14-letter words containing i, k, o, n, c
- one-way ticket — transport: single-journey fare
- ordinary stock — British. common stock.
- ozone sickness — a condition characterized by chest pain, itchy eyes, and drowsiness, caused by exposure to ozone, as experienced in the atmospheres of smog and high-altitude airplanes.
- pick one's way — to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
- pickled onions — onions which have been preserved in vinegar or brine
- pocket edition — pocketbook (def 3).
- pointing stick — TrackPoint
- poison hemlock — hemlock (defs 1, 3).
- potluck dinner — a meal consisting of whatever food happens to be available without special preparation
- prawn cocktail — A prawn cocktail is a dish that consists of prawns, salad, and a sauce. It is usually eaten at the beginning of a meal.
- quick response — fast reaction time
- raking cornice — either of two straight, sloping cornices on a pediment following or suggesting the slopes of a roof.
- reception desk — the front desk in a hotel where guests can books rooms or ask questions
- reckon without — If you say that you had reckoned without something, you mean that you had not expected it and so were not prepared for it.
- record-keeping — the maintenance of a history of one's activities, as financial dealings, by entering data in ledgers or journals, putting documents in files, etc.
- rock formation — rock that is arranged or formed in a certain way
- rock mechanics — the study of the mechanical behaviour of rocks, esp their strength, elasticity, permeability, porosity, density, and reaction to stress
- rocket science — rocketry.
- rocking rhythm — a rhythmic pattern created by a succession of metrical feet each of which consists of one accented syllable between two unaccented ones.
- rotating stock — Rotating stock is a system used especially in food stores and to reduce wastage, in which the oldest stock is moved to the front of shelves and new stock is added at the back.
- schottky noise — shot effect.
- self-mockingly — in a self-mocking manner
- self-reckoning — count; computation; calculation.
- shooting stick — a device resembling a cane or walking stick, with a spike on one end and a small, folding seat on the other, often used by spectators at outdoor sporting events.
- ski instructor — sb who teaches skiing
- smoking jacket — a loose-fitting jacket for men, often of a heavy fabric and trimmed with braid, worn indoors, especially as a lounging jacket.
- 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.
- sorting tracks — the part of a railroad yard used for the final sorting of cars from a classification yard.
- sounding-block — a small block of wood for rapping with a gavel.
- speaking clock — a telephone service that gives a precise verbal statement of the correct time
- speaking voice — a person's normal voice in which they speak
- starting block — a device used by runners, especially sprinters, for increasing their speed off the mark, consisting of a metal or wooden frame, usually secured to the ground at both ends, with adjustable, triangular-shaped blocks on each side for bracing the feet.
- sticking point — a point, detail, or circumstance causing or likely to cause a stalemate or impasse: The bill would have gone through the Senate quickly but for one sticking point.
- stock dividend — a form of dividend collected by a stockholder in extra shares of the corporation's stock rather than in cash.
- stock in trade — the requisites for carrying on a business, especially goods kept on hand for sale in a store.
- stock solution — a concentrated chemical solution, diluted before using.
- stock watering — the creation of more new shares in a company than is justified by its assets
- stock-in-trade — items used in performing a job
- stocking frame — a type of knitting machine
- take exception — to make objections (to); demur (at)
- take no notice — If you take no notice of someone or something, you do not consider them to be important enough to affect what you think or what you do.
- throwing stick — a short, straight or curved stick, flat or cylindrical in form, often having a hand grip, and used generally in preliterate societies as a hunting weapon to throw at birds and small game.
- ticket counter — the place where you buy a ticket for public transport, the theatre, cinema, etc
- to think twice — If you think twice about doing something, you consider it again and decide not to do it, or decide to do it differently.
- trick question — sth asked to mislead or incriminate sb
- uncrowned king — a man or woman of high status among a certain group
- vernier rocket — a small, low-thrust rocket engine for correcting the heading and velocity of a long-range ballistic missile.
- vinca alkaloid — any of a group of alkaloids obtained from the periwinkle Vinca rosea, such as vinblastine and vincristine, that interfere with cell division and are used in the treatment of cancer
- virginia stock — a plant, Malcolmia maritima, of the mustard family, native to the Mediterranean region, having oblong leaves on a weak, often reclining stem and reddish or white flowers.