12-letter words containing k, n, i, t
- cooking time — the time that something needs to cook
- countersinks — Plural form of countersink.
- country risk — the risk associated with an overseas investment due to the conditions prevailing in the country in which it is made
- curtain hook — a hook used to attach a curtain to a curtain rail
- cytokinetics — (biology) The study of cytokinesis.
- dedekind cut — a method of according the same status to irrational and rational numbers, devised by Julius Wilhelm Dedekind (1831–1916)
- deerstalking — The hunting of deer on foot, by stealing upon them unawares.
- 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.
- double-think — illogical or deliberately perverse thinking in terms that distort or reverse the truth to make it more acceptable
- doughnutlike — Resembling a doughnut.
- drinkability — The state or property of being drinkable.
- drinker moth — a large yellowish-brown bombycid eggar moth, Philudoria potatoria, having a stout hairy body, the larvae of which drink dew and feed on grasses
- drinks party — a cocktail party
- earthshaking — imperiling, challenging, or affecting basic beliefs, attitudes, relationships, etc.
- enterokinase — (enzyme) An enzyme, secreted by the upper intestinal mucosa, that catalyzes the activation of trypsinogen by converting it to trypsin.
- fairnitickle — a freckle resembling a fern seed
- fire blanket — a large blanket-like piece of fire-resistant material such as fibreglass used in smothering a fire
- foretokening — Indication in advance.
- fort pickens — Andrew, 1739–1817, American Revolutionary general.
- frankenstein — a person who creates a monster or a destructive agency that cannot be controlled or that brings about the creator's ruin.
- 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.
- free-thinker — a person who forms opinions on the basis of reason, independent of authority or tradition, especially a person whose religious opinions differ from established belief.
- freethinkers — Plural form of freethinker.
- freethinking — a person who forms opinions on the basis of reason, independent of authority or tradition, especially a person whose religious opinions differ from established belief.
- french stick — a long straight notched stick loaf
- frying steak — a steak that is cooked by frying
- 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.
- 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.
- giant killer — sb who defeats a larger opponent
- giant-killer — A giant-killer is a sportsman, sportswoman, or team that unexpectedly beats a much stronger opponent.
- gordian knot — pertaining to Gordius, ancient king of Phrygia, who tied a knot (the Gordian knot) that, according to prophecy, was to be undone only by the person who was to rule Asia, and that was cut, rather than untied, by Alexander the Great.
- granite peak — the highest elevation in Montana, in the S part. 12,799 feet (3901 meters).
- graustarkian — of, like, or characteristic of colorful, implausible, highly melodramatic and romantic situations or circumstances
- haikwan tael — the customs unit in China, which is the basis for other local taels, equal to 1.20666 troy ounces of fine silver.
- haliplankton — plankton living in sea water
- have kittens — to react with disapproval, anxiety, etc
- health drink — a drink that claims to be beneficial to health
- heat-seeking — A heat-seeking missile or device is one that is able to detect a source of heat.
- heeling tank — either of two lateral ballast tanks permitting an icebreaker to heel and crush ice to either side.
- hemiplankton — plankton that spend part of their life cycle in a vegetative state on the sea bottom, riverbed, etc. (opposed to holoplankton).
- hiking boots — stout, sturdy boots, suitable for hiking in
- hiking trail — a specially designated route for hikers to use
- holding tank — a tank for the temporary storage of a substance.
- hucksterings — Plural form of huckstering.
- hunting pink — scarlet
- hydrokinetic — pertaining to the motion of liquids.
- hyperkinetic — Pathology. an abnormal amount of uncontrolled muscular action; spasm.
- ignition key — key that starts an engine