13-letter words containing e, n, k
- think more of — to have a higher opinion of
- thinkableness — the state or quality of being conceivable or thinkable
- thinking time — time to think
- thrombokinase — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
- thunderstrike — Archaic. to strike with a thunderbolt.
- thunderstroke — a stroke of lightning accompanied by thunder.
- thunderstruck — overcome with consternation; confounded; astounded: He was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion.
- ticket agency — an agency dealing in the sale of tickets, especially theater tickets.
- tinker's cuss — tinker's damn (def 1).
- tinker's damn — the least value or merit; nothing or anything at all: It's not worth a tinker's damn.
- tinker's weed — any weedy North American plant of the genus Triosteum, of the honeysuckle family, especially T. perfoliatum, having stalkless leaves and purplish-brown flowers and bearing orange fruits.
- to break even — When a company or a person running a business breaks even, they make neither a profit nor a loss.
- to break wind — If someone breaks wind, they release gas from their intestines through their anus.
- to keep going — If you keep going, you continue moving along or doing something that you have started, even if you are tired and would prefer to stop.
- token economy — a method of encouraging desirable behavior, especially in a hospital setting, by offering rewards of token money that can be exchanged for special food, access to television, and other bonuses.
- token payment — a small payment binding an agreement or acknowledging a debt.
- tradesmanlike — like or characteristic of a tradesman
- train-workers — people who work on trains
- transfer desk — the place in an airport where you arrange a transfer from one flight to another
- tree kangaroo — any arboreal kangaroo of the genus Dendrolagus, of Queensland, Australia, and New Guinea.
- troublemaking — a person who causes difficulties, distress, worry, etc., for others, especially one who does so habitually as a matter of malice.
- truelove knot — a complicated ornamental knot, especially a double knot having two interlacing bows, regarded as an emblem of true love or interwoven affections.
- tseng kuo-fan — 1811–72, Chinese general and statesman.
- undated stock — stock that has no definitive repayment commitment
- under-packing — the act or work of a person or thing that packs.
- understocking — to provide an insufficient quantity, as of merchandise, supplies, or livestock.
- unforeskinned — circumcised
- unknowingness — a state of not knowing
- unscholarlike — not befitting a scholar; ungentlemanly
- unsoldierlike — not befitting a soldier
- unworkmanlike — not appropriate to or befitting a good workman
- upper chinook — a Chinookan language of the Columbia River valley from the Deschutes River to the estuary.
- valet parking — a service offered by a hotel, restaurant, etc., by which patrons' cars are parked by an attendant.
- vandyke beard — a short, pointed beard.
- vandyke brown — a medium brown color.
- verkhneudinsk — former name of Ulan Ude.
- volcanic neck — neck (def 14).
- volcanic-neck — the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk.
- w.k. roentgen — Wilhelm Konrad [wil-helm kon-rad;; German vil-helm kawn-raht] /ˈwɪl hɛlm ˈkɒn ræd;; German ˈvɪl hɛlm ˈkɔn rɑt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1923, German physicist: discoverer of x-rays 1895; Nobel prize 1901.
- walking horse — Tennessee walking horse.
- wankel engine — an internal-combustion rotary engine that utilizes a triangular rotor that revolves in a chamber (rather than a conventional piston that moves up and down in a cylinder): it has fewer moving parts and is generally smaller and lighter for a given horsepower.
- water-soaking — to soak or saturate with water.
- well-speaking — the act, utterance, or discourse of a person who speaks.
- west new york — a town in NE New Jersey, across the Hudson from New York City.
- west pakistan — a former province of British Pakistan, separated from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) by N India: declared independence as Republic of Pakistan 1956.
- whiskerandoed — having extravagant whiskers
- white knuckle — causing fear, apprehension, or panic: The plane made a white-knuckle approach to the fogged-in airport.
- white-knuckle — causing fear, apprehension, or panic: The plane made a white-knuckle approach to the fogged-in airport.
- wicket maiden — an over in which no runs are scored with the bat and at least one wicket is taken by the bowler
- wild mandrake — the May apple, Podophyllum peltatum.