12-letter words containing u, n, s, k
- mogul skiing — a skiing event in which skiers descend a slope which is covered in mounds of snow, making two jumps during the descent
- monkey flush — three cards of the same suit, usually not in sequence.
- monkey house — a cage or enclosure in a zoo where monkeys are kept
- monks' mound — the largest of the Cahokia Mounds.
- mule skinner — a muleteer.
- muleskinners — Plural form of muleskinner.
- multitasking — Computers. (of a single CPU) to execute two or more jobs concurrently.
- no such luck — You can say 'No such luck' when you want to express your disappointment over something.
- nootka sound — an inlet of the Pacific Ocean, inside Nootka Island on the W coast of Vancouver Island, SW British Columbia, Canada.
- novokuznetsk — a city in the S Russian Federation in central Asia: an industrial center is located here because of coal deposits of the Kuznetsk Basin.
- packinghouse — a building where foodstuffs are packed
- quackishness — The state or condition of being quackish.
- quacksalving — resembling or characteristic of a quacksalver
- rooter skunk — hog-nosed skunk (def 1).
- rough-spoken — coarse or vulgar in speech.
- sinking fund — a fund to extinguish an indebtedness, usually a bond issue.
- sitting duck — a helpless or easy target or victim: a sitting duck for shady financial schemes.
- skating turn — a turn made by someone on roller or ice skates
- sneak out of — leave secretly
- soup kitchen — a place where food, usually soup, is served at little or no charge to the needy.
- south korean — a country in E Asia: formed 1948 after the division of the former country of Korea at 38° N. 36,600 sq. mi. (94,795 sq. km). Capital: Seoul. Compare Korea.
- splatterpunk — a form of fiction featuring extremely graphic violence.
- stick around — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
- stockpunisht — punished by being put in stocks
- stumpknocker — spotted sunfish.
- sucker punch — to strike (someone) with an unexpected blow.
- sucker-punch — to strike (someone) with an unexpected blow.
- suckling pig — piglet not yet weaned
- sukarnoputri — Megawati (ˈmɛɡəˌwɒtɪ). born 1947, Indonesian politician; president of Indonesia (2001–04): daughter of Achmed Sukarno
- sultana cake — a cake that contains sultanas
- superkingdom — in some systems of biological classification, either of the two major subdivisions, prokaryote or eukaryote, into which all living organisms can be placed
- take counsel — receive advice
- thankfulness — feeling or expressing gratitude; appreciative.
- thunderstick — bull-roarer.
- truk islands — a group of islands in the W Pacific, in the E Caroline Islands: administratively part of the US Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands from 1947; became self-governing in 1979 as part of the Federated States of Micronesia; consists of 11 chief islands; a major Japanese naval base during World War II. Pop: 53 381 (2006). Area: 130 sq km (50 sq miles)
- trunk piston — a piston with a long skirt to take the side thrust, as in an automobile engine.
- turkmenistan — a republic in central in Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, Iran, and Afghanistan. 188,417 sq. mi. (488,000 sq. km). Capital: Ashkhabad.
- umnak island — a mountainous island in SW Alaska, in the Fox Islands of the E central Aleutian Islands.
- unartistlike — lacking artistic sensibilities and skills
- underskilled — having skill; trained or experienced in work that requires skill.
- underskinker — a subordinate bartender
- understocked — to provide an insufficient quantity, as of merchandise, supplies, or livestock.
- undertakings — the act of a person who undertakes any task or responsibility.
- unkindliness — an unkindly nature or quality
- unmistakable — not mistakable; clear; obvious.
- unmistakably — not mistakable; clear; obvious.
- unsailorlike — not befitting a sailor
- unshrinkable — not able to contract or become smaller in size
- unstockinged — not wearing or covered by stockings
- waking hours — Your waking hours are the times when you are awake rather than asleep.