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11-letter words containing s, k, i, n, t

  • knot stitch — a stitch that produces a knot on the fabric surface, made by twining the thread about the needle.
  • konigshutte — German name of Chorzów.
  • kristiansen — Ingrid. born 1956, Norwegian long-distance runner: world 10 000 metres record holder (1986–93)
  • lemon stick — a lemon half with a peppermint stick stuck in it, through which the lemon juice is sucked.
  • 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.
  • littlenecks — Plural form of littleneck.
  • miniskirted — Wearing a miniskirt.
  • ministrokes — Plural form of ministroke.
  • mistakingly — an error in action, calculation, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc.
  • mistracking — track system.
  • monkey fist — a ball-like knot used as an ornament or as a throwing weight at the end of a line.
  • monkey suit — a tuxedo or full-dress suit.
  • needlestick — Puncture of the skin by a hypodermic needle or other sharp object.
  • night snake — a nocturnal, mildly venomous New World snake, Hypsiglena torquata, having a gray or yellowish body marked with dark brown spots.
  • night stick — a special club carried by a policeman; billy.
  • nightsticks — Plural form of nightstick.
  • non-striker — a person or thing that strikes.
  • nonstrikers — Plural form of nonstriker.
  • opisthokont — (biology) Any of very many eukaryotes whose flagellate cells propel themselves with a single posterior flagellum.
  • oyster pink — a delicate pinkish-white colour, sometimes with a greyish tinge
  • painstaking — taking or characterized by taking pains or trouble; expending or showing diligent care and effort; careful: a painstaking craftsman; painstaking research.
  • persnickety — overparticular; fussy.
  • phitsanulok — a city in central Thailand.
  • pigsticking — to hunt for wild boar, usually on horseback and using a spear.
  • punji stake — a sharp bamboo stake concealed in high grass at an angle so as to gash the feet and legs of enemy soldiers and often coated with excrement so as to cause an infected wound.
  • rankshifted — that has been shifted from one linguistic rank to another
  • rent strike — a temporary, organized refusal by tenants, as of an apartment building, to pay their rent, as in protest over inadequate services.
  • ringstraked — ring-streaked.
  • risk-taking — courting danger or loss
  • saint kilda — a group of volcanic islands in the Atlantic, in the Outer Hebrides: uninhabited since 1930; bird sanctuary
  • saint kitts — one of the Leeward Islands, in the E West Indies: part of St. Kitts-Nevis; formerly a British colony. 68 sq. mi. (176 sq. km).
  • septic tank — a tank in which solid organic sewage is decomposed and purified by anaerobic bacteria.
  • serpentlike — resembling a serpent
  • shake on it — to shake hands in agreement, reconciliation, etc
  • silk cotton — the silky covering of the seeds of certain tropical trees of the bombax family, used for stuffing cushions, pillows, etc.
  • single knot — overhand knot.
  • single-knit — a fabric made on warp knit.
  • singlestick — a short, heavy stick.
  • singletrack — (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.
  • skeletonize — to reduce to a skeleton, outline, or framework.
  • sketchiness — like a sketch; giving only outlines or essentials. Synonyms: cursory, rough, meager, crude.
  • ski touring — cross-country skiing.
  • skillcentre — an institution providing vocational training or retraining for employed or unemployed people
  • skimmington — (in rural Britain, formerly) the custom of forming a mock procession to ridicule an unfaithful spouse
  • skin effect — the phenomenon in which an alternating current tends to concentrate in the outer layer of a conductor, caused by the self-induction of the conductor and resulting in increased resistance.
  • smart drink — a nonalcoholic beverage with added amino acids and vitamins claimed to increase energy, improve memory, and boost intelligence.
  • smoke point — heat at which oil gives off smoke
  • sneak thief — a burglar who sneaks into houses through open doors, windows, etc.
  • snickometer — a device, which uses sound waves recorded by the stump microphone, employed by TV commentators to determine whether or not a batsman has made contact with the ball
  • snuff stick — a twig, stick, or brush used to apply snuff on the teeth or gums.
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