15-letter words containing k, e, r, s, i
- french tamarisk — a shrub or small tree, Tamarix gallica, of the Mediterranean region, having bluish foliage and white or pinkish flowers.
- french-speaking — able to speak French
- gaudier-brzeska — Henri (ɑ̃ri), original name Henri Gaudier. 1891–1915, French vorticist sculptor
- german-speaking — able to speak German
- give sb a break — You can say 'give me a break' to show that you are annoyed by what someone has said or done.
- groundbreakings — Plural form of groundbreaking.
- hard disk drive — (storage) (HDD) A disk drive used to read and write hard disks.
- harlequin snake — the E American coral snake (Micrurus fulvius)
- horror-stricken — Horror-stricken means the same as horror-struck.
- hyperanakinesia — abnormally active mechanical movement, especially of the stomach or intestine.
- in one's tracks — a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
- kaibab squirrel — a nearly extinct tree squirrel, Sciurus kaibabensis, found only in a small area north of the Grand Canyon.
- kamensk-uralski — a city in the W Russian Federation in Asia, near the Ural Mountains.
- kegel exercises — Often, Kegel exercises. exercise performed to strengthen the pubococcygeus and other muscles of the pelvic floor, in order to control incontinence, improve sexual response, etc.
- kentish tracery — tracery, originating in Kent in the 14th century, having cusps with split ends.
- keyboard skills — ability to input information using a keyboard
- kidasa software — (company) A company which develops project management software for Microsoft Windows.
- killer instinct — If you say that a sports player or politician has the killer instinct, you admire them for their toughness and determination to succeed.
- kincardineshire — a former county in E Scotland.
- kindergarteners — a child who attends a kindergarten.
- kindheartedness — The quality of being kindhearted.
- kleptoparasites — Plural form of kleptoparasite.
- kleptoparasitic — Pertaining to kleptoparasitism.
- knife-sharpener — a kitchen implement that is used to sharpen knives
- lake miraflores — an artificial lake in Panama, in the S Canal Zone of the Panama Canal
- leukodystrophic — Of or pertaining to leukodystrophy.
- liquorice stick — a long, stick-shaped, liquorice-flavoured sweet, often dipped in sherbet, etc
- local is lekker — popular slogan promoting South African culture, produce, etc
- make a horlicks — to make a mistake or a mess
- marek's disease — a contagious cancerous disease of poultry, caused by a herpesvirus and characterized by proliferation of lymphoid cells and paralysis of a limb or the neck.
- marianske lazne — a spa in W Bohemia, in the W Czech Republic. 18,510.
- market analysis — the process of determining factors, conditions, and characteristics of a market.
- membership pack — a collection of documents, information leaflets, cards, etc, that is given to members, especially new ones
- mitigate a risk — If something or someone mitigates a risk, they make the effects of a loss or risk less unpleasant, harmful, or serious.
- new brunswicker — a native or inhabitant of New Brunswick
- north yorkshire — a county in NE England. 3208 sq. mi. (8309 sq. km).
- official strike — a collective stoppage of work by part or all of the workforce of an organization with the approval of the trade union concerned. The stoppage may be accompanied by the payment of strike pay by the trade union concerned
- percussion lock — a gunlock on a firearm that fires by striking a percussion cap.
- pickwick papers — (The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club) a novel (1837) by Charles Dickens.
- pinkster flower — a wild azalea, Rhododendron periclymenoides, of the U.S., having pink or purplish flowers.
- planet-stricken — believed to be adversely affected mentally or physically by the planets
- poikilothermism — the state or quality of being cold-blooded, as fishes and reptiles.
- police marksman — a police officer skilled in precision shooting, esp with a sniper rifle
- raw milk cheese — cheese or a cheese made with unpasteurized milk
- reckless driver — sb who drives dangerously
- red-back spider — a venomous spider, Latrodectus hasselti, of Australia and New Zealand, related to the black widow spider and having a bright red stripe on the back.
- regulatory risk — a risk to which private companies are subject, arising from the possibility of legislation or regulations that will affect business being adopted by a government
- rendering works — (used with a singular verb) a factory or plant that renders and processes livestock carcasses into tallow, hides, fertilizer, etc.
- reworked fossil — a fossil eroded from sediment and redeposited in younger sediment
- rib-eye (steak) — a beefsteak cut from the rib section, with the bone removed