15-letter words containing a, k, i, n, g
- knapping hammer — a hammer used for breaking and shaping stones
- knight bachelor — bachelor (def 3).
- knight banneret — banneret1 (def 2).
- knight errantry — the behavior, vocation, or character of a knight-errant.
- knight-errantry — the behavior, vocation, or character of a knight-errant.
- lake tanganyika — a lake in central Africa between Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo, bordering also on Burundi and Zambia, in the Great Rift Valley: the longest freshwater lake in the world. Area: 32 893 sq km (12 700 sq miles). Length: 676 km (420 miles)
- lake washington — a lake in W Washington, forming the E boundary of the city of Seattle: linked by canal with Puget Sound. Length: about 32 km (20 miles). Width: 6 km (4 miles)
- language skills — the ability to use language
- leukaemogenesis — the development of leukaemia
- linear-tracking — (of a tone arm) designed to move across a phonograph record in a straight line, instead of an arc, so that as the needle tracks the groove, its orientation remains unchanged.
- mackinac bridge — a suspension bridge over the Straits of Mackinac, connecting the Upper and Lower peninsulas of Michigan: one of the longest suspension bridges in the world. 3800-foot (1158-meter) center span; 7400 feet (2256 meters) in total length.
- magnetic pickup — a phonograph pickup in which the vibrations of the stylus cause variations in or motions of a coil in a magnetic field that produces corresponding variations in an electrical voltage.
- make a thing of — to make a fuss about; exaggerate the importance of
- make nothing of — no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
- milking machine — an electric machine for milking cows.
- mineral kingdom — minerals collectively.
- moving sidewalk — a moving surface, similar to a conveyor belt, for carrying pedestrians.
- niche marketing — marketing aimed at a specialized group
- on a knife-edge — To be on a knife-edge means to be in a situation in which nobody knows what is going to happen next, or in which one thing is just as likely to happen as another.
- orange milkweed — butterfly weed (def 1).
- outward-looking — looking beyond oneself; open-minded and reaching out to other people, organizations, etc
- packing density — a measure of the amount of data that can be held by unit length of a storage medium, such as magnetic tape
- parking offence — the act of leaving your car somewhere illegally
- passive smoking — the inhaling of cigarette, cigar, and pipe smoke of others, especially by a nonsmoker in an enclosed area.
- pig, run like a — To run very slowly on given hardware, said of software. Distinct from hog.
- piggyback plant — a plant, Tolmiea menziesii, of the saxifrage family, native to western North America, that produces new plants at the base of its broad, hairy leaves and that is popular as a houseplant.
- prekindergarten — a school or class for young children between the ages of four and six years.
- public speaking — the act of delivering speeches in public.
- record-breaking — top, most successful
- rigel kentaurus — Alpha Centauri.
- rigil kentaurus — Astronomy. Alpha Centauri.
- ringtail monkey — a Central and South American monkey, Cebus capucinus, having a prehensile tail and hair on the head resembling a cowl.
- risk management — the technique or profession of assessing, minimizing, and preventing accidental loss to a business, as through the use of insurance, safety measures, etc.
- riverbank grape — a high-climbing vine, Vitis riparia, of eastern North America, having fragrant flowers and nearly black fruit.
- rudyard kipling — (Joseph) Rudyard [ruhd-yerd] /ˈrʌd yərd/ (Show IPA), 1865–1936, English author: Nobel Prize 1907.
- saw-edged knife — a knife with a serrated edge
- shopping basket — a metal or plastic container with one or two handles, used to carry shopping in a shop
- shrink-wrapping — a flexible plastic wrapping designed to shrink about its contours to protect and seal something
- sinkiang uighur — an autonomous region in NW China, bordering Tibet, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kirghizia, Tadzhikistan, Pakistan, and India: formerly a province. 635,830 sq. mi. (1,646,800 sq. km). Capital: Ürümqi.
- smoking-related — (of a disease, illness, etc) caused by smoking tobacco, etc
- social drinking — the practice of drinking alcohol occasionally and usually only in social situations
- social-drinking — a person who drinks alcoholic beverages usually in the company of others and is in control of his or her drinking.
- sparkling water — soda water (def 1).
- speaking as sth — You can say 'speaking as a parent' or 'speaking as a teacher', for example, to indicate that the opinion you are giving is based on your experience as a parent or as a teacher.
- speaking of sth — You can say speaking of something that has just been mentioned as a way of introducing a new topic which has some connection with that thing.
- stacking swivel — a metal swivel attached to the stock of a military rifle for use in hooking three rifles together to form a stack.
- starting blocks — the rigid blocks adjustable at an angle and mounted on a track against which a runner's shoes are placed to aid in starting
- stephen hawking — Stephen William, born 1942, English mathematician and theoretical physicist.
- take lying down — to be in a horizontal, recumbent, or prostrate position, as on a bed or the ground; recline. Antonyms: stand.
- talking machine — Older Use. a phonograph.