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12-letter words containing n, o, k, i

  • 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
  • novorossiysk — a seaport in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Black Sea.
  • 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.
  • pack rolling — the hot rolling of metal sheets in two or more thicknesses to produce composite sheets.
  • packinghouse — a building where foodstuffs are packed
  • pancake coil — a coil (of wire, etc) wound in a flat circular shape
  • parkinsonian — (sometimes initial capital letter) of, related to, or resembling Parkinson's disease.
  • parkinsonism — Parkinson's disease.
  • passion week — the week preceding Easter; Holy Week.
  • pekinologist — a person who studies the People's Republic of China
  • pelican hook — a hooklike device for holding the link of a chain or the like, consisting of a long shackle with a hinged rod held closed with a sliding ring.
  • pension book — In Britain, a pension book is a small book which is given to pensioners by the government. Each week, one page can be exchanged for money at a Post Office.
  • persian knot — a hand-tied knot, used in rug weaving, in which the ends of yarn looped around a warp thread appear at each of the interstices between adjacent threads and produce a compact and relatively even pile effect.
  • photokinesis — movement occurring upon exposure to light.
  • pigeon clock — a device for timing the arrivals of pigeons being raced, consisting of a magazine for holding the identification bands of the contestants in the order in which they are inserted and a recording clock to register the times of insertion.
  • pinking iron — a tool for perforating, or for notching or scalloping the edge of fabric, leather, etc.
  • pioneer work — pioneer work does something that has not been done before, for example by developing or using new methods or techniques
  • piston skirt — The piston skirt is the cylindrical walls of a piston.
  • plain-spoken — candid; frank; blunt.
  • plinth block — a plinth interrupting a door or window architrave at the floor or ground level.
  • pocket knife — A pocket knife is a small knife with several blades which fold into the handle so that you can carry it around with you safely.
  • policymaking — a person responsible for making policy, especially in government.
  • power kiting — an activity in which a person, sitting in a small buggy or wearing skis, etc, is propelled by the wind power generated by a large kite to which he or she is attached by ropes
  • powerwalking — a form of exercise that involves rapid walking with arms bent and swinging naturally.
  • pruning hook — an implement with a hooked blade, used for pruning vines, branches, etc.
  • reading book — a book for people who are learning to read, to help them become accustomed to looking at and understanding written words
  • reaping hook — a curved cutting tool with a sharp edge, used in the cutting or harvesting of crops
  • ribbon snake — either of two long-tailed garter snakes, Thamnophis proximus or T. sauritus, of eastern and central North America, having a brownish body and yellow or orange stripes.
  • ring knocker — a commissioned officer in the U.S. armed forces who is a graduate of a military academy.
  • ring network — (networking, topology)   A network topology in which all nodes are connected to a single wire in a ring or point-to-point. There are no endpoints. This topology is used by token ring networks. Compare: bus network, star network.
  • risk pooling — Risk pooling is the practice of sharing all risks among a group of insurance companies.
  • rock bunting — a seed-eating songbird, Emberiza cia
  • rock carving — the practice of carving on rock
  • rock cornish — a small hybrid chicken produced by mating Cornish and White Rock chickens and marketed especially as a roaster.
  • rock jasmine — any of several alpine plants belonging to the genus Androsace, of the primrose family, having tufted leaves often in basal rosettes, and umbels of pink, red, purple, or white flowers.
  • rock springs — a city in SW Wyoming.
  • rockhounding — the activity of searching for and collecting rocks
  • roman strike — a striking mechanism of c1700, giving the equivalent in tones of Roman numerals, a bell of one pitch striking once for each number I, a bell of another pitch striking once for V, twice for X.
  • rostenkowski — Dan(iel) 1928–2010, U.S. politician: congressman 1959–94.
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