper than a normal-sized pack
- electro-funk — a type of electronic music, originating in the 1980s, characterized by the use of synthesizers with a heavy rhythm and punctuated bass, often influenced by the genres of funk and hip-hop
- engine block — the metal casting containing the piston chambers of an internal combustion engine
- epoch-making — An epoch-making change or declaration is considered to be extremely important because it is likely to have a significant effect on a particular period of time.
- fairnitickle — a freckle resembling a fern seed
- fecklessness — The state of being feckless.
- filing clerk — an employee who maintains office files
- flannel cake — griddlecake; pancake.
- flickeringly — In a flickering manner.
- forked chain — branched chain.
- fort pickens — Andrew, 1739–1817, American Revolutionary general.
- 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.
- french chalk — a talc for marking lines on fabrics.
- french stick — a long straight notched stick loaf
- function key — a key on a computer keyboard or terminal that, when pressed, alone or in combination with other keys, causes a specific computational or mechanical operation to be carried out.
- gallsickness — a disease of cattle and sheep, caused by infection with rickettsiae of the genus Anaplasma, resulting in anaemia and jaundice
- garment rack — A garment rack is a rail used in stores to hang items of clothing on display, such as shirts and coats.
- get cracking — to break without complete separation of parts; become fissured: The plate cracked when I dropped it, but it was still usable.
- get stuck in — If you get stuck in, you do something with enthusiasm and determination.
- glockenspiel — a musical instrument composed of a set of graduated steel bars mounted in a frame and struck with hammers, used especially in bands.
- 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.
- handkerchief — a small piece of linen, silk, or other fabric, usually square, and used especially for wiping one's nose, eyes, face, etc., or for decorative purposes.
- hearken back — to go back in thought or speech; revert; hark back
- heckelphones — Plural form of heckelphone.
- hickory pine — bristlecone pine.
- home cooking — home-made food
- homesickness — sad or depressed from a longing for home or family while away from them for a long time.
- honey bucket — a container for excrement, as in an outdoor toilet.
- honeysuckles — Plural form of honeysuckle.