13-letter words containing k, n, e, s, t
- quickstepping — Present participle of quickstep.
- regent's park — a park in central London, laid out as Marylebone Park by John Nash; now known for the London Zoo, its open-air theatre, and Nash's curved terraces
- return stroke — the main discharge in a lightning stroke
- return thanks — (of Christians) to say grace before a meal
- ring-streaked — having streaks or bands of color around the body.
- rocking stone — any fairly large rock so situated on its base that slight forces can cause it to move or sway.
- 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.
- semipalatinsk — a city in NE Kazakhstan, on the Irtysh River.
- settling tank — a tank for holding liquid until particles suspended in it settle.
- severodonetsk — a city in E Ukraine, NE of Donetsk.
- sewing basket — box for sewing accessories
- shockumentary — a television programme showing members of the public in shocking or violent situations
- shoulder knot — a knot of ribbon or lace worn on the shoulder, as by men of fashion in the 17th and 18th centuries, by servants in livery, or by women or children.
- silent killer — a disease that has no obvious symptoms or indications
- single market — a market consisting of a number of nations, esp those of the European Union, in which goods, capital, and currencies can move freely across borders without tariffs or restrictions
- single ticket — a one-way ticket.
- single wicket — a rare form of cricket in which only one wicket is used.
- singlesticker — a vessel, especially a sloop or cutter, having one mast.
- sirloin steak — cut of beef
- skateboarding — a device for riding upon, usually while standing, consisting of a short, oblong piece of wood, plastic, or aluminum mounted on large roller-skate wheels, used on smooth surfaces and requiring better balance of the rider than the ordinary roller skate does.
- skeletogenous — forming a skeleton, or parts of one
- skepticalness — inclined to skepticism; having an attitude of doubt: a skeptical young woman who will question whatever you say.
- skiing resort — a place which provides accommodation and facilities for skiing such as skiing trails, slopes, etc, esp for people who go there to take skiing holidays
- 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.
- smooth-spoken — speaking or spoken easily and softly.
- 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
- speaking part — a part in which the character speaks scripted dialogue
- speaking tube — a tube for conveying the voice over a somewhat limited distance, as from one part of a building or ship to another.
- speaking type — a device on a medal or coin that has a punning reference to a person or thing.
- speed skating — ice skating as a form of racing, usually on an oval course and against other competitors or the clock.
- sportsmanlike — a man who engages in sports, especially in some open-air sport, as hunting, fishing, racing, etc.
- spotted skunk — either of two small, nocturnal skunks of the genus Spilogale, distinguished by a white forehead patch and a luxuriant coat of broken stripes and spots, including S. putorius of temperate North America and S. pygmaea of Mexico.
- standing joke — If something is a standing joke among a group of people, they often make jokes about it.
- stanley knife — A Stanley knife is a very sharp knife that is used to cut materials such as carpet and paper. It consists of a small blade fixed in the end of a handle.
- statesmanlike — a person who is experienced in the art of government or versed in the administration of government affairs.
- station break — an interval between or during programs for identifying the station, making announcements, etc.
- steamer trunk — a rectangular traveling trunk low enough to slide under a bunk on a ship.
- steering lock — an anti-theft device
- steve wozniak — (person) Co-founder of Apple Computer with Steve Jobs on 01 April 1976 and the inventor of the Apple II personal computer.
- stewing steak — Stewing steak is beef which is suitable for cooking slowly in a stew.
- 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.
- strange quark — a quark having electric charge −1/3 times the elementary charge and strangeness −1; it is more massive than the up and down quarks.
- streaky bacon — Streaky bacon is bacon which has stripes of fat between stripes of meat.
- streptokinase — an enzyme used to dissolve blood clots.
- stressed skin — a composite plywood material used especially in the construction of light aircraft