13-Letter Words Containing: __KS

• an overlapping stitch made by starting the next stitch at the middle of the preceding one

• do backstitches

• any of various mostly tropical insects having long twiglike bodies

• incomprehensible or pompous jargon of specialists

• Pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to risk a dangerous policy rather than concede a point.

• a check that restrains another check

• something that checks the correctness of a previous check

• oppose or check by a counteraction

• check a second time

• The straight part of a racetrack, running track, etc., opposite the finishing line; the backstretch.

• An area next to a racetrack used to stable the racehorses and house employees.

• The middle part of an event.

• (exercise) An exercise that stretches the muscles of the back.

• A small disc used in the game of tiddlywinks.

• An unlicensed pawnshop, brothel, or beerhouse.

• (games) A game in which the objective is to shoot winks into a cup or at a target by flicking them with a shooter (nowadays called a squidger) from a surface.

• A competitive partnership game in which the objective is to gain an advantage over opponents by squopping opponent winks and by squidging friendly winks into a pot.