13-letter words containing i, c, k, l
- stocking loom — a type of knitting machine
- sucking louse — See under louse (def 1).
- swashbuckling — characteristic of or behaving in the manner of a swashbuckler.
- swizzle stick — a rod for stirring highballs and cocktails in the glass.
- swizzle-stick — a rod for stirring highballs and cocktails in the glass.
- symbolic link — (file format) (SYLK) A Microsoft file format for spreadsheets, (not to be confused with symbolic link). SYLK format existed in one form or another in as early as 1987, and was part of Excel v1.0. It is is an outgrowth of VisiCalc DIF file format. SYLK format is ascii text and represents information about both formula, value, and some formatting information, which makes it something like an RTF for spreadsheets. It is used as a general tabular data exchange format.
- tailor's-tack — one of a series of loose looped stitches used to transfer markings for seams, darts, etc, from a paper pattern to material
- talking chief — a noble who serves as public spokesperson for the chief in some Polynesian tribes.
- tektosilicate — any silicate in which each tetrahedral group shares all its oxygen atoms with neighboring groups, the ratio of silicon to oxygen being 1 to 2.
- the backfield — the quarterback and running backs in a team
- thick-skulled — stupid; dull.
- ticket holder — a person who has a valid ticket for an event or for a journey on public transport
- tracking poll — a type of poll repeated periodically with the same group of people to check and measure changes of opinion or knowledge.
- trailer truck — a trailer designed to be drawn by a truck tractor or other motor truck.
- trick cyclist — a psychiatrist
- triple-decker — three-decker (defs 3, 4).
- ugly duckling — an unattractive or unpromising child who becomes a beautiful or much-admired adult.
- unscholarlike — not befitting a scholar; ungentlemanly
- utility truck — pickup
- vercelli book — a codex of Old English poems and sermons found in the chapter house at Vercelli.
- volcanic neck — neck (def 14).
- volcanic rock — rock solidified on Earth's surface
- volcanic-neck — the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk.
- walking stick — a stick held in the hand and used to help support oneself while walking.
- white knuckle — causing fear, apprehension, or panic: The plane made a white-knuckle approach to the fogged-in airport.
- white-knuckle — causing fear, apprehension, or panic: The plane made a white-knuckle approach to the fogged-in airport.
- windsor locks — a town in N Connecticut.
- winkle-picker — a shoe or boot with a narrow, sharply pointed toe
- with any luck — You can add with luck or with any luck to a statement to indicate that you hope that a particular thing will happen.
- wooden nickel — a useless thing; thing of no value
- working class — those persons working for wages, especially in manual labor.
- works council — an elected body of employee representatives that deals with management regarding grievances, working conditions, wages, etc.
- wrecking ball — a heavy metal ball swung on a cable from a crane and used in demolition work.
- zooplanktonic — Of or pertaining to zooplankton.