13-letter words containing k, n, e, c
- sandwich cake — a cake that is made up of two or more layers with a jam or other filling
- schwenkfelder — a member of a Protestant group that emigrated in 1734 from Germany and settled in Pennsylvania, where they organized the Schwenkfelder Church.
- sea buckthorn — a thorny Eurasian shrub, Hippophaë rhamnoides, growing on sea coasts and having silvery leaves and orange fruits: family Elaeagnaceae
- season ticket — a ticket for a specified series or number of events or valid for unlimited use during a specified time, often sold at a reduced rate, for athletic events, concerts, transportation, etc.
- second-strike — noting, pertaining to, or using nuclear forces capable of withstanding attack and retaliating after an adversary has launched a first strike.
- shock and awe — US military: use of extreme force
- shockumentary — a television programme showing members of the public in shocking or violent situations
- single ticket — a one-way ticket.
- single wicket — a rare form of cricket in which only one wicket is used.
- single-decker — A single-decker or a single-decker bus is a bus with only one deck.
- singlesticker — a vessel, especially a sloop or cutter, having one mast.
- skepticalness — inclined to skepticism; having an attitude of doubt: a skeptical young woman who will question whatever you say.
- skin reaction — an irritation or inflammation of the skin due to an allergy or infection, brought about by natural means or by a skin test.
- skip distance — the minimum distance along the earth's surface between the position of a short-wave transmitter and the region where its signal is received after one reflection from the ionosphere.
- skunk cabbage — a low, fetid, broad-leaved North American plant, Symplocarpus foetidus, of the arum family, having a brownish-purple and green mottled spathe surrounding a stout spadix, growing in moist ground.
- snake charmer — an entertainer who seems to charm venomous snakes, usually by music.
- socket wrench — a box wrench with a socket that is an extension of the shank.
- space blanket — a plastic insulating body wrapping coated on one or both sides with aluminium foil which reflects back most of the body heat lost by radiation: carried by climbers, mountaineers, etc, for use in cases of exposure or exhaustion
- speech making — act of addressing the public formally
- squeaky clean — If you say that someone is squeaky clean, you mean that they live a very moral life and have never done anything wrong.
- squeaky-clean — scrupulously clean.
- steering lock — an anti-theft device
- sticks&stones — (language, functional programming) A functional, polymorphic hardware description language loosely based on ML by Lucca Cardelli.
- stockbreeding — the breeding and raising of livestock for marketing or exhibition.
- streaky bacon — Streaky bacon is bacon which has stripes of fat between stripes of meat.
- sucking louse — See under louse (def 1).
- take a chance — act on a possibility
- take occasion — to avail oneself of an opportunity (to do something)
- take stock in — a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.; inventory.
- talking chief — a noble who serves as public spokesperson for the chief in some Polynesian tribes.
- tarpeian rock — a rock on the Capitoline Hill in Rome, from which criminals and traitors were hurled.
- tennis racket — long-handled bat used in tennis
- the new black — If you say that a particular colour is the new black, you mean that it has become fashionable.
- thick-skinned — having a thick skin.
- thunderstruck — overcome with consternation; confounded; astounded: He was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion.
- ticket agency — an agency dealing in the sale of tickets, especially theater tickets.
- tinker's cuss — tinker's damn (def 1).
- token economy — a method of encouraging desirable behavior, especially in a hospital setting, by offering rewards of token money that can be exchanged for special food, access to television, and other bonuses.
- undated stock — stock that has no definitive repayment commitment
- under-packing — the act or work of a person or thing that packs.
- understocking — to provide an insufficient quantity, as of merchandise, supplies, or livestock.
- unscholarlike — not befitting a scholar; ungentlemanly
- upper chinook — a Chinookan language of the Columbia River valley from the Deschutes River to the estuary.
- volcanic neck — neck (def 14).
- volcanic-neck — the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk.
- white knuckle — causing fear, apprehension, or panic: The plane made a white-knuckle approach to the fogged-in airport.
- white-knuckle — causing fear, apprehension, or panic: The plane made a white-knuckle approach to the fogged-in airport.
- wicket maiden — an over in which no runs are scored with the bat and at least one wicket is taken by the bowler
- winkle-picker — a shoe or boot with a narrow, sharply pointed toe
- wonder-struck — struck or affected with wonder.