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12-letter words containing k, r, i

  • drunk driver — A drunk driver is someone who drives after drinking more than the amount of alcohol that is legally allowed.
  • earthshaking — imperiling, challenging, or affecting basic beliefs, attitudes, relationships, etc.
  • ekman spiral — a complex interaction on the surface of the sea between wind, rotation of the earth, and friction forces, discovered by Vagn Walfrid Ekman
  • energy drink — beverage: added vitamins, etc.
  • enterokinase — (enzyme) An enzyme, secreted by the upper intestinal mucosa, that catalyzes the activation of trypsinogen by converting it to trypsin.
  • 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
  • fair-skinned — having pale skin; pale-complexioned
  • fairnitickle — a freckle resembling a fern seed
  • ferrokinesis — (parapsychology) The ability to mentally manipulate iron and other metals.
  • figure skate — a shoe skate used in figure skating, especially one having a blade shorter than that of a racing skate, usually not extending beyond the toe or heel, and with notches or sawteeth on the curved forward edge.
  • figure-skate — to take part in figure skating
  • filing clerk — an employee who maintains office files
  • finger lakes — group of long, narrow glacial lakes in WC N.Y.
  • fire blanket — a large blanket-like piece of fire-resistant material such as fibreglass used in smothering a fire
  • fire walking — a religious rite in which people walk barefoot over white-hot ashes, stones, etc
  • firecrackers — Plural form of firecracker.
  • first strike — the initial use of nuclear weapons in a conflict, in which the attacker tries to destroy the adversary's strategic nuclear forces.
  • first-strike — the initial use of nuclear weapons in a conflict, in which the attacker tries to destroy the adversary's strategic nuclear forces.
  • flea-flicker — a deceptive offensive play in which the ball is passed or transferred laterally before or after a forward pass.
  • flickeringly — In a flickering manner.
  • flickermouse — Alternative form of flittermouse.
  • florida keys — chain of small islands extending southwest from the S tip of Fla.
  • flutter kick — a swimming kick in which the legs make rapid alternate up-and-down movements while the knees remain rigid, as in the crawl.
  • folkloristic — the traditional beliefs, legends, customs, etc., of a people; lore of a people.
  • foretokening — Indication in advance.
  • forked chain — branched chain.
  • formula milk — An artificial substitute for breast milk intended for feeding infants. It can come in powdered form to be mixed with water or in instant liquid form.
  • fort detrick — a military reservation in N Maryland, NW of Frederick.
  • fort pickens — Andrew, 1739–1817, American Revolutionary general.
  • fort pulaski — Count Casimir [kaz-uh-meer] /ˈkæz əˌmɪər/ (Show IPA), 1748–79, Polish patriot; general in the American Revolutionary army.
  • fortresslike — Resembling a fortress in shape or impregnability.
  • frankalmoign — a form of tenure by which religious bodies held lands, esp on condition of praying for the soul of the donor
  • franked mail — official mail sent by members of Congress, the vice president, and other authorized officials. Compare frank1 (defs 6–9).
  • frankenstein — a person who creates a monster or a destructive agency that cannot be controlled or that brings about the creator's ruin.
  • frankincense — an aromatic gum resin from various Asian and African trees of the genus Boswellia, especially B. carteri, used chiefly for burning as incense in religious or ceremonial practices, in perfumery, and in pharmaceutical and fumigating preparations.
  • freakishness — The characteristic or quality of being freakish.
  • frederick ii — Frederick I (def 2).
  • frederick iv — Frederick III (def 1).
  • frederick ix — (Frederick Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg) 1899–1972, king of Denmark 1947–72.
  • 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
  • frog sticker — Slang. a knife, especially one carried as a weapon.
  • frog-sticker — Slang. a knife, especially one carried as a weapon.
  • fruit basket — a basket containing a variety of fruits sent as a gift
  • fruit-picker — a person or a tool that picks fruit from trees
  • frying steak — a steak that is cooked by frying
  • get cracking — to break without complete separation of parts; become fissured: The plate cracked when I dropped it, but it was still usable.
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