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11-letter words containing n, k, o, s, i, e

  • nonsinkable — (of items designed to float on water) not liable to sink
  • nonspeaking — the act, utterance, or discourse of a person who speaks.
  • nonstrikers — Plural form of nonstriker.
  • onside kick — a kickoff deliberately kicked a short distance in an attempt by the kicking team to regain possession of the ball by recovering it after it has traveled forward the legally required distance of 10 yards, beyond the 50-yard line.
  • oyster pink — a delicate pinkish-white colour, sometimes with a greyish tinge
  • pyrokinesis — the ability to set objects or people on fire through the concentration of psychic power.
  • shake on it — to shake hands in agreement, reconciliation, etc
  • sherlockian — pertaining to or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, known for his skill in solving mysteries through deductive reasoning.
  • shimonoseki — a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan: treaty ending Sino-Japanese War signed 1895.
  • shingle oak — an oak, Quercus imbricaria, yielding a wood used for shingles, clapboards, etc.
  • shopkeeping — a retail merchant or tradesman; a person who owns or operates a small store or shop.
  • single knot — overhand knot.
  • skeletonize — to reduce to a skeleton, outline, or framework.
  • skinner box — a box used in experiments in animal learning, especially in operant conditioning, equipped with a mechanism that automatically gives the animal food or other reward or permits escape, as by opening a door.
  • smoke point — heat at which oil gives off smoke
  • snickometer — a device, which uses sound waves recorded by the stump microphone, employed by TV commentators to determine whether or not a batsman has made contact with the ball
  • snorkelling — the activity of swimming with a snorkel
  • sound-alike — a person or thing that resembles another in sound
  • stink stone — any of various limestones that emit an unpleasant odor when scratched or struck.
  • stockinette — Also, stockinet. a stretchy, machine-knitted fabric used for making undergarments, infants' wear, etc.
  • strike down — to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.
  • strike note — the note produced by a bell when struck, defining its musical pitch
  • strike zone — the area above home plate extending from the batter's knees to his or her shoulders.
  • strikebound — closed by a strike: a strikebound factory.
  • voznesenski — Andrei (Andreievich) [ahn-drey ahn-drey-yuh-vich;; Russian uhn-dryey uhn-drye-yi-vyich] /ˈɑn dreɪ ɑnˈdreɪ yə vɪtʃ;; Russian ʌnˈdryeɪ ʌnˈdryɛ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), (Andre Voznesensky) 1933–2010, Russian poet.
  • whiskerando — a man with extravagant whiskers
  • wonkishness — The state or condition of being wonkish.
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