14-letter words containing d, a, i, k
- drinking water — water that is safe to drink
- drinks cabinet — a cocktail cabinet
- drunk dialling — the practice of making a phone call while drunk, esp to someone about whom one has romantic notions
- exclude a risk — If an insurance company excludes a risk, they declare that a particular risk is not covered by an insurance policy.
- field larkspur — a European plant, Consolida regalis, of the buttercup family, having sparse clusters of blue or violet-colored flowers and smooth fruit.
- finnan haddock — smoked haddock.
- four of a kind — a set of four cards of the same denominations.
- 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.
- groundbreaking — the act or ceremony of breaking ground for a new construction project.
- handkerchieves — Plural form of handkerchief.
- harlequin duck — a small diving duck, Histrionicus histrionicus, of North America and Iceland, the male of which has bluish-gray plumage marked with black, white, and chestnut.
- 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.
- homework diary — a record of homework that has been set
- hurricane deck — a deck at the top of a passenger steamer, having a roof supported by light scantlings.
- inboard brakes — Inboard brakes are brakes located close to the center of the vehicle rather than at the wheel hub.
- indian grackle — a starling, Gracula religiosa, of S and SE Asia: a popular cage bird because of its ability to talk
- inward-looking — person
- jonker diamond — a noted diamond weighing 726 carats, discovered in the Transvaal in 1934 and cut into 12 pieces.
- kidney disease — medical condition affecting the kidneys
- kidney failure — loss of renal function
- kidney machine — artificial kidney.
- kierkegaardian — of, relating to, or resembling the philosophy or religious views of Kierkegaard.
- kindergardener — Misspelling of kindergartner.
- kindergartener — a child who attends a kindergarten.
- kindergartners — Plural form of kindergartner.
- kitchen garden — a garden where vegetables, herbs, and fruit are grown for one's own use.
- landing strake — the next strake of planking in an open boat below the sheer strake.
- latchkey child — a child who must spend at least part of the day alone and unsupervised, as when the parents are away at work.
- like a dervish — If you say that someone is like a dervish, you mean that they are turning round and round, waving their arms about, or working very quickly.
- linkage editor — linker
- linkage-editor — a system program that combines independently compiled object modules or load modules into a single load module.
- load-line mark — any of various marks by which the allowable loading and the load line at load displacement are established for a merchant vessel; a load line.
- make a dent in — a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow.
- meat and drink — a source of pleasure
- medical marker — a trait, condition, etc that indicates the presence of, or a probable increased predisposition towards, a medical or psychological disorder
- medieval greek — the Greek language of the Middle Ages, usually dated a.d. 700 to 1500. Abbreviation: MGk, MGk., MGr.
- middle-ranking — A middle-ranking person has a fairly important or responsible position in a particular organization, but is not one of the most important people in it.
- milk and water — If you think that someone's suggestions or ideas are weak or sentimental, you can say that they are milk and water.
- milk-and-water — ineffective; wishy-washy; lacking will or strength.
- norfolk island — an island in the S Pacific between New Caledonia and New Zealand: a territory of Australia. 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
- numeric keypad — a separate section on some computer keyboards, grouping together numeric keys and those for mathematical or other special functions in an arrangement like that of a calculator.
- ordinary stock — British. common stock.
- orkney islands — group of islands north of Scotland, constituting an administrative division of Scotland: 377 sq mi (976 sq km); pop. 20,000
- packed decimal — binary coded decimal
- palisades park — a borough in NE New Jersey.
- payback period — the period in which money owed, debts, etc, have to be paid back
- peel-and-stick — ready to be applied after peeling off the backing to expose an adhesive surface: peel-and-stick labels.
- pick's disease — a condition characterized by progressive deterioration of the brain with atrophy of the cerebral cortex, esp. the frontal lobes, and evidenced in loss of memory and emotional instability
- placido's disk — a device marked with concentric black rings, used to detect corneal irregularities.