12-letter words containing kn
- acknowledged — recognized as being true or existing
- acknowledger — to admit to be real or true; recognize the existence, truth, or fact of: to acknowledge one's mistakes.
- acknowledges — to admit to be real or true; recognize the existence, truth, or fact of: to acknowledge one's mistakes.
- appleknocker — Northern U.S. a rustic.
- bare-knuckle — without boxing gloves
- beit knesset — a synagogue: often used in the names of congregations
- black knight — a person or firm that makes an unwelcome takeover bid for a company
- boning knife — a small kitchen knife having a narrow blade for boning meat or fish.
- butter knife — a knife, often with a curved tip, used for picking up butter at a table
- camiknickers — women's knickers attached to a camisole top
- casing knife — a knife for trimming wallpaper after it has been attached.
- combat knife — a large knife for military use
- control knob — a knob on an electrical or electronic appliance for regulating heat, volume, etc
- cypress knee — one of the woody growths that project above water from the roots of the bald cypress.
- dinner knife — a knife used in eating the main course of a meal.
- donald knuth — (person) Donald E. Knuth, the author of the TeX document formatting system, Metafont its font-design program and the 3 volume computer science "Bible" of algorithms, "The Art of Computer Programming". Knuth suggested the name "Backus-Naur Form" and was also involved in the SOL simulation language, and developed the WEB literate programming system. See also MIX, Turingol.
- door-knocker — a hinged fitting on a door that can be used to knock on it
- doorknockers — Plural form of doorknocker.
- gallsickness — a disease of cattle and sheep, caused by infection with rickettsiae of the genus Anaplasma, resulting in anaemia and jaundice
- get knotted! — used as a response to express disapproval or rejection
- gordian knot — pertaining to Gordius, ancient king of Phrygia, who tied a knot (the Gordian knot) that, according to prophecy, was to be undone only by the person who was to rule Asia, and that was cut, rather than untied, by Alexander the Great.
- heaven knows — You can say 'Heaven knows' to emphasize that you do not know something, or that you find something very surprising.
- homesickness — sad or depressed from a longing for home or family while away from them for a long time.
- khyber knife — a long Indian knife having a triangular, single-edged blade with the handle set off center toward the back.
- knee-capping — Knee-capping is the act of shooting someone in the knee and is carried out by some terrorist organizations as a form of punishment.
- knee-slapper — a joke evoking boisterous hilarity.
- kneeling bus — a bus that can lower its body or entrance door to facilitate boarding by the elderly or people with disabilities.
- knick-knacks — Knick-knacks are small objects which people keep as ornaments or toys, rather than for a particular use.
- knife switch — a form of air switch in which a moving element, usually a hinged blade, is placed between two contact clips.
- knightlihood — Quality of being knightly.
- knightliness — Knightly behaviour; chivalry.
- knitting bag — a bag in which you keep your knitting, wool or yarn, needles and any other knitting equipment
- knock around — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- knock it off — stop it
- knocked down — hit and felled: by a vehicle, etc.
- knocked-down — composed of parts or units that can be disassembled: knocked-down furniture.
- know by name — to have heard of without having met
- know-nothing — an ignorant or totally uninformed person; ignoramus.
- knowableness — the quality of being knowable
- knowledgable — possessing or exhibiting knowledge, insight, or understanding; intelligent; well-informed; discerning; perceptive.
- knuckle ball — a slow pitch that moves erratically toward home plate, usually delivered by holding the ball between the thumb and the knuckles of the first joints of the first two or three fingers.
- knuckle down — a joint of a finger, especially one of the articulations of a metacarpal with a phalanx.
- knuckleballs — Plural form of knuckleball.
- knucklebones — (in humans) any of the bones forming a knuckle of a finger.
- knuckleheads — Plural form of knucklehead.
- lesser-known — less widely known; less famous
- little-known — not widely known; not famed
- lodging knee — a knee reinforcing a hull horizontally, as at the ends of deck beams.
- loosely-knit — associated or linked in a loose way
- lover's knot — love knot.
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