12-letter words containing s, i, n, k, l
- linked verse — a Japanese verse form in which stanzas of three lines alternating with stanzas of two lines are composed by two or more poets in alternation.
- linseed cake — a cake or a mass made by expressing the oil from linseed, used chiefly as feed for cattle.
- lip-smacking — tasty, mouth-watering
- loansharking — the practice of lending money at excessive rates of interest.
- locksmithing — The science and art of making and defeating locks.
- loosely-knit — associated or linked in a loose way
- lovesickness — Quality or property of being lovesick.
- marlinespike — a pointed iron implement used in separating the strands of rope in splicing, marling, etc.
- marlingspike — Alternative spelling of marlinspike.
- milking shed — a building in which a herd of cows is milked
- misknowledge — a misunderstanding or misconception
- missing link — a hypothetical form of animal assumed to have constituted a connecting link between the anthropoid apes and humans, identified by some authorities as constituting the genus Australopithecus.
- mogul skiing — a skiing event in which skiers descend a slope which is covered in mounds of snow, making two jumps during the descent
- mule skinner — a muleteer.
- muleskinners — Plural form of muleskinner.
- multitasking — Computers. (of a single CPU) to execute two or more jobs concurrently.
- newsweeklies — Plural form of newsweekly.
- nickel steel — steel to which up to 9 percent nickel has been added.
- nickelodeons — Plural form of nickelodeon.
- nikola tesla — Nikola [nik-oh-luh] /ˈnɪk oʊ lə/ (Show IPA), 1856–1943, U.S. physicist, electrical engineer, and inventor, born in Croatia.
- packing slip — A packing slip is a list of what is included in a shipment.
- pale-skinned — having pale skin
- pekinologist — a person who studies the People's Republic of China
- pencil skirt — women's garment: straight skirt
- pink-slipped — (of an employee) given notice of redundancy
- plain-spoken — candid; frank; blunt.
- quacksalving — resembling or characteristic of a quacksalver
- risk pooling — Risk pooling is the practice of sharing all risks among a group of insurance companies.
- salk vaccine — a vaccine that contains three types of inactivated poliomyelitis viruses and induces immunity against the disease.
- salmon brick — a soft, imperfectly fired brick having a reddish-orange color.
- self-cooking — the act of a person or thing that cooks.
- self-locking — a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- self-mocking — to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
- self-seeking — the seeking of one's own interest or selfish ends.
- senior clerk — a clerk who is in a senior position and performs office tasks under minimal supervision
- 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
- 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 lamp — formerly, a lamp aboard ship for lighting pipes, now used figuratively to indicate when smoking is or is not allowed: The smoking lamp is lit.
- soybean milk — a milk substitute made of soy flour and water, used especially in the making of tofu.
- spinal block — spinal anesthesia.
- stanislavski — Konstantin [kon-stuh n-teen;; Russian kuh n-stuhn-tyeen] /ˈkɒn stənˌtin;; Russian kən stʌnˈtyin/ (Show IPA), (Konstantin Sergeevich Alekseev) 1863–1938, Russian actor, producer, and director.