17-letter words containing i, n, k, l, e
- kitchen appliance — a machine intended for use in the kitchen, such as a fridge or a food processor
- lackadaisicalness — without interest, vigor, or determination; listless; lethargic: a lackadaisical attempt.
- lake waikaremoana — a lake in the North Island of New Zealand in a dense bush setting. Area: about 55 sq km (21 sq miles)
- lake winnipegosis — a lake in S Canada, in W Manitoba. Area: 5400 sq km (2086 sq miles)
- lame-duck session — (formerly) the December to March session of those members of the U.S. Congress who were defeated for reelection the previous November.
- leninsk-kuznetski — a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia.
- lesser periwinkle — a Eurasian apocynaceous evergreen plant of the genus Vinca,; V. minor, having trailing stems and blue flowers
- lick one's wounds — an injury, usually involving division of tissue or rupture of the integument or mucous membrane, due to external violence or some mechanical agency rather than disease.
- make no apologies — If you say that you make no apologies for what you have done, you are emphasizing that you feel that you have done nothing wrong.
- management skills — skills regarding the technique, practice, or science of managing a company, business, etc
- mid-level network — (Or "regional network"). The kind of networks which make up the second level of the Internet hierarchy. They are the transit networks which connect the stub networks to the backbone networks.
- naked singularity — an infinitely dense point mass without a surrounding black hole
- north lanarkshire — a council area of central Scotland: consists mainly of the NE part of the historical county of Lanarkshire; formerly (1974–96) part of Strathclyde Region: engineering and metalworking industries. Administrative centre: Motherwell. Pop: 321 820 (2003 est). Area: 1771 sq km (684 sq miles)
- north little rock — a city in central Arkansas, on the Arkansas River.
- particle kinetics — Particle kinetics is the study of the movement of particles and the forces that cause this movement.
- philosopher kings — the Platonic ideal of a ruler, philosophically trained and enlightened.
- publicity-seeking — eager to attract publicity
- reading knowledge — the ability to read a language, but not speak it
- receiving blanket — a small blanket, usually of cotton, for wrapping an infant, especially following a bath.
- rocket propulsion — propulsion of an object by thrust developed by a rocket.
- row-level locking — (database) A technique used in database management systems, where a row is locked for writing to prevent other users from accessing data being while it is being updated. Other techniques are table locking and MVCC.
- selkirk mountains — a mountain range in SW Canada, in SE British Columbia. Highest peak: Mount Sir Sandford, 3533 m (11 590 ft)
- shoestring tackle — a tackle made around the ankles of the ball carrier.
- silk manufacturer — a person or business that is involved in the manufacture of silk thread and fabric
- silk-screen print — a type of print made with a stencil and a fine mesh screen. Ink is applied to and forced through the small holes in the screen leaving the covered area free from ink
- single-sided disk — a disk that used only one side for recording data
- single-track road — a road that is only wide enough for one vehicle
- sleeping sickness — Also called African sleeping sickness, African trypanosomiasis. a generally fatal disease, common in parts of Africa, characterized by fever, wasting, and progressive lethargy: caused by a parasitic protozoan, Trypanosoma gambiense or T. rhodesiense, that is carried by a tsetse fly, Glossina palpalis.
- social networking — the development of social and professional contacts; the sharing of information and services among people with a common interest.
- south lanarkshire — a council area of S Scotland, comprising the S part of the historical county of Lanarkshire: included within Strathclyde Region from 1975 to 1996: has uplands in the S and part of the Glasgow conurbation in the N: mainly agricultural. Administrative centre: Hamilton. Pop: 303 010 (2003 est). Area: 1771 sq km (684 sq miles)
- split keyboarding — the act or practice of editing data from one terminal on another terminal
- telephone banking — a facility enabling customers to make use of banking services, such as oral payment instructions, account movements, raising loans, etc, over the telephone rather than by personal visit
- the plot thickens — People sometimes say 'the plot thickens' when a situation or series of events is getting more and more complicated and mysterious.
- the silken ladder — a one-act opera by Rossini, telling the story of Giulia, who is secretly married to Dorvil; he visits her bedroom every night by climbing up a ladder made of silk. Giulia's guardian, Dormont, expects her to marry Blansac, but she introduces Blansac to her cousin Lucilla; after much confusion, the two couples are joyfully united
- turkish towelling — woven cloth which is used to make towels, wash cloths, etc
- unofficial strike — a strike that is not approved by the strikers' trade union
- walk a chalk line — to behave with strict propriety or obedience
- walk-in apartment — a ground-floor apartment having a private entrance directly from the street, rather than through a hallway of the building.
- whiskey rebellion — a revolt of settlers in western Pennsylvania in 1794 against a federal excise tax on whiskey: suppressed by militia called out by President George Washington to establish the authority of the federal government.
- work-life balance — a situation in which one divides or balances one's time between work and activities outside of work: It's hard to achieve a reasonable work-life balance when you run your own business.