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13-letter words containing k, e, n, t, l

  • kinematically — the branch of mechanics that deals with pure motion, without reference to the masses or forces involved in it.
  • kinesiologist — the science dealing with the interrelationship of the physiological processes and anatomy of the human body with respect to movement.
  • kiss-and-tell — revealing sth private for money
  • kleptomaniacs — Plural form of kleptomaniac.
  • knuckle joint — a joint forming a knuckle.
  • knuckleduster — A metal guard worn over the knuckles in fighting to increase the effect of blows.
  • kootenay lake — a lake in W Canada, in S British Columbia. 64 miles (103 km) long.
  • lake manitoba — a lake in W Canada, in S Manitoba: fed by the outflow from Lake Winnipegosis; drains into Lake Winnipeg. Area: 4706 sq km (1817 sq miles)
  • lake sturgeon — a sturgeon, Acipenser fulvescens, of the Great Lakes and Mississippi and St. Lawrence rivers.
  • 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 anything — of the same form, appearance, kind, character, amount, etc.: I cannot remember a like instance.
  • locking plate — a narrow wheel geared to a striking train or other mechanism and having a notched rim engaging with another mechanism permitting it to rotate through a specific arc.
  • london rocket — the plant Sisymbrium irio
  • losing streak — a succession of losses or defeats
  • lounge jacket — a man's jacket for formal use during the daytime where a suit is not required
  • love-stricken — If you describe someone as love-stricken, you mean that they are so much in love that they are behaving in a strange and foolish way.
  • lubber's knot — an improperly made reef or square knot, likely to slip loose.
  • metenkephalin — either of two pentapeptides that bind to morphine receptors in the central nervous system and have opioid properties of relatively short duration; one pentapeptide (Met enkephalin) has the amino acid sequence Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Met and the other (Leu enkephalin) has the sequence Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Leu.
  • milton keynes — a residential district in S England, near London, established in the 1960s.
  • network layer — (networking)   (communications subnet layer) The third lowest layer in the OSI seven layer model. The network layer determines routing of packets of data from sender to receiver via the data link layer and is used by the transport layer. The most common network layer protocol is IP.
  • news blackout — a situation in which a government or other authority imposes a ban on the publication of news on a particular subject
  • nickel centre — a town in S Ontario, in S Canada.
  • nickel-plated — covered with a thin layer of nickel, deposited usually by electrolysis
  • palette knife — a thin blade of varying flexibility set in a handle and used for mixing colors or applying them to a canvas.
  • parcel tanker — a tanker designed to carry an assortment of liquids, as chemicals, or different grades of a liquid, as petroleum, at one time.
  • peacock plant — a plant, Calathea makoyana, native to Brazil, having leaves that are spotted on the upper surface and purple on the lower surface.
  • petrol tanker — a specially equipped ship or truck for transporting petrol and other fuels
  • phytoplankter — a minute organism which constitutes part of phytoplankton
  • 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.
  • poplar kitten — a moth, (Furcula bifida,) which has larvae like those of the related puss moth
  • prolonge knot — a knot consisting of three overlapping loops formed by a single rope passed alternately over and under itself at crossings.
  • semipalatinsk — a city in NE Kazakhstan, on the Irtysh River.
  • settling tank — a tank for holding liquid until particles suspended in it settle.
  • shoulder knot — a knot of ribbon or lace worn on the shoulder, as by men of fashion in the 17th and 18th centuries, by servants in livery, or by women or children.
  • silent killer — a disease that has no obvious symptoms or indications
  • 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
  • single ticket — a one-way ticket.
  • single wicket — a rare form of cricket in which only one wicket is used.
  • singlesticker — a vessel, especially a sloop or cutter, having one mast.
  • sirloin steak — cut of beef
  • skeletogenous — forming a skeleton, or parts of one
  • skepticalness — inclined to skepticism; having an attitude of doubt: a skeptical young woman who will question whatever you say.
  • space blanket — a plastic insulating body wrapping coated on one or both sides with aluminium foil which reflects back most of the body heat lost by radiation: carried by climbers, mountaineers, etc, for use in cases of exposure or exhaustion
  • sportsmanlike — a man who engages in sports, especially in some open-air sport, as hunting, fishing, racing, etc.
  • stanley knife — A Stanley knife is a very sharp knife that is used to cut materials such as carpet and paper. It consists of a small blade fixed in the end of a handle.
  • statesmanlike — a person who is experienced in the art of government or versed in the administration of government affairs.
  • steering lock — an anti-theft device
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