12-letter words containing n, o, k, s
- kick oneself — regret sth
- kidney stone — an abnormal stone, or concretion, composed primarily of oxalates and phosphates, found in the kidney.
- kill oneself — to overexert oneself
- kindred soul — like-minded person
- kinesophobia — Fear of movement.
- kinetoplasts — Plural form of kinetoplast.
- 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 scout — (in Great Britain) a boy scout who has achieved the highest level of scouting: similar to the U.S. eagle scout.
- king-of-arms — a title of certain of the principal heralds of England and certain other kingdoms empowered by their sovereigns to grant armorial bearings.
- kirk session — the lowest court of the Presbyterian Church
- kitchen soap — heavy-duty soap intended for use in the kitchen
- knowableness — the quality of being knowable
- knucklebones — (in humans) any of the bones forming a knuckle of a finger.
- korsakoffian — relating to or suffering from Korsakoff's psychosis
- lake jackson — a town in S Texas.
- lake station — a town in NW Indiana.
- lake torrens — a shallow salt lake in E central South Australia, about 8 m (25 ft) below sea level. Area: 5776 sq km (2230 sq miles)
- leon trotsky — Leon (Lev or Leib, Davidovich Bronstein) 1879–1940, Russian revolutionary and writer: minister of war 1918–25.
- lesser-known — less widely known; less famous
- leukotrienes — Plural form of leukotriene.
- loansharking — the practice of lending money at excessive rates of interest.
- locksmithing — The science and art of making and defeating locks.
- look askance — glance sidelong or with suspicion
- loosely-knit — associated or linked in a loose way
- lover's knot — love knot.
- lovesickness — Quality or property of being lovesick.
- mackintoshes — Plural form of mackintosh.
- magnitogorsk — a city in the W Russian Federation in Asia, on the Ural River, near the boundary between Europe and Asia.
- make a noise — to talk a great deal or complain
- make inroads — If one thing makes inroads into another, the first thing starts affecting or destroying the second.
- mesoplankton — plankton that live at middle depths.
- misknowledge — a misunderstanding or misconception
- misreckoning — Present participle of misreckon.
- mockingbirds — Plural form of mockingbird.
- mogul skiing — a skiing event in which skiers descend a slope which is covered in mounds of snow, making two jumps during the descent
- monk's cloth — a heavy cotton fabric in a basket weave, used for curtains, bedspreads, etc.
- monkey flush — three cards of the same suit, usually not in sequence.
- monkey house — a cage or enclosure in a zoo where monkeys are kept
- monkeyshines — Usually, monkeyshines. a frivolous or mischievous prank; monkey business.
- monks' mound — the largest of the Cahokia Mounds.
- moonstricken — Moonstruck.
- nakhon sawan — a city in W central Thailand, on the Chao Phraya River.
- nevinnomyssk — a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, S of Stavropol.
- nickelodeons — Plural form of nickelodeon.
- nikola tesla — Nikola [nik-oh-luh] /ˈnɪk oʊ lə/ (Show IPA), 1856–1943, U.S. physicist, electrical engineer, and inventor, born in Croatia.
- no such luck — You can say 'No such luck' when you want to express your disappointment over something.
- no thanks to — to express gratitude, appreciation, or acknowledgment to: She thanked them for their hospitality.
- noam chomsky — (Avram) Noam [nohm,, noh-uh m] /noʊm,, ˈnoʊ əm/ (Show IPA), born 1928, U.S. linguist, educator, and political activist.
- noise-making — a person or thing that makes noise, as a reveler on New Year's Eve, Halloween, etc., or a rattle, horn, or similar device used on such an occasion.