16-letter words containing n, k, o, s, i, e
- proboscis monkey — a reddish, arboreal monkey, Nasalis larvatus, of Borneo, the male of which has a long, flexible nose: an endangered species.
- rack one's brain — If you rack your brains, you try very hard to think of something.
- reservation desk — a desk in a hotel, office, etc, where an employee takes bookings for rooms, tickets, etc
- rocket scientist — a specialist in rocketry.
- san antonio peak — a mountain in S California: highest peak in the San Gabriel Mountains, near San Bernardino. 10,080 feet (3072 meters).
- seaside knotweed — See under knotweed.
- sedimentary rock — rock formed from compacted minerals
- sekondi-takoradi — a seaport in SW Ghana.
- shakedown cruise — extortion, as by blackmail or threats of violence.
- shot in the dark — a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- shrinking violet — a shy, modest, or self-effacing person.
- silk-cotton tree — any of several spiny trees belonging to the genus Ceiba, of the bombax family, having palmately compound leaves and seeds surrounded by silk cotton, especially C. pentandra, from which kapok is obtained.
- sling one's hook — to leave
- smack one's lips — If you smack your lips, you open and close your mouth noisily, especially before or after eating, to show that you are eager to eat or enjoyed eating.
- smoke inhalation — poisoning of the lungs caused by inhaling large quantities of toxic fumes from a fire
- sparking voltage — the minimum voltage required to produce a spark across a given spark gap.
- speak in tongues — to engage in glossolalia
- speak one's mind — give one's frank opinion
- speed networking — the practice of trying to form business connections and contacts through meetings at which individuals are given the opportunity to have several conversations of limited duration with strangers
- spring snowflake — a European amaryllidaceous plant, Leucojum vernum, with white nodding bell-shaped flowers
- stocking machine — a type of knitting machine
- stocking stuffer — a small, usually inexpensive gift that is placed with others in a Christmas stocking.
- unpublished work — a literary work that has not been reproduced for sale or publicly distributed.
- unskilled worker — a worker who does not have any special skill or training
- upside-down cake — a cake that is baked on a layer of fruit, then turned before serving so that the fruit is on top.
- wild honeysuckle — pinxter flower.
- windsor, duke of — (since 1917) a member of the present British royal family. Compare Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (def 1).
- work-in-progress — In book-keeping, work-in-progress refers to the monetary value of work that has not yet been paid for because it has not yet been completed.