14-letter words containing e, a, t, l, i, k
- kilogram-meter — a meter-kilogram-second unit of work or energy, equal to the work done by a force of one kilogram when its point of application moves through a distance of one meter in the direction of the force; approximately 7.2 foot-pounds. Abbreviation: kg-m.
- kitchen scales — a set of scales used in cooking
- kleptomaniacal — Having a compulsion to steal, as a kleptomaniac does.
- kleptoparasite — A bird, insect, or other animal that habitually robs animals of other species of food.
- knight templar — Templar.
- lacrosse stick — stick: for lacrosse
- lake trasimene — a lake in central Italy, in Umbria: the largest lake in central Italy; scene of Hannibal's victory over the Romans in 217 bc. Area: 128 sq km (49 sq miles)
- lake whitefish — a whitefish, Coregonus clupeaformis, found in the Great Lakes and north to Alaska, used for food.
- 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.
- leukocytopenia — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- lexington park — a town in S Maryland.
- library ticket — a ticket admitting a person access to a library, esp a reference library
- like this/that — You use like this or like that when you are drawing attention to something that you are doing or that someone else is doing.
- line of attack — a line of attack to a problem or situation is how you approach it
- linkage editor — linker
- linkage-editor — a system program that combines independently compiled object modules or load modules into a single load module.
- make little of — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
- met enkephalin — either of two pentapeptides that bind to morphine receptors in the central nervous system and have opioid properties of relatively short duration; one pentapeptide (Met enkephalin) has the amino acid sequence Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Met and the other (Leu enkephalin) has the sequence Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Leu.
- metallokinesis — (science fiction): The psychic ability to manipulate or control metals.
- mileage ticket — a book (mileage book) or ticket containing coupons good for a certain number of miles of transportation at a fixed rate per mile.
- 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 chocolate — chocolate that has been mixed with milk.
- milk-and-water — ineffective; wishy-washy; lacking will or strength.
- multi-part key — compound key
- nickel acetate — a green, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 4 H 6 NiO 4 , used chiefly in nickel-plating.
- nickel-plating — the process of depositing a thin layer of nickel on a surface, usually by electrolysis
- omphaloskeptic — One who contemplates or meditates upon one's navel; one who engages in omphaloscopy.
- oracle toolkit — Adaptable User Interface
- peacock's tail — a handsome brown seaweed, Padina pavonia (though coloured yellow-olive, red, and green) whose fan-shaped fronds have concentric bands of iridescent hairs
- peel-and-stick — ready to be applied after peeling off the backing to expose an adhesive surface: peel-and-stick labels.
- penalty killer — a player used when the player's team is short-handed as a result of a penalty, especially a player skilled at defense and employed regularly in such situations.
- permanent link — (web) A URL that always points to the same piece of web content. Web pages that appear for a limited time at their main URL, such as web logs or news sites, often display an alternative, permanent link. Readers can quote, bookmark, or link to this URL in order to refer to a particular item, rather than the page displaying the latest item. For example, the URL http://news.bbc.co.uk/ points to the latest news from the BBC whereas http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/2614839.stm is a permanent link to a particular news story.
- pink elephants — a facetious name applied to hallucinations caused by drunkenness
- poikilothermal — cold-blooded (def 1 .) (opposed to homoiothermal).
- poikilothermia — Medicine/Medical. the inability to regulate core body temperature (as by sweating to cool off or by putting on clothes to warm up), found especially in some spinal cord injury patients and in patients under general anesthesia.
- practical joke — a playful trick, often involving some physical agent or means, in which the victim is placed in an embarrassing or disadvantageous position.
- retail banking — banking for individual customers
- roller-skating — the act of moving on roller skates
- sackville-west — Dame Victoria Mary ("Vita") 1892–1962, English poet and novelist (wife of Harold Nicolson).
- salt lake city — a state in the W United States. 84,916 sq. mi. (219,930 sq. km). Capital: Salt Lake City. Abbreviation: UT (for use with zip code), Ut.
- satellite link — a link between a transmitting station and a receiving station via an artificial satellite
- sickle feather — one of the paired, elongated, sickle-shaped, middle feathers of the tail of the rooster.
- silky anteater — an arboreal, tropical American anteater, Cyclopes didactylus, about the size of a rat, having a prehensile tail, glossy, golden fur, and two toes on each forelimb.
- skull practice — a meeting for the purpose of discussion, exchange of ideas, solving problems, etc.
- social network — a network of friends, colleagues, and other personal contacts: Strong social networks can encourage healthy behaviors.
- stalking horse — If you describe a person or thing as a stalking horse, you mean that it is being used to obtain a temporary advantage so that someone can get what they really want.
- stalking-horse — a horse, or a figure of a horse, behind which a hunter hides in stalking game.
- sticking place — Also called sticking point. the place or point at which something stops and holds firm.
- strike a light — to ignite something, esp a match, by friction