14-letter words containing k, u, d
- laundry basket — container for clothes and linen
- laundry worker — sb who washes clothes for a living
- leukodystrophy — (medicine) Any of a group of disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the white matter of the brain, caused by imperfect growth or development of the myelin sheath that acts as an insulator around nerve fibres.
- numeric keypad — a separate section on some computer keyboards, grouping together numeric keys and those for mathematical or other special functions in an arrangement like that of a calculator.
- potluck dinner — a meal consisting of whatever food happens to be available without special preparation
- quick-tempered — easily angered.
- rude awakening — If you have a rude awakening, you are suddenly made aware of an unpleasant fact.
- ryukyu islands — a chain of 55 islands in the W Pacific, extending almost 650 km (400 miles) from S Japan to N Taiwan: an ancient kingdom, under Chinese rule from the late 14th century, invaded by Japan in the early 17th century, under full Japanese sovereignty from 1879 to 1945, and US control from 1945 to 1972; now part of Japan again. They are subject to frequent typhoons. Chief town: Naha (on Okinawa). Pop: 1 318 220 (2000). Area: 2196 sq km (849 sq miles)
- skilled labour — labour or work that demands skill and which you usually have to be trained for, or the workers that provide this labour
- sock suspender — garter (def 1).
- sounding-block — a small block of wood for rapping with a gavel.
- speckled trout — brook trout (def 1).
- stadium jacket — an insulated, parkalike jacket that reaches to the mid thigh or the knees and often has a drawstring around the bottom edge, worn outdoors in cold weather.
- straddle truck — a self-propelled vehicle, having a chassis far above the ground, for carrying loads of lumber or the like beneath the chassis and between the wheels.
- sucking diesel — doing very well; successful
- suicide attack — a terrorist attack which someone undertakes knowing that he or she will die in the attack
- take soundings — to try to find out people's opinions on a subject
- takeout double — informatory double.
- think out loud — to speak one's thoughts as they occur
- trudgen stroke — a swimming stroke in which a double overarm motion and a scissors kick are used
- turkey buzzard — turkey vulture.
- unacknowledged — widely recognized; generally accepted: an acknowledged authority on Chinese art.
- uncrowned king — a man or woman of high status among a certain group
- united kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801–1922. 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Capital: London. Abbreviation: U.K.
- volksdeutscher — a member of the German people, especially one of a community having its home outside of Germany, usually in central or eastern Europe.
- walkaround pay — extra pay earned by an employee for accompanying an official inspector on a plant tour or around a job site.
- wardrobe trunk — a large, upright trunk, usually with space on one side for hanging clothes and drawers or compartments on the other for small articles, shoes, etc.
- whistling duck — any of several long-legged, chiefly tropical ducks of the genus Dendrocygna, most of which have whistling cries.
- white-knuckled — causing fear, apprehension, or panic: The plane made a white-knuckle approach to the fogged-in airport.
- wild buckwheat — umbrella plant (def 3).
- you don't know — You can say 'You don't know' in order to emphasize how strongly you feel about the remark you are going to make.