13-letter words containing a, k, e, r
- know by heart — have memorized
- knuckleballer — a pitcher who specializes in throwing knuckle balls.
- kraft process — a process for making wood pulp by digesting wood chips in an alkaline liquor consisting chiefly of caustic soda together with sodium sulfate.
- krishna menon — Vengalil Krishnan [ven-gah-leel krish-nuh n] /vɛnˈgɑ lil ˈkrɪʃ nən/ (Show IPA), 1897–1974, Indian politician and statesman.
- kwame nkrumah — Kwame [kwah-mee] /ˈkwɑ mi/ (Show IPA), 1909–72, president of Ghana 1960–66.
- labour market — When you talk about the labour market, you are referring to all the people who are able to work and want jobs in a country or area, in relation to the number of jobs there are available in that country or area.
- lake district — a mountainous region in NW England containing many lakes: tourist center.
- lake maggiore — a lake in N Italy and S Switzerland, in the S Lepontine Alps
- lake sturgeon — a sturgeon, Acipenser fulvescens, of the Great Lakes and Mississippi and St. Lawrence rivers.
- lake superior — Lake, a lake in the N central United States and S Canada: the northernmost of the Great Lakes; the largest body of fresh water in the world. 350 miles (564 km) long; 31,820 sq. mi. (82,415 sq. km); greatest depth, 1290 feet (393 meters); 602 feet (183 meters) above sea level.
- lake victoria — the ancient Roman goddess of victory, identified with the Greek goddess Nike.
- lake-superior — Lake, a lake in the N central United States and S Canada: the northernmost of the Great Lakes; the largest body of fresh water in the world. 350 miles (564 km) long; 31,820 sq. mi. (82,415 sq. km); greatest depth, 1290 feet (393 meters); 602 feet (183 meters) above sea level.
- lake-urumiyeh — Lake. Urmia, Lake.
- landing clerk — a representative of a shipping line who boards its incoming passenger ships to give passengers information and advice.
- lane markings — white lines on the road that mark lanes
- lantern clock — an English bracket clock of the late 16th and 17th centuries, having a brass case with corner columns supporting pierced crestings on the sides and front.
- lasik surgery — laser surgery to correct short sight
- leatherjacket — Also called leather jack. any of several carangid fishes having narrow, linear scales embedded in the skin at various angles, especially Oligoplites saurus, found in tropical American waters.
- leopard shark — a small, inshore shark, Triakis semifasciata, having distinctive black markings across the back, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters from Oregon through California.
- leukapheresis — a medical procedure that separates certain leukocytes from the blood, used to collect leukocytes for donation or to remove excessive leukocytes from a patient's blood
- like a streak — at high speed; swiftly
- like sardines — very closely crowded together
- linkage group — a group of genes in a chromosome that tends to be inherited as a unit.
- look ahead lr — Look Ahead Left-to-right parse, Rightmost-derivation
- lose track of — to fail to follow the passage, course, or progress of
- losing streak — a succession of losses or defeats
- lumber jacket — a short, straight, wool plaid jacket or coat, for informal wear, usually belted and having patch pockets.
- lumberjackets — Plural form of lumberjacket.
- mackerel gull — tern1 .
- magazine rack — shelf for storing periodicals
- make a market — If you make a market, you hold a large enough percentage of a stock to be able to change its price.
- make or break — either completely successful or utterly disastrous: a make-or-break marketing policy.
- make sport of — to mock or ridicule; poke fun at
- make-or-break — either completely successful or utterly disastrous: a make-or-break marketing policy.
- mallemaroking — (historical, nautical) Carousing on icebound Greenland whaling ships.
- manage a risk — If you manage a risk, you analyze how much you are in danger from a particular risk or hazard, and decide how to best deal with it.
- mangrove jack — a predatory food and game fish, Lutjanus argentimaculatus, of Australian rivers and tidal creeks dominated by mangroves
- manual worker — a person whose job involves working with the hands
- market basket — a basket or cart for groceries.
- market demand — demand for a particular product or commodity
- market forces — factors driving the economy
- market garden — Chiefly British. truck farm.
- market leader — most commercially successful company
- market letter — a publication containing information concerning market conditions, expectations, etc., especially one produced by a securities brokerage firm or other financial organization.
- market square — a square in a village, town, etc in which a market is, or was formerly, held
- market trader — a person who sells goods from a stall in a market
- market trends — changes and developments in buying and selling in the market
- market-driven — controlled and guided by commercial considerations
- marketability — readily salable.
- marketing mix — A company's marketing mix is the combination of marketing activities it uses in order to promote a particular product or service.