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14-letter words containing a, n, t, k, i

  • platinum black — a black powder consisting of very finely divided metallic platinum, used as a catalyst, especially in organic synthesis.
  • prawn cocktail — A prawn cocktail is a dish that consists of prawns, salad, and a sauce. It is usually eaten at the beginning of a meal.
  • printer's mark — a stamp or device, usually found on the copyright page, that identifies a book as the work of a particular printer.
  • quaker meeting — a meeting of Quakers, at which all members, except those moved to speak, remain silent.
  • quarterbacking — a back in football who usually lines up immediately behind the center and directs the offense of the team.
  • quiescent tank — a tank, usually for sewage sludge, in which the sludge is allowed to remain for a time so that sedimentation can occur
  • quotation mark — one of the marks used to indicate the beginning and end of a quotation, in English usually shown as “ at the beginning and ” at the end, or, for a quotation within a quotation, of single marks of this kind, as “He said, ‘I will go.’ ” Frequently, especially in Great Britain, single marks are used instead of double, the latter being then used for a quotation within a quotation.
  • re-embarkation — the act of boarding a ship or aircraft again
  • reefing jacket — a man's short double-breasted jacket of sturdy wool
  • retail banking — banking for individual customers
  • rock formation — rock that is arranged or formed in a certain way
  • roller-skating — the act of moving on roller skates
  • rotating stock — Rotating stock is a system used especially in food stores and to reduce wastage, in which the oldest stock is moved to the front of shelves and new stock is added at the back.
  • satellite link — a link between a transmitting station and a receiving station via an artificial satellite
  • shark-infested — (of a body of water) known to contain large numbers of sharks, and therefore considered to be dangerous
  • shooting brake — station wagon.
  • sick and tired — afflicted with ill health or disease; ailing.
  • silky anteater — an arboreal, tropical American anteater, Cyclopes didactylus, about the size of a rat, having a prehensile tail, glossy, golden fur, and two toes on each forelimb.
  • skirting board — fabric for making skirts.
  • smoking jacket — a loose-fitting jacket for men, often of a heavy fabric and trimmed with braid, worn indoors, especially as a lounging jacket.
  • smooth-talking — A smooth-talking man talks very confidently in a way that is likely to persuade people, but may not be sincere or honest.
  • social network — a network of friends, colleagues, and other personal contacts: Strong social networks can encourage healthy behaviors.
  • sorting tracks — the part of a railroad yard used for the final sorting of cars from a classification yard.
  • speaking terms — if you are on speaking terms with someone, you are quite friendly with them and often talk to them
  • stalking horse — If you describe a person or thing as a stalking horse, you mean that it is being used to obtain a temporary advantage so that someone can get what they really want.
  • stalking-horse — a horse, or a figure of a horse, behind which a hunter hides in stalking game.
  • starting block — a device used by runners, especially sprinters, for increasing their speed off the mark, consisting of a metal or wooden frame, usually secured to the ground at both ends, with adjustable, triangular-shaped blocks on each side for bracing the feet.
  • stay-in strike — sit-down strike.
  • steam cracking — Steam cracking is the main method of breaking down large molecules of hydrocarbons, in which a gaseous or liquid hydrocarbon is diluted with steam and then heated.
  • sticking place — Also called sticking point. the place or point at which something stops and holds firm.
  • stinking cedar — an evergreen tree, Torreya taxifolia, of the yew family, native to Florida, having rank-smelling foliage and dark-green, egg-shaped fruit.
  • stock in trade — the requisites for carrying on a business, especially goods kept on hand for sale in a store.
  • stock watering — the creation of more new shares in a company than is justified by its assets
  • stock-in-trade — items used in performing a job
  • stocking frame — a type of knitting machine
  • stop-and-frisk — a policy that permits a police officer to momentarily detain and pat down or search a person suspected of criminal activity, especially when suspected of concealing a weapon.
  • strikebreaking — action directed at breaking up a strike of workers.
  • striking train — the gear train of the striking mechanism of a timepiece.
  • tacking stitch — a long, loose, temporary stitch used in dressmaking, etc
  • take a hand in — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
  • take a meeting — to attend a business conference
  • take exception — to make objections (to); demur (at)
  • take in stride — to walk with long steps, as with vigor, haste, impatience, or arrogance.
  • take inventory — count stock or belongings
  • take it out on — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
  • take no notice — If you take no notice of someone or something, you do not consider them to be important enough to affect what you think or what you do.
  • take soundings — to try to find out people's opinions on a subject
  • test marketing — to offer (a new product) for sale, usually in a limited area, in order to ascertain and evaluate consumer response.
  • the milk train — a very early morning train, that traditionally transported milk, on which passengers also travelled
  • thick and fast — If things happen thick and fast, they happen very quickly and in large numbers.
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