14-letter words containing k, l
- control rocket — a small rocket engine used to make corrections in the flight path of spacecraft or missiles.
- cracker-barrel — rural; rustic; homespun
- crested auklet — any of several small auks of the coasts of the North Pacific, as Aethia cristatella (crested auklet) having a crest of recurved plumes.
- crossbolt lock — a lock controlling two bolts moving in opposite directions, as to the top and bottom of a doorframe.
- crow blackbird — any of several North American grackles, especially purple grackles of the genus Quiscalus.
- crystal pickup — a piezoelectric vibration pickup or detector, often used on electric phonographs
- cuckold's knot — a hitch, as for holding a spar, consisting of a single loop with the overlapping parts of the rope seized together.
- cut the cackle — to stop chattering; be quiet
- cylinder block — the metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling channels or fins of a reciprocating internal-combustion engine
- czechoslovakia — a former republic in central Europe: formed after the defeat of Austria-Hungary (1918) as a nation of Czechs in Bohemia and Moravia and Slovaks in Slovakia; occupied by Germany from 1939 until its liberation by the Soviet Union in 1945; became a people's republic under the Communists in 1948; invaded by Warsaw Pact troops in 1968, ending Dubček's attempt to liberalize communism; in 1989 popular unrest led to the resignation of the politburo and the formation of a non-Communist government. It consisted of two federal republics, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, which separated in 1993
- dark chocolate — Dark chocolate is dark brown chocolate that has a stronger and less sweet taste than milk chocolate.
- detective-like — like a detective; having characteristics of a detective
- dimethylketone — acetone.
- disacknowledge — (transitive) To refuse to acknowledge or recognize something; to disavow or deny.
- disk duplexing — (hardware, storage) A variation on disk mirroring where, as well as redundant disk drives, a second disk controller or host adapter is also present.
- do one's block — to become angry
- dongle cracker — (security) Someone who enables software that has been written to require a dongle to run without it.
- donkey topsail — a four-sided gaff topsail, used above a gaff sail or lugsail, having its head laced to a small spar.
- doomsday clock — an image of a clockface representing the time remaining before the onset of a global catastrophe in terms of a number of minutes before midnight
- door-key child — latchkey child.
- double deckers — (jargon) Married couples in which both partners work for Digital Equipment Corporation.
- 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
- downy cocktail — cationic cocktail
- drunk dialling — the practice of making a phone call while drunk, esp to someone about whom one has romantic notions
- 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
- electroshocked — Simple past tense and past participle of electroshock.
- exclude a risk — If an insurance company excludes a risk, they declare that a particular risk is not covered by an insurance policy.
- 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.
- fishing tackle — Fishing tackle consists of all the equipment that is used in the sport of fishing, such as fishing rods, lines, hooks, and bait.
- flaked almonds — small flat pieces of almond used in cooking
- flat back four — a set of four fullbacks in line formation
- floating stock — stock not held for permanent investment and hence available for speculation; stock held by brokers and speculators rather than investors.
- florence flask — a round bottle having a flat bottom and long neck, for use in laboratories.
- flotation tank — an enclosed ventilated tank filled with a saline solution at body temperature, in which a person floats in darkness in order to relax or meditate
- folk etymology — a modification of a linguistic form according either to a falsely assumed etymology, as Welsh rarebit from Welsh rabbit, or to a historically irrelevant analogy, as bridegroom from bridegome.
- forklift truck — vehicle for lifting heavy loads
- fourfold block — a block having four pulleys or sheaves. Compare block (def 11).
- 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.
- french tickler — a condom designed with knobs, projections, etc.
- frenkel defect — a crystal defect in which a lattice ion has moved to an interstitial position leaving a vacant lattice site
- front walkover — Racing. a walking or trotting over the course by a contestant who is the only starter.
- fruit cocktail — an assortment of fruits cut into sections or pieces and served in a cup or a glass as an appetizer or dessert.
- galley kitchen — a household kitchen designed with kitchen units on both sides and no kitchen table