14-letter words containing c, a, n, k
- to close ranks — If you say that the members of a group close ranks, you mean that they are supporting each other only because their group is being criticized.
- track lighting — lighting for a room or other area in which individual spotlight fixtures are attached along a narrow, wall- or ceiling-mounted metal track through which current is conducted, permitting flexible positioning of the lights.
- tracking radar — a radar system emitting a narrow beam which oscillates about the target, thus compensating for abrupt changes of direction
- train sickness — nausea and dizziness, sometimes accompanied by vomiting, resulting from the motion of the train in which one is traveling.
- unacknowledged — widely recognized; generally accepted: an acknowledged authority on Chinese art.
- unknown factor — a factor that is not known or understood
- vandyke collar — a wide collar of lace and linen with the edge formed into scallops or deep points.
- vinca alkaloid — any of a group of alkaloids obtained from the periwinkle Vinca rosea, such as vinblastine and vincristine, that interfere with cell division and are used in the treatment of cancer
- virginia stock — a plant, Malcolmia maritima, of the mustard family, native to the Mediterranean region, having oblong leaves on a weak, often reclining stem and reddish or white flowers.
- walk-in closet — a closet that is large enough to walk around in.
- walking ticket — walking papers.
- work placement — temporary job, internship
- wrecking crane — a crane for lifting and removing wrecked rolling stock.
- you can't talk — you yourself are guilty of offending in the very matter you are decrying