14-letter words containing i, c, k, l, e
- neo-lamarckism — Lamarckism as expounded by later biologists who hold especially that some acquired characters of organisms may be inherited by descendants, but that natural selection also is a factor in evolution.
- nickel acetate — a green, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 4 H 6 NiO 4 , used chiefly in nickel-plating.
- nickel-plating — the process of depositing a thin layer of nickel on a surface, usually by electrolysis
- omphaloskeptic — One who contemplates or meditates upon one's navel; one who engages in omphaloscopy.
- oracle toolkit — Adaptable User Interface
- package policy — an insurance policy which incorporates cover for different types of risk, such as liability and property
- packed decimal — binary coded decimal
- peacock's tail — a handsome brown seaweed, Padina pavonia (though coloured yellow-olive, red, and green) whose fan-shaped fronds have concentric bands of iridescent hairs
- peel-and-stick — ready to be applied after peeling off the backing to expose an adhesive surface: peel-and-stick labels.
- pickled onions — onions which have been preserved in vinegar or brine
- poikilothermic — cold-blooded (def 1 .) (opposed to homoiothermal).
- poison hemlock — hemlock (defs 1, 3).
- potluck dinner — a meal consisting of whatever food happens to be available without special preparation
- practical joke — a playful trick, often involving some physical agent or means, in which the victim is placed in an embarrassing or disadvantageous position.
- quicksilvering — the mercury on the back of a mirror
- quicksilverish — resembling quicksilver
- recklinghausen — a city in NW Rhine-Westphalia, in Germany.
- sackville-west — Dame Victoria Mary ("Vita") 1892–1962, English poet and novelist (wife of Harold Nicolson).
- sakha republic — an administrative division in E Russia, in NE Siberia on the Arctic Ocean: the coldest inhabited region of the world; it has rich mineral resources. Capital: Yakutsk. Pop: 948 100 (2002). Area: 3 103 200 sq km (1 197 760 sq miles)
- salt lake city — a state in the W United States. 84,916 sq. mi. (219,930 sq. km). Capital: Salt Lake City. Abbreviation: UT (for use with zip code), Ut.
- schlockmeister — a person who deals in or sells inferior or worthless goods; junk dealer.
- schoolies week — (in Australia) a week when large numbers of school leavers gather together for a holiday away from home after the end of their final exams
- self-mockingly — in a self-mocking manner
- self-reckoning — count; computation; calculation.
- shield cricket — the interstate cricket competition held for the Sheffield Shield
- shipping clerk — a clerk who attends to the packing, unpacking, receiving, sending out, and recording of shipments.
- sickle feather — one of the paired, elongated, sickle-shaped, middle feathers of the tail of the rooster.
- single-sticker — a sailboat, esp. a sloop, having only one mast
- skull practice — a meeting for the purpose of discussion, exchange of ideas, solving problems, etc.
- social drinker — a person who drinks alcoholic beverages usually in the company of others and is in control of his or her drinking.
- social network — a network of friends, colleagues, and other personal contacts: Strong social networks can encourage healthy behaviors.
- speaking clock — a telephone service that gives a precise verbal statement of the correct time
- sticking place — Also called sticking point. the place or point at which something stops and holds firm.
- sucking diesel — doing very well; successful
- the black isle — a peninsula in NE Scotland, in Highland council area, between the Cromarty and Moray Firths
- the ice blacks — the international ice hockey team of New Zealand
- ticket scalper — an unauthorized ticket speculator who buys tickets to a performance or sports event and resells them at inflated prices.
- trickle charge — a continuous, slow charge supplied to a storage battery to keep it in a fully charged state.
- walk-in closet — a closet that is large enough to walk around in.
- walking ticket — walking papers.
- white charlock — a related plant, Raphanus raphanistrum, with yellow, mauve, or white flowers and podlike fruits
- white-knuckled — causing fear, apprehension, or panic: The plane made a white-knuckle approach to the fogged-in airport.
- wild buckwheat — umbrella plant (def 3).
- wildcat strike — unofficial work stoppage
- winkle-pickers — shoes or boots with very pointed narrow toes, popular in the mid-20th century
- writer's block — a usually temporary condition in which a writer finds it impossible to proceed with the writing of a novel, play, or other work.