11-letter words containing s, i, n, k
- steak diane — a steak served in a rich sauce
- steak knife — a sharp dinner knife the blade of which is made of steel and usually serrated, used in cutting meat.
- steelmaking — the manufacture of steel.
- stickhandle — (in hockey and lacrosse) to control and skillfully maneuver the ball or puck with the stick.
- stickup man — a man who commits a stickup.
- stiffnecked — having a stiff neck; having torticollis.
- stink stone — any of various limestones that emit an unpleasant odor when scratched or struck.
- stockinette — Also, stockinet. a stretchy, machine-knitted fabric used for making undergarments, infants' wear, etc.
- stockpiling — the activity of acquiring and storing a large quantity of something
- stocktaking — the examination or counting over of materials or goods on hand, as in a stockroom or store.
- strike down — to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.
- strike fund — an amount of money reserved by a union to make payments to striking works should a strike occur
- strike note — the note produced by a bell when struck, defining its musical pitch
- strike zone — the area above home plate extending from the batter's knees to his or her shoulders.
- strikebound — closed by a strike: a strikebound factory.
- sucking-pig — a pig that is not yet weaned
- sunk relief — cavo-relievo.
- szymanowski — Karol [kah-rawl] /ˈkɑ rɔl/ (Show IPA), 1882?–1937, Polish composer.
- taking lens — a camera in which the image appears on a ground-glass viewer (focusing screen) after being reflected by a mirror or after passing through a prism or semitransparent glass; in one type (single-lens reflex camera) light passes through the same lens to both the ground glass and the film, while in another type (twin-lens reflex camera) light passes through one lens (viewing lens) to the ground glass and through a second lens (taking lens) to the film, the lenses being mechanically coupled for focusing.
- tankbusting — the practice of destroying tanks
- telekinesis — psychokinesis.
- thanksgiver — a person who gives thanks.
- the-knights — a comedy (424 b.c.) by Aristophanes.
- tiddlywinks — a game played on a flat surface, in which players attempt to snap small plastic disks into a cup by pressing the edges of the disks with larger ones.
- tiger snake — either of two highly venomous snakes, Notechis scutatus and N. ater, of Australia and Tasmania, that grow to a length of 5 feet (1.5 meters).
- turkish van — a breed of cat with soft white semi-long hair and coloured markings on the head and tail
- unshrinking — not shrinking from doing something; unhesitating
- unsprinkled — not sprinkled, esp not baptized
- visbreaking — Visbreaking is thermal cracking, when the vacuum residue is less viscous and it can then be used to produce valuable products.
- voznesenski — Andrei (Andreievich) [ahn-drey ahn-drey-yuh-vich;; Russian uhn-dryey uhn-drye-yi-vyich] /ˈɑn dreɪ ɑnˈdreɪ yə vɪtʃ;; Russian ʌnˈdryeɪ ʌnˈdryɛ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), (Andre Voznesensky) 1933–2010, Russian poet.
- wake island — an island in the N Pacific, belonging to the U.S.: air base. 3 sq. mi. (8 sq. km).
- walking bus — a group of schoolchildren walking together along an agreed route to and from school, accompanied by adults, with children joining and leaving the group at prearranged points
- warlikeness — the state of being warlike
- waterskiing — Alternative spelling of water skiing.
- weekendings — weekends during which one goes away from home
- whiskerando — a man with extravagant whiskers
- wilkes land — a coastal region of Antarctica, S of Australia.
- wilkinsburg — a borough in SW Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh.
- wind-shaken — affected by windshake.
- winterkills — Plural form of winterkill.
- wonkishness — The state or condition of being wonkish.
- workmanship — the art or skill of a workman or workwoman.
- workstation — a work or office area assigned to one person, often one accommodating a computer terminal or other electronic equipment.