12-letter words containing k, o, e, n
- chicken coop — a coop for chickens.
- chimney rock — a column of rock rising above the level of the surrounding area or isolated on the face of a steep slope.
- chukot range — mountain range in NE Siberia: highest peak, c. 7,500 ft (2,286 m)
- cinder block — A cinder block is a large grey brick made from coal cinders and cement which is used for building.
- clos network — (networking) A type of network topology that can connect N inputs to N outputs with less that N^2 crosspoint switches.
- cockeyedness — the condition of being cockeyed
- cocksureness — The state or condition of being cocksure.
- combat knife — a large knife for military use
- come unstuck — If something comes unstuck, it becomes separated from the thing that it was attached to.
- compound key — (database) (Or "multi-part key", "concatenated key") A key which consists of more than one attribute of the body of information (e.g. database "record") it identifies.
- concertstück — a composition in concerto style but shorter than a full concerto
- cook-general — (formerly, esp in the 1920s and '30s) a domestic servant who did cooking and housework
- cooking time — the time that something needs to cook
- corn whiskey — a whisky made from maize
- corn-cracker — a contemptuous term used to refer to a member of a class of poor white people in the southern U.S.
- 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
- 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.
- cytokinetics — (biology) The study of cytokinesis.
- cytoskeleton — a network of fibrous proteins that governs the shape and movement of a biological cell
- dawson creek — a town in W Canada, in NE British Columbia: SE terminus of the Alaska Highway. Pop: 10 754 (2001)
- docking keel — one of two keellike projections for bracing a hull of a ship against bilge blocks when the ship is in dry dock.
- don't ask me — You reply 'don't ask me' when you do not know the answer to a question, usually when you are annoyed or surprised that you have been asked.
- donkey derby — a race in which contestants ride donkeys, esp at a rural fête
- door-knocker — a hinged fitting on a door that can be used to knock on it
- doorknockers — Plural form of doorknocker.
- double-think — illogical or deliberately perverse thinking in terms that distort or reverse the truth to make it more acceptable
- doughnutlike — Resembling a doughnut.
- 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
- 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
- elkhorn fern — a tropical fern with a large leaf like an elk's horn
- endoskeletal — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to an internal skeleton, usually of bone (an endoskeleton).
- endoskeleton — An internal skeleton, such as the bony or cartilaginous skeleton of vertebrates.
- engine block — the metal casting containing the piston chambers of an internal combustion engine
- enterokinase — (enzyme) An enzyme, secreted by the upper intestinal mucosa, that catalyzes the activation of trypsinogen by converting it to trypsin.
- 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.
- eriskay pony — a breed of medium-sized pony, typically grey, with a dense waterproof coat. The Eriskay is the only surviving variety of the native ponies of the Western Isles of Scotland
- exoskeletons — Plural form of exoskeleton.
- ferrokinesis — (parapsychology) The ability to mentally manipulate iron and other metals.
- foretokening — Indication in advance.
- forked chain — branched chain.
- forsakenness — past participle of forsake.
- fort kearney — a former fort in S Nebraska, near Kearney: an important post on the Oregon Trail.
- fort pickens — Andrew, 1739–1817, American Revolutionary general.
- 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.