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13-letter words containing a, c, k, n

  • black diamond — coal (sense 1)
  • black economy — The black economy consists of the buying, selling, and producing of goods or services that goes on without the government being informed, so that people can avoid paying tax on them.
  • black english — the group of related dialects of American English spoken variously by many black people in the U.S.
  • black panther — (in the US) a member of a militant Black political party (1965–82) founded to end the political dominance of White people
  • black pudding — Black pudding is a thick sausage which has a black skin and is made from pork fat and pig's blood.
  • black russian — a drink made from one part coffee liqueur and two parts vodka, served over ice.
  • black section — (in Britain in the 1980s) an unofficial group within the Labour Party in any constituency that represented the interests of local Black people
  • black-and-tan — (of a dog) of a black color with tan markings above the eyes and on the muzzle, chest, legs, feet, and breech.
  • blacksmithing — the work of a blacksmith.
  • blanket chest — a chest, with or without drawers, having a rectangular space under a lifting lid or top, used for storing blankets, bedding, or clothing.
  • boat neckline — a wide, high neckline that follows the curve of the collarbone and ends in points on the shoulder seams.
  • bonanza creek — a stream in W Yukon Territory, Canada, flowing NW to the Klondike River near Dawson: gold strike 1896. 20 miles (32 km) long.
  • brain-picking — the act of obtaining information or ideas by questioning another person.
  • branch rickey — (Wesley) Branch, 1881–1965, U.S. baseball executive.
  • break dancing — a style of dance engaged in by youths, involving acrobatic movements, spinning about on the head or shoulders, etc.
  • buck and wing — a boisterous tap dance, derived from Black and Irish clog dances
  • buck sergeant — a newly promoted sergeant
  • buoyancy tank — an enclosed air-filled section of a boat, ship or hovercraft designed to keep it afloat and prevent it from sinking
  • cab rank rule — the rule that obliges barristers to take on any client in strict rotation
  • cabinet maker — A cabinet maker is a person who makes high-quality wooden furniture.
  • cabinet-maker — a person who makes fine furniture and other woodwork.
  • cabinetmakers — Plural form of cabinetmaker.
  • cabinetmaking — the manufacture of fine furniture and other woodwork.
  • cakes and ale — the good things of life; worldly pleasures
  • can't hack it — If you say that someone can't hack it or couldn't hack it, you mean that they do not or did not have the qualities needed to do a task or cope with a situation.
  • candidate key — (database)   One of several possible attributes or combinations of attributes which can be used to uniquely identify a body of information (a "record"). The chosen candidate key is called the primary key.
  • candlewicking — a kind of embroidery used for a bedspread, tablecloth, or pillow cover, patterned with French knots of candlewick embroidery thread or yarn
  • carpet knight — a soldier who spends his life away from battle; idler
  • carving knife — A carving knife is a long sharp knife that is used to cut cooked meat.
  • caudine forks — a narrow pass in the Apennines, in S Italy, between Capua and Benevento: scene of the defeat of the Romans by the Samnites (321 bc)
  • central karoo — an arid plateau of S central South Africa, in Cape Province, separated from the Little Karoo to the southwest by the Swartberg range. Average height: 750 m (2500 ft)
  • chameleonlike — any of numerous Old World lizards of the family Chamaeleontidae, characterized by the ability to change the color of their skin, very slow locomotion, and a projectile tongue.
  • chandrasekhar — Subrahmanyan (ˌsʊbrəˈmænjən). 1910–95, US astronomer born in Lahore, India (now Pakistan). His work on stellar evolution led to an understanding of white dwarfs: shared the Nobel prize for physics 1983
  • changchiak'ou — Zhangjiakou.
  • channel black — the soot of a natural gas flame, used in paints; fine carbon.
  • chapman stick — an electronically amplified musical instrument with ten or twelve strings and a fretted neck, which is played by striking the strings against the frets with the fingers
  • checkweighman — a representative elected by coal miners to check the findings of the mine owner's weighman where miners are paid by the weight of coal mined.
  • chicken adder — milk snake.
  • chicken divan — a casserole of boned chicken breast, broccoli or asparagus spears, and cheese sauce
  • chicken snake — rat snake
  • chimney stack — A chimney stack is the brick or stone part of a chimney that is above the roof of a building.
  • christianlike — like or befitting a Christian.
  • cinchona bark — the dried bark of any of a cinchona tree, which yields quinine and other medicinal alkaloids
  • circular-knit — noting, pertaining to, or made of a fabric made by circular knitting.
  • citrus canker — a disease of citrus trees caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas citri, characterized by spongy eruptions on leaves and fruit.
  • clearing bank — The clearing banks are the main banks in Britain. Clearing banks use the central clearing house in London to deal with other banks.
  • clearing mark — either of a pair of landmarks or marks on a mariner's chart lying upon a line (clearing line) along which a vessel can sail to avoid navigational hazards.
  • cockney bream — a young snapper fish
  • common market — A common market is an organization of countries who have agreed to trade freely with each other and make common decisions about industry and agriculture.
  • constablewick — the area of land under the charge of a constable
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