15-letter words containing k, a
- a cracking pace — If you say that someone or something is moving at a cracking pace, you mean that they are moving very quickly.
- a crock of gold — Gold is a valuable, yellow-colored metal that is used for making jewelry and ornaments, and as an international currency.
- a king's ransom — If you refer to a sum of money as a king's ransom, you are emphasizing that it is very large.
- a piece of cake — If you think something is very easy to do, you can say it is a piece of cake. People often say this to stop someone feeling worried about doing something they have to do.
- a pig in a poke — something bought or received without prior sight or knowledge
- ability to work — A policyholder's ability to work is the degree to which they are able to do a job, as a result of disability.
- acknowledgeable — to admit to be real or true; recognize the existence, truth, or fact of: to acknowledge one's mistakes.
- acknowledgeably — in a way that is able to be generally acknowledged or recognized
- acknowledgement — An acknowledgement is a statement or action which recognizes that something exists or is true.
- acknowledgments — a section of text containing an author’s statement acknowledging his or her use of the works of other authors and thanking the people who have helped him or her, usually printed at the front of a book
- airborne attack — an attack involving airborne troops
- airmail sticker — a sticker that is put on airmail letters to make sure they are not sent by surface mail
- akimiski island — an island in SW James Bay, in the SE Northwest Territories, in S central Canada. About 898 sq. mi. (2326 sq. km).
- akinetic mutism — a state of apparent alertness with normal eye movements but no speech or other voluntary motion, usually due to a stroke.
- al iskandariyah — Alexandria , Egypt
- al-iskandariyah — Arabic name of Alexandria.
- alaska purchase — purchase of the territory of Alaska by the U.S. from Russia in 1867 for $7,200,000. Compare Seward's Folly.
- alder buckthorn — a Eurasian rhamnaceous shrub, Frangula alnus, with small greenish flowers and black berry-like fruits
- alkylating drug — any of various potentially cytotoxic, carcinogenic, and mutagenic substances: used therapeutically to destroy cells, especially proliferating cancer cells.
- all mockered up — dressed up
- all-risk policy — An all-risk policy is an insurance policy that covers all loss or damage however it is caused, apart from any stated exceptions.
- alte pinakothek — a museum in Munich housing a collection of paintings dating from the Middle Ages to the late 18th century
- amegakaryocytic — Characterized by a lack of megakaryocytes.
- angel food cake — a light, spongy, white cake made with egg whites and no shortening
- angle of attack — the acute angle between the chord line of an aerofoil and the undisturbed relative airflow
- ankylostomiasis — ancylostomiasis
- anne of denmark — 1574–1619, wife (from 1589) of James I of England and VI of Scotland
- anthony hawkins — Sir Anthony Hope ("Anthony Hope") 1863–1933, English novelist and playwright.
- anthony vandyke — Sir Anthony, Van Dyck, Sir Anthony.
- antilock brakes — brakes fitted to some road vehicles that prevent skidding and improve control by sensing and compensating for overbraking
- apartment block — building: flats, apartments
- apprentice work — work done when young and a novice
- atomic cocktail — an aqueous solution of radioactive substance administered orally as part of the treatment for cancer
- azerty keyboard — a common European version of typewriter keyboard layout with the characters a, z, e, r, t, and y positioned on the top row of alphabetic characters at the left side of the keyboard
- babinski effect — the reflex curling upwards of the toes (instead of inwards) when the sole of the foot is stroked, normal in infants below the age of two but a pathological condition in adults
- back plastering — the introduction of partitions of lath and plaster between the inner and outer surfaces of a stud wall in order to improve the insulating properties of the wall.
- back projection — a method of projecting pictures onto a translucent screen so that they are viewed from the opposite side, used esp in films to create the illusion that the actors in the foreground are moving
- back-scratching — a reciprocal exchange of favors, aid, or compliments
- backseat driver — If you refer to a passenger in a car as a backseat driver, they annoy you because they constantly give you advice about how to drive.
- backup rotation — (operating system) Any system for re-using backup media, e.g. magnetic tape. One extreme would be to use the same media for every backup (e.g. copy disk A to disk B), the other extreme would be to use new media every time. The trade-off is between the cost of buying and storing media and the ability to restore any version of any file. One example is the Grandfather, Father, Son (GFS) scheme.
- backup software — (tool, software) Software for doing a backup, often included as part of the operating system. Backup software should provide ways to specify what files get backed up and to where. It may include its own scheduling function to automate the procedure or, preferably, work with generic scheduling facilities. It may include facilities for managing the backup media (e.g. maintaining an index of tapes) and for restoring files from backups. Examples are Unix's dump command and Windows's ntbackup.
- bad housekeeper — a person who is not an efficient and thrifty domestic manager
- balanced ticket — a slate of candidates chosen to appeal to a wide range of voters, especially by including members of large regional, ethnic, or religious groups.
- ballpark figure — approximate number
- bank acceptance — a bill of exchange or draft drawn on and endorsed by a bank
- bank of england — the central bank of the United Kingdom, which acts as banker to the government and the commercial banks. It is responsible for managing the government's debt and implementing its policy on other monetary matters: established in 1694, nationalized in 1946; in 1997 the government restored the authority to set interest rates to the Bank
- banking product — one of the various services offered by a bank to its customers: mortgages, loans, insurance etc
- barn-door skate — an Atlantic skate, Raja laevis, that grows to a length of 4 feet (1.2 meters) or more.
- barracks lawyer — a member of the armed forces who speaks or acts like an authority on military law, regulations, and the rights of service personnel.
- bateau neckline — a wide, high neckline that follows the curve of the collarbone and ends in points on the shoulder seams.
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