12-letter words containing n, i, c, k, s
- glockenspiel — a musical instrument composed of a set of graduated steel bars mounted in a frame and struck with hammers, used especially in bands.
- greenbackism — a former political party, organized in 1874, opposed to the retirement or reduction of greenbacks and favoring their increase as the only paper currency.
- homesickness — sad or depressed from a longing for home or family while away from them for a long time.
- hucksterings — Plural form of huckstering.
- inside track — the inner, or shorter, track of a racecourse.
- jacksonville — a seaport in NE Florida, on the St. John's River.
- junk science — faulty scientific information or research, especially when used to advance special interests.
- kelvin scale — William Thomson, 1st Baron, 1824–1907, English physicist and mathematician.
- kick against — If you kick against a situation you dislike but cannot control, you react against it in a violent, sudden, or extreme way.
- kick oneself — regret sth
- kinaesthetic — Alternative form of kinesthetic.
- kinesiatrics — the treatment of disease by the use of gymnastics or muscle exercises
- kinesipathic — of or relating to kinesipathy
- kinesthetics — The ability to feel movements of the limbs and body. Referred by some people as the sixth sense.
- king's bench — a court, originally the principal court for criminal cases, gradually acquiring a civil jurisdiction concurrent with that of the Court of Common Pleas, and also possessing appellate jurisdiction over the Court of Common Pleas: now a division of the High Court of Justice.
- king's color — a white ceremonial ensign with a royal cipher, flown on special occasions by the British Royal Navy.
- king's crown — a tropical American shrub, Justicia carnea, of the acanthus family, bearing clusters of tubular reddish flowers.
- king's peace — (in early medieval England) the protection secured by the king for particular people or places
- king's scout — (in Great Britain) a boy scout who has achieved the highest level of scouting: similar to the U.S. eagle scout.
- kitchen salt — coarse salt that is used in cooking but not at the table
- kitchen sink — basin in kitchen
- kitchen soap — heavy-duty soap intended for use in the kitchen
- kitchen-sink — marked by an indiscriminate and omnivorous use of elements: a kitchen-sink approach to moviemaking.
- kitchenettes — Plural form of kitchenette.
- kitchenwares — Plural form of kitchenware.
- knick-knacks — Knick-knacks are small objects which people keep as ornaments or toys, rather than for a particular use.
- knife switch — a form of air switch in which a moving element, usually a hinged blade, is placed between two contact clips.
- linseed cake — a cake or a mass made by expressing the oil from linseed, used chiefly as feed for cattle.
- lip-smacking — tasty, mouth-watering
- locksmithing — The science and art of making and defeating locks.
- lovesickness — Quality or property of being lovesick.
- mackintoshes — Plural form of mackintosh.
- misreckoning — Present participle of misreckon.
- mockingbirds — Plural form of mockingbird.
- moonstricken — Moonstruck.
- neckerchiefs — Plural form of neckerchief.
- nickel steel — steel to which up to 9 percent nickel has been added.
- nickelodeons — Plural form of nickelodeon.
- nordic skier — a person who practises cross-country racing and ski-jumping
- on the stick — alert, efficient, etc.
- 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.
- overstocking — to stock to excess: We are overstocked on this item.
- packing case — a box in which goods are packed for transport or storage.
- packing slip — A packing slip is a list of what is included in a shipment.
- packinghouse — a building where foodstuffs are packed
- pecksniffery — hypocritically and unctuously affecting benevolence or high moral principles.
- pecksniffian — hypocritically and unctuously affecting benevolence or high moral principles.
- pencil skirt — women's garment: straight skirt
- quackishness — The state or condition of being quackish.
- quacksalving — resembling or characteristic of a quacksalver