13-letter words containing k, i, d, n, a
- hydrofracking — a process in which fractures in rocks below the earth's surface are opened and widened by injecting chemicals and liquids at high pressure: used especially to extract natural gas or oil.
- kidney-shaped — having the general shape of a long oval indented at one side; reniform: a kidney-shaped swimming pool.
- kindergartens — Plural form of kindergarten.
- kindergartner — a child who attends a kindergarten.
- kindheartedly — In a kindhearted manner.
- kirkland lake — a town in E Ontario, in S Canada: gold-mining center.
- kiss-and-tell — revealing sth private for money
- kuril islands — a chain of 56 volcanic islands off the NE coast of Asia, extending for 1200 km (750 miles) from the S tip of the Kamchatka Peninsula to NE Hokkaido. Area: 14 990 sq km (6020 sq miles)
- lake dwelling — a house, especially of prehistoric times, built on piles or other support over the water of a lake.
- landing clerk — a representative of a shipping line who boards its incoming passenger ships to give passengers information and advice.
- leading block — lead block.
- like sardines — very closely crowded together
- magnetic disk — Also called disk, hard disk. a rigid disk coated with magnetic material, on which data and programs can be stored.
- mandarin duck — a crested Asian duck, Aix galericulata, having variegated purple, green, chestnut, and white plumage.
- market-driven — controlled and guided by commercial considerations
- monkey island — a flying bridge on top of a pilothouse or chart house.
- nickel-plated — covered with a thin layer of nickel, deposited usually by electrolysis
- no-knock raid — a search warrant that allows police officers to enter a property without knocking
- one of a kind — sb or sth unique
- one-of-a-kind — unique
- order a drink — When a customer orders a drink, they ask for it to be brought to them.
- orthopinakoid — a crystalline plane
- park and ride — a municipal system that provides free parking for suburban commuters at an outlying terminus of a bus or rail line.
- park-and-ride — a municipal system that provides free parking for suburban commuters at an outlying terminus of a bus or rail line.
- pick-and-roll — an offensive maneuver in which a player interposes himself or herself between a teammate with the ball and a defender, then cuts quickly toward the basket for a pass from the same teammate.
- plant kingdom — the plants of the world collectively.
- pumpkinheaded — a slow or dim-witted person; dunce.
- radhakrishnan — Sir Sarvepalli [suhr-vuh-puhl-ee] /ˌsʌr vəˈpʌl i/ (Show IPA), 1888–1975, president of India 1962–67.
- rank and file — the members of a group or organization apart from its leaders or officers.
- reindeer lake — a lake in central Canada, in NE Saskatchewan and NW Manitoba. 2444 sq. mi. (6330 sq. km).
- riding jacket — coat worn for horse-riding
- ring-streaked — having streaks or bands of color around the body.
- road-blocking — an obstruction placed across a road, especially of barricades or police cars, for halting or hindering traffic, as to facilitate the capture of a pursued car or inspection for safety violations.
- sadie hawkins — Also called Sadie, Sadies. a party, dance, or other social event, especially one held annually among high school or college students, to which each girl escorts the boy of her choice, or invites him to escort her.
- sandwich cake — a cake that is made up of two or more layers with a jam or other filling
- scanning disk — (in mechanical scanning) a disk with a line of holes spiraling in from its edge, rotated in front of a surface so as to expose a small segment as each hole passes before it for transmitting or reproducing a picture.
- semi-darkness — partial darkness
- silla kingdom — an ancient Korean state that unified Korea; flourished in the 7th–10th centuries a.d.
- skateboarding — a device for riding upon, usually while standing, consisting of a short, oblong piece of wood, plastic, or aluminum mounted on large roller-skate wheels, used on smooth surfaces and requiring better balance of the rider than the ordinary roller skate does.
- skin and bone — You can say someone is just skin and bone when you do not approve of the fact that they are very thin.
- skip distance — the minimum distance along the earth's surface between the position of a short-wave transmitter and the region where its signal is received after one reflection from the ionosphere.
- smoking stand — an ashtray mounted on a low pedestal, often placed next to an armchair, sofa, etc.
- speed skating — ice skating as a form of racing, usually on an oval course and against other competitors or the clock.
- speed walking — power walking.
- spindleshanks — spindlelegs.
- standing joke — If something is a standing joke among a group of people, they often make jokes about it.
- take pride in — be proud
- take to drink — If someone takes to drink, they start to drink a lot of alcohol regularly, usually because they are depressed or worried about something.
- taranaki wind — natural gas from Taranaki
- task-oriented — focusing on the completion of particular tasks as a measure of success