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13-letter words containing e, t, i, c, k

  • dipstick test — a test for detecting the presence of sugar in the urine, as in diabetes.
  • double wicket — cricket in which two wickets are used, being the usual form of the game.
  • eight o'clock — 8 a.m.
  • evening stock — a plant, Matthiola incana, of the genus Matthiola, of the Mediterranean region, cultivated for its brightly coloured flowers: Brassicaceae (crucifers)
  • fiddlesticks! — an expression of annoyance or disagreement
  • field cricket — any of several jumping, orthopterous insects of the family Gryllidae, characterized by long antennae and stridulating organs on the forewings of the male, as one of the species commonly found in pastures and meadows (field cricket) or on trees and shrubs (tree cricket)
  • field kitchen — the place at which the food for a unit of soldiers in the field is prepared
  • flying picket — (in industrial disputes) a member of a group of pickets organized to be able to move quickly from place to place
  • flying tackle — a tackle made by hurling one's body through the air at the player carrying the ball.
  • gastrokinetic — (pharmacology, of a drug) Serving to increase motility of the gastrointestinal tract.
  • gemutlichkeit — warm cordiality; comfortable friendliness; congeniality.
  • generic thunk — (programming)   A software mechanism that allows a 16-bit Windows application to load and call a Win32 DLL under Windows NT and Windows 95. See also flat thunk, universal thunk.
  • grade cricket — competitive cricket, in which cricket club teams are arranged in grades
  • greek cypriot — a Cypriot of Greek descent
  • heartsickness — The condition of being heartsick.
  • heartstricken — Shocked; dismayed.
  • house cricket — a dark brown cricket, Acheta domesticus, having a light-colored head with dark crossbands, commonly occurring throughout North America and Europe, where it may be an indoor pest.
  • hydrokinetics — the branch of hydrodynamics that deals with the laws governing liquids or gases in motion.
  • in the pocket — (of a fly half) in an attacking position slightly further back from play than normal, making himself available for a drop goal attempt
  • incense stick — a stick coated with incense, which burns slowly, releasing a fragrant odour
  • keep in touch — stay in contact
  • kenyapithecus — a genus of fossil hominoids of middle Miocene age found in Kenya and having large molars, small incisors, and powerful chewing muscles.
  • keratinocytes — Plural form of keratinocyte.
  • keratomycosis — Fungal infection of the cornea.
  • kettle stitch — (in handsewing) a knot tied in the thread that links one section to the next.
  • kettle-stitch — a stitch used in hand-sewn books, at the head and tail, to hold sheets or sections together
  • killer t cell — a killer cell that destroys target cells only when specifically activated by helper T cells.
  • killer t-cell — a type of T-lymphocyte that is responsible for killing cells that are infected by a virus
  • kin selection — a form of natural selection that favors altruistic behavior toward close relatives resulting in an increase in the altruistic individual's genetic contribution to the next generation.
  • kinaesthetics — Alternative spelling of kinesthetics.
  • kinematically — the branch of mechanics that deals with pure motion, without reference to the masses or forces involved in it.
  • kitchen match — a wooden friction match with a large head, used especially for igniting gas ovens or burners.
  • kitchen paper — also kitchen roll
  • kitchen range — cooker with oven and hob
  • kitchen waste — bits of food that are left over from cooking, such as vegetable peelings, cheese rind, and scraps from people's plates
  • kitchen-diner — a kitchen that has an area intended to be used for eating meals, usually because there is no dining room elsewhere
  • kleptomaniacs — Plural form of kleptomaniac.
  • knuckle joint — a joint forming a knuckle.
  • lake district — a mountainous region in NW England containing many lakes: tourist center.
  • lake titicaca — a lake between S Peru and W Bolivia, in the Andes: the highest large lake in the world; drained by the Desaguadero River flowing into Lake Poopó. Area: 8135 sq km (3141 sq miles). Altitude: 3809 m (12 497 ft). Depth: 370 m (1214 ft)
  • lake victoria — the ancient Roman goddess of victory, identified with the Greek goddess Nike.
  • leptokurtotic — (statistics) Leptokurtic.
  • lick the dust — to be servile; grovel: cf. Mic. 7:17
  • lickety-split — at great speed; rapidly: to travel lickety-split.
  • lipstick tree — annatto (def 1).
  • locking plate — a narrow wheel geared to a striking train or other mechanism and having a notched rim engaging with another mechanism permitting it to rotate through a specific arc.
  • love-stricken — If you describe someone as love-stricken, you mean that they are so much in love that they are behaving in a strange and foolish way.
  • magnetic disk — Also called disk, hard disk. a rigid disk coated with magnetic material, on which data and programs can be stored.
  • message stick — a stick bearing carved symbols, carried by a native Australian as identification
  • microdiskette — Alternative spelling of micro-diskette.
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