14-letter words containing e, s, k, a, r
- crested auklet — any of several small auks of the coasts of the North Pacific, as Aethia cristatella (crested auklet) having a crest of recurved plumes.
- currency snake — an exchange rate system that operated between various member countries of the EEC during the 1970s, in which exchange rates between the currencies of the participating states were only allowed to fluctuate within a restricted range
- decision-maker — a person who makes decisions
- denmark strait — a channel between SE Greenland and Iceland, linking the Arctic Ocean with the Atlantic
- disembarkation — to go ashore from a ship.
- donkey's years — a very long time; eons.
- drinks cabinet — a cocktail cabinet
- earthshakingly — In an earthshaking manner.
- exclude a risk — If an insurance company excludes a risk, they declare that a particular risk is not covered by an insurance policy.
- field larkspur — a European plant, Consolida regalis, of the buttercup family, having sparse clusters of blue or violet-colored flowers and smooth fruit.
- figure skating — ice skating in which the skater traces intricate patterns on the ice.
- florence flask — a round bottle having a flat bottom and long neck, for use in laboratories.
- for god's sake — Some people use expressions such as for God's sake, for heaven's sake, for goodness sake, or for Pete's sake in order to express annoyance or impatience, or to add force to a question or request. The expressions 'for God's sake' and 'for Christ's sake' could cause offence.
- for the asking — If something is yours for the asking, you could get it very easily if you wanted to.
- 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.
- futures market — a market in which futures contracts in commodities are traded.
- general strike — a mass strike in all or many trades and industries in a section or in all parts of a country.
- german speaker — a person who speaks German
- grass parakeet — any of several Australian parakeets, especially the budgerigar.
- great kiskadee — any of several American flycatchers of the genus Pitangus, especially P. sulphuratus (great kiskadee) ranging from the southwest U.S. to Argentina and noted for their loud calls and aggressive nature.
- handkerchieves — Plural form of handkerchief.
- heart-stricken — deeply grieved or greatly dismayed
- henry j kaiser — Henry J(ohn) 1882–1967, U.S. industrialist.
- herald's trick — a conventional method of indicating a tincture, as by printing or carving without color.
- herniated disk — an abnormal protrusion of a spinal disk between vertebrae, most often in the lumbar region of the spine, causing pain due to pressure on spinal nerves.
- heterokaryosis — condition in which a binucleate or multinucleate cell contains genetically dissimilar nuclei.
- horse mackerel — bluefin tuna.
- horseshoe back — a bow back having a slight outward splay at its bottom.
- housing market — property trade
- humphreys peak — the highest peak in Arizona, in the N, in the San Francisco Mountains: 12,633 feet (3851 meters).
- hyperkeratosis — Pathology. proliferation of the cells of the cornea. a thickening of the horny layer of the skin.
- inboard brakes — Inboard brakes are brakes located close to the center of the vehicle rather than at the wheel hub.
- insertion mark — a symbol used to show that a missing letter or symbol should be inserted
- jack crosstree — jack1 (def 9b).
- jackass gunter — a gunter having a wire rope with a traveler in place of the usual upper iron.
- jacques necker — Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1732–1804, French statesman, born in Switzerland.
- james h. clark — Dr. James H. Clark
- jump the shark — any of a group of elongate elasmobranch, mostly marine fishes, certain species of which are large, voracious, and sometimes dangerous to humans.
- kaieteur falls — a river in central Guyana: (Kaieteur Falls) one of highest waterfalls in the world at 741 feet (226 meters). 100 miles (161 km) long.
- kaieteur-falls — a river in central Guyana: (Kaieteur Falls) one of highest waterfalls in the world at 741 feet (226 meters). 100 miles (161 km) long.
- kaiserslautern — a city in S Rhineland-Palatinate, in SW Germany.
- kakistocracies — Plural form of kakistocracy.
- kapellmeisters — Plural form of kapellmeister.
- karitane nurse — a nurse trained in the care of young babies and their mothers according to the principles of the Plunket Society
- kastrop-rauxel — Castrop-Rauxel.
- kawartha lakes — a group of lakes in S Ontario, Canada, on the Trent Canal system.
- kindergartners — Plural form of kindergartner.
- king's pattern — a spoon pattern of the 19th century having a stem decorated with threads, scrolls, and shell motifs.
- king's weather — fine weather; weather fit for a king.
- kleptoparasite — A bird, insect, or other animal that habitually robs animals of other species of food.