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13-letter words containing e, s, k, a, r

  • jerusalem oak — feather geranium.
  • jesuit's bark — cinchona (def 2).
  • kapellmeister — a choirmaster.
  • katharometers — Plural form of katharometer.
  • katzenjammers — Plural form of katzenjammer.
  • kepler's laws — any one of three laws governing planetary motion: each planet revolves in an ellipse, with the sun at one focus; the line connecting a planet to the sun sweeps out equal areas in equal periods of time (law of areas) or the square of the period of revolution of each planet is proportional to the cube of the semimajor axis of the planet's orbit (harmonic law)
  • keratinocytes — Plural form of keratinocyte.
  • keratomycosis — Fungal infection of the cornea.
  • kerosene lamp — light fuelled by paraffin
  • key signature — (in notation) the group of sharps or flats placed after the clef to indicate the tonality of the music following.
  • kindergartens — Plural form of kindergarten.
  • kinesitherapy — a movement-based therapy
  • kraft process — a process for making wood pulp by digesting wood chips in an alkaline liquor consisting chiefly of caustic soda together with sodium sulfate.
  • krishna menon — Vengalil Krishnan [ven-gah-leel krish-nuh n] /vɛnˈgɑ lil ˈkrɪʃ nən/ (Show IPA), 1897–1974, Indian politician and statesman.
  • lake district — a mountainous region in NW England containing many lakes: tourist center.
  • lake sturgeon — a sturgeon, Acipenser fulvescens, of the Great Lakes and Mississippi and St. Lawrence rivers.
  • lake superior — Lake, a lake in the N central United States and S Canada: the northernmost of the Great Lakes; the largest body of fresh water in the world. 350 miles (564 km) long; 31,820 sq. mi. (82,415 sq. km); greatest depth, 1290 feet (393 meters); 602 feet (183 meters) above sea level.
  • lake-superior — Lake, a lake in the N central United States and S Canada: the northernmost of the Great Lakes; the largest body of fresh water in the world. 350 miles (564 km) long; 31,820 sq. mi. (82,415 sq. km); greatest depth, 1290 feet (393 meters); 602 feet (183 meters) above sea level.
  • lane markings — white lines on the road that mark lanes
  • lasik surgery — laser surgery to correct short sight
  • leopard shark — a small, inshore shark, Triakis semifasciata, having distinctive black markings across the back, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters from Oregon through California.
  • leukapheresis — a medical procedure that separates certain leukocytes from the blood, used to collect leukocytes for donation or to remove excessive leukocytes from a patient's blood
  • like a streak — at high speed; swiftly
  • like sardines — very closely crowded together
  • lose track of — to fail to follow the passage, course, or progress of
  • losing streak — a succession of losses or defeats
  • lumberjackets — Plural form of lumberjacket.
  • make sport of — to mock or ridicule; poke fun at
  • manage a risk — If you manage a risk, you analyze how much you are in danger from a particular risk or hazard, and decide how to best deal with it.
  • market basket — a basket or cart for groceries.
  • market forces — factors driving the economy
  • market square — a square in a village, town, etc in which a market is, or was formerly, held
  • market trends — changes and developments in buying and selling in the market
  • marketisation — Alternative spelling of marketization.
  • marlinespikes — Plural form of marlinespike.
  • masking frame — easel (def 2).
  • master-stroke — a masterly action or achievement; an extremely skillful or effective action: War was avoided by a masterstroke of diplomacy.
  • masterstrokes — Plural form of masterstroke.
  • mischiefmaker — Alternative form of mischief-maker.
  • miss the mark — to fail in achieving one's aim; be unsuccessful in one's attempt
  • musselcracker — a large variety of sea bream, Sparodon durbanensis, that feeds on shellfish and is a popular food and game fish
  • narrow squeak — an escape only just managed
  • nonshrinkable — incapable of being shrunk
  • novocherkassk — a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, NE of Rostov.
  • outlaw strike — wildcat strike.
  • package store — a store selling sealed bottles or other containers of alcoholic beverages that may only be consumed off the premises.
  • pairs skaters — two skaters, a man and a woman, or a boy and a girl, who skate together, esp in competitions
  • paradise duck — a large duck, Casarca variegata, of New Zealand, having a brightly coloured plumage
  • parker bowles — Camilla (née Shand). born 1947, became the second wife of Prince Charles in 2005; created Duchess of Cornwall and Duchess of Rothesay
  • passager hawk — young hawk or falcon caught while on migration
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