12-letter words containing n, e, k, i
- metalworking — the act or technique of making metal objects.
- metathinking — Thought about the process of thinking.
- milking shed — a building in which a herd of cows is milked
- milking time — the time at which a cow is milked
- minidiskette — Alternative spelling of mini-diskette.
- minute steak — a thin slice of beefsteak that is prepared by sautéeing quickly on each side.
- misknowledge — a misunderstanding or misconception
- misreckoning — Present participle of misreckon.
- mistakenness — The state or condition of being mistaken.
- monkey climb — a wrestling throw in which a contestant seizes his or her opponent's arms or neck, places his feet on the opponent's stomach, and falls backwards, straightening the legs and throwing the opponent over his or her head
- monkey trial — John Thomas, 1901–70, U.S. high-school teacher whose teaching of the Darwinian theory of evolution became a cause célèbre (Scopes Trial or Monkey Trial) in 1925.
- monkeyshines — Usually, monkeyshines. a frivolous or mischievous prank; monkey business.
- moonstricken — Moonstruck.
- mountainlike — Resembling a mountain or some aspect of one.
- mule skinner — a muleteer.
- muleskinners — Plural form of muleskinner.
- mullein pink — rose campion.
- nankeen lily — a lily, Lilium testaceum, having drooping, fragrant, pink-tinged, yellowish or apricot-colored flowers with recurved petals.
- neckerchiefs — Plural form of neckerchief.
- netting knot — a knot made between two ropes by forming a bight in one and passing the end of the other through the bight, around it, and under itself.
- nevinnomyssk — a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, S of Stavropol.
- newsweeklies — Plural form of newsweekly.
- nice-looking — Someone who is nice-looking is physically attractive.
- niche market — specific or limited consumer interest
- nick of time — moment before sth is too late
- nickel oxide — a green, water-insoluble powder, NiO, used chiefly in the manufacture of nickel salts and in green pigments for ceramic paints.
- nickel plate — thin coating of nickel
- nickel steel — steel to which up to 9 percent nickel has been added.
- nickel-plate — to coat with nickel by electroplating or other process.
- nickelodeons — Plural form of nickelodeon.
- night monkey — douroucouli.
- nikola tesla — Nikola [nik-oh-luh] /ˈnɪk oʊ lə/ (Show IPA), 1856–1943, U.S. physicist, electrical engineer, and inventor, born in Croatia.
- noise-making — a person or thing that makes noise, as a reveler on New Year's Eve, Halloween, etc., or a rattle, horn, or similar device used on such an occasion.
- nordic skier — a person who practises cross-country racing and ski-jumping
- normokalemia — The state of having a normal concentration of potassium in one's blood.
- normokalemic — Having a normal percentage of potassium in one's blood.
- nothing like — totally dissimilar to, completely unlike
- on the blink — to open and close the eye, especially involuntarily; wink rapidly and repeatedly.
- on the skids — a plank, bar, log, or the like, especially one of a pair, on which something heavy may be slid or rolled along.
- on the skite — on a drinking spree
- on the stick — alert, efficient, etc.
- on your bike — away you go
- orange stick — a slender, rounded stick, originally of orangewood, having tapered ends and used in manicuring, especially to push back the cuticles or clean the fingernails.
- overclocking — Computers. to modify (a hardware component, as a processor, graphics card, or memory) so as to increase the speed of that component beyond the specifications of the manufacturer: You can overclock your video card to improve its performance.
- overdrinking — Present participle of overdrink.
- overkindness — the quality of being too kind
- overstocking — to stock to excess: We are overstocked on this item.
- packing case — a box in which goods are packed for transport or storage.
- packinghouse — a building where foodstuffs are packed
- pale-skinned — having pale skin