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11-letter words containing n, u, t, k

  • luckenbooth — a booth or shop capable of being locked up
  • mantuamaker — A maker of women's clothes, especially dresses.
  • minute book — a book in which the minutes of a meeting are recorded
  • minute mark — the symbol ′ used for minutes of arc and linear feet
  • monkey suit — a tuxedo or full-dress suit.
  • montelukast — a type of oral drug containing a leukotriene inhibitor, used in the treatment of asthma and seasonal allergies.
  • mount kenya — an extinct volcano in central Kenya: the second highest mountain in Africa; girth at 2400 m (8000 ft) is about 150 km (95 miles). The regions above 3200 m (10 500 ft) constitute Mount Kenya National Park. Height: 5199 m (17 058 ft)
  • mountebanks — Plural form of mountebank.
  • nature walk — a walk on a nature trail, especially with an experienced guide.
  • nerve trunk — the main stem of a nerve.
  • nut-cracker — an instrument or device for cracking the shells of nuts.
  • nutcrackers — Plural form of nutcracker.
  • nutty slack — coal
  • outbreaking — The act of breaking out.
  • outdrinking — Present participle of outdrink.
  • outer banks — chain of long, narrow, sandy islands, along the coast of N.C.
  • outflanking — Present participle of outflank.
  • outspokenly — In an outspoken manner.
  • packing nut — a nut that serves to condense packing and so to tighten its seal.
  • panel truck — a small truck having a fully enclosed body, used mainly to deliver light or small objects.
  • phitsanulok — a city in central Thailand.
  • poke fun at — to prod or push, especially with something narrow or pointed, as a finger, elbow, stick, etc.: to poke someone in the ribs.
  • punji stake — a sharp bamboo stake concealed in high grass at an angle so as to gash the feet and legs of enemy soldiers and often coated with excrement so as to cause an infected wound.
  • putty knife — a tool for puttying, having a broad flexible blade.
  • rocky mount — a city in NE North Carolina.
  • round steak — a steak cut from directly above the hind leg of beef.
  • sand-struck — (of bricks) made with a mold lined with sand to permit freeing.
  • sauk centre — a town in central Minnesota: model for town in Sinclair Lewis's novel Main Street.
  • ski touring — cross-country skiing.
  • snuff stick — a twig, stick, or brush used to apply snuff on the teeth or gums.
  • sound truck — a truck carrying a loudspeaker from which speeches, music, etc., are broadcast, as for advertising, campaigning, or the like.
  • square knot — a common knot in which the ends come out alongside of the standing parts.
  • stickup man — a man who commits a stickup.
  • stockhausen — Karlheinz [kahrl-hahynts] /ˈkɑrlˌhaɪnts/ (Show IPA), 1928–2007, German composer.
  • strike fund — an amount of money reserved by a union to make payments to striking works should a strike occur
  • strikebound — closed by a strike: a strikebound factory.
  • subnotebook — a laptop computer smaller and lighter than a notebook, typically weighing less than 5 pounds (2.3 kg).
  • subtacksman — a renter who holds the property they rent by subletting it
  • supertanker — a tanker with a deadweight capacity of over 75,000 tons.
  • take out on — If you take something out on someone, you behave in an unpleasant way towards them because you feel angry or upset, even though this is not their fault.
  • talk around — to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking: to talk about poetry.
  • tankbusting — the practice of destroying tanks
  • telukbetung — a port on SE Sumatra, in Indonesia.
  • tena koutou — a Māori greeting to two or more people
  • think aloud — If you think aloud, you express your thoughts as they occur to you, rather than thinking first and then speaking.
  • to run amok — If a person or animal runs amok, they behave in a violent and uncontrolled way.
  • trojan duck — a duck that is a carrier of avian flu and is therefore a threat to other birds and also to humans, but which shows no outward signs of infection
  • trunk cabin — a cabin of a yacht that presents a long, low profile with a relatively unbroken line fore and aft. Compare doghouse (def 2).
  • trunksleeve — a sleeve that is puffed in shape or contains a large amount of fabric
  • tukey, john — John Tukey
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