12-letter words containing r, i, c, k, l
- kleptocratic — a government or state in which those in power exploit national resources and steal; rule by a thief or thieves.
- kupfernickel — (archaic) cupronickel.
- light-struck — (of a film or the like) damaged by accidental exposure to light.
- like a charm — perfectly; successfully
- lincoln park — a city in SE Michigan.
- milk product — Milk products are foods made from milk, for example butter, cheese, and yoghurt.
- mole cricket — any of several burrowing crickets of the family Gryllotalpidae that have fossorial forelegs and that feed on the roots of plants.
- mortice lock — A mortice lock is a type of lock which fits into a hole cut into the edge of a door rather than being fixed to one side of it.
- mortise lock — a lock housed within a mortise in a door or the like, so that the lock mechanism is covered on both sides.
- multitracked — (music) Recorded on multiple tracks.
- music locker — Digital Technology. an online service that supports cloud-based storage of digital music files so as to allow users to stream or download their personal music collections for playback on any compatible device: I uploaded all my CDs to a music locker, and now I can access the music from my laptop, tablet, or smartphone.
- normokalemic — Having a normal percentage of potassium in one's blood.
- 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.
- pack rolling — the hot rolling of metal sheets in two or more thicknesses to produce composite sheets.
- parish clerk — an official designated to carry out various duties, either for a church parish or a parish council
- pencil skirt — women's garment: straight skirt
- pickerelweed — any American plant of the genus Pontederia, especially P. cordata, having spikes of blue flowers, common in shallow fresh water.
- policymakers — a person responsible for making policy, especially in government.
- postcardlike — (of a scene) resembling a postcard
- prickly heat — a cutaneous eruption accompanied by a prickling and itching sensation, due to an inflammation of the sweat glands.
- prickly pear — any of numerous cacti of the genus Opuntia, having flattened, usually spiny stem joints, yellow, orange, or reddish flowers, and ovoid, often edible fruit.
- public works — government-funded construction
- pumpernickel — a coarse, dark, slightly sour bread made of unbolted rye.
- quicksilvery — resembling quicksilver
- rack railway — cog railway.
- rapacki plan — the denuclearization of Poland, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, and West Germany, proposed by Adam Rapacki (1909–70), the Polish foreign minister, in 1957
- rib-tickling — very amusing; funny or hilarious: a book of rib-tickling stories.
- risk capital — venture capital.
- rock climber — sb who scales mountains
- rock glacier — a mass of rock resembling a valley glacier that moves or is moved down a slope by its own weight or by the action of frost and interstitial ice.
- salmon brick — a soft, imperfectly fired brick having a reddish-orange color.
- senior clerk — a clerk who is in a senior position and performs office tasks under minimal supervision
- silk factory — plant where silk fabric is produced
- silky cornel — a cornel, Cornus amomum, of the eastern U.S., having leaves covered with short, silky hairs on the underside and bearing blue berries.
- single track — a single pair of lines so that trains can travel in only one direction at a time
- single-track — (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.
- slipper sock — a sock with a soft leather or vinyl sole sewn onto it, used as indoor footwear.
- solid rocket — any of various rockets using solid fuel
- stickhandler — a hockey or lacrosse player, esp. one who is talented at stickhandling.
- strike lucky — If you strike lucky or strike it lucky, you have some good luck.
- the flickers — the cinema
- tick trefoil — any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Desmodium, of the legume family, having trifoliolate leaves and jointed pods with hooked hairs by which they adhere to objects.
- tickler coil — the coil by which the plate circuit of a vacuum tube is inductively coupled with the grid circuit in the process of regeneration.
- tickler file — a file consisting of memoranda, notices, electronic signals, or the like that serves to remind the user of matters that must be attended to.
- trackability — a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
- trial docket — docket (def 1).
- trial-docket — Also called trial docket. a list of cases in court for trial, or the names of the parties who have cases pending.
- trickle-down — of, relating to, or based on the trickle-down theory: the trickle-down benefits to the local community.
- walking race — a race in which competitors must walk