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14-letter words containing e, n, k

  • 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
  • electrokinesis — (physics) The transport of particles or fluid by means of an electric field acting on a fluid which has a net mobile charge.
  • electrokinetic — of or relating to the motion of charged particles and its effects
  • electronic ink — a material consisting of microscopic cells that can be turned from white to black and vice versa with the application of a small electric charge allowing electronically stored text to appear on a paper-like substance
  • every man jack — everyone without exception
  • 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.
  • fitted kitchen — a kitchen with units that are attached to the wall
  • flaked almonds — small flat pieces of almond used in cooking
  • florence flask — a round bottle having a flat bottom and long neck, for use in laboratories.
  • for the asking — If something is yours for the asking, you could get it very easily if you wanted to.
  • fortune cookie — a thin folded wafer containing a prediction or maxim printed on a slip of paper: often served as a dessert in Chinese restaurants.
  • 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.
  • freezing works — a slaughterhouse at which animal carcasses are frozen for export
  • french cricket — a child's game resembling cricket, in which the batsman's legs are used as the wicket
  • french pancake — a thin, light pancake, usually served with a sweet or savory filling.
  • french tickler — a condom designed with knobs, projections, etc.
  • frenkel defect — a crystal defect in which a lattice ion has moved to an interstitial position leaving a vacant lattice site
  • front walkover — Racing. a walking or trotting over the course by a contestant who is the only starter.
  • 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.
  • german speaker — a person who speaks German
  • get one's back — situated at or in the rear: at the back door; back fence.
  • go in the tank — to lose or fail badly or on purpose
  • go up in smoke — the visible vapor and gases given off by a burning or smoldering substance, especially the gray, brown, or blackish mixture of gases and suspended carbon particles resulting from the combustion of wood, peat, coal, or other organic matter.
  • googlewhacking — The action of searching for googlewhacks.
  • gooseneck lamp — a desk lamp having a flexible shaft or stem.
  • greek valerian — any of various plants belonging to the genus Polemonium, of the phlox family, especially P. reptans, having pinnate leaves and blue flowers.
  • grief-stricken — overwhelmed by grief; deeply afflicted or sorrowful.
  • ground hemlock — a prostrate yew, Taxus canadensis, of eastern North America, having short, flat needles and red, berrylike fruit.
  • ground leakage — Ground leakage is the flow of current from a live conductor to the earth through the insulation.
  • groundbreaking — the act or ceremony of breaking ground for a new construction project.
  • groundskeepers — Plural form of groundskeeper.
  • groundskeeping — The activity of tending an area of land for aesthetic or functional purposes; typically as an employee of a person or institution.
  • gunstock stile — (in a door) a diminished stile having an oblique transition between the broader and narrower parts.
  • 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
  • handbrake turn — a turn sharply reversing the direction of a vehicle by speedily applying the handbrake while turning the steering wheel
  • 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.
  • have a lock on — to be sure of winning, gaining, or controlling
  • heart-stricken — deeply grieved or greatly dismayed
  • hell's kitchen — (in New York City) a section of midtown Manhattan, west of Times Square, formerly notorious for its slums and high crime rate.
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