12-letter words containing k, r, i, e, g
- jailbreaking — Present participle of jailbreak.
- jaw-breaking — Informal. a word that is hard to pronounce.
- keeping room — hall (def 11).
- ketch-rigged — rigged in the manner of a ketch.
- kindergarden — (non-standard) misspelling of kindergarten.
- kindergarten — a school or class for young children between the ages of four and six years.
- kinetography — a camera for taking pictures for a kinetoscope.
- king vulture — a large, black-and-white vulture, Sarcorhamphus papa, of Central and South America, having colorful wattles and wartlike protuberances on its head and neck.
- kintergarden — Misspelling of kindergarten.
- kiteboarding — A sport in which participants ride a form of wakeboard or surfboard harnessed to a large kite which is controlled by the rider.
- klipspringer — a small, agile African antelope, Oreotragus oreotragus, of mountainous regions from the Cape of Good Hope to Ethiopia.
- krafft-ebing — Richard [rich-erd;; German rikh-ahrt] /ˈrɪtʃ ərd;; German ˈrɪx ɑrt/ (Show IPA), Baron von, 1840–1902, German neurologist and author of works on sexual pathology.
- kremlinology — the study of the government of the former Soviet Union, especially the study of those factors governing its foreign affairs.
- lake herring — a cisco or whitefish, especially Coregonus artedii, of the Great Lakes.
- law-breaking — Law-breaking is any kind of illegal activity.
- lawbreakings — Plural form of lawbreaking.
- leading mark — either of two conspicuous objects regarded as points on a line (leading line) upon which a vessel can sail a safe course.
- linking verb — copula (def 2).
- magic marker — felt-tip pen
- make-up girl — a woman or girl who applies cosmetics to a person, such as to a model or actor
- mark reading — the function performed by an optical mark reader
- marking gage — any of various adjustable tools for marking a line parallel to a straight edge against which the tool is moved.
- marlingspike — Alternative spelling of marlinspike.
- merry-making — Merry-making is the activities of people who are enjoying themselves together in a lively way, for example by eating, drinking, or dancing.
- metalworking — the act or technique of making metal objects.
- middle greek — Medieval Greek.
- misreckoning — Present participle of misreckon.
- orange stick — a slender, rounded stick, originally of orangewood, having tapered ends and used in manicuring, especially to push back the cuticles or clean the fingernails.
- overclocking — Computers. to modify (a hardware component, as a processor, graphics card, or memory) so as to increase the speed of that component beyond the specifications of the manufacturer: You can overclock your video card to improve its performance.
- overdrinking — Present participle of overdrink.
- overstocking — to stock to excess: We are overstocked on this item.
- paring knife — a short-bladed kitchen knife for paring fruits and vegetables.
- parking fine — penalty fee for an offence
- pathbreaking — pertaining to blazing a trail or path.
- phrasemaking — the making up or coining of memorable phrases or slogans
- pickeringite — a mineral, magnesia alum, occurring usually in the form of white fibrous masses.
- power kiting — an activity in which a person, sitting in a small buggy or wearing skis, etc, is propelled by the wind power generated by a large kite to which he or she is attached by ropes
- powerwalking — a form of exercise that involves rapid walking with arms bent and swinging naturally.
- premarketing — before the development of a market
- prepackaging — to package (foodstuffs or manufactured goods) before retail distribution or sale.
- racing skate — a tubular ice skate having a long blade extending beyond the heel and toe.
- racketeering — a person engaged in a racket.
- raking piece — a sloping piece of scenery, as on a television or stage set, especially such a piece used for masking the side of a ramp.
- reading book — a book for people who are learning to read, to help them become accustomed to looking at and understanding written words
- reading desk — a desk for use in reading, especially by a person standing.
- reading week — university: week-long break from classes
- reaping hook — a curved cutting tool with a sharp edge, used in the cutting or harvesting of crops
- rent-seeking — the act or process of using one’s assets and resources to increase one’s share of existing wealth without creating new wealth.
- ring knocker — a commissioned officer in the U.S. armed forces who is a graduate of a military academy.
- ring network — (networking, topology) A network topology in which all nodes are connected to a single wire in a ring or point-to-point. There are no endpoints. This topology is used by token ring networks. Compare: bus network, star network.