13-letter words containing k, r
- cylinder desk — a desk having a cylinder front, usually a tambour but occasionally of solid wood.
- dame's rocket — a Eurasian plant, Hesperis matronalis, of the mustard family, having loose clusters of four-petalled purple or white fragrant flowers.
- dark internet — Also called dark Net, lost Net. the portion of the Internet that is hidden from search engines and cannot be accessed, as because the IP address is no longer working.
- dark reaction — the stage of photosynthesis involving the reduction of carbon dioxide and the dissociation of water, using chemical energy stored in ATP: does not require the presence of light
- dasht-e-kavir — large salt-desert plateau in NC Iran: c. 18,000 sq mi (46,620 sq km)
- dasht-i-kavir — a salt waste on the central plateau of Iran: a treacherous marsh beneath a salt crust
- decisionmaker — One who makes decisions.
- denmark vesey — Denmark, 1767–1822, black freedman, born probably on St. Thomas, Danish West Indies: hanged as alleged leader of a slave insurrection, in Charleston, S.C.
- deptford pink — a plant, Dianthus armeria, of the pink family, native to Eurasia, having slender, erect stems and leaves and clusters of small, bright pink flowers.
- dermoskeleton — (anatomy) An exoskeleton.
- desk calendar — a loose-leaf calendar containing one or two pages for each day, with spaces for notes.
- dessert knife — a knife used during the dessert course, usually somewhat smaller than a dinner knife.
- deutsche mark — the former basic monetary unit of Germany, superseded in 2002 by the euro
- dewar (flask) — a double-walled flask with a vacuum between the walls, which are silvered on the inside, used esp. for storage of liquefied gases
- dick size war — penis war
- dinner jacket — tuxedo (def 1).
- diplock court — in Northern Ireland, a court of law designed to try cases linked with terrorism. In order to prevent the intimidation of jurors, the court consists of a single judge and no jury
- dirty weekend — A dirty weekend is a weekend during which two people go away together, mainly in order to have sex.
- disembarkment — to go ashore from a ship.
- disk striping — data striping
- dock-walloper — a casual laborer about docks or wharves.
- double-decker — something with two decks, tiers, or the like, as two beds one above the other, a ship with two decks above the water line, or a bus with two decks.
- doublespeaker — a person who uses doublespeak
- downside risk — an estimate of the potential loss of value of an investment in a falling market
- dragon market — any of the emerging markets of the Pacific rim, esp Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines
- drake passage — a strait between S South America and the South Shetland Islands, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
- dressing sack — a woman's dressing gown.
- drink problem — If someone is said to have a drink problem, they are thought to drink too much alcohol
- drink to that — People say 'I'll drink to that' to show that they agree with and approve of something that someone has just said.
- drink-driving — Drink-driving is the same as drunk driving.
- drinkableness — the quality of being drinkable, the capacity to be drunk, drinkability
- drinking song — a song of hearty character suitable for singing by a group engaged in convivial drinking.
- drongo shrike — any insectivorous songbird of the family Dicruridae, of the Old World tropics, having a glossy black plumage, a forked tail, and a stout bill
- dronkverdriet — drunk and maudlin
- drunk driving — the operating of a motor vehicle while drunk.
- dry ski slope — A dry ski slope is a slope made of an artificial substance on which you can practise skiing.
- dyer's rocket — weld2 .
- east kilbride — an administrative district in the Strathclyde region, in S Scotland. 1300 sq. mi. (3367 sq. km).
- east rockaway — a town in SE New York.
- eureka moment — a moment at which a person realizes or solves something
- exercise bike — exercise machine like a bicycle
- exercise book — An exercise book is a small book that students use for writing in.
- f.w. de klerk — Frederik Willem, born 1936, South African political leader: president 1989–94; Nobel Peace Prize 1993.
- fairview park — a city in N Ohio.
- farkleberries — Plural form of farkleberry.
- fast-breaking — (of a news story) occurring suddenly, and often portending a series of events or further developments in rapid succession.
- fast-tracking — the practice of speeding up the progress of a project or person
- feature shock — (jargon) (From Alvin Toffler's "Future Shock") A user's confusion when confronted with a package that has too many features and poor introductory material.
- feedback form — A feedback form is a paper with questions on it and spaces marked where you should write the answers. It asks a hotel guest if they enjoyed their stay and what could be improved.
- feinschmecker — gourmet.