13-letter words containing d, a, k, s
- head-shrinker — to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
- headshrinkers — Plural form of headshrinker.
- hide and seek — one of a variety of children's games in which, according to specified rules, one player gives the others a chance to hide and then attempts to find them.
- hide-and-seek — one of a variety of children's games in which, according to specified rules, one player gives the others a chance to hide and then attempts to find them.
- holidaymakers — Plural form of holidaymaker.
- hub-and-spoke — of or designating a system of air transportation by which local flights carry passengers to one major regional airport where they can board long-distance or other local flights for their final destinations.
- kaleidoscoped — Simple past tense and past participle of kaleidoscope.
- kaleidoscopes — Plural form of kaleidoscope.
- kaleidoscopic — of, relating to, or created by a kaleidoscope.
- kidney-shaped — having the general shape of a long oval indented at one side; reniform: a kidney-shaped swimming pool.
- kindergartens — Plural form of kindergarten.
- kiss of death — a fatal or destructive relationship or action: The support of the outlawed group was the kiss of death to the candidate.
- kiss-and-tell — revealing sth private for money
- knowledgebase — Alternative spelling of knowledge base.
- kuril islands — a chain of 56 volcanic islands off the NE coast of Asia, extending for 1200 km (750 miles) from the S tip of the Kamchatka Peninsula to NE Hokkaido. Area: 14 990 sq km (6020 sq miles)
- lackadaisical — without interest, vigor, or determination; listless; lethargic: a lackadaisical attempt.
- lake district — a mountainous region in NW England containing many lakes: tourist center.
- leopard shark — a small, inshore shark, Triakis semifasciata, having distinctive black markings across the back, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters from Oregon through California.
- like sardines — very closely crowded together
- magnetic disk — Also called disk, hard disk. a rigid disk coated with magnetic material, on which data and programs can be stored.
- make sb's day — If something makes your day, it makes you feel very happy.
- mark my words — If you say 'mark my words' to someone, you are emphasizing that something you have just warned them about is very likely to happen, especially when you think they should change their attitude or behaviour to prevent it.
- market trends — changes and developments in buying and selling in the market
- milky disease — a bacterial disease of scarab beetle larvae and grubs, especially the Japanese beetle, which turns the larvae white.
- monkey island — a flying bridge on top of a pilothouse or chart house.
- paradise duck — a large duck, Casarca variegata, of New Zealand, having a brightly coloured plumage
- peak district — a region of N central England, mainly in N Derbyshire at the S end of the Pennines: consists of moors in the north and a central limestone plateau; many caves. Highest point: 727 m (2088 ft)
- pedestal desk — a desk with a writing surface supported by a pair of sets of drawers
- quaker-ladies — bluet (def 1).
- radhakrishnan — Sir Sarvepalli [suhr-vuh-puhl-ee] /ˌsʌr vəˈpʌl i/ (Show IPA), 1888–1975, president of India 1962–67.
- rayleigh disk — a small circular disk, usually of mica, that is suspended from a fiber and tends to be deflected at right angles to a stream of air, indicating by its deflection the intensity of a sound wave.
- reduce a risk — If you reduce a risk, you lessen the potential damage that could be caused by a hazard or danger.
- ring-streaked — having streaks or bands of color around the body.
- saddle-backed — having the back or upper surface curved like a saddle.
- sadie hawkins — Also called Sadie, Sadies. a party, dance, or other social event, especially one held annually among high school or college students, to which each girl escorts the boy of her choice, or invites him to escort her.
- sandwich cake — a cake that is made up of two or more layers with a jam or other filling
- scanning disk — (in mechanical scanning) a disk with a line of holes spiraling in from its edge, rotated in front of a surface so as to expose a small segment as each hole passes before it for transmitting or reproducing a picture.
- semi-darkness — partial darkness
- shock and awe — US military: use of extreme force
- sick headache — migraine.
- sidewalk café — a café that has seats outside on the sidewalk
- sidewalk sale — a sale, often held annually, as at the end of each summer, in which merchants display reduced-price merchandise on the sidewalks in front of their stores.
- silla kingdom — an ancient Korean state that unified Korea; flourished in the 7th–10th centuries a.d.
- skateboarding — a device for riding upon, usually while standing, consisting of a short, oblong piece of wood, plastic, or aluminum mounted on large roller-skate wheels, used on smooth surfaces and requiring better balance of the rider than the ordinary roller skate does.
- skilled labor — labor that requires special training for its satisfactory performance.
- skin and bone — You can say someone is just skin and bone when you do not approve of the fact that they are very thin.
- skip distance — the minimum distance along the earth's surface between the position of a short-wave transmitter and the region where its signal is received after one reflection from the ionosphere.
- smoked salmon — pink-fleshed fish cooked by smoking
- smoking stand — an ashtray mounted on a low pedestal, often placed next to an armchair, sofa, etc.
- south dakotan — a state in the N central United States: a part of the Midwest. 77,047 sq. mi. (199,550 sq. km). Capital: Pierre. Abbreviation: SD (for use with zip code), S. Dak.