10-letter words containing s, i, n, k
- sicknesses — a particular disease or malady.
- silk gland — any of several glands, as in various insects and spiders, that secrete a viscid protein substance which hardens into silk on contact with air.
- silkscreen — Also called silkscreen process. a printmaking technique in which a mesh cloth is stretched over a heavy wooden frame and the design, painted on the screen by tusche or affixed by stencil, is printed by having a squeegee force color through the pores of the material in areas not blocked out by a glue sizing.
- silverskin — the inner skin of a coffee bean
- sinkerball — sinker (def 5).
- skeletonic — resembling a skeleton
- skew lines — two or more lines that lie in different planes, are not parallel, and do not intersect
- skid chain — a chain fitting over the tire of a car, truck, or other vehicle, to increase traction and prevent skidding on roads covered with ice or snow.
- skimmerton — shivaree (def 1).
- skimmingly — by way of skimming; superficially
- skimpingly — in a manner marked by skimpiness
- skin alive — the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible.
- skin color — tone of complexion
- skin diver — person who explores underwater
- skin flick — a motion picture that features nudity and usually scenes of explicit sexual activity.
- skin graft — skin used for transplanting in skin grafting.
- skin patch — an adhesive patch stuck to the skin to slowly and steadily release medicine into the bloodstream
- skin-tight — fitting almost as tightly as skin: skintight trousers.
- skinnerian — a psychologist who follows behaviorist theories developed by B. F. Skinner.
- skinny-dip — to swim in the nude.
- skippering — the master or captain of a vessel, especially of a small trading or fishing vessel.
- skippingly — in the manner of a skip
- skittering — to go, run, or glide lightly or rapidly.
- skulkingly — in the manner of a skulk
- sky diving — the sport of jumping from an airplane and executing free-fall maneuvers before opening the parachute, often at the last possible moment
- skyjacking — an act or instance of hijacking an aircraft.
- skylarking — a brown-speckled European lark, Alauda arvensis, famed for its melodious song.
- skysurfing — a sport that is similar to skydiving but uses a special lightweight board (skyboard) attached to the feet and usually equipped with a parachute.
- skywriting — the act or technique of writing against the sky with chemically produced smoke released from a maneuvering airplane.
- skywritten — created by the process of skywriting
- slackening — an act of becoming looser
- slammerkin — a woman's loose dress
- slide knot — a knot formed by making two half hitches on the standing part of the rope, the second hitch being next to the loop, which can be tightened.
- sling-back — Also called sling. a woman's shoe with an open back and a strap or sling encircling the heel of the foot to keep the shoe secure.
- slovenlike — slovenly
- smoke ring — a visible ring formed by the sudden release of smoke, usually created by blowing smoke from the mouth or by a cigarette, incense stick etc
- snail kite — a bird of prey, Rostrhamus sociabilis, that travels in flocks in the American tropics and feeds on snails.
- snake lily — a Californian plant, Dichelostemma volubile, of the amaryllis family, having a twining stem and an umbel of rose-red or pink flowers.
- snarkiness — testy or irritable; short.
- sneakingly — acting in a furtive or underhand way.
- sneakishly — in a stealthy or underhanded manner
- snickering — to laugh in a half-suppressed, indecorous or disrespectful manner.
- snorkeling — Also called, British, snort. a device permitting a submarine to remain submerged for prolonged periods, consisting of tubes extended above the surface of the water to take in air for the diesel engine and for general ventilation and to discharge exhaust gases and foul air.
- snowmaking — the creation of artificial snow at ski areas.
- sock-liner — a thin piece of material, as leather, that is laid on top of the insole of a shoe, boot, or other footwear.
- soft drink — a beverage that is not alcoholic or intoxicating and is usually carbonated, as root beer or ginger ale.
- soundalike — a person or thing that sounds like another, especially a better known or more famous prototype: a whole spate of Elvis Presley soundalikes.
- spankingly — in a spanking manner
- speakerine — a female television or radio announcer
- speakingly — in an eloquent manner