12-letter words containing n, e, k, i
- stakhanovite — a worker in the Soviet Union who regularly surpassed production quotas and was specially honored and rewarded.
- stick insect — walking stick (def 2).
- stickhandler — a hockey or lacrosse player, esp. one who is talented at stickhandling.
- stiff-necked — having a stiff neck; having torticollis.
- stockingless — not wearing or having stockings
- straightneck — a variety of summer squash related to the crookneck but not having a recurved neck.
- strike hands — to show agreement by clasping hands
- superkingdom — in some systems of biological classification, either of the two major subdivisions, prokaryote or eukaryote, into which all living organisms can be placed
- sydney silky — silky terrier.
- tack welding — to join (pieces of metal) with a number of small welds spaced some distance apart.
- take against — If you take against someone or something, you develop a dislike for them, often for no good reason.
- take in hand — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- take in sail — to lower sails, as in order to reduce the area of sail set
- take part in — join in
- take pity on — show compassion, mercy
- talking head — Television Slang. a closeup picture of a person who is talking, especially as a participant in a talk show.
- tank fighter — a boxer known for false shows of being knocked down or out in bouts the results of which have been prearranged.
- tank trailer — a trailer truck or tractor-trailer with a tank body, suitable for transporting gases or liquids, as oil, gasoline, or milk, in bulk.
- technojunkie — a person addicted to or obsessed by new technology
- thessalonike — official name of Salonika.
- thessaloníki — official name of Salonika.
- thick client — a computer having its own hard drive, as opposed to one on a network where most functions are carried out on a central server
- thin-skinned — having a thin skin.
- thinkingness — the quality of being thoughtful or capable of rational or intellectual thought
- thunderstick — bull-roarer.
- ticket agent — a person who sells tickets, as for theater seats, train accommodations, etc.
- tickled pink — to touch or stroke lightly with the fingers, a feather, etc., so as to excite a tingling or itching sensation in; titillate.
- tie the knot — an interlacing, twining, looping, etc., of a cord, rope, or the like, drawn tight into a knob or lump, for fastening, binding, or connecting two cords together or a cord to something else.
- time-keeping — a person or thing that keeps time.
- tinker's dam — the least value or merit; nothing or anything at all: It's not worth a tinker's damn.
- tip the wink — to give a hint
- token strike — a brief strike intended to convey strength of feeling on a disputed issue
- trainer sock — a sock designed to be worn with a training shoe, often cut low at the ankle so that very little shows above the shoe
- trefoil knot — a knot having the form of a trefoil.
- trench knife — a short knife for stabbing, sometimes equipped with brass knuckles as a guard, used in modern warfare in hand-to-hand combat.
- trick ending — an ending of a story or play, etc., that employs a surprise element or character to resolve the plot.
- trickishness — the quality of being crafty
- trickle-down — of, relating to, or based on the trickle-down theory: the trickle-down benefits to the local community.
- trickstering — the practice of playing tricks
- trunk engine — an engine having a trunk piston or pistons.
- turkmenistan — a republic in central in Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, Iran, and Afghanistan. 188,417 sq. mi. (488,000 sq. km). Capital: Ashkhabad.
- unartistlike — lacking artistic sensibilities and skills
- underkingdom — the domain of an underking
- underskilled — having skill; trained or experienced in work that requires skill.
- underskinker — a subordinate bartender
- undertakings — the act of a person who undertakes any task or responsibility.
- unity ticket — a how-to-vote card in a union election associating Labor and Communist candidates
- unkindliness — an unkindly nature or quality
- unlikelihood — the state of being unlikely; improbability.
- unmistakable — not mistakable; clear; obvious.