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14-letter words containing k, n, e, c

  • duck and drake — ducks and drakes (def 1).
  • 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.
  • 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
  • every man jack — everyone without exception
  • 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.
  • fitted kitchen — a kitchen with units that are attached to the wall
  • florence flask — a round bottle having a flat bottom and long neck, for use in laboratories.
  • 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.
  • french cricket — a child's game resembling cricket, in which the batsman's legs are used as the wicket
  • french pancake — a thin, light pancake, usually served with a sweet or savory filling.
  • 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
  • galley kitchen — a household kitchen designed with kitchen units on both sides and no kitchen table
  • 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.
  • get one's back — situated at or in the rear: at the back door; back fence.
  • googlewhacking — The action of searching for googlewhacks.
  • gooseneck lamp — a desk lamp having a flexible shaft or stem.
  • grief-stricken — overwhelmed by grief; deeply afflicted or sorrowful.
  • ground hemlock — a prostrate yew, Taxus canadensis, of eastern North America, having short, flat needles and red, berrylike fruit.
  • gunstock stile — (in a door) a diminished stile having an oblique transition between the broader and narrower parts.
  • hacking jacket — a riding jacket having a tight waist, flared skirt, slanted pockets with flaps, and slits or vents at the sides or back.
  • 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.
  • have a lock on — to be sure of winning, gaining, or controlling
  • heart-stricken — deeply grieved or greatly dismayed
  • hell's kitchen — (in New York City) a section of midtown Manhattan, west of Times Square, formerly notorious for its slums and high crime rate.
  • herring choker — a native or resident of any of the Maritime Provinces but especially of New Brunswick.
  • hinoki cypress — an evergreen tree, Chamaecyparis obtusa, of Japan, having scalelike leaves and orange-brown cones, grown for timber and as an ornamental.
  • honeycomb work — stalactite work.
  • horrorstricken — Alternative spelling of horror-stricken.
  • huckleberrying — the activity of gathering huckleberries
  • hurricane deck — a deck at the top of a passenger steamer, having a roof supported by light scantlings.
  • income bracket — a group or category of people whose income falls within defined upper and lower levels
  • indian grackle — a starling, Gracula religiosa, of S and SE Asia: a popular cage bird because of its ability to talk
  • interblock gap — the area or space separating consecutive blocks of data or consecutive physical records on an external storage medium.
  • internal clock — biological clock.
  • into the black — into a profitable condition financially
  • jack-in-office — a self-important petty official
  • jackass gunter — a gunter having a wire rope with a traveler in place of the usual upper iron.
  • jacking engine — an engine for moving an idle reciprocating engine or turbine to permit inspection and repairs.
  • jackknife clam — any bivalve mollusk of the family Solenidae, especially of the genus Ensis, having a long, rectangular, slightly curved shell.
  • jackknife-fish — a black and white, American drum, Equetus lanceolatus, found in tropical areas of the Atlantic Ocean, having an elongated dorsal fin that is held erect.
  • jackson method — (programming)   A proprietary structured method for software analysis, design and programming.
  • jacques necker — Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1732–1804, French statesman, born in Switzerland.
  • jewel neckline — a plain, slightly rounded neckline without a collar, as on a dress or sweater
  • john steinbeck — John (Ernst) [urnst] /ɜrnst/ (Show IPA), 1902–68, U.S. novelist: Nobel prize 1962.
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