15-letter words containing k, e, n, t, l
- rumpelstiltskin — a dwarf in a German folktale who spins flax into gold for a young woman to meet the demands of the prince she has married, on the condition that she give him her first child or else guess his name: she guesses his name and he vanishes or destroys himself in a rage.
- saint-john-lake — Henry, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, Bolingbroke, 1st Viscount.
- shark repellent — any tactic used by a corporation to prevent a takeover by a corporate raider.
- slap and tickle — sexual play
- smoke pollution — pollution caused by fuels, etc, that produce smoke when burned
- smoking-related — (of a disease, illness, etc) caused by smoking tobacco, etc
- sparkling water — soda water (def 1).
- speckle pattern — the visual appearance of a star as viewed through a large telescope, with irregularities caused by the distorting effect of local turbulence in the earth's atmosphere.
- spiral notebook — a notebook held together by a coil of wire passed through small holes punched at the back edge of the covers and individual pages
- stacking swivel — a metal swivel attached to the stock of a military rifle for use in hooking three rifles together to form a stack.
- stocking filler — A stocking filler is a small present that is suitable for putting in a Christmas stocking.
- striking circle — the semicircular area in front of each goal, which an attacking player must have entered before scoring a goal
- take lying down — to be in a horizontal, recumbent, or prostrate position, as on a bed or the ground; recline. Antonyms: stand.
- take the plunge — to cast or thrust forcibly or suddenly into something, as a liquid, a penetrable substance, a place, etc.; immerse; submerge: to plunge a dagger into one's heart.
- talking machine — Older Use. a phonograph.
- talking picture — Older Use. a motion picture with accompanying synchronized speech, singing, etc.
- tank locomotive — a steam locomotive carrying its own fuel and water without the use of a tender.
- tantalus monkey — a long-tailed African monkey, Cercopithecus tantalus (or C. aethiops tantalus), of central African grasslands, having a long face framed by upswept whiskers.
- telekinetically — in a telekinetic manner
- terminal market — an organized market in a city into which large quantities of agricultural produce, livestock, etc., are shipped for distribution and sale.
- the black ferns — the women's international Rugby Union football team of New Zealand
- the kos channel — a strait separating Kos from SW Turkey
- the lower ranks — people who have a low rank in a military organization
- thermal blanket — a specially warm blanket
- think little of — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
- thorndike's law — the principle that all learnt behaviour is regulated by rewards and punishments, proposed by Edward Lee Thorndike (1874–1949), US psychologist
- tidal benchmark — a benchmark used as a reference for tidal observations.
- to my knowledge — as far as I am aware
- tokelau islands — a group of islands in the S Pacific Ocean belonging to New Zealand. 4 sq. mi. (10 sq. km).
- track and field — athletics events
- track-and-field — of, relating to, or participating in the sports of running, pole-vaulting, broad-jumping, etc.: a track-and-field athlete.
- travel sickness — nausea caused by motion
- traveling block — (in a hoisting tackle) the block hooked to and moving with the load.
- unchristianlike — not like a Christian; not in accordance with Christian teaching and values
- ungentlemanlike — unlike a gentleman
- unsportsmanlike — a man who engages in sports, especially in some open-air sport, as hunting, fishing, racing, etc.
- unstatesmanlike — not resembling or befitting a political leader whose wisdom, integrity, etc win great respect
- vegetable knife — a knife designed to cut up vegetables
- viral marketing — a marketing strategy that focuses on spreading information and opinions about a product or service from person to person, especially by using unconventional means such as the Internet or email: Which online social networks can help with viral marketing?
- western hemlock — a tall, narrow hemlock, Tsuga heterophylla, of western North America: the state tree of Washington.