14-letter words containing k, i, n, s, e, l
- poison hemlock — hemlock (defs 1, 3).
- quicksilvering — the mercury on the back of a mirror
- recklinghausen — a city in NW Rhine-Westphalia, in Germany.
- roanoke island — an island off the NE coast of North Carolina, S of Albemarle Sound: site of Raleigh's unsuccessful colonizing attempts 1585, 1587.
- roller-skating — the act of moving on roller skates
- satellite link — a link between a transmitting station and a receiving station via an artificial satellite
- self-mockingly — in a self-mocking manner
- self-reckoning — count; computation; calculation.
- serial killing — multiple killings or murders carried out by the same person or persons
- shipping clerk — a clerk who attends to the packing, unpacking, receiving, sending out, and recording of shipments.
- silky anteater — an arboreal, tropical American anteater, Cyclopes didactylus, about the size of a rat, having a prehensile tail, glossy, golden fur, and two toes on each forelimb.
- single-sticker — a sailboat, esp. a sloop, having only one mast
- social drinker — a person who drinks alcoholic beverages usually in the company of others and is in control of his or her drinking.
- social network — a network of friends, colleagues, and other personal contacts: Strong social networks can encourage healthy behaviors.
- something like — of the same form, appearance, kind, character, amount, etc.: I cannot remember a like instance.
- sparkling wine — a wine that is naturally carbonated by a second fermentation.
- speaking clock — a telephone service that gives a precise verbal statement of the correct time
- spike lavender — a lavender, Lavandula latifolia, having spikes of pale-purple flowers, and yielding an oil used in painting.
- stalking horse — If you describe a person or thing as a stalking horse, you mean that it is being used to obtain a temporary advantage so that someone can get what they really want.
- stalking-horse — a horse, or a figure of a horse, behind which a hunter hides in stalking game.
- sticking place — Also called sticking point. the place or point at which something stops and holds firm.
- sucking diesel — doing very well; successful
- unbusinesslike — conforming to, attending to, or characteristic of business.
- universal bank — A universal bank is a bank that offers both banking and stockbroking services to its clients.
- unknightliness — the quality or condition of being unknightly
- walk-in closet — a closet that is large enough to walk around in.
- walking papers — notice of dismissal
- winkle-pickers — shoes or boots with very pointed narrow toes, popular in the mid-20th century
- yekaterinoslav — a former name of Dnepropetrovsk.