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13-letter words containing c, o, n, k, e

  • double-nickel — the national speed limit of 55 miles per hour as established in 1974 on U.S. highways.
  • evening stock — a plant, Matthiola incana, of the genus Matthiola, of the Mediterranean region, cultivated for its brightly coloured flowers: Brassicaceae (crucifers)
  • folk medicine — health practices arising from superstition, cultural traditions, or empirical use of native remedies, especially food substances.
  • fork luncheon — déjeuner à la fourchette.
  • gastrokinetic — (pharmacology, of a drug) Serving to increase motility of the gastrointestinal tract.
  • glockenspiels — Plural form of glockenspiel.
  • grossglockner — a mountain in S Austria: highest peak in the Hohe Tauern range. 12,457 feet (3799 meters).
  • ground tackle — equipment, as anchors, chains, or windlasses, for mooring a vessel away from a pier or other fixed moorings.
  • hackney coach — hackney (def 1).
  • herringchoker — a native or resident of any of the Maritime Provinces but especially of New Brunswick.
  • hydrokinetics — the branch of hydrodynamics that deals with the laws governing liquids or gases in motion.
  • in the pocket — (of a fly half) in an attacking position slightly further back from play than normal, making himself available for a drop goal attempt
  • invoice clerk — a worker, esp in an office, who deals with invoices
  • kangaroo care — a method of caring for a premature baby in which the baby is periodically held against a parent's bare chest.
  • kangaroo code — spaghetti code
  • keep in touch — stay in contact
  • keratinocytes — Plural form of keratinocyte.
  • kin selection — a form of natural selection that favors altruistic behavior toward close relatives resulting in an increase in the altruistic individual's genetic contribution to the next generation.
  • kleptomaniacs — Plural form of kleptomaniac.
  • knickerbocker — a descendant of the Dutch settlers of New York.
  • knobcone pine — a pine, Pinus attenuata, of the Pacific coast of the U.S., bearing cones with knoblike scales.
  • knuckle joint — a joint forming a knuckle.
  • 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.
  • leukaemogenic — relating to the development of leukaemia, or causing leukaemia
  • locking piece — (in a striking train) a hooked part, rising and falling on a locking plate and arresting the rotation of the plate after the proper number of strokes.
  • 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.
  • london rocket — the plant Sisymbrium irio
  • lounge jacket — a man's jacket for formal use during the daytime where a suit is not required
  • love-stricken — If you describe someone as love-stricken, you mean that they are so much in love that they are behaving in a strange and foolish way.
  • lower chinook — an extinct Chinookan language that was spoken by tribes on both banks of the Columbia River estuary.
  • mangrove jack — a predatory food and game fish, Lutjanus argentimaculatus, of Australian rivers and tidal creeks dominated by mangroves
  • mid wicket on — mid on.
  • mock pendulum — a false pendulum bob attached to the balances of certain timepieces and visible through a slot in the dial or case.
  • monkey jacket — a short, close-fitting jacket or coat, formerly worn by sailors.
  • monkey orchid — a European orchid, Orchis simia, rare in Britain, having a short dense flower spike that opens from the top downwards. The flowers are white streaked with pink or violet and have five spurs thought to resemble a monkey's arms, legs, and tail
  • monkey tricks — mischievous behaviour or acts, such as practical jokes
  • monkey wrench — spanner
  • monkey-wrench — to ruin (plans, a schedule, etc.) unavoidably or, sometimes, deliberately: The storm monkey-wrenched our plans for a picnic.
  • monster truck — a pick-up truck with extremely large tyres, often used for racing over rough terrain
  • monterey jack — a mild, light-yellow, semisoft cheese
  • motherfucking — a mean, despicable, or vicious person.
  • neck and crop — completely; entirely
  • necklace bomb — a bomb consisting of linked charges hung around a victim's neck, used by terrorists or in hostage situations
  • nervous wreck — sb anxious
  • neurofeedback — The presentation of realtime feedback on brainwave activity, as measured by sensors on the scalp, sometimes offered as a means of therapy.
  • new york city — Also called New York State. a state in the NE United States. 49,576 sq. mi. (128,400 sq. km). Capital: Albany. Abbreviation: NY (for use with zip code), N.Y.
  • news blackout — a situation in which a government or other authority imposes a ban on the publication of news on a particular subject
  • nickeliferous — containing or yielding nickel.
  • north merrick — a town on S Long Island, in SE New York.
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