13-letter words containing c, a, k, e
- keratomycosis — Fungal infection of the cornea.
- kerb-crawling — Kerb-crawling is the activity of driving slowly along the side of a road in order to find and hire a prostitute.
- killiecrankie — a mountain pass in central Scotland, in the Grampians.
- kilomegacycle — a unit of frequency, equal to 10 9 cycles per second. Abbreviation: kMc.
- kinaesthetics — Alternative spelling of kinesthetics.
- kinematically — the branch of mechanics that deals with pure motion, without reference to the masses or forces involved in it.
- king mackerel — a game fish, Scomberomorus cavalla, found in the western Atlantic Ocean.
- kiss of peace — (in certain Christian churches) a ceremonial greeting or embrace given as a token of Christian love and unity.
- kitchen match — a wooden friction match with a large head, used especially for igniting gas ovens or burners.
- kitchen paper — also kitchen roll
- kitchen range — cooker with oven and hob
- kitchen waste — bits of food that are left over from cooking, such as vegetable peelings, cheese rind, and scraps from people's plates
- kleptomaniacs — Plural form of kleptomaniac.
- knickknackery — Various trinkets or novelties; bric-a-brac.
- knuckleballer — a pitcher who specializes in throwing knuckle balls.
- knuckleheaded — Stupid or inept, like a knucklehead.
- kraft process — a process for making wood pulp by digesting wood chips in an alkaline liquor consisting chiefly of caustic soda together with sodium sulfate.
- lake district — a mountainous region in NW England containing many lakes: tourist center.
- lake michigan — a state in the N central United States. 58,216 sq. mi. (150,780 sq. km). Capital: Lansing. Abbreviation: MI (for use with zip code), Mich.
- lake titicaca — a lake between S Peru and W Bolivia, in the Andes: the highest large lake in the world; drained by the Desaguadero River flowing into Lake Poopó. Area: 8135 sq km (3141 sq miles). Altitude: 3809 m (12 497 ft). Depth: 370 m (1214 ft)
- lake victoria — the ancient Roman goddess of victory, identified with the Greek goddess Nike.
- landing clerk — a representative of a shipping line who boards its incoming passenger ships to give passengers information and advice.
- lantern clock — an English bracket clock of the late 16th and 17th centuries, having a brass case with corner columns supporting pierced crestings on the sides and front.
- leading block — lead block.
- leatherjacket — Also called leather jack. any of several carangid fishes having narrow, linear scales embedded in the skin at various angles, especially Oligoplites saurus, found in tropical American waters.
- leukaemogenic — relating to the development of leukaemia, or causing leukaemia
- locking plate — a narrow wheel geared to a striking train or other mechanism and having a notched rim engaging with another mechanism permitting it to rotate through a specific arc.
- lose track of — to fail to follow the passage, course, or progress of
- lounge jacket — a man's jacket for formal use during the daytime where a suit is not required
- lumber jacket — a short, straight, wool plaid jacket or coat, for informal wear, usually belted and having patch pockets.
- lumberjackets — Plural form of lumberjacket.
- mackerel gull — tern1 .
- magazine rack — shelf for storing periodicals
- magnetic disk — Also called disk, hard disk. a rigid disk coated with magnetic material, on which data and programs can be stored.
- make mischief — cause trouble
- make-up class — a course of teaching in the application of make-up
- mangrove jack — a predatory food and game fish, Lutjanus argentimaculatus, of Australian rivers and tidal creeks dominated by mangroves
- market forces — factors driving the economy
- masking piece — a flat, curtain, or other piece of scenery for concealing a part of a stage from the audience.
- megakaryocyte — a large bone-marrow cell having a lobulate nucleus, regarded as the source of blood platelets.
- merchant bank — a private banking firm engaged chiefly in investing in new issues of securities and in accepting bills of exchange in foreign trade.
- message stick — a stick bearing carved symbols, carried by a native Australian as identification
- milk saucepan — a type of small saucepan often used for heating milk
- mischiefmaker — Alternative form of mischief-maker.
- monkey jacket — a short, close-fitting jacket or coat, formerly worn by sailors.
- monterey jack — a mild, light-yellow, semisoft cheese
- musselcracker — a large variety of sea bream, Sparodon durbanensis, that feeds on shellfish and is a popular food and game fish
- neck and crop — completely; entirely
- neck and neck — the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk.
- necklace bomb — a bomb consisting of linked charges hung around a victim's neck, used by terrorists or in hostage situations