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12-letter words containing k, n, u, c

  • 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.
  • futtock band — a metal band around a lower mast somewhat below the top, for holding the lower ends of a futtock shroud.
  • get stuck in — If you get stuck in, you do something with enthusiasm and determination.
  • ground track — the path on the earth's surface below an aircraft, missile, rocket, or spacecraft.
  • honey bucket — a container for excrement, as in an outdoor toilet.
  • honeysuckles — Plural form of honeysuckle.
  • hucksterings — Plural form of huckstering.
  • jumping jack — a toy consisting of a jointed figure that is made to jump, move, or dance by pulling a string or stick attached to it.
  • junior clerk — a clerk of low rank
  • junk science — faulty scientific information or research, especially when used to advance special interests.
  • jury-packing — the practice of contriving that the majority of those chosen for a jury will be persons likely to have partialities affecting a particular case.
  • kanchenjunga — a mountain in S Asia, between NE India and Nepal, in the E Himalayas: third highest in the world. 28,169 feet (8586 meters).
  • khachaturian — Aram Ilich [ar-uh m il-yich;; Russian uh-rahm ee-lyeech] /ˈær əm ˈɪl yɪtʃ;; Russian ʌˈrɑm iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), 1903–78, Armenian composer.
  • kidney punch — an illegal punch in the lower back.
  • kinchinjunga — Kanchenjunga.
  • king's scout — (in Great Britain) a boy scout who has achieved the highest level of scouting: similar to the U.S. eagle scout.
  • kitchen unit — a piece of a fitted kitchen, such as a cupboard or sink unit
  • knock around — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
  • knuckle ball — a slow pitch that moves erratically toward home plate, usually delivered by holding the ball between the thumb and the knuckles of the first joints of the first two or three fingers.
  • knuckle down — a joint of a finger, especially one of the articulations of a metacarpal with a phalanx.
  • knuckleballs — Plural form of knuckleball.
  • knucklebones — (in humans) any of the bones forming a knuckle of a finger.
  • knuckleheads — Plural form of knucklehead.
  • kupfernickel — (archaic) cupronickel.
  • lake lucerne — a lake in central Switzerland: fed and drained chiefly by the River Reuss. Area: 115 sq km (44 sq miles)
  • lucklessness — The state or condition of being luckless.
  • lunch-bucket — a small container, usually of metal or plastic and with a handle, for carrying one's lunch from home to school or work.
  • mockumentary — a movie or television show depicting fictional events but presented as a documentary.
  • new york cut — a porterhouse steak with the fillet removed.
  • nip and tuck — to squeeze or compress tightly between two surfaces or points; pinch; bite.
  • no such luck — You can say 'No such luck' when you want to express your disappointment over something.
  • pack a punch — be powerful
  • packed lunch — A packed lunch is food, for example sandwiches, which you take to work, to school, or on a trip and eat as your lunch.
  • packinghouse — a building where foodstuffs are packed
  • puck control — an offensive strategy to maintain control of the puck to prevent the other team from having scoring opportunities.
  • pumpernickel — a coarse, dark, slightly sour bread made of unbolted rye.
  • quackishness — The state or condition of being quackish.
  • quacksalving — resembling or characteristic of a quacksalver
  • quick-acting — (of a drug, chemical, etc) taking effect quickly
  • quick-drying — (of paint, concrete, glue, etc) that dries quickly
  • rock bunting — a seed-eating songbird, Emberiza cia
  • rockhounding — the activity of searching for and collecting rocks
  • rockumentary — a documentary about rock music.
  • rubbernecker — a person who rubbernecks
  • running back — an offensive back, as a halfback or fullback, whose principal role is advancing the ball by running with it on plays from scrimmage.
  • running kick — a kick made (to something or somebody) after running a short distance
  • sitting duck — a helpless or easy target or victim: a sitting duck for shady financial schemes.
  • soup kitchen — a place where food, usually soup, is served at little or no charge to the needy.
  • stick around — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
  • stockpunisht — punished by being put in stocks
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