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13-letter words containing i, c, k, l

  • cicada killer — a black or rust-colored digger wasp, Sphecius speciosis, with a yellow-banded abdomen, that preys on cicadas.
  • circular-knit — noting, pertaining to, or made of a fabric made by circular knitting.
  • clearing bank — The clearing banks are the main banks in Britain. Clearing banks use the central clearing house in London to deal with other banks.
  • clearing mark — either of a pair of landmarks or marks on a mariner's chart lying upon a line (clearing line) along which a vessel can sail to avoid navigational hazards.
  • click through — to navigate around (a website) using the links provided to move onto different pages
  • click-through — the act of clicking on an advertisement or other link to go to another website, especially a retail site: The store gets lots of clickthroughs from social media.
  • clicketyclack — a rhythmic, metallic sound, as that made by the wheels of a moving train
  • clinker-built — (of a boat or ship) having a hull constructed with each plank overlapping that below
  • cock-a-leekie — a soup made by boiling chicken with leeks
  • cocktail hour — the interval before the evening meal during which cocktails and other alcoholic beverages are often served.
  • coloring book — A coloring book is a book of simple drawings which children can color in.
  • compiler jock — A programmer who specialises in writing compilers.
  • constablewick — the area of land under the charge of a constable
  • control stick — the lever by which a pilot controls the lateral and longitudinal movements of an aircraft
  • corkscrewlike — Resembling a corkscrew, usually specifically the worm of a corkscrew.
  • cowl neckline — a neckline of women's clothes loosely folded over and sometimes resembling a folded hood
  • crack a smile — to break into a smile
  • crackle china — porcelain or pottery with intentional crazing
  • craftsmanlike — Resembling or characteristic of a craftsman.
  • cricket table — a three-legged table of the Jacobean period.
  • cripple creek — a village in central Colorado: gold-mining centre since 1891, once the richest in the world
  • cucking stool — stool in which suspected witches were tested
  • cuticle stick — a piece of wood with a flattened end used to push back the cuticles from one's nails
  • cyberslacking — (informal) Use of the Internet during work hours for unrelated tasks.
  • cyberstalking — Cyberstalking is the use of the Internet to contact someone or find out information about them in a way that is annoying or frightening.
  • cylinder desk — a desk having a cylinder front, usually a tambour but occasionally of solid wood.
  • dabbling duck — any of numerous shallow-water ducks, especially of the genus Anas, that typically feed by upending and dabbling (contrasted with diving duck).
  • detectivelike — Resembling a detective or some aspect of one.
  • digital clock — a clock that displays the time in numerical digits rather than by hands on a dial.
  • diplock court — in Northern Ireland, a court of law designed to try cases linked with terrorism. In order to prevent the intimidation of jurors, the court consists of a single judge and no jury
  • double nickel — the national speed limit of 55 miles per hour as established in 1974 on U.S. highways.
  • double wicket — cricket in which two wickets are used, being the usual form of the game.
  • double-nickel — the national speed limit of 55 miles per hour as established in 1974 on U.S. highways.
  • ducking stool — a former instrument of punishment consisting of a chair in which an offender was tied to be plunged into water.
  • eight o'clock — 8 a.m.
  • fickle-minded — (of a person) prone to casual change; inconstant.
  • 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
  • finback whale — rorqual
  • floating dock — a submersible, floating structure used as a dry dock, having a floor that is submerged, slipped under a floating vessel, and then raised so as to raise the vessel entirely out of the water.
  • floutingstock — a laughing-stock; the object of mockery or flouting
  • 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.
  • folk medicine — health practices arising from superstition, cultural traditions, or empirical use of native remedies, especially food substances.
  • folkloristics — folklore (def 2).
  • gelsenkirchen — a city in W Germany, in the Ruhr valley.
  • gemutlichkeit — warm cordiality; comfortable friendliness; congeniality.
  • glockenspiels — Plural form of glockenspiel.
  • gravity clock — a clock driven by its own weight as it descends a rack, cord, incline, etc.
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