14-letter words containing k, r
- broken society — a perceived or apparent general decline in moral values
- broken-hearted — Someone who is broken-hearted is very sad and upset because they have had a serious disappointment.
- brunswick stew — a stew originally made with squirrel and onions, and now usually with rabbit or chicken and corn, okra, onions, tomatoes, lima beans, etc.
- bucket brigade — a line of persons passing buckets of water along in trying to put out a fire
- bucking bronco — an untamed horse that cowboys try to ride in a rodeo
- builder's knot — clove hitch
- building works — construction projects
- bulk transport — the transport of large quantities of goods or commodities in lorries, ships, or by rail
- bumper sticker — A bumper sticker is a small piece of paper or plastic with words or pictures on it, designed for sticking onto the back of your car. It usually has a political, religious, or humorous message.
- butter brickle — an ice-cream flavor, usually vanilla or butterscotch, containing crunchy bits of butterscotch candy.
- butterfly knot — a particularly resistant knot which resembles a butterfly and can take loads on both ends, as well as on the loop
- buttermilk sky — a cloudy sky resembling the mottled or clabbered appearance of buttermilk.
- buyer's market — When there is a buyer's market for a particular product, there are more of the products for sale than there are people who want to buy them, so buyers have a lot of choice and can make prices come down.
- buyers' market — a market in which goods and services are plentiful and prices relatively low.
- buyers' strike — an attempt on the part of consumers to lower price levels by boycotting retailers or certain types of goods.
- cable trunking — Cable trunking is an enclosure usually with a rectangular cross section, and with one removable or hinged side, that is used to protect cables and provide space for other electrical equipment.
- calendar clock — a clock that indicates date of the month, day of the week, etc., as well as the time, and sometimes indicates the phases of the moon and other periodical data.
- cantankerously — In a cantankerous manner.
- capital market — the financial institutions collectively that deal with medium-term and long-term capital and loans
- captain cooker — a wild pig
- captive market — a group of consumers who are obliged through lack of choice to buy a particular product, thus giving the supplier a monopoly
- carbonate rock — Carbonate rock is a sedimentary rock which is composed mainly of calcium carbonate (CaCO₃).
- carriage clock — a portable clock, usually in a rectangular case with a handle on the top, of a type originally used by travellers
- case framework — A set of products and conventions that allow CASE tools to be integrated into a coherent environment.
- cashier's desk — A cashier's desk is the same as a cash desk.
- cat's whiskers — Radio. a stiff wire forming one contact in a crystal detector and used for probing the crystal.
- certified milk — milk that is processed according to the sanitation standards in the area in which it is sold
- chain pickerel — See under pickerel (def 1).
- champagne cork — a cork used in a champagne bottle
- chaparral cock — roadrunner
- chartered bank — a privately owned bank that has been incorporated by Parliament to operate in the commercial banking system
- check register — A check register is a record of transactions in a checking account.
- checkerberries — Plural form of checkerberry.
- checkered flag — a flag having a pattern of black and white squares, used to signal that a car has crossed the finish line and completed its race.
- checkered lily — a lily, Fritillaria meleagris, native to Europe, having solitary, checkered, red-purple flowers mottled with greenish yellow.
- cheese skipper — a dipterous fly, Piophila casei, whose larvae feed on cheese and move by jumping: family Piophilidae
- cherry-picking — to select with great care: You can cherry-pick your own stereo components.
- chevra kadisha — a Jewish burial society, usually composed of unpaid volunteers who provide funerals for members of their congregation
- chicken breast — pigeon breast
- chicken ladder — an inclined plank with transverse cleats.
- chicken turtle — an edible, freshwater turtle, Deirochelys reticularia, of the southeastern U.S., characterized by a long neck and by the network of fine, yellow lines marking the dark carapace.
- chickenhearted — timid; fearful; cowardly.
- chinook jargon — a pidgin language containing elements of Native American languages, English, and French: formerly used among fur traders and Indians on the NW coast of North America
- christmas cake — A Christmas cake is a special cake that is eaten at Christmas in Britain and some other countries.
- clean and jerk — a lift in which a barbell is raised from the floor to shoulder height where it is brought to rest and then, with a lunging movement by the lifter, is thrust overhead so the arms extend straight in the air, being held in this position for a short, specified length of time.
- clean-and-jerk — a lift in weightlifting in which the weight is held momentarily at shoulder height before being thrust overhead
- clerk of court — an officer of the court who maintains the records, among other duties
- clerk of works — an employee who supervises building work in progress or the upkeep of existing buildings
- cliffside park — a city in NE New Jersey.
- clock repairer — a person who mends clocks, watches, etc