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12-letter words containing l, i, k

  • black-figure — pertaining to or designating a style of vase painting developed in Greece in the 7th and 6th centuries b.c., chiefly characterized by silhouetted figures painted in black slip on a red clay body, details incised into the design, and a two-dimensional structure of form and space.
  • blackbirding — a common European thrush, Turdus merula, the male of which is black with a yellow bill.
  • blatherskite — a talkative silly person
  • blister pack — a type of packet in which small items are displayed and sold, consisting of a transparent dome of plastic or similar material mounted on a firm backing such as cardboard
  • blitzkrieged — blitz (defs 1, 2, 5).
  • block caving — a method of mining a large block of ore by systematically undercutting so the ore will cave. Compare cave (def 5a).
  • block island — an island off the coast of and a part of Rhode Island, at the E entrance to Long Island Sound.
  • block signal — a fixed railroad signal governing the movements of trains entering and using a given section of track.
  • block voting — voting using block votes
  • blockbusting — A blockbusting film or book is one that is very successful, usually because it is very exciting.
  • bloodsucking — any animal that sucks blood, especially a leech.
  • bluestocking — A bluestocking is an intellectual woman.
  • boating lake — a lake in a park where rowing boats can be hired
  • boilermaking — metal-working in heavy industry; plating or welding
  • bolshevikism — the doctrines, methods, or procedure of the Bolsheviks.
  • brake lining — a curved thin strip of an asbestos composition riveted to a brake shoe to provide it with a renewable surface
  • brickfielder — a hot wind in parts of Australia, originally applied to a wind which blew over Sydney carrying dust from the neighbouring Brickfields sand hills
  • broken-field — of or having to do with running in which the ball carrier zigzags so as to go past defenders and avoid being tackled by them
  • bulk carrier — a ship that carries unpackaged cargo, usually consisting of a single dry commodity, such as coal or grain
  • burj khalifa — a slender tapering skyscraper in Dubai; completed in 2009; the world's tallest man-made structure, standing at 828m (2716 ft)
  • businesslike — If you describe someone as businesslike, you mean that they deal with things in an efficient way without wasting time.
  • call in sick — afflicted with ill health or disease; ailing.
  • candlesticks — Plural form of candlestick.
  • capitol peak — a mountain in W central Colorado, in the Elk range of the Rocky Mountains. 14,130 feet (4310 meters).
  • cavity block — a precast concrete block that contains a cavity or cavities
  • chain locker — a compartment where the chain or cable of an anchor is stowed when the anchor is raised.
  • chalk stripe — (on a fabric) a pattern of thin white lines on a dark ground.
  • chalk-stripe — a stripe, as in the fabric of some suits, that is wider and usually more muted than a pinstripe
  • cinder block — A cinder block is a large grey brick made from coal cinders and cement which is used for building.
  • city slicker — If you refer to someone as a city slicker, you mean that they live and work in a city and are used to city life.
  • click beetle — any beetle of the family Elateridae, which have the ability to right themselves with a snapping movement when placed on their backs
  • clickability — (computing) The quality of being clickable, of causing a particular action when clicked.
  • clickjacking — the practice of using a disguised hyperlink to direct an internet user to a website he or she does not wish to visit
  • clickstreams — Plural form of clickstream.
  • clickthrough — the act of clicking on an advertisement or other link to go to another website, especially a retail site: The store gets lots of clickthroughs from social media.
  • cockeysville — a town in N Maryland.
  • cockieleekie — a soup made from a fowl boiled with leeks
  • cocktail bar — a bar which serves cocktails
  • coconut milk — Coconut milk is the milky juice inside coconuts.
  • cold working — Cold working is a process in which metal is shaped at a fairly low temperature. This increases the metal's yield strength but makes it less ductile.
  • computerlike — similar to a computer
  • cook islands — a group of islands in the SW Pacific, an overseas territory of New Zealand: consists of the Lower Cooks and the Northern Cooks Capital: Avarua, on Rarotonga. Pop: 10 447 (2013 est). Area: 234 sq km (90 sq miles)
  • cooking film — a plastic film used for wrapping or covering food
  • cooking foil — a thin sheet of aluminium used for wrapping or covering food
  • cooking salt — a type of salt used in cooking
  • cooling rack — a wire frame used for cooling food on
  • courtierlike — resembling a courtier in manner
  • crack willow — a species of commonly grown willow, Salix fragilis, with branches that snap easily
  • cricket ball — the ball used to play cricket
  • crinkle leaf — a disease of plants, characterized by puckering, mottling, and distortion of the leaves, caused by any of several viruses.
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