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14-letter words containing e, c, o, n, s

  • king's counsel — a body of barristers of a higher status who are specially appointed to be the crown's counsel, and who are permitted to plead inside the bar in the court.
  • kit inspection — inspection of soldiers' kit by a superior officer, to make sure it is all clean, working, and in a good state
  • kleene closure — Kleene star
  • knickerbockers — Also, knickerbockers [nik-er-bok-erz] /ˈnɪk ərˌbɒk ərz/ (Show IPA). loose-fitting short trousers gathered in at the knees.
  • know the score — understand the situation
  • kochel listing — the chronological number of a composition of Mozart as assigned in the catalog of the composer's works compiled in the 19th century by the Austrian musicologist Ludwig von Köchel (1800–1877) and since revised several times. Abbreviation: K.
  • labradorescent — (of minerals) displaying a brilliant play of colours, as that shown by some forms of labradorite
  • lake constance — a lake in W Europe, bounded by S Germany, W Austria, and N Switzerland, through which the Rhine flows. Area: 536 sq km. (207 sq miles)
  • landscape mode — a wide exposure suitable for photographing landscapes
  • laryngectomies — Plural form of laryngectomy.
  • laryngoscopies — Plural form of laryngoscopy.
  • lasciviousness — inclined to lustfulness; wanton; lewd: a lascivious, girl-chasing old man.
  • law of cosines — a law stating that the square of a side of a plane triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides minus twice the product of the other sides multiplied by the cosine of the angle between them.
  • lawson cypress — Port Orford cedar.
  • level crossing — grade crossing.
  • lexicalisation — Alternative spelling of lexicalization.
  • licentiousness — sexually unrestrained; lascivious; libertine; lewd.
  • lignocellulose — any of various compounds of lignin and cellulose comprising the essential part of woody cell walls.
  • lindelof space — a topological space having the property that every cover consisting of open sets has a subcover consisting of a countable number of subsets.
  • liquor license — a licence that allows the proprietor of a store, bar, etc, to sell alcohol
  • listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.
  • llano estacado — a large plateau in the SW United States, in W Texas and SE New Mexico: cattle-grazing region. About 1000–5000 feet (300–1500 meters) above sea level.
  • locker-lampson — Frederick (Frederick Locker) 1821–95, English poet.
  • locking pliers — pliers whose jaws are connected at a sliding pivot, permitting them to be temporarily locked in a fixed position for ease in grasping and turning nuts.
  • longcase clock — tall freestanding timepiece
  • loose sentence — a sentence that does not end with the completion of its main clause, but continues with one or more subordinate clauses or other modifiers.
  • loquaciousness — talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling; garrulous: a loquacious dinner guest.
  • lorraine cross — cross of Lorraine.
  • lz compression — Lempel-Ziv compression
  • macartney rose — a trailing or climbing evergreen rose, Rosa bracteata, of China, having shiny leaves and large, solitary white flowers.
  • machine pistol — a fully automatic pistol; submachine gun.
  • macroeconomics — the branch of economics dealing with the broad and general aspects of an economy, as the relationship between the income and investments of a country as a whole.
  • macronutrients — Plural form of macronutrient.
  • magnetic storm — a temporary disturbance of the earth's magnetic field, induced by radiation and streams of charged particles from the sun.
  • magnetospheric — Of, pertaining to, or happening within the magnetosphere.
  • magnetostatics — the branch of magnetics that deals with magnetic fields that do not vary with time (magnetostatic fields)
  • make no secret — If you make no secret of something, you tell others about it openly and clearly.
  • manic disorder — a type of affective disorder characterized by euphoric mood, excessive activity and talkativeness, impaired judgment, and sometimes psychotic symptoms, as grandiose delusions.
  • marrons glaces — chestnuts cooked in syrup and glazed
  • masonry cement — a mix typically of Portland cement, hydrated lime, and other materials, used to improve the water retention and workability of the cement in masonry work.
  • medicalisation — Alternative spelling of medicalization.
  • melancholiness — a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression.
  • mendaciousness — telling lies, especially habitually; dishonest; lying; untruthful: a mendacious person.
  • meniscocytosis — sickle cell anemia.
  • mesencephalons — Plural form of mesencephalon.
  • mesh stockings — stockings with a netted pattern or made out of a netted material such as lace or netted nylon
  • metafictionist — A writer of metafiction.
  • metencephalons — Plural form of metencephalon.
  • methodicalness — The property of being methodical.
  • meticulousness — taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough: a meticulous craftsman; meticulous personal appearance.
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