14-letter words containing k, i, r
- detective work — If you do some detective work, you do something to find out more about a subject or situation that puzzles you.
- disembarkation — to go ashore from a ship.
- disk mirroring — (hardware, storage) Use of one or more mirrors of a hard disk.
- docking bridge — a raised platform running from one side to the other of a ship toward the stern, used by officers for supervising docking operations.
- door-key child — latchkey child.
- double marking — a method of assessment in which two individuals independently mark a test or evaluate a performance
- double parking — the activity or offence of parking a vehicle in a traffic lane
- dread to think — If you say that you dread to think what might happen, you mean that you are anxious about it because it is likely to be very unpleasant.
- drinking straw — thin plastic tube for sucking up liquids
- drinking water — water that is safe to drink
- drinks cabinet — a cocktail cabinet
- drunk dialling — the practice of making a phone call while drunk, esp to someone about whom one has romantic notions
- dunkirk spirit — fortitude and stoicism in a demanding or dangerous situation
- early check-in — An early check-in at a hotel is an arrangement which allows a guest to check in earlier than the normal time.
- earthshakingly — In an earthshaking manner.
- electric shock — electric current entering the body
- electrokinesis — (physics) The transport of particles or fluid by means of an electric field acting on a fluid which has a net mobile charge.
- electrokinetic — of or relating to the motion of charged particles and its effects
- electronic ink — a material consisting of microscopic cells that can be turned from white to black and vice versa with the application of a small electric charge allowing electronically stored text to appear on a paper-like substance
- exclude a risk — If an insurance company excludes a risk, they declare that a particular risk is not covered by an insurance policy.
- executive park — a commercial complex consisting of an office building set in parklike surroundings, often with such facilities as parking lots, restaurants, and recreational areas.
- falling market — a stock market in which share prices are falling
- field larkspur — a European plant, Consolida regalis, of the buttercup family, having sparse clusters of blue or violet-colored flowers and smooth fruit.
- figure skating — ice skating in which the skater traces intricate patterns on the ice.
- fireworks mode — The mode a machine is sometimes said to be in when it is performing a crash and burn operation.
- for the asking — If something is yours for the asking, you could get it very easily if you wanted to.
- forklift truck — vehicle for lifting heavy loads
- fortune cookie — a thin folded wafer containing a prediction or maxim printed on a slip of paper: often served as a dessert in Chinese restaurants.
- four of a kind — a set of four cards of the same denominations.
- franklin stove — a cast-iron stove having the general form of a fireplace with enclosed top, bottom, side, and back, the front being completely open or able to be closed by doors.
- fredericksburg — a city in NE Virginia, on the Rappahannock River: scene of a Confederate victory 1862.
- freezing works — a slaughterhouse at which animal carcasses are frozen for export
- french cricket — a child's game resembling cricket, in which the batsman's legs are used as the wicket
- french tickler — a condom designed with knobs, projections, etc.
- fruit cocktail — an assortment of fruits cut into sections or pieces and served in a cup or a glass as an appetizer or dessert.
- general strike — a mass strike in all or many trades and industries in a section or in all parts of a country.
- generic markup — (text) In computerised document preparation, a method of adding information to the text indicating the logical components of a document, such as paragraphs, headers or footnotes. SGML is an example of such a system. Specific instructions for layout of the text on the page do not appear in the markup.
- genetic marker — any distinct inheritable indicator of identity and ancestry.
- grapefruitlike — Resembling or characteristic of grapefruit.
- great kiskadee — any of several American flycatchers of the genus Pitangus, especially P. sulphuratus (great kiskadee) ranging from the southwest U.S. to Argentina and noted for their loud calls and aggressive nature.
- greek catholic — a member of the Greek Orthodox Church.
- greek valerian — any of various plants belonging to the genus Polemonium, of the phlox family, especially P. reptans, having pinnate leaves and blue flowers.
- grief-stricken — overwhelmed by grief; deeply afflicted or sorrowful.
- groundbreaking — the act or ceremony of breaking ground for a new construction project.
- groundskeeping — The activity of tending an area of land for aesthetic or functional purposes; typically as an employee of a person or institution.
- hairline crack — a very fine crack
- handkerchieves — Plural form of handkerchief.
- harlequin duck — a small diving duck, Histrionicus histrionicus, of North America and Iceland, the male of which has bluish-gray plumage marked with black, white, and chestnut.
- heart-stricken — deeply grieved or greatly dismayed
- henry j kaiser — Henry J(ohn) 1882–1967, U.S. industrialist.