12-letter words containing n, i, k, a, h
- stakhanovism — a method for increasing production by rewarding individual initiative, developed in the Soviet Union in 1935.
- stakhanovite — a worker in the Soviet Union who regularly surpassed production quotas and was specially honored and rewarded.
- stickhandler — a hockey or lacrosse player, esp. one who is talented at stickhandling.
- stinking ash — hoptree.
- straightneck — a variety of summer squash related to the crookneck but not having a recurved neck.
- strike hands — to show agreement by clasping hands
- tadzhikistan — a republic in central Asia, N of Afghanistan. 55,240 sq. mi. (143,600 sq. km). Capital: Dushanbe.
- 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.
- talking head — Television Slang. a closeup picture of a person who is talking, especially as a participant in a talk show.
- talking shop — If you say that a conference or a committee is just a talking shop, you disapprove of it because nothing is achieved as a result of what is discussed.
- tank fighter — a boxer known for false shows of being knocked down or out in bouts the results of which have been prearranged.
- thank kindly — to thank heartily
- thanksgiving — the act of giving thanks; grateful acknowledgment of benefits or favors, especially to God.
- thessalonike — official name of Salonika.
- thessaloníki — official name of Salonika.
- thinking cap — a state of mind marked by reflection or concentration: If we put on our thinking caps, we may come up with the answer.
- unshrinkable — not able to contract or become smaller in size
- vanga shrike — any of several birds of the family Vangidae, endemic to Madagascar, some of which resemble shrikes, with great diversity in size, color, and bill shape.
- vishnevskaya — Galina (Pavlovna) [guh-lee-nuh pahv-lohv-nuh,, pav-;; Russian guh-lyee-nuh pah-vluh v-nuh] /gəˈli nə pɑvˈloʊv nə,, pæv-;; Russian gʌˈlyi nə ˈpɑ vləv nə/ (Show IPA), 1926–2012, Soviet operatic soprano, in the U.S. (wife of Mstislav Rostropovich).
- waking hours — Your waking hours are the times when you are awake rather than asleep.
- walk spanish — to advance or travel on foot at a moderate speed or pace; proceed by steps; move by advancing the feet alternately so that there is always one foot on the ground in bipedal locomotion and two or more feet on the ground in quadrupedal locomotion.
- walking fish — any of various fishes able to survive and move about for short periods of time on land, as the mudskipper or climbing perch.
- walking shoe — a sturdy comfortable shoe worn by hillwalkers, etc
- work-sharing — an arrangement whereby one full-time job may be carried out by two people working part time
- yuan shi kai — 1859–1916, Chinese general and statesman: first president (1912–16) of the Chinese republic