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13-letter words containing k, i, e, r, s

  • drinkableness — the quality of being drinkable, the capacity to be drunk, drinkability
  • drongo shrike — any insectivorous songbird of the family Dicruridae, of the Old World tropics, having a glossy black plumage, a forked tail, and a stout bill
  • dry ski slope — A dry ski slope is a slope made of an artificial substance on which you can practise skiing.
  • east kilbride — an administrative district in the Strathclyde region, in S Scotland. 1300 sq. mi. (3367 sq. km).
  • exercise bike — exercise machine like a bicycle
  • exercise book — An exercise book is a small book that students use for writing in.
  • farkleberries — Plural form of farkleberry.
  • fast-breaking — (of a news story) occurring suddenly, and often portending a series of events or further developments in rapid succession.
  • feinschmecker — gourmet.
  • firing stroke — The firing stroke is the stroke of an engine in which the fuel is burned and energy sent to the piston.
  • for chrissake — for Christ's sake
  • frederiksberg — a city in E Denmark: a part of Copenhagen.
  • frederiksburg — borough on Zealand island, Denmark: suburb of Copenhagen: pop. 88,000
  • gastrokinetic — (pharmacology, of a drug) Serving to increase motility of the gastrointestinal tract.
  • gelsenkirchen — a city in W Germany, in the Ruhr valley.
  • germinal disk — blastodisk.
  • ghiordes knot — a hand-tied knot, used in rug weaving, in which the parallel ends of looped yarn alternate with two threads of warp, producing an uneven pile effect.
  • greensickness — chlorosis (def 2).
  • handkerchiefs — Plural form of handkerchief.
  • head shrinker — to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
  • head-shrinker — to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
  • headshrinkers — Plural form of headshrinker.
  • heartsickness — The condition of being heartsick.
  • heartstricken — Shocked; dismayed.
  • holidaymakers — Plural form of holidaymaker.
  • house cricket — a dark brown cricket, Acheta domesticus, having a light-colored head with dark crossbands, commonly occurring throughout North America and Europe, where it may be an indoor pest.
  • housebreaking — to train (a pet) to excrete outdoors or in a specific place.
  • huckleberries — Plural form of huckleberry.
  • hunger strike — refusal to eat as a protest
  • hunger-strike — to go on a hunger strike.
  • hunter's pink — a brilliant red often used for the jackets of hunters.
  • hydrokinetics — the branch of hydrodynamics that deals with the laws governing liquids or gases in motion.
  • irish whiskey — any whiskey made in Ireland, characteristically a product of barley.
  • jesuit's bark — cinchona (def 2).
  • kapellmeister — a choirmaster.
  • kentish glory — a moth, Endromis versicolora, common in north and central Europe, having brown variegated front wings and, in the male, orange hindwings
  • keratinocytes — Plural form of keratinocyte.
  • keratomycosis — Fungal infection of the cornea.
  • key signature — (in notation) the group of sharps or flats placed after the clef to indicate the tonality of the music following.
  • kidderminster — an ingrain carpet 36 inches (91 cm) wide.
  • killing spree — a series of murders that are committed
  • kindergartens — Plural form of kindergarten.
  • kinesitherapy — a movement-based therapy
  • kinross-shire — a former county of E central Scotland: became part of Tayside region in 1975 and part of Perth and Kinross in 1996
  • klipspringers — Plural form of klipspringer.
  • kosher pickle — a garlic-flavored pickle, sold especially in Jewish delicatessens.
  • krishna menon — Vengalil Krishnan [ven-gah-leel krish-nuh n] /vɛnˈgɑ lil ˈkrɪʃ nən/ (Show IPA), 1897–1974, Indian politician and statesman.
  • kriss kringle — Santa Claus.
  • kyrie eleison — (italics) the brief petition “Lord, have mercy,” used in various offices of the Greek Orthodox Church and of the Roman Catholic Church.
  • lake district — a mountainous region in NW England containing many lakes: tourist center.
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