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14-letter words containing k, a, r, e, l, i

  • spike lavender — a lavender, Lavandula latifolia, having spikes of pale-purple flowers, and yielding an oil used in painting.
  • stalking horse — If you describe a person or thing as a stalking horse, you mean that it is being used to obtain a temporary advantage so that someone can get what they really want.
  • stalking-horse — a horse, or a figure of a horse, behind which a hunter hides in stalking game.
  • strike a light — to ignite something, esp a match, by friction
  • take liberties — If you take liberties or take a liberty with someone or something, you act in a way that is too free and does not show enough respect.
  • the milk train — a very early morning train, that traditionally transported milk, on which passengers also travelled
  • 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.
  • umbrella skirt — a full skirt with many gores that flare gradually from the waist to the hem.
  • universal bank — A universal bank is a bank that offers both banking and stockbroking services to its clients.
  • walking papers — notice of dismissal
  • white charlock — a related plant, Raphanus raphanistrum, with yellow, mauve, or white flowers and podlike fruits
  • wildcat strike — unofficial work stoppage
  • yekaterinoslav — a former name of Dnepropetrovsk.
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