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12-letter words containing l, u, c, k

  • electro-funk — a type of electronic music, originating in the 1980s, characterized by the use of synthesizers with a heavy rhythm and punctuated bass, often influenced by the genres of funk and hip-hop
  • flickermouse — Alternative form of flittermouse.
  • flush-decked — having a weather deck flush with the hull.
  • 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.
  • four-o'clock — a common garden plant, Mirabilis jalapa, of the four-o'clock family, having tubular red, white, yellow, or variegated flowers that open late in the afternoon.
  • honeysuckles — Plural form of honeysuckle.
  • hydraulicked — (of an extracted mineral) excavated using water
  • jack russell — a small short-legged terrier having a white coat with tan, black, or lemon markings: there are rough- and smooth-haired varieties
  • junior clerk — a clerk of low rank
  • kit-cat club — a club of Whig wits, painters, politicians, and men of letters, including Robert Walpole, John Vanbrugh, William Congreve, Joseph Addison, Richard Steele, and Godfrey Kneller, that flourished in London between 1703 and 1720.
  • kit-kat club — a club of Whig wits, painters, politicians, and men of letters, including Robert Walpole, John Vanbrugh, William Congreve, Joseph Addison, Richard Steele, and Godfrey Kneller, that flourished in London between 1703 and 1720.
  • kletterschuh — a lightweight climbing boot with a canvas or suede upper and Vibram (originally felt or cord) sole
  • knuckle ball — a slow pitch that moves erratically toward home plate, usually delivered by holding the ball between the thumb and the knuckles of the first joints of the first two or three fingers.
  • knuckle down — a joint of a finger, especially one of the articulations of a metacarpal with a phalanx.
  • knuckleballs — Plural form of knuckleball.
  • knucklebones — (in humans) any of the bones forming a knuckle of a finger.
  • knuckleheads — Plural form of knucklehead.
  • kupfernickel — (archaic) cupronickel.
  • ladder truck — hook and ladder.
  • lake lucerne — a lake in central Switzerland: fed and drained chiefly by the River Reuss. Area: 115 sq km (44 sq miles)
  • lake success — a town on Long Island, in SE New York: temporary United Nations headquarters 1946–51.
  • leukocytosis — an increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
  • light-struck — (of a film or the like) damaged by accidental exposure to light.
  • lithium lick — NeXT employees who have had too much attention from their esteemed founder, Steve Jobs, are said to have "lithium lick" when they begin to show signs of Jobsian fervour and repeat the most recent catch phrases in normal conversation, e.g. "It just works, right out of the box!"
  • lucklessness — The state or condition of being luckless.
  • luggage rack — shelf for baggage on a train
  • lumberjacket — a short, straight, wool plaid jacket or coat, for informal wear, usually belted and having patch pockets.
  • lunch-bucket — a small container, usually of metal or plastic and with a handle, for carrying one's lunch from home to school or work.
  • milk product — Milk products are foods made from milk, for example butter, cheese, and yoghurt.
  • multitracked — (music) Recorded on multiple tracks.
  • music locker — Digital Technology. an online service that supports cloud-based storage of digital music files so as to allow users to stream or download their personal music collections for playback on any compatible device: I uploaded all my CDs to a music locker, and now I can access the music from my laptop, tablet, or smartphone.
  • no such luck — You can say 'No such luck' when you want to express your disappointment over something.
  • packed lunch — A packed lunch is food, for example sandwiches, which you take to work, to school, or on a trip and eat as your lunch.
  • pallet truck — a powered truck with a mast, sometimes telescopic, on which slides a carriage which can be raised and lowered hydraulically. The carriage has extended forks which can be passed under a palletized load for stacking or moving to a new position
  • peacock blue — a lustrous greenish blue, as of certain peacock feathers.
  • public works — government-funded construction
  • puck control — an offensive strategy to maintain control of the puck to prevent the other team from having scoring opportunities.
  • pumpernickel — a coarse, dark, slightly sour bread made of unbolted rye.
  • quacksalvers — Plural form of quacksalver.
  • quacksalving — resembling or characteristic of a quacksalver
  • quartz clock — an extremely accurate electronic movement utilizing the natural frequency of vibrations of a quartz crystal to regulate the operation of the timepiece (quartz clock or quartz watch)
  • quicksilvery — resembling quicksilver
  • rugby tackle — A rugby tackle is a way of making someone fall over by throwing your arms around their legs or hips.
  • strike lucky — If you strike lucky or strike it lucky, you have some good luck.
  • suckling pig — piglet not yet weaned
  • sultana cake — a cake that contains sultanas
  • swashbuckler — a swaggering swordsman, soldier, or adventurer; daredevil.
  • take counsel — receive advice
  • touch-tackle — touch football.
  • turtlenecked — having a turtleneck
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