14-letter words containing k, e, t, o
- lake constance — a lake in W Europe, bounded by S Germany, W Austria, and N Switzerland, through which the Rhine flows. Area: 536 sq km. (207 sq miles)
- late check-out — A late check-out at a hotel is an arrangement which allows a guest to check out later than the normal time.
- leukocytoblast — the precursor cell to a mature leukocyte
- leukocytopenia — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- leukodystrophy — (medicine) Any of a group of disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the white matter of the brain, caused by imperfect growth or development of the myelin sheath that acts as an insulator around nerve fibres.
- lexington park — a town in S Maryland.
- licorice stick — a clarinet.
- line of attack — a line of attack to a problem or situation is how you approach it
- linkage editor — linker
- linkage-editor — a system program that combines independently compiled object modules or load modules into a single load module.
- longevity risk — Longevity risk is the potential risk attached to the increasing life expectancy of policyholders, which can result in higher than expected payouts for insurance companies.
- low-water mark — the lowest point reached by a low tide.
- lower tunguska — one of three rivers in Russia, in central Siberia, that is a tributary of the Yenisei and is 2690 km (1670 miles) long
- macromarketing — marketing concerning all marketing as a whole, marketing systems, and the mutual effect that society and marketing systems have on each other
- make a fortune — win, earn a vast amount of money
- make little of — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
- make no secret — If you make no secret of something, you tell others about it openly and clearly.
- mark-to-market — denoting a system that values assets according to their current market price
- market economy — a capitalistic economic system in which there is free competition and prices are determined by the interaction of supply and demand.
- master workman — a worker in charge.
- megakaryoblast — a cell that gives rise to a megakaryocyte.
- megakaryocytes — Plural form of megakaryocyte.
- megakaryocytic — Of, pertaining to, or containing megakaryocytes.
- mercator track — a line appearing straight on a Mercator chart; rhumb line.
- mesh stockings — stockings with a netted pattern or made out of a netted material such as lace or netted nylon
- metallokinesis — (science fiction): The psychic ability to manipulate or control metals.
- micromarketing — the marketing of products or services designed to meet the needs of a very small section of the market
- mid wicket off — mid off.
- migrant-worker — migrating, especially of people; migratory.
- milk chocolate — chocolate that has been mixed with milk.
- mockumentaries — Plural form of mockumentary.
- mormon cricket — a flightless, long-horned grasshopper, Anabrus simplex, of the western U.S., that is destructive to range grasses and cultivated crops.
- mother-fucking — a mean, despicable, or vicious person.
- mount mckinley — a mountain in S central Alaska: highest peak in North America, 20,310 feet (6190 meters).
- naked mole rat — a nearly hairless rodent, Heterocephalus glaber, of eastern African dry steppes and savannas, having two protruding upper and lower front teeth and living entirely underground in colonies, based on a single breeding female and specialized workers of both sexes.
- neo-kantianism — Kantianism as modified by various philosophers.
- network closet — (networking) The place where network hardware (other than cabling) is installed. The space should be used primarily for storage, be dry, and have electricity available. Since network equipment rarely needs attention once installed and tested, the network closet can have limited accessibility.
- network number — network address
- neural network — artificial neural network
- neuromarketing — the process of researching the brain patterns of consumers to reveal their responses to particular advertisements and products before developing new advertising campaigns and branding techniques
- new kensington — a city in W Pennsylvania.
- new york state — New York (def 1).
- nizhnevartovsk — a city in W central Russia, an oil and gas center on the Ob River.
- norfolk jacket — a loosely belted single-breasted jacket, with box pleats in front and back.
- oblique stroke — (character) "/". Common names include: (forward) slash; stroke; ITU-T: slant; oblique stroke. Rare: diagonal; solidus; over; slak; virgule; INTERCAL: slat. Commonly used as the division operator in programming, and to separate the components in Unix pathnames, and hence also in URLs. Also used to delimit regular expressions in several languages.
- omphaloskeptic — One who contemplates or meditates upon one's navel; one who engages in omphaloscopy.
- on tenterhooks — one of the hooks or bent nails that hold cloth stretched on a tenter.
- on the back of — If you say that one thing happens on the back of another thing, you mean that it happens after that other thing and in addition to it.
- on the knocker — promptly; at once
- on the lookout — keeping watch