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13-letter words containing k, e, n, s

  • novocherkassk — a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, NE of Rostov.
  • on one's back — the rear part of the human body, extending from the neck to the lower end of the spine.
  • on the stocks — in preparation or under construction
  • outspokenness — The quality of being outspoken; bluntness; frankness; candour.
  • packing house — A packing house is a company that processes and packs food, especially meat, to be sold.
  • phosphokinase — an increase in the amount of creatine phosphokinase that is released into the bloodstream when a muscle becomes injured
  • pick holes in — an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock.
  • picnic basket — woven container for carrying food outdoors
  • pine grosbeak — a large grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator, of coniferous forests of northern North America and Eurasia, the male of which has rose and gray plumage.
  • pinellas park — a city in W central Florida.
  • planet-struck — affected adversely by the supposed influence of a planet.
  • plunket nurse — a child-care nurse appointed by the Plunket Society
  • pollen basket — (of bees) a smooth area on the hind tibia of each leg fringed with long hairs and serving to transport pollen.
  • pompton lakes — a town in NE New Jersey.
  • prick-teasing — the behaviour of a prick-tease
  • printer's ink — a type of quick-drying ink used in printing
  • psychokinesis — the purported ability to move or deform inanimate objects, as metal spoons, through mental processes.
  • quaking aspen — any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
  • question mark — Also called interrogation point, interrogation mark. a mark indicating a question: usually, as in English, the mark (?) placed after a question.
  • quick-setting — setting quickly, as a cement, paint, or gelatin.
  • quickstepping — Present participle of quickstep.
  • rainbow snake — a burrowing snake, Farancia erytrogramma, of the southeastern U.S., having red and black stripes along the body, a red and yellow underside, and a sharp-tipped tail used in maneuvering prey.
  • raking course — a concealed course of bricks laid diagonally to the wall surface in a raking bond.
  • rankine scale — William John Macquorn [muh-kwawrn] /məˈkwɔrn/ (Show IPA), 1820–70, Scottish engineer and physicist.
  • regent's park — a park in central London, laid out as Marylebone Park by John Nash; now known for the London Zoo, its open-air theatre, and Nash's curved terraces
  • return stroke — the main discharge in a lightning stroke
  • return thanks — (of Christians) to say grace before a meal
  • rhesus monkey — animal: macaque
  • ring-streaked — having streaks or bands of color around the body.
  • risk aversion — a strong disinclination to take risks
  • roanoke bells — a wild plant, Mertensia virginica, of the borage family, native to the eastern U.S., grown as a garden plant for its handsome, nodding clusters of blue flowers.
  • rocking horse — a toy horse, as of wood, mounted on rockers or springs, on which children may ride; hobbyhorse.
  • rocking shear — a shear having a curved blade that cuts with a rocking motion.
  • rocking stone — any fairly large rock so situated on its base that slight forces can cause it to move or sway.
  • rosenkavalier — an opera (1911) by Richard Strauss.
  • runner's knee — degeneration of cartilage in the knee, usually caused by excessive wear between the patella and lower end of the femur.
  • sadie hawkins — Also called Sadie, Sadies. a party, dance, or other social event, especially one held annually among high school or college students, to which each girl escorts the boy of her choice, or invites him to escort her.
  • saloon keeper — a person who owns or operates a saloon.
  • san luis peak — a mountain in SW Colorado, in the San Juan Mountains. 14,014 feet (4271 meters).
  • sandwich cake — a cake that is made up of two or more layers with a jam or other filling
  • schwenkfelder — a member of a Protestant group that emigrated in 1734 from Germany and settled in Pennsylvania, where they organized the Schwenkfelder Church.
  • sea buckthorn — a thorny Eurasian shrub, Hippophaë rhamnoides, growing on sea coasts and having silvery leaves and orange fruits: family Elaeagnaceae
  • season ticket — a ticket for a specified series or number of events or valid for unlimited use during a specified time, often sold at a reduced rate, for athletic events, concerts, transportation, etc.
  • second-strike — noting, pertaining to, or using nuclear forces capable of withstanding attack and retaliating after an adversary has launched a first strike.
  • semi-darkness — partial darkness
  • semipalatinsk — a city in NE Kazakhstan, on the Irtysh River.
  • settling tank — a tank for holding liquid until particles suspended in it settle.
  • severodonetsk — a city in E Ukraine, NE of Donetsk.
  • sewing basket — box for sewing accessories
  • shakespearean — of, relating to, or suggestive of Shakespeare or his works.
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