15-letter words containing k, r, i, s, t
- mitigate a risk — If something or someone mitigates a risk, they make the effects of a loss or risk less unpleasant, harmful, or serious.
- north kingstown — a town in S central Rhode Island.
- north yorkshire — a county in NE England. 3208 sq. mi. (8309 sq. km).
- official strike — a collective stoppage of work by part or all of the workforce of an organization with the approval of the trade union concerned. The stoppage may be accompanied by the payment of strike pay by the trade union concerned
- ozark mountains — an eroded plateau in S Missouri, N Arkansas, and NE Oklahoma. Area: about 130 000 sq km (50 000 sq miles)
- pink-shirt book — (publication) "The Peter Norton Programmer's Guide to the IBM PC". The original cover featured a picture of Peter Norton with a silly smirk on his face, wearing a pink shirt. Perhaps in recognition of this usage, the current edition has a different picture of Norton wearing a pink shirt. See also book titles.
- pinkster flower — a wild azalea, Rhododendron periclymenoides, of the U.S., having pink or purplish flowers.
- planet-stricken — believed to be adversely affected mentally or physically by the planets
- poikilothermism — the state or quality of being cold-blooded, as fishes and reptiles.
- proximity talks — a diplomatic process whereby an impartial representative acts as go-between for two opposing parties who are willing to attend the same conference but unwilling to meet face to face
- quotation marks — one of the marks used to indicate the beginning and end of a quotation, in English usually shown as “ at the beginning and ” at the end, or, for a quotation within a quotation, of single marks of this kind, as “He said, ‘I will go.’ ” Frequently, especially in Great Britain, single marks are used instead of double, the latter being then used for a quotation within a quotation.
- regulatory risk — a risk to which private companies are subject, arising from the possibility of legislation or regulations that will affect business being adopted by a government
- rib-eye (steak) — a beefsteak cut from the rib section, with the bone removed
- rigel kentaurus — Alpha Centauri.
- rigil kentaurus — Astronomy. Alpha Centauri.
- risk assessment — the evaluation of the possible risks in a product,situation, activity or course of action
- risk management — the technique or profession of assessing, minimizing, and preventing accidental loss to a business, as through the use of insurance, safety measures, etc.
- rocky mountains — mountain range in USA and Canada
- rumpelstiltskin — a dwarf in a German folktale who spins flax into gold for a young woman to meet the demands of the prince she has married, on the condition that she give him her first child or else guess his name: she guesses his name and he vanishes or destroys himself in a rage.
- rusty blackbird — a North American blackbird, Euphagus carolinus, the male of which has plumage that is uniformly bluish-black in the spring and rusty-edged in the fall.
- salisbury steak — ground beef, sometimes mixed with other foods, shaped like a hamburger patty and broiled or fried, often garnished or served with a sauce.
- sanitary napkin — a pad of absorbent material, as cotton, worn by women during menstruation to absorb the uterine flow.
- schrecklichkeit — frightfulness; horror.
- shelikof strait — a strait between the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak Island, in S Alaska. 130 miles (209 km) long and 30 miles (48 km) wide.
- shock probation — the release on probation of a criminal after brief imprisonment
- shock resistant — not affected by impact
- shock-resistant — strong or resilient enough to sustain minor impacts without damage to the internal mechanism: a shock-resistant watch.
- shrimp cocktail — prawns and lettuce in Mary Rose sauce
- sidewalk artist — an artist who draws pictures on the sidewalk, especially with colored chalk, as a means of soliciting money from passers-by.
- sit-down strike — a strike during which workers occupy their place of employment and refuse to work or allow others to work until the strike is settled.
- skylight filter — a very slightly pink filter that absorbs ultraviolet light and reduces haze and excessive blueness
- smoking-concert — a concert where smoking is allowed.
- smoking-related — (of a disease, illness, etc) caused by smoking tobacco, etc
- sounding rocket — a rocket equipped with instruments for making meteorological observations in the upper atmosphere.
- south yorkshire — a metropolitan county in N England. 603 sq. mi. (1561 sq. km).
- sparkling water — soda water (def 1).
- spiral notebook — a notebook held together by a coil of wire passed through small holes punched at the back edge of the covers and individual pages
- stalactite work — (in Islamic architecture) intricate decorative corbeling in the form of brackets, squinches, and portions of pointed vaults.
- starting blocks — the rigid blocks adjustable at an angle and mounted on a track against which a runner's shoes are placed to aid in starting
- steak au poivre — pepper steak (def 2).
- sticky-fingered — given to thieving
- stocking filler — A stocking filler is a small present that is suitable for putting in a Christmas stocking.
- straight ticket — a ballot on which all votes have been cast for candidates of the same party.
- straight-backed — having a straight, usually high, back: a straight-backed chair.
- strike it lucky — to have some good luck
- strike pay dirt — to achieve one's objective
- strike the flag — to relinquish command, esp of a ship
- striking circle — the semicircular area in front of each goal, which an attacking player must have entered before scoring a goal
- surgical strike — a military action designed to destroy a particular target without harming other people or damaging other buildings near it
- swimming trunks — men's swimsuit shorts