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14-letter words containing a, p, e, k

  • jump the track — to go suddenly off the rails
  • kapellmeisters — Plural form of kapellmeister.
  • kastrop-rauxel — Castrop-Rauxel.
  • keep a lookout — If someone keeps a lookout, especially on a boat, they look around all the time in order to make sure there is no danger.
  • keep a rein on — to check, control, or restrain
  • keep an eye on — the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.
  • keep pace with — to proceed at the same speed as
  • keep sb amused — If you keep someone amused, you find things to do which stop them getting bored.
  • keep the faith — stay true to beliefs
  • keep the peace — the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
  • keep-fit class — an exercise class designed to promote physical fitness
  • keratinophilic — (of a plant such as a fungus) growing on keratinous substances such as hair, hooves, nails, etc
  • kinematic pair — pair1 (def 10).
  • king's pattern — a spoon pattern of the 19th century having a stem decorated with threads, scrolls, and shell motifs.
  • kleptomaniacal — Having a compulsion to steal, as a kleptomaniac does.
  • kleptoparasite — A bird, insect, or other animal that habitually robs animals of other species of food.
  • knight templar — Templar.
  • kola peninsula — Also called Kola Peninsula. a peninsula in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, between the White and Barents seas.
  • kola-peninsula — Also called Kola Peninsula. a peninsula in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, between the White and Barents seas.
  • la grange park — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
  • 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 nipissing — a lake in central Canada, in E Ontario between the Ottawa River and Georgian Bay. Area: 855 sq km (330 sq miles)
  • leu enkephalin — either of two pentapeptides that bind to morphine receptors in the central nervous system and have opioid properties of relatively short duration; one pentapeptide (Met enkephalin) has the amino acid sequence Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Met and the other (Leu enkephalin) has the sequence Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Leu.
  • leukocytopenia — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
  • lexington park — a town in S Maryland.
  • locker-lampson — Frederick (Frederick Locker) 1821–95, English poet.
  • make it snappy — apt to snap or bite; snappish, as a dog.
  • make-up artist — sb: applies performers' cosmetics
  • markov process — a process in which future values of a random variable are statistically determined by present events and dependent only on the event immediately preceding.
  • met enkephalin — either of two pentapeptides that bind to morphine receptors in the central nervous system and have opioid properties of relatively short duration; one pentapeptide (Met enkephalin) has the amino acid sequence Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Met and the other (Leu enkephalin) has the sequence Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Leu.
  • multi-part key — compound key
  • native speaker — sb: language is their mother tongue
  • nickel-plating — the process of depositing a thin layer of nickel on a surface, usually by electrolysis
  • numeric keypad — a separate section on some computer keyboards, grouping together numeric keys and those for mathematical or other special functions in an arrangement like that of a calculator.
  • omphaloskepsis — contemplation of one's navel as part of a mystical exercise.
  • omphaloskeptic — One who contemplates or meditates upon one's navel; one who engages in omphaloscopy.
  • options market — a market in which options are traded
  • package policy — an insurance policy which incorporates cover for different types of risk, such as liability and property
  • packed decimal — binary coded decimal
  • packet sniffer — (networking, tool)   A network monitoring tool that captures data packets and decodes them using built-in knowledge of common protocols. Sniffers are used to debug and monitor networking problems.
  • packet writing — (storage)   A technique for writing CD-Rs and CD-RWs that is more efficient in both disk space used and the time it takes to write the CD.
  • paddock-basher — a vehicle suited to driving on rough terrain
  • pakapoo ticket — Australian Slang. something that is indecipherable or confusing: scrawled over like a pakapoo ticket.
  • palisades park — a borough in NE New Jersey.
  • pancake batter — batter made from eggs and flour and used to make thin flat cakes often served rolled and filled with a sweet or savoury mixture
  • pancake makeup — a cosmetic or theatrical makeup made of a soluble, matte powder compressed into a thin cake and typically applied with a damp sponge
  • panic-stricken — overcome with, characterized by, or resulting from fear, panic, or the like: panic-stricken parents looking for their child; a panic-stricken phone call.
  • paperback book — a book with covers made of flexible card, sold relatively cheaply
  • park chung hee — 1917–79, South Korean politician: president 1963–79 (assassinated).
  • parking garage — A parking garage is a building where people can leave their cars.
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