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11-letter words containing r, a, n, k, i

  • rock island — a port in NW Illinois, on the Mississippi: government arsenal.
  • roman brick — a long, thin face brick, usually yellow-brown and having a length about eight times its thickness.
  • rotary kiln — type of industrial oven
  • shark siren — a siren sounded to warn swimmers of the presence of sharks
  • sherlockian — pertaining to or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, known for his skill in solving mysteries through deductive reasoning.
  • shrink wrap — transparent film for wrapping food
  • shrink-wrap — to wrap and seal (a book, a food product, etc.) in a flexible film of plastic that, when exposed to a heating process, shrinks to the contour of the merchandise.
  • singletrack — (of a railroad or section of a railroad's route) having but one set of tracks, so that trains going in opposite directions must be scheduled to meet only at points where there are sidings.
  • skidbladnir — the huge collapsible ship, made by two dwarfs for Frey, that always had a favoring wind.
  • skin cancer — melanoma: malignant tumour
  • skin-search — strip-search.
  • skyscraping — of or like a skyscraper; very high: a skyscraping chimney.
  • smart drink — a nonalcoholic beverage with added amino acids and vitamins claimed to increase energy, improve memory, and boost intelligence.
  • smoking car — smoker (def 2a).
  • snake river — a river flowing from NW Wyoming through S Idaho into the Columbia River in SE Washington: Shoshone Falls. 1038 miles (1670 km) long.
  • sparklingly — in a sparkling manner
  • tearjerking — a pathetic story, play, movie, or the like; an excessively sentimental tale.
  • tengri khan — a mountain in central Asia, on the boundary between Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) and China: highest peak of the Tien Shan Mountains. About 23,950 feet (7300 meters).
  • thanksgiver — a person who gives thanks.
  • tiger snake — either of two highly venomous snakes, Notechis scutatus and N. ater, of Australia and Tasmania, that grow to a length of 5 feet (1.5 meters).
  • tinley park — a town in NE Illinois.
  • tirthankara — one of 24 persons who have attained personal immortality through enlightenment.
  • top-ranking — A top-ranking person is someone who has a very high rank or status in a particular organization or field of activity.
  • tracklaying — (of a vehicle) having an endless jointed metal band around the wheels
  • trafficking — the movement of vehicles, ships, persons, etc., in an area, along a street, through an air lane, over a water route, etc.: the heavy traffic on Main Street.
  • train wreck — an accident in which a train or trains are severely damaged.
  • 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).
  • turkish van — a breed of cat with soft white semi-long hair and coloured markings on the head and tail
  • undertaking — the act of a person who undertakes any task or responsibility.
  • undrinkable — suitable for drinking.
  • violinmaker — a person who designs and constructs violins, especially professionally.
  • visbreaking — Visbreaking is thermal cracking, when the vacuum residue is less viscous and it can then be used to produce valuable products.
  • walk on air — a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
  • warchalking — the practice of marking chalk symbols on walls and pavements at places where local wireless internet connections may be obtained for free via a computer, usually without permission
  • warlikeness — the state of being warlike
  • waterskiing — Alternative spelling of water skiing.
  • whiskerando — a man with extravagant whiskers
  • windbreaker — A wind -resistant jacket with a close-fitting neck, waistband, and cuffs.
  • winter park — a city in E Florida.
  • working day — daytime hours occupied by work
  • working-day — workaday; everyday.
  • workmanlike — like or befitting a workman.
  • workmanship — the art or skill of a workman or workwoman.
  • workstation — a work or office area assigned to one person, often one accommodating a computer terminal or other electronic equipment.
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