14-letter words containing a, s, k
- great kiskadee — any of several American flycatchers of the genus Pitangus, especially P. sulphuratus (great kiskadee) ranging from the southwest U.S. to Argentina and noted for their loud calls and aggressive nature.
- gulf of alaska — the N part of the Pacific, between the Alaska Peninsula and the Alexander Archipelago
- guy fawkes day — (in Britain) November 5, celebrating the anniversary of the capture of Guy Fawkes.
- handkerchieves — Plural form of handkerchief.
- hanging basket — suspended woven container for plants
- hangman's knot — a slip noose for hanging a person, usually having eight or nine turns around the rope.
- have a stomack — to be pregnant
- heart-stricken — deeply grieved or greatly dismayed
- henry j kaiser — Henry J(ohn) 1882–1967, U.S. industrialist.
- herald's trick — a conventional method of indicating a tincture, as by printing or carving without color.
- herniated disk — an abnormal protrusion of a spinal disk between vertebrae, most often in the lumbar region of the spine, causing pain due to pressure on spinal nerves.
- heterokaryosis — condition in which a binucleate or multinucleate cell contains genetically dissimilar nuclei.
- high as a kite — very drunk
- horse mackerel — bluefin tuna.
- horseshoe back — a bow back having a slight outward splay at its bottom.
- housing market — property trade
- humphreys peak — the highest peak in Arizona, in the N, in the San Francisco Mountains: 12,633 feet (3851 meters).
- hyperkeratosis — Pathology. proliferation of the cells of the cornea. a thickening of the horny layer of the skin.
- in-line skates — a roller skate with typically four hard-rubber wheels in a straight line resembling the blade of an ice skate.
- inboard brakes — Inboard brakes are brakes located close to the center of the vehicle rather than at the wheel hub.
- insertion mark — a symbol used to show that a missing letter or symbol should be inserted
- isthmus of kra — an isthmus of SW Thailand, between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Thailand: the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula. Width: about 56 km (35 miles)
- jack crosstree — jack1 (def 9b).
- jackass gunter — a gunter having a wire rope with a traveler in place of the usual upper iron.
- 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.
- jackson method — (programming) A proprietary structured method for software analysis, design and programming.
- jacques necker — Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1732–1804, French statesman, born in Switzerland.
- james h. clark — Dr. James H. Clark
- jump the shark — any of a group of elongate elasmobranch, mostly marine fishes, certain species of which are large, voracious, and sometimes dangerous to humans.
- just like that — suddenly
- kabalega falls — rapids on the lower Victoria Nile, about 35 km (22 miles) east of Lake Albert, where the Nile drops 120 m (400 ft)
- kaffee klatsch — coffee klatsch.
- kaffeeklatches — Plural form of kaffeeklatch.
- kaieteur falls — a river in central Guyana: (Kaieteur Falls) one of highest waterfalls in the world at 741 feet (226 meters). 100 miles (161 km) long.
- kaieteur-falls — a river in central Guyana: (Kaieteur Falls) one of highest waterfalls in the world at 741 feet (226 meters). 100 miles (161 km) long.
- kaiserslautern — a city in S Rhineland-Palatinate, in SW Germany.
- kakistocracies — Plural form of kakistocracy.
- kamloops trout — a variety of rainbow trout found in Canadian lakes
- kangaroo grass — a tall widespread Australian grass, Themeda australis, which is highly palatable to cattle and is used for fodder
- kapellmeisters — Plural form of kapellmeister.
- karakoram pass — a high pass (5575 m (18 290 ft)) that crosses the Karakoram mountains in N Kashmir
- karitane nurse — a nurse trained in the care of young babies and their mothers according to the principles of the Plunket Society
- karnatak music — the classical music of South India
- karstification — the process of turning into karst
- kastrop-rauxel — Castrop-Rauxel.
- kawartha lakes — a group of lakes in S Ontario, Canada, on the Trent Canal system.
- kedleston hall — a mansion near Derby in Derbyshire: rebuilt (1759–65) for the Curzon family by Matthew Brettingham, James Paine, and Robert Adam
- keep sb amused — If you keep someone amused, you find things to do which stop them getting bored.
- keep-fit class — an exercise class designed to promote physical fitness
- keystone state — Pennsylvania (used as a nickname).