13-letter words containing k, e, r, w
- manual worker — a person whose job involves working with the hands
- monkey flower — any of various plants belonging to the genus Mimulus, of the figwort family, as M. cardinalis (scarlet monkey flower) having spotted flowers that resemble a face.
- monkey wrench — spanner
- monkey-wrench — to ruin (plans, a schedule, etc.) unavoidably or, sometimes, deliberately: The storm monkey-wrenched our plans for a picnic.
- narrow squeak — an escape only just managed
- nervewracking — Alternative form of nerve-wracking.
- nervous wreck — sb anxious
- 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.
- network storm — broadcast storm
- new brunswick — a province in SE Canada, E of Maine. 27,985 sq. mi. (72,480 sq. km). Capital: Fredericton.
- new york city — Also called New York State. a state in the NE United States. 49,576 sq. mi. (128,400 sq. km). Capital: Albany. Abbreviation: NY (for use with zip code), N.Y.
- new york fern — a shield fern, Thelypteris noveboracenis, of eastern North America, having yellowish-green fronds.
- office worker — employee in an office
- outlaw strike — wildcat strike.
- outreach work — work (done by welfare workers, volunteers, etc) designed to help and encourage disadvantaged members of the community
- parker bowles — Camilla (née Shand). born 1947, became the second wife of Prince Charles in 2005; created Duchess of Cornwall and Duchess of Rothesay
- passager hawk — young hawk or falcon caught while on migration
- piece of work — a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate.
- powder monkey — (formerly) a boy employed on warships to carry gunpowder from the magazine to the guns.
- powdered milk — dry milk.
- power takeoff — an accessory unit or apparatus attached to an engine-powered machine and powered by the engine. Abbreviation: PTO.
- power walking — a form of exercise that involves rapid walking with arms bent and swinging naturally.
- power workers — the people who work in the power industry
- prawn cracker — a puffy savoury crisp made from rice flour and prawn flavouring, served with Chinese food
- 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.
- relief worker — a person who works for a charity providing aid for people in need, esp in disaster areas
- rescue worker — someone who works to bring people out of danger, attack, harm, etc, esp after a disaster, accident, etc
- research work — work concerning research into or investigation into a subject, topic, etc, particularly in the sciences
- reworked wool — used wool which is reprocessed for additional use.
- salwar kameez — long tunic worn over a pair of baggy trousers
- schwenkfelder — a member of a Protestant group that emigrated in 1734 from Germany and settled in Pennsylvania, where they organized the Schwenkfelder Church.
- shark watcher — a business consultant who assists companies in identifying and preventing unwelcome takeover bids
- side whiskers — sideburns: hair at side of man's face
- skew symmetry — symmetry of top left with bottom right, and top right with bottom left
- sneak preview — a preview of a motion picture, often shown in addition to an announced film, in order to observe the reaction of the audience.
- social worker — sb who assists local community
- socket wrench — a box wrench with a socket that is an extension of the shank.
- street-walker — a prostitute who solicits on the streets.
- swagger stick — a short, batonlike stick, usually leather-covered, sometimes carried by army officers, soldiers, etc.
- take a powder — British Dialect. to rush.
- tinker's weed — any weedy North American plant of the genus Triosteum, of the honeysuckle family, especially T. perfoliatum, having stalkless leaves and purplish-brown flowers and bearing orange fruits.
- to break wind — If someone breaks wind, they release gas from their intestines through their anus.
- train-workers — people who work on trains
- turkish towel — a thick cotton towel with a long nap usually composed of uncut loops.
- unworkmanlike — not appropriate to or befitting a good workman
- vandyke brown — a medium brown color.
- w.k. roentgen — Wilhelm Konrad [wil-helm kon-rad;; German vil-helm kawn-raht] /ˈwɪl hɛlm ˈkɒn ræd;; German ˈvɪl hɛlm ˈkɔn rɑt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1923, German physicist: discoverer of x-rays 1895; Nobel prize 1901.
- walking horse — Tennessee walking horse.
- water hemlock — any of several poisonous plants belonging to the genus Cicuta, of the parsley family, as C. virosa of Europe, and C. maculata of North America, growing in swamps and marshy places.
- water-soaking — to soak or saturate with water.