17-letter words containing c, l, i, k, e, t
- against the clock — If you are doing something against the clock, you are doing it in a great hurry, because there is very little time.
- altitude sickness — a condition affecting some persons at high altitudes, caused by insufficient oxygen in the blood and characterized by dizziness, nausea, and shortness of breath.
- artificial kidney — a mechanical apparatus for performing haemodialysis
- back on the rails — If something is back on the rails, it is beginning to be successful again after a period when it almost failed.
- black-box testing — functional testing
- black-tailed deer — a variety of mule deer, Odocoileus hemionus columbianus, of the western slope of the Rocky Mountains, having a tail that is black above.
- block coefficient — the ratio of the immersed volume of a vessel to the product of its immersed draft, length, and beam.
- bouncebackability — the ability to recover after a setback, esp in sport
- buttock-clenching — making one tighten the buttocks through extreme fear or embarrassment
- carolina parakeet — an extinct New World parakeet, Conuropsis carolinensis, that ranged into the northern U.S., having yellowish-green plumage with an orange-yellow head.
- catalytic cracker — a unit in an oil refinery in which mineral oils with high boiling points are converted to fuels with lower boiling points by a catalytic process
- caterpillar track — A Caterpillar track is a linked metal chain fastened around the wheels of a heavy vehicle to help it to move over rough ground.
- cattle tick fever — Texas fever
- centrifugal brake — a safety mechanism on a hoist, crane, etc, that consists of revolving brake shoes that are driven outwards by centrifugal force into contact with a fixed brake drum when the rope drum revolves at excessive speed
- checkable deposit — a checking account
- chicklet keyboard — (spelling) It's spelled "chiclet keyboard".
- cocktail waitress — a woman who serves in a bar or cocktail lounge
- double track line — a railway line with double track
- elastic stockings — something made of elastic which you wear on your legs to aid circulation
- fermentation lock — a valve placed on the top of bottles of fermenting wine to allow bubbles to escape
- flickertail state — North Dakota (used as a nickname).
- go like hot cakes — to be sold very quickly or in large quantities
- histamine blocker — any of various substances that act at a specific receptor site to block certain actions of histamine.
- intelligence work — spying
- jerusalem cricket — a large, nocturnal, wingless, long-horned grasshopper, Stenopelmatus fuscus, occuring chiefly in loose soil and sand along the Pacific coast of the U.S.
- kansas city style — a style of jazz developed in Kansas City, Mo., in the early 1930s, marked by a strong blues influence, the use of riffs as a characteristic formal device, and a less pronounced beat than that of the New Orleans or Chicago style of jazz.
- kensington palace — a royal residence in Kensington Gardens, in the London borough of Kensington and Chelsea; dating from the 17th century, it was improved and extended by Sir Cristopher Wren
- kiloelectron volt — 1000 electron-volts. Abbreviation: keV, kev.
- kinetic potential — the kinetic energy minus the potential energy in a system obeying the principle of conservation of energy. Symbol: L.
- kitchen appliance — a machine intended for use in the kitchen, such as a fridge or a food processor
- leg before wicket — a manner of dismissal on the grounds that a batsman has been struck on the leg by a bowled ball that otherwise would have hit the wicket
- lick the boots of — to be servile, obsequious, or flattering towards
- little black book — an address book, esp. one kept by a man, with the names of women companions considered available for dating
- north little rock — a city in central Arkansas, on the Arkansas River.
- particle kinetics — Particle kinetics is the study of the movement of particles and the forces that cause this movement.
- pocket battleship — a small heavily armed and armored warship serving as a battleship because of limitations imposed by treaty.
- publicity-seeking — eager to attract publicity
- quality paperback — a softbound book that is usually larger and more expensive than a mass market paperback and is sold primarily in bookstores as a trade book.
- receiving blanket — a small blanket, usually of cotton, for wrapping an infant, especially following a bath.
- rocket propulsion — propulsion of an object by thrust developed by a rocket.
- shoestring tackle — a tackle made around the ankles of the ball carrier.
- sickle cell trait — the usually asymptomatic hereditary condition that occurs when a person inherits from only one parent the abnormal hemoglobin gene characteristic of sickle cell anemia.
- silk manufacturer — a person or business that is involved in the manufacture of silk thread and fabric
- silk-screen print — a type of print made with a stencil and a fine mesh screen. Ink is applied to and forced through the small holes in the screen leaving the covered area free from ink
- single-track road — a road that is only wide enough for one vehicle
- social networking — the development of social and professional contacts; the sharing of information and services among people with a common interest.
- take a chill pill — something that has a calming or relaxing effect.
- the plot thickens — People sometimes say 'the plot thickens' when a situation or series of events is getting more and more complicated and mysterious.
- trucial sheikdoms — an independent federation in E Arabia, formed in 1971, now comprising seven emirates on the S coast (formerly, Pirate Coast or Trucial Coast) of the Persian Gulf, formerly under British protection: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Qaiwain, Ras al-Khaimah (joined 1972), and Fujairah. About 32,300 sq. mi. (83,657 sq. km). Capital: Abu Dhabi. Abbreviation: U.A.E.
- unofficial strike — a strike that is not approved by the strikers' trade union
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