12-letter words containing s, i, n, k, e
- shopbreaking — the act of breaking into a shop
- sign a check — When you sign a check , you write your name on it in a special space in order to validate it.
- 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.
- skeletonizer — any of numerous insect species that reduce leaves to a skeleton
- skelic index — the ratio of the length of the leg to the length of the torso of a person, multiplied by 100.
- skillessness — the lack of skill
- skin disease — condition affecting the skin
- skip welding — a technique of spacing welds on thin structural members in order to balance and minimize internal stresses due to heat.
- skirt length — the length of someone's skirt
- sleepwalking — an act of sleepwalking; somnambulation.
- slickensided — (of rock) polished by friction
- smoke signal — If someone such as a politician or businessman sends out smoke signals, they give an indication of their views and intentions. This indication is often not clear and needs to be worked out.
- smoking area — a designated area in which smoking is permitted
- snake-bitten — bitten by a snake.
- snake-hipped — having thin, sinuous hips.
- sneakishness — the quality or characteristic of being a sneak or sneaky
- socket joint — a joint in which the rounded end of one part fits into the cavity of another part
- soup kitchen — a place where food, usually soup, is served at little or no charge to the needy.
- soybean milk — a milk substitute made of soy flour and water, used especially in the making of tofu.
- specksioneer — a whaler
- speedskating — a form of ice skating in which contestants race against each other or the clock over various distances
- spring break — a vacation from school or college during the spring term, lasting about a week.
- springkeeper — a salamander
- stakhanovite — a worker in the Soviet Union who regularly surpassed production quotas and was specially honored and rewarded.
- stick insect — walking stick (def 2).
- stickhandler — a hockey or lacrosse player, esp. one who is talented at stickhandling.
- stiff-necked — having a stiff neck; having torticollis.
- stockingless — not wearing or having stockings
- straightneck — a variety of summer squash related to the crookneck but not having a recurved neck.
- strike hands — to show agreement by clasping hands
- superkingdom — in some systems of biological classification, either of the two major subdivisions, prokaryote or eukaryote, into which all living organisms can be placed
- sydney silky — silky terrier.
- take against — If you take against someone or something, you develop a dislike for them, often for no good reason.
- take in sail — to lower sails, as in order to reduce the area of sail set
- thessalonike — official name of Salonika.
- thessaloníki — official name of Salonika.
- thin-skinned — having a thin skin.
- thinkingness — the quality of being thoughtful or capable of rational or intellectual thought
- thunderstick — bull-roarer.
- tinker's dam — the least value or merit; nothing or anything at all: It's not worth a tinker's damn.
- token strike — a brief strike intended to convey strength of feeling on a disputed issue
- trainer sock — a sock designed to be worn with a training shoe, often cut low at the ankle so that very little shows above the shoe
- trickishness — the quality of being crafty
- trickstering — the practice of playing tricks
- turkmenistan — a republic in central in Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, Iran, and Afghanistan. 188,417 sq. mi. (488,000 sq. km). Capital: Ashkhabad.
- unartistlike — lacking artistic sensibilities and skills
- underskilled — having skill; trained or experienced in work that requires skill.
- underskinker — a subordinate bartender