16-letter words containing l, a, n, r, k
- lateral thinking — unconventional or creative problem-solving
- laurentides park — a national park in SE Canada, in Quebec province between the St. Lawrence and Lake St. John.
- leap in the dark — to spring through the air from one point or position to another; jump: to leap over a ditch.
- like gangbusters — a law-enforcement officer who specializes in breaking up organized crime, often by forceful or sensational means.
- morris plan bank — a private banking organization, formerly common in the U.S., designed primarily to grant small loans to industrial workers.
- near the knuckle — risqué
- network analysis — a mathematical method of analyzing complex problems, as in transportation or project scheduling, by representing the problem as a network of lines and nodes.
- nubuck (leather) — tanned leather similar to suede, but with the nap on the grain side
- oil storage tank — a very large industrial container where petroleum is stored
- parallel parking — parking along curb in line with other vehicles
- pleasure-seeking — always looking for pleasure
- pressure flaking — a method of manufacturing a flint tool by pressing flakes from a stone core with a pointed implement, usually of wood tipped with antler or copper.
- rainbow lorikeet — a small Australasian parrot, Trichoglossus haematodus, with brightly-coloured plumage
- rattlesnake fern — any of several American grape ferns, especially Botrychium virginianium, having clusters of sporangia resembling the rattles of a rattlesnake.
- rattlesnake flag — any of a number of U.S. flags that bear a picture of a rattlesnake and the motto “Don't Tread on Me,” especially those used during the French and Indian War and the American Revolution.
- rattlesnake root — any of certain composite plants of the genus Prenanthes, whose roots or tubers have been regarded as a remedy for snake bites, as P. serpentaria or P. alba.
- rattlesnake weed — a hawkweed, Hieracium venosum, of eastern North America, whose leaves and root are thought to possess medicinal properties.
- regional network — mid-level network
- round lake beach — a town in NE Illinois.
- run the blockade — to go past or through a blockade
- security blanket — a blanket or other familiar item carried especially by a young child to provide reassurance and a feeling of psychological security.
- shark repellents — any tactic used by a corporation to prevent a takeover by a corporate raider.
- spanish mackerel — an American game fish, Scomberomorus maculatus, inhabiting the Atlantic Ocean.
- sparking voltage — the minimum voltage required to produce a spark across a given spark gap.
- spring snowflake — a European amaryllidaceous plant, Leucojum vernum, with white nodding bell-shaped flowers
- sticking plaster — an adhesive cloth or other material for covering and closing superficial wounds, holding bandages in place, etc.
- streak lightning — lightning in which there is a sudden flash from what appears to be a single main line
- strike a balance — compromise
- thermal cracking — Thermal cracking is an extraction process in which hydrocarbons such as crude oil are heated to a high temperature to break the molecular bonds.
- travelling clock — a small clock taken by someone who is travelling
- voluntary worker — a person who serves or acts in a specified function of their own accord and without compulsion or promise of remuneration
- walking dragline — a very large-capacity dragline mounted on feet or pads instead of tracks
- world bank group — the collective name for the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Finance Corporation, and the International Development Association, whose headquarters are all in Washington