12-letter words ending in KS

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• candlesticksa holder with sockets for candles
• fiddlesticksa bow used in playing the violin
• quarterbacks(football) the person who plays quarterback
• crackerjackssomeone excellent of their kind
• diamondbackslarge deadly rattlesnake with diamond-shaped markings
• leathernecksa member of the United States Marine Corps
• shuttlecocksbadminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
• leatherbackswide-ranging marine turtle with flexible leathery carapace; largest living turtle
• sticklebackssmall (2-4 inches) pugnacious mostly scaleless spiny-backed fishes of northern fresh and littoral waters having elaborate courtship; subjects of much research
• apparatchiksa humorous but derogatory term for an official of a large organization (especially a political organization)
• breechblocksa metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing
• steeplejackssomeone who builds or maintains very tall structures
• doublespeaksany language that pretends to communicate but actually does not
• quarterdecksthe stern area of a ship's upper deck
• realpolitikspolitics based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations
• weathercocksweathervane with a vane in the form of a rooster
• biofeedbacksa training program in which a person is given information about physiological processes (heart rate or blood pressure) that is not normally available with the goal of gaining conscious control of them
• cabinetworkswoodwork finished by hand by a cabinetmaker
• computerniks
• countersinksa hole (usually in wood) with the top part enlarged so that a screw or bolt will fit into it and lie below the surface
• doublethinksbelieving two contradictory ideas at the same time
• halterbreaks
• journeyworks
• lacquerworks
• latticeworksframework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal
• outpoliticks
• passageworks
• plasterworksa surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling)
• singlesticksa stick used instead of a sword for fencing
• spatterdockscommon water lily of eastern and central North America, having broad leaves and globe-shaped yellow flowers; in sluggish fresh or slightly brackish water
• stringybarksany of several Australian eucalypts having fibrous inner bark
• trellisworks
• trestleworksa supporting structure composed of a system of connected trestles; for a bridge or pier or scaffold e.g.