14-letter words containing a, k, i, c, n
- custodian bank — A custodian bank is a bank that holds customer assets in safety.
- dark continent — Africa, especially before the late 19th cent. when little was known of it
- dead reckoning — a method of establishing one's position using the distance and direction travelled rather than astronomical observations
- decision-maker — a person who makes decisions
- decisionmaking — Alternative form of decision making.
- defensive back — a defender positioned off the line of scrimmage for the purpose of covering pass receivers and tackling runners who elude linemen and linebackers.
- disacknowledge — (transitive) To refuse to acknowledge or recognize something; to disavow or deny.
- downy cocktail — cationic cocktail
- drinks cabinet — a cocktail cabinet
- early check-in — An early check-in at a hotel is an arrangement which allows a guest to check in earlier than the normal time.
- finnan haddock — smoked haddock.
- fishing tackle — Fishing tackle consists of all the equipment that is used in the sport of fishing, such as fishing rods, lines, hooks, and bait.
- floating stock — stock not held for permanent investment and hence available for speculation; stock held by brokers and speculators rather than investors.
- galley kitchen — a household kitchen designed with kitchen units on both sides and no kitchen table
- generic markup — (text) In computerised document preparation, a method of adding information to the text indicating the logical components of a document, such as paragraphs, headers or footnotes. SGML is an example of such a system. Specific instructions for layout of the text on the page do not appear in the markup.
- genetic marker — any distinct inheritable indicator of identity and ancestry.
- googlewhacking — The action of searching for googlewhacks.
- hacking jacket — a riding jacket having a tight waist, flared skirt, slanted pockets with flaps, and slits or vents at the sides or back.
- hairline crack — a very fine crack
- handkerchieves — Plural form of handkerchief.
- harlequin duck — a small diving duck, Histrionicus histrionicus, of North America and Iceland, the male of which has bluish-gray plumage marked with black, white, and chestnut.
- heart-stricken — deeply grieved or greatly dismayed
- holoplanktonic — plankton that spend their entire life cycle as free-swimming organisms (opposed to hemiplankton).
- hurricane deck — a deck at the top of a passenger steamer, having a roof supported by light scantlings.
- income bracket — a group or category of people whose income falls within defined upper and lower levels
- indian grackle — a starling, Gracula religiosa, of S and SE Asia: a popular cage bird because of its ability to talk
- interblock gap — the area or space separating consecutive blocks of data or consecutive physical records on an external storage medium.
- internal clock — biological clock.
- into the black — into a profitable condition financially
- jack-in-office — a self-important petty official
- jacking engine — an engine for moving an idle reciprocating engine or turbine to permit inspection and repairs.
- jackknife clam — any bivalve mollusk of the family Solenidae, especially of the genus Ensis, having a long, rectangular, slightly curved shell.
- jackknife-fish — a black and white, American drum, Equetus lanceolatus, found in tropical areas of the Atlantic Ocean, having an elongated dorsal fin that is held erect.
- karnatak music — the classical music of South India
- karstification — the process of turning into karst
- keratinophilic — (of a plant such as a fungus) growing on keratinous substances such as hair, hooves, nails, etc
- khaki election — a general election held during or immediately after a war, esp one in which the war has an effect on how people vote
- kidney machine — artificial kidney.
- kinematic pair — pair1 (def 10).
- kitchen garden — a garden where vegetables, herbs, and fruit are grown for one's own use.
- kitchen scales — a set of scales used in cooking
- kleptomaniacal — Having a compulsion to steal, as a kleptomaniac does.
- kwangsi chuang — Guangxi Zhuang.
- lake champlain — a lake in the northeastern US, between the Green Mountains and the Adirondack Mountains: linked by the Champlain Canal to the Hudson River and by the Richelieu River to the St Lawrence; a major communications route in colonial times
- lake nicaragua — a lake in SW Nicaragua, separated from the Pacific by an isthmus 19 km (12 miles) wide: the largest lake in Central America. Area: 8264 sq km (3191 sq miles)
- last knockings — the final stage of a period or activity
- laughing stock — object of others' amusement
- laughingstocks — Plural form of laughingstock.
- leukocytopenia — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- line of attack — a line of attack to a problem or situation is how you approach it