13-letter words containing k, a, r, n
- keratinocytes — Plural form of keratinocyte.
- kerb-crawling — Kerb-crawling is the activity of driving slowly along the side of a road in order to find and hire a prostitute.
- kernel parlog — (language) A modeless intermediate language for Parlog compilation.
- kerosene lamp — light fuelled by paraffin
- key signature — (in notation) the group of sharps or flats placed after the clef to indicate the tonality of the music following.
- killiecrankie — a mountain pass in central Scotland, in the Grampians.
- kindergartens — Plural form of kindergarten.
- kindergartner — a child who attends a kindergarten.
- kindheartedly — In a kindhearted manner.
- kinematograph — cinematograph.
- kinesitherapy — a movement-based therapy
- king mackerel — a game fish, Scomberomorus cavalla, found in the western Atlantic Ocean.
- king's ransom — an extremely large amount of money: The painting was sold for a king's ransom.
- kirkland lake — a town in E Ontario, in S Canada: gold-mining center.
- kitchen paper — also kitchen roll
- kitchen range — cooker with oven and hob
- knickknackery — Various trinkets or novelties; bric-a-brac.
- knight errant — a wandering knight; a knight who traveled widely in search of adventures, to exhibit military skill, to engage in chivalric deeds, etc.
- knight-errant — a wandering knight; a knight who traveled widely in search of adventures, to exhibit military skill, to engage in chivalric deeds, etc.
- know by heart — have memorized
- knuckleballer — a pitcher who specializes in throwing knuckle balls.
- komodo dragon — the largest monitor lizard, Varanus komodoensis, of Komodo and other East Indian islands: grows to a length of 3 m (about 10 ft) and a weight of 135 kilograms (about 300 lbs.)
- krishna menon — Vengalil Krishnan [ven-gah-leel krish-nuh n] /vɛnˈgɑ lil ˈkrɪʃ nən/ (Show IPA), 1897–1974, Indian politician and statesman.
- kristallnacht — a Nazi pogrom throughout Germany and Austria on the night of November 9–10, 1938, during which Jews were killed and their property destroyed.
- kuril islands — a chain of 56 volcanic islands off the NE coast of Asia, extending for 1200 km (750 miles) from the S tip of the Kamchatka Peninsula to NE Hokkaido. Area: 14 990 sq km (6020 sq miles)
- kwame nkrumah — Kwame [kwah-mee] /ˈkwɑ mi/ (Show IPA), 1909–72, president of Ghana 1960–66.
- lake sturgeon — a sturgeon, Acipenser fulvescens, of the Great Lakes and Mississippi and St. Lawrence rivers.
- landing clerk — a representative of a shipping line who boards its incoming passenger ships to give passengers information and advice.
- lane markings — white lines on the road that mark lanes
- lantern clock — an English bracket clock of the late 16th and 17th centuries, having a brass case with corner columns supporting pierced crestings on the sides and front.
- like sardines — very closely crowded together
- linkage group — a group of genes in a chromosome that tends to be inherited as a unit.
- loan-sharking — the practice of lending money at exorbitant or illegal interest rates
- losing streak — a succession of losses or defeats
- macroplankton — planktonic organisms of about 1 mm in length.
- magazine rack — shelf for storing periodicals
- mallemaroking — (historical, nautical) Carousing on icebound Greenland whaling ships.
- manage a risk — If you manage a risk, you analyze how much you are in danger from a particular risk or hazard, and decide how to best deal with it.
- mandarin duck — a crested Asian duck, Aix galericulata, having variegated purple, green, chestnut, and white plumage.
- mangrove jack — a predatory food and game fish, Lutjanus argentimaculatus, of Australian rivers and tidal creeks dominated by mangroves
- manrikigusari — a Japanese chain weapon with weighted ends, intended to strike or ensnare the enemy
- manual worker — a person whose job involves working with the hands
- market demand — demand for a particular product or commodity
- market garden — Chiefly British. truck farm.
- market trends — changes and developments in buying and selling in the market
- market-driven — controlled and guided by commercial considerations
- marketing mix — A company's marketing mix is the combination of marketing activities it uses in order to promote a particular product or service.
- marketisation — Alternative spelling of marketization.
- marketization — The exposure of an industry or service to market forces.
- marlinespikes — Plural form of marlinespike.