11-letter words containing s, k, e, t
- ice-skating — If you go ice-skating, you move about on ice wearing ice-skates. This activity is also a sport.
- in lockstep — When members of the armed forces march in lockstep, they march very close to each other.
- katharevusa — the puristic Modern Greek literary language (distinguished from Demotic).
- keep stroke — to make strokes in rhythm
- keratinised — Simple past tense and past participle of keratinise.
- keratoconus — a degenerative condition characterized by conical protrusion of the cornea and irregular astigmatism.
- keratolysis — the loosening or shedding of the horny layer of the epidermis.
- keratoscope — an instrument, as Placido's disk, for determining the symmetry of the curvature of the cornea.
- keratoscopy — an instrument, as Placido's disk, for determining the symmetry of the curvature of the cornea.
- kernel smut — a disease of sorghum and other grasses in which the grains are replaced by the black spores of a smut fungus, especially of the genera Tilletia and Ustilago.
- kernicterus — (medicine) Damage to the brain centres of infants caused by increased levels of unconjugated-indirect bilirubin which is free (not bound to albumin).
- ketogenesis — the production of ketone bodies in the body, as in diabetes mellitus or low-carbohydrate weight-loss diets.
- ketopentose — (carbohydrate) A pentose that is also a ketose.
- ketosteroid — any of a group of steroids containing a ketone group.
- ketotetrose — (carbohydrate) Any ketose having four carbon atoms.
- kettle base — a bombé base to a piece of furniture.
- kettledrums — a drum consisting of a hollow hemisphere of brass, copper, or fiberglass over which is stretched a skin, the tension of which can be modified by hand screws or foot pedals to vary the pitch.
- key station — a radio or television station that originates most of a network's broadcasting.
- keyboardist — the row or set of keys on a piano, organ, or the like.
- khmelnitsky — a city in W Ukraine, SW of Kiev.
- kickstarted — Simple past tense and past participle of kickstart.
- kinesiatric — of or relating to kinesiatrics
- kinesimeter — An instrument for the quantitative measurement of movements.
- kinesthesia — the sensation of movement or strain in muscles, tendons, and joints; muscle sense.
- kinesthesis — the sensation of movement or strain in muscles, tendons, and joints; muscle sense.
- kinesthetic — the sensation of movement or strain in muscles, tendons, and joints; muscle sense.
- kinetoplast — A mass of mitochondrial DNA lying close to the nucleus in some flagellate protozoa.
- kinetoscope — an early motion-picture device, invented by Edison, in which the film passed behind a peephole for viewing by a single viewer.
- kitesurfing — The sport or pastime of riding on a modified surfboard while holding on to a specially designed kite, using the wind for propulsion.
- kittenishly — In a kittenish manner.
- kleene star — (text) (Or "Kleene closure", named after Stephen Kleene) The postfix "*" operator used in regular expressions, Extended Backus-Naur Form, and similar formalisms to specify a match for zero or more occurrences of the preceding expression. For example, the regular expression "be*t" would match the string "bt", "bet", "beet", "beeeeet", and so on.
- kleptocrats — Plural form of kleptocrat.
- knifepoints — Plural form of knifepoint.
- knightheads — Plural form of knighthead.
- knotgrasses — Plural form of knotgrass.
- koeksisters — Plural form of koeksister.
- konigshutte — German name of Chorzów.
- kosher salt — a coarse-grained salt with no additives, used especially to draw out the blood from meat to make it kosher.
- kostelanetz — André [ahn-drey] /ˈɑn dreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1901–80, U.S. orchestra conductor and pianist, born in Russia.
- kristiansen — Ingrid. born 1956, Norwegian long-distance runner: world 10 000 metres record holder (1986–93)
- kulturkreis — formerly, a complex of related cultural traits assumed to diffuse or radiate outward as a unit in concentric waves or circles.
- lack-luster — lacking brilliance or radiance; dull: lackluster eyes.
- lake forest — a city in NE Illinois, N of Chicago, on Lake Michigan.
- landsknecht — a European mercenary foot soldier of the 16th century, armed with a pike or halberd.
- lemon stick — a lemon half with a peppermint stick stuck in it, through which the lemon juice is sucked.
- leschetizky — Theodor [tey-uh-dawr,, -dohr,, thee-] /ˈteɪ əˌdɔr,, -ˌdoʊr,, ˈθi-/ (Show IPA), 1830–1915, Polish pianist and composer.
- leukotomies — Plural form of leukotomy.
- lickspittle — a contemptible, fawning person; a servile flatterer or toady.
- like a shot — a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- linked list — (programming) A data structure in which each element contains a pointer to the next element, thus forming a linear list. A doubly linked list contains pointers to both the next and previous elements.