11-letter words containing k, o, r, i, n
- frank dobie — (James) Frank, 1888–1964, U.S. folklorist, educator, and author.
- greenockite — a yellow mineral, cadmium sulfide, CdS, associated with zinc ores and used as a source of cadmium.
- ground pink — a plant, Linanthus dianthiflorus, of southern California, having pink or white flowers.
- hardworking — industrious; zealous: a hardworking family man.
- homeworking — Working from home, especially when in electronic contact with a central office.
- honor trick — (in certain bidding systems) a high card or set of high cards that can reasonably be expected to take a trick, the total worth of such cards in a hand being the basis for evaluating its strength and bidding.
- hormonelike — Resembling a hormone or some aspect of one.
- hot working — Hot working is a process in which a metal is shaped under pressure at a fairly high temperature.
- imparkation — the act of imparking
- interbroker — relating to interbroker dealers or their work
- interlocked — Simple past tense and past participle of interlock.
- irksomeness — The state of being irksome; vexatiousness; tediousness; wearisomeness.
- ironworkers — Plural form of ironworker.
- ironworking — The making of useful or decorative items from iron.
- isokeraunic — isoceraunic.
- jackarooing — Present participle of jackaroo.
- k-radiation — one of a series of lines (K-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (K-radiation) produced by the transition of an electron to the K-shell.
- kaffir corn — a Southern African variety of sorghum, cultivated in dry regions for its grain and as fodder
- kantorovich — Leonid Vitalyevich [ley-uh-nid vi-tal-yuh-vich;; Russian lyi-uh-nyeet vyi-tah-lyuh-vyich] /ˈleɪ ə nɪd vɪˈtæl yə vɪtʃ;; Russian lyɪ ʌˈnyit vyɪˈtɑ lyə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1912–86, Soviet mathematician and economist: Nobel Prize in Economics 1975.
- karyotyping — the analysis of chromosomes.
- keyboarding — the row or set of keys on a piano, organ, or the like.
- kick around — to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
- kiddie porn — child pornography.
- kidney worm — any of various large nematodes parasitic in the kidneys, especially Stephanurus dentatus, found in pigs.
- kilimanjaro — a volcanic mountain in N Tanzania: highest peak in Africa. 19,321 feet (5889 meters).
- kinetochore — Biology. the place on either side of the centromere to which the spindle fibers are attached during cell division.
- kinetograph — a camera for taking pictures for a kinetoscope.
- king closer — a brick of regular length and thickness, used in building corners, having a long bevel from a point on one side to one about halfway across the adjacent end.
- kingcroaker — The weakfish or sea trout.
- knobkerries — Plural form of knobkerry.
- kordofanian — a subfamily of Niger-Kordofanian that comprises about 30 languages spoken in southern Kordofan.
- lampworking — the method or process of producing articles made of glass tubes or rods formed or shaped while softened by the flame of a lamp or blast lamp.
- lemon drink — a drink made from lemon juice or that tastes of lemon
- leopardskin — the skin of a leopard
- leukotriene — a lipid, C 20 H 30 O 3 , produced by white blood cells in an immune response to antigens, that contributes to allergic asthma and inflammatory reactions.
- link editor — linker
- link loader — linker
- 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.
- mineworkers — Plural form of mineworker.
- ministrokes — Plural form of ministroke.
- mockingbird — any of several gray, black, and white songbirds of the genus Mimus, especially M. polyglottos, of the U.S. and Mexico, noted for their ability to mimic the songs of other birds.
- motion work — clockwork by which the hour hand is driven from the shaft of the minute hand.
- nitro-chalk — a chemical fertilizer containing calcium carbonate and ammonium nitrate
- noisemakers — Plural form of noisemaker.
- non-striker — a person or thing that strikes.
- non-working — not employed for a salary, fees, or wages; not producing or generating income: Our employee medical plan also covers nonworking spouses.
- nonbreaking — Alternative spelling of non-breaking.
- nondrinking — Being a nondrinker; not drinking alcohol.
- nonstrikers — Plural form of nonstriker.
- not cricket — If you say that someone's behaviour is not cricket, you mean that they have not behaved fairly.