12-letter words containing p, e, n, k
- short-spoken — speaking in a short, brief, or curt manner.
- skeleton map — a map showing only basic details of a land, place, etc
- skew polygon — the figure formed by joining four or more points, not all in one plane, by the same number of lines
- skip welding — a technique of spacing welds on thin structural members in order to balance and minimize internal stresses due to heat.
- sleepwalking — an act of sleepwalking; somnambulation.
- snake-hipped — having thin, sinuous hips.
- soup kitchen — a place where food, usually soup, is served at little or no charge to the needy.
- speakerphone — a telephone or telephone attachment equipped with both loudspeaker and microphone, thus permitting the instrument to be used without being held.
- speckledness — the characteristic of being speckled
- specksioneer — a whaler
- speedskating — a form of ice skating in which contestants race against each other or the clock over various distances
- splatterpunk — a form of fiction featuring extremely graphic violence.
- spokesperson — a person who speaks for another or for a group.
- spring break — a vacation from school or college during the spring term, lasting about a week.
- springkeeper — a salamander
- stumpknocker — spotted sunfish.
- sucker punch — to strike (someone) with an unexpected blow.
- sucker-punch — to strike (someone) with an unexpected blow.
- superkingdom — in some systems of biological classification, either of the two major subdivisions, prokaryote or eukaryote, into which all living organisms can be placed
- take part in — join in
- take pity on — show compassion, mercy
- tickled pink — to touch or stroke lightly with the fingers, a feather, etc., so as to excite a tingling or itching sensation in; titillate.
- time-keeping — a person or thing that keeps time.
- tip the wink — to give a hint
- under-keeper — a person who guards or watches, as at a prison or gate.
- unprovokedly — in an unprovoked manner
- walking pace — the speed at which someone walks
- warp-knitted — designating a fabric made by warp knitting.
- zebulon pike — James Albert, 1913–69, U.S. Protestant Episcopal clergyman, lawyer, and author.