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14-letter words containing e, a, k, i, n

  • diadokokinesia — the normal ability to perform rapidly alternating muscular movements, as flexion and extension.
  • diadokokinesis — the normal ability to perform rapidly alternating muscular movements, as flexion and extension.
  • disacknowledge — (transitive) To refuse to acknowledge or recognize something; to disavow or deny.
  • disembarkation — to go ashore from a ship.
  • donkey topsail — a four-sided gaff topsail, used above a gaff sail or lugsail, having its head laced to a small spar.
  • double marking — a method of assessment in which two individuals independently mark a test or evaluate a performance
  • double parking — the activity or offence of parking a vehicle in a traffic lane
  • dread to think — If you say that you dread to think what might happen, you mean that you are anxious about it because it is likely to be very unpleasant.
  • drinking water — water that is safe to drink
  • drinks cabinet — a cocktail cabinet
  • early check-in — An early check-in at a hotel is an arrangement which allows a guest to check in earlier than the normal time.
  • earthshakingly — In an earthshaking manner.
  • east pakistani — of or relating to East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) or its inhabitants
  • falling market — a stock market in which share prices are falling
  • figure skating — ice skating in which the skater traces intricate patterns on the ice.
  • finnegans wake — a novel (1922–39) by James Joyce.
  • fishing tackle — Fishing tackle consists of all the equipment that is used in the sport of fishing, such as fishing rods, lines, hooks, and bait.
  • for the asking — If something is yours for the asking, you could get it very easily if you wanted to.
  • franklin stove — a cast-iron stove having the general form of a fireplace with enclosed top, bottom, side, and back, the front being completely open or able to be closed by doors.
  • galley kitchen — a household kitchen designed with kitchen units on both sides and no kitchen table
  • general strike — a mass strike in all or many trades and industries in a section or in all parts of a country.
  • generic markup — (text)   In computerised document preparation, a method of adding information to the text indicating the logical components of a document, such as paragraphs, headers or footnotes. SGML is an example of such a system. Specific instructions for layout of the text on the page do not appear in the markup.
  • genetic marker — any distinct inheritable indicator of identity and ancestry.
  • go in the tank — to lose or fail badly or on purpose
  • googlewhacking — The action of searching for googlewhacks.
  • greek valerian — any of various plants belonging to the genus Polemonium, of the phlox family, especially P. reptans, having pinnate leaves and blue flowers.
  • groundbreaking — the act or ceremony of breaking ground for a new construction project.
  • hacking jacket — a riding jacket having a tight waist, flared skirt, slanted pockets with flaps, and slits or vents at the sides or back.
  • hairline crack — a very fine crack
  • handkerchieves — Plural form of handkerchief.
  • hanging basket — suspended woven container for plants
  • 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.
  • heart-stricken — deeply grieved or greatly dismayed
  • henry j kaiser — Henry J(ohn) 1882–1967, U.S. industrialist.
  • 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.
  • housing market — property trade
  • hurricane deck — a deck at the top of a passenger steamer, having a roof supported by light scantlings.
  • in at the kill — present at the end or climax of some undertaking
  • in the wake of — the track of waves left by a ship or other object moving through the water: The wake of the boat glowed in the darkness.
  • in-line skates — a roller skate with typically four hard-rubber wheels in a straight line resembling the blade of an ice skate.
  • inboard brakes — Inboard brakes are brakes located close to the center of the vehicle rather than at the wheel hub.
  • income bracket — a group or category of people whose income falls within defined upper and lower levels
  • indian grackle — a starling, Gracula religiosa, of S and SE Asia: a popular cage bird because of its ability to talk
  • insertion mark — a symbol used to show that a missing letter or symbol should be inserted
  • interbank rate — The interbank rate is the interest rate that banks charge each other.
  • interblock gap — the area or space separating consecutive blocks of data or consecutive physical records on an external storage medium.
  • internal clock — biological clock.
  • into the black — into a profitable condition financially
  • jack-in-office — a self-important petty official
  • jacking engine — an engine for moving an idle reciprocating engine or turbine to permit inspection and repairs.
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