10-letter words containing l, i, k, n
- lisichansk — a city in E Ukraine, on the Donets River, NE of Donetsk.
- littleneck — the quahog clam, Venus mercenaria, when young and small.
- long drink — a drink containing a large quantity of non-alcoholic beverage
- look in on — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
- lopatnikov — Nicolai Lvovich [nik-uh-lahy luh-voh-vich;; Russian nyi-kuh-lahy lvaw-vyich] /ˈnɪk əˌlaɪ ləˈvoʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian nyɪ kʌˈlaɪ ˈlvɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1903–76, U.S. composer, born in Russia.
- lossmaking — a business that consistently operates at a loss.
- lovemaking — the act of courting or wooing.
- lymphokine — any lymphocyte product, as interferon, that is not an antibody but may participate in the immune response through its effect on the function of other cells, as destroying antigen-coated cells or stimulating macrophages.
- lysenkoism — a genetic doctrine formulated by Lysenko and asserting that acquired characteristics are inheritable.
- maidenlike — Like a maiden; gentle, demure.
- malinovsky — Rodion Yakovlevich [ruh-dyi-awn yah-kuh-vlyi-vyich] /rə dyɪˈɔn ˈyɑ kə vlyɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1967, Russian army officer: minister of defense of the U.S.S.R. 1957–67.
- malinowski — Bronislaw Kasper [bron-uh-slahf kas-per;; Polish braw-nee-slahf kahs-puh r] /ˈbrɒn əˌslɑf ˈkæs pər;; Polish brɔˈni slɑf ˈkɑs pər/ (Show IPA), 1884–1942, Polish anthropologist in the U.S.
- matronlike — Like a matron; sedate; grave; matronly.
- mcclintock — Barbara, 1902–92, U.S. geneticist: Nobel prize 1983.
- menelik ii — 1844–1913, emperor of Ethiopia 1889–1913.
- milk churn — a container used to transport milk from farms
- milk punch — a beverage containing milk and alcoholic liquor with sugar, flavoring, etc.
- milk round — If someone has a milk round, they work as a milkman, going from house to house delivering milk.
- milk snake — a nonvenomous brown-and-grey North American colubrid snake Lampropeltis doliata, related to the king snakes
- milk train — a local train running through the early hours of the morning.
- mistakenly — wrongly conceived, held, or done: a mistaken antagonism.
- monkeylike — Similar to a monkey.
- naturelike — the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- necklacing — Present participle of necklace.
- nectarlike — Resembling or characteristic of nectar.
- needlelike — a small, slender, rodlike instrument, usually of polished steel, with a sharp point at one end and an eye or hole for thread at the other, for passing thread through cloth to make stitches in sewing.
- nickeltype — an electrotype with a deposit of nickel.
- nolichucky — a river in W North Carolina and E Tennessee, flowing NW and W to the French Broad River. 150 miles (241 km) long.
- nonleaking — Not leaking.
- not likely — improbable
- oil tanker — a large ship specifically designed for transporting crude oil in bulk across the oceans.
- painkiller — a drug, treatment, or anything else that relieves pain, especially an analgesic.
- parentlike — a father or a mother.
- pendelikon — a mountain in SE Greece, near Athens: noted for its fine marble. 3640 feet (1110 meters).
- pentelikon — Pendelikon.
- periwinkle — Also called myrtle. a trailing plant, Vinca minor, of the dogbane family, having glossy, evergreen foliage and usually blue-violet flowers.
- pikeblenny — any of several tropical American clinid fishes of the genus Chaenopsis, as C. ocellata (bluethroat pikeblenny) the male of which is noted for its aggressive behavior in defending its territory.
- pilliwinks — an old instrument of torture similar to the thumbscrew.
- pink floyd — British rock group, formed in 1966: originally comprised Syd Barrett (1946–2006), Roger Waters (born 1944), Rick Wright (1945–2008), and Nick Mason (born 1945); Barrett was replaced by Dave Gilmour (born 1944) in 1968 and Waters left in 1986. Recordings include The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967), Dark Side of the Moon (1973), Wish You Were Here (1975), and The Wall (1979)
- pink slime — beef trimmings that have been ground and liquefied, used as a binder in minced beef and other meat products
- plain knit — the simplest knitted construction, consisting of vertical ribs visible on the front of the fabric and horizontal rows of stitches visible on the back, used in the production of hosiery and jersey fabrics.
- planetlike — resembling a planet or planets
- planktonic — the aggregate of passively floating, drifting, or somewhat motile organisms occurring in a body of water, primarily comprising microscopic algae and protozoa.
- playmaking — the initiating of offensive plays in sports
- pluckiness — having or showing pluck or courage; brave: The drowning swimmer was rescued by a plucky schoolboy.
- prankingly — showily, in an ostentatious or pranking manner
- prankishly — in a prankish manner, mischievously
- pricklings — tingly sensations of discomfort or euphoria
- radio link — radio communication setup
- raskolniki — a member of any of several sects founded by dissenters from the Russian Orthodox Church who opposed the liturgical reforms of Nikon in the 17th century.