13-letter words containing k, a, r, n
- semi-darkness — partial darkness
- shakespearean — of, relating to, or suggestive of Shakespeare or his works.
- shakespearian — of, relating to, or suggestive of Shakespeare or his works.
- shark finning — the practice of catching sharks, removing their fins (which are commercially valuable) and throwing the rest of the shark back into the sea (often while it is still alive, but doomed to drown because it cannot swim without its fins)
- shilling mark — a virgule, as used as a divider between shillings and pence: One reads 2/6 as “two shillings and sixpence” or “two and six.”.
- shockumentary — a television programme showing members of the public in shocking or violent situations
- shulhan arukh — an authoritative code of Jewish law and custom compiled by the Talmudic scholar Joseph Caro (1488–1575), the original edition published in Vienna in 1565 emphasizing the practices of Sephardic Jews.
- single market — a market consisting of a number of nations, esp those of the European Union, in which goods, capital, and currencies can move freely across borders without tariffs or restrictions
- sirloin steak — cut of beef
- skateboarding — a device for riding upon, usually while standing, consisting of a short, oblong piece of wood, plastic, or aluminum mounted on large roller-skate wheels, used on smooth surfaces and requiring better balance of the rider than the ordinary roller skate does.
- skin grafting — the transplanting of healthy skin from the patient's or another's body to a wound or burn, to form new skin.
- skin reaction — an irritation or inflammation of the skin due to an allergy or infection, brought about by natural means or by a skin test.
- snake charmer — an entertainer who seems to charm venomous snakes, usually by music.
- sneak preview — a preview of a motion picture, often shown in addition to an announced film, in order to observe the reaction of the audience.
- soupfin shark — a requiem shark, Galeorhinus zyopterus, inhabiting the Pacific Ocean, valued for its fins, which are used by the Chinese in the preparation of a soup, and for its liver, which is rich in vitamin A.
- spark erosion — a method of machining using a shaped electrode which erodes the workpiece by an electric spark discharge between itself and the workpiece
- sparking plug — spark plug (def 1).
- speaking part — a part in which the character speaks scripted dialogue
- sportsmanlike — a man who engages in sports, especially in some open-air sport, as hunting, fishing, racing, etc.
- spring a leak — to develop a leak
- station break — an interval between or during programs for identifying the station, making announcements, etc.
- steamer trunk — a rectangular traveling trunk low enough to slide under a bunk on a ship.
- stock raising — the breeding and raising of livestock.
- stock warrant — A stock warrant is the right to buy stock at a particular price on a particular date directly from the issuing company.
- stork parking — spaces reserved in a parking lot for cars driven by pregnant women or new mothers.
- strange quark — a quark having electric charge −1/3 times the elementary charge and strangeness −1; it is more massive than the up and down quarks.
- streaky bacon — Streaky bacon is bacon which has stripes of fat between stripes of meat.
- streptokinase — an enzyme used to dissolve blood clots.
- sunken garden — a formal garden set below the main level of the ground surrounding it.
- take on board — be receptive
- take pride in — be proud
- take to drink — If someone takes to drink, they start to drink a lot of alcohol regularly, usually because they are depressed or worried about something.
- tanjungkarang — a city in Indonesia, in S Sumatra on the Sunda Strait; merged with Telukbetung to form the city of Bandar Lampung
- taranaki gate — a rough-and-ready gate in a fence made from wire and battens
- taranaki wind — natural gas from Taranaki
- tarpeian rock — a rock on the Capitoline Hill in Rome, from which criminals and traitors were hurled.
- task-oriented — focusing on the completion of particular tasks as a measure of success
- telemarketing — selling or advertising by telephone.
- tennis racket — long-handled bat used in tennis
- thankworthily — in a thankworthy way or manner
- thrombokinase — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
- tinker's damn — the least value or merit; nothing or anything at all: It's not worth a tinker's damn.
- to break even — When a company or a person running a business breaks even, they make neither a profit nor a loss.
- to break wind — If someone breaks wind, they release gas from their intestines through their anus.
- to run a risk — If you run the risk of doing or experiencing something undesirable, you do something knowing that the undesirable thing might happen as a result.
- toasting fork — a long-handled fork used for cooking or toasting frankfurters, marshmallows, bread, etc., usually over an open fire.
- tracking poll — a type of poll repeated periodically with the same group of people to check and measure changes of opinion or knowledge.
- tracking shot — dolly shot.
- tradesmanlike — like or characteristic of a tradesman
- train-workers — people who work on trains