14-letter words containing k, l, a, p
- sakha republic — an administrative division in E Russia, in NE Siberia on the Arctic Ocean: the coldest inhabited region of the world; it has rich mineral resources. Capital: Yakutsk. Pop: 948 100 (2002). Area: 3 103 200 sq km (1 197 760 sq miles)
- skull practice — a meeting for the purpose of discussion, exchange of ideas, solving problems, etc.
- sparkling wine — a wine that is naturally carbonated by a second fermentation.
- speak well for — to say or indicate something favorable about
- 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.
- st. louis park — a city in E Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- sticking place — Also called sticking point. the place or point at which something stops and holds firm.
- swamp milkweed — a coarse milkweed, Asclepias incarnata, growing in swampy places from eastern North America to Colorado, having ball-like clusters of rose-purple flowers.
- telephone bank — an array of telephones used in large-scale telephoning operations, as for a political campaign.
- telescope peak — a mountain in SE California: highest peak in the Panamint Range, above Death Valley. 11,049 feet (3368 meters).
- the black caps — the international cricket team of New Zealand
- ticket scalper — an unauthorized ticket speculator who buys tickets to a performance or sports event and resells them at inflated prices.
- vibropac block — a precast concrete building block
- walk the plank — a long, flat piece of timber, thicker than a board.
- walkaround pay — extra pay earned by an employee for accompanying an official inspector on a plant tour or around a job site.
- walking papers — notice of dismissal
- work placement — temporary job, internship