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11-letter words containing r, i, c, k

  • kanchipuram — a city in SE India, in Tamil Nadu: a sacred Hindu town known as "the Benares of the South"; textile industries. Pop: 152 984 (2001)
  • kantorovich — Leonid Vitalyevich [ley-uh-nid vi-tal-yuh-vich;; Russian lyi-uh-nyeet vyi-tah-lyuh-vyich] /ˈleɪ ə nɪd vɪˈtæl yə vɪtʃ;; Russian lyɪ ʌˈnyit vyɪˈtɑ lyə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1912–86, Soviet mathematician and economist: Nobel Prize in Economics 1975.
  • keratolytic — the loosening or shedding of the horny layer of the epidermis.
  • kernicterus — (medicine) Damage to the brain centres of infants caused by increased levels of unconjugated-indirect bilirubin which is free (not bound to albumin).
  • kick around — to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
  • kickstarted — Simple past tense and past participle of kickstart.
  • killer cell — any of several types of lymphocyte or leukocyte capable of destroying cells that have acquired foreign characteristics, as a tumor cell or virus-infected cell.
  • kilocalorie — one thousand small calories. Abbreviation: kcal. Also called Calorie, kilogram calorie, large calorie. Compare calorie (def 1a).
  • kiloparsecs — Plural form of kiloparsec.
  • kinesiatric — of or relating to kinesiatrics
  • kinetic art — art, as sculptural constructions, having movable parts activated by motor, wind, hand pressure, or other direct means and often having additional variable elements, as shifting lights.
  • kinetochore — Biology. the place on either side of the centromere to which the spindle fibers are attached during cell division.
  • king closer — a brick of regular length and thickness, used in building corners, having a long bevel from a point on one side to one about halfway across the adjacent end.
  • kingcroaker — The weakfish or sea trout.
  • kirkpatrick — Jeane (Jordan) [jeen] /dʒin/ (Show IPA), 1926–2006, U.S. diplomat: ambassador to the U.N. 1981–85.
  • kitchenware — cooking equipment or utensils.
  • kurdaitchas — Plural form of kurdaitcha.
  • kymographic — Of or pertaining to a kymograph.
  • lake zürich — a lake in N Switzerland, mostly in Zürich canton. Area: 89 sq km (34 sq miles)
  • latticework — work consisting of crossed strips usually arranged in a diagonal pattern of open spaces.
  • lecturelike — Resembling a lecture or some aspect of one.
  • leptokurtic — (of a frequency distribution) being more concentrated about the mean than the corresponding normal distribution.
  • lickerishly — In a lickerish manner.
  • lightstruck — (of beer) Spoiled by exposure to light, which causes riboflavin to react with and break down the isohumulones.
  • linebackers — Plural form of linebacker.
  • little rock — state in S central United States. 53,103 sq. mi. (137,537 sq. km). Capital: Little Rock. Abbreviation: AR (for use with zip code), Ark.
  • maeterlinck — Comte Maurice [French moh-rees] /French moʊˈris/ (Show IPA), 1862–1947, Belgian poet, dramatist, and essayist: Nobel prize 1911.
  • microkernel — (operating system)   An approach to operating system design emphasising small modules that implement the basic features of the system kernel and can be flexibly configured.
  • microskirts — Plural form of microskirt.
  • mistracking — track system.
  • mitre block — a block of wood with slots for cutting mitre joints with a saw
  • mock heroic — imitating or burlesquing that which is heroic, as in manner, character, or action: mock-heroic dignity.
  • mock-heroic — imitating or burlesquing that which is heroic, as in manner, character, or action: mock-heroic dignity.
  • mockingbird — any of several gray, black, and white songbirds of the genus Mimus, especially M. polyglottos, of the U.S. and Mexico, noted for their ability to mimic the songs of other birds.
  • muck-raking — If you accuse someone of muck-raking, you are criticizing them for finding and spreading unpleasant or embarrassing information about someone, especially a public figure.
  • multi-track — a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
  • musk orchid — a small Eurasian orchid, Herminium monorchis, with dense spikes of musk-scented greenish-yellow flowers
  • neckerchief — a cloth or scarf worn round the neck.
  • nitro-chalk — a chemical fertilizer containing calcium carbonate and ammonium nitrate
  • not cricket — If you say that someone's behaviour is not cricket, you mean that they have not behaved fairly.
  • office park — a complex of office buildings located on land planted with lawns, trees, bushes, etc.
  • office work — work normally carried out in an office, for example clerical or administrative work for an organization
  • oil derrick — derrick (def 2).
  • old hickory — Jackson1
  • ostrichlike — a large, two-toed, swift-footed flightless bird, Struthio camelus, indigenous to Africa and Arabia, domesticated for its plumage: the largest of living birds.
  • overcooking — Present participle of overcook.
  • overlocking — the act of oversewing a hem or fabric edge to prevent fraying
  • persnickety — overparticular; fussy.
  • picked over — to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
  • pieceworker — someone who does work paid for according to the quantity produced
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