11-letter words containing l, i, n, k
- lemon stick — a lemon half with a peppermint stick stuck in it, through which the lemon juice is sucked.
- leopardskin — the skin of a leopard
- leukonychia — Alt form leuconychia.
- 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.
- liederkranz — a German choral society or singing club, especially of men.
- lienyunkang — Lianyungang.
- likableness — The property of being likable, that which makes likable.
- like-minded — having a similar or identical opinion, disposition, etc.: a like-minded friend.
- linebackers — Plural form of linebacker.
- linebacking — the act of forming a second line of defence, close to the linesman
- link editor — linker
- link loader — linker
- link motion — a mechanism controlling the valves of a steam engine, consisting of a slotted link terminating in a pair of eccentrics
- linked list — (programming) A data structure in which each element contains a pointer to the next element, thus forming a linear list. A doubly linked list contains pointers to both the next and previous elements.
- littlenecks — Plural form of littleneck.
- living bank — a facility in which donated human organs or tissues are preserved for subsequent transplantation.
- luskishness — the state or condition of being luskish
- lymphokines — Plural form of lymphokine.
- machinelike — like a machine, as in regular movement or uniform pattern of operation: to conduct business with machinelike efficiency.
- maeterlinck — Comte Maurice [French moh-rees] /French moʊˈris/ (Show IPA), 1862–1947, Belgian poet, dramatist, and essayist: Nobel prize 1911.
- marlinspike — a pointed iron implement used in separating the strands of rope in splicing, marling, etc.
- 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.
- milwaukeean — a port in SE Wisconsin, on Lake Michigan.
- minke whale — a dark-colored baleen whale, Baleanoptera acutorostrata, inhabiting temperate and polar seas and growing to a length of 33 feet (10 meters): reduced in numbers.
- mistakingly — an error in action, calculation, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc.
- monkey tail — any of various light or short ropes or lines.
- muleskinner — (slang)A mule driver.
- muslin kail — barley broth or barley and vegetable soup.
- needlestick — Puncture of the skin by a hypodermic needle or other sharp object.
- new wrinkle — innovation
- nickel belt — the area around Sudbury in Northern Ontario, rich in nickel ore
- nickelodeon — an early motion-picture theater where a film or a variety show could be seen, usually for the admission price of a nickel.
- nightwalker — a person who walks or roves about at night, especially a thief, prostitute, etc.
- nitro-chalk — a chemical fertilizer containing calcium carbonate and ammonium nitrate
- non-skilled — having skill; trained or experienced in work that requires skill.
- nonsinkable — (of items designed to float on water) not liable to sink
- odd-looking — If you describe someone or something as odd-looking, you think that they look strange or unusual.
- old kingdom — the period in the history of ancient Egypt, 2780–2280 b.c., comprising the 3rd to 6th dynasties, characterized by the predominance of Memphis.
- old-looking — having an old appearance
- oneida lake — a lake in central New York. 20 miles (32 km) long; 5 miles (8 km) wide.
- outflanking — Present participle of outflank.
- overlocking — the act of oversewing a hem or fabric edge to prevent fraying
- overlooking — to fail to notice, perceive, or consider: to overlook a misspelled word.
- pack animal — a mule, donkey, burro, or horse bred for vigor and hardiness and used for carrying heavy loads.
- painkilling — of or relating to a drug or method of reducing or eliminating pain
- parking lot — an area, usually divided into individual spaces, intended for parking motor vehicles.
- pearly king — the male London costermonger whose ceremonial clothes display the most lavish collection of pearl buttons
- phantomlike — an apparition or specter.
- phitsanulok — a city in central Thailand.
- phoenixlike — having a resemblance to a phoenix in the sense of re-emerging and beginning again