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14-letter words containing l, e, k

  • blanket stitch — a strong reinforcing stitch for the edges of blankets and other thick material
  • blanket-flower — any composite plant of the genus Gaillardia, having showy heads of yellow or red flowers.
  • blanket-stitch — a basic sewing stitch in which widely spaced, interlocking loops, or purls, are formed, used for cutwork, as a decorative finish for edges, etc.
  • blankety-blank — damned
  • bletchley park — the Buckinghamshire estate which was the centre of British code-breaking operations during World War II
  • bletheranskate — a blatherer
  • blister-packed — presented in a blister pack
  • block calendar — a calendar in the form of a block of sheets each printed with the date of one day
  • bokhara clover — white melilot.
  • book knowledge — theory
  • bras d'or lake — an arm of the Atlantic Ocean in the center Cape Breton Island, in Nova Scotia, Canada. 360 sq. mi. (930 sq. km).
  • brass knuckles — linked metal rings or a metal bar with holes for the fingers, worn for rough fighting
  • break the mold — If you say that someone breaks the mold, you mean that they do completely different things from what has been done before or from what is usually done.
  • break-up value — the value of an organization assuming that it will not continue to trade
  • breakfast club — a service that provides a breakfast for children who arrive early at school
  • breathtakingly — thrillingly beautiful, remarkable, astonishing, exciting, or the like: a breathtaking performance.
  • buckwheat coal — anthracite coal in sizes ranging from 5/16 to 9/16 inch (7.9 to 13.9 m).
  • builder's knot — clove hitch
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • canada hemlock — a hemlock, Tsuga canadensis, of eastern North America, having horizontal branches that often droop to the ground: the state tree of Pennsylvania.
  • canceled check — a check that has been redeemed by a bank and then usually returned to the issuer.
  • cantankerously — In a cantankerous manner.
  • capital market — the financial institutions collectively that deal with medium-term and long-term capital and loans
  • carriage clock — a portable clock, usually in a rectangular case with a handle on the top, of a type originally used by travellers
  • certified milk — milk that is processed according to the sanitation standards in the area in which it is sold
  • Československo — Czechoslovakia
  • chain pickerel — See under pickerel (def 1).
  • check the helm — to swing back the helm of a vessel to prevent it from turning too quickly or too far
  • 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.
  • chicken fillet — a fillet cut from a chicken
  • chicken ladder — an inclined plank with transverse cleats.
  • chicken little — a person who spreads baseless or exaggerated reports of danger; alarmist
  • 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.
  • chocolate cake — a cake flavoured with cocoa or chocolate
  • chocolate milk — milk flavored with chocolate syrup or powdered chocolate.
  • 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
  • clickety-clack — a rhythmic, swiftly paced succession of alternating clicks and clacks, as the sound produced by the wheels of a train moving over tracks.
  • cliffside park — a city in NE New Jersey.
  • clinkety-clank — a succession of alternating clinks and clanks: the clinkety-clank of armored vehicles on the rough road.
  • clock repairer — a person who mends clocks, watches, etc
  • clothes basket — a basket for storing and transporting clothes that need washing, or have been washed
  • clustergeeking — (jargon)   /kluh'st*r-gee"king/ (CMU) Spending more time at a computer cluster doing CS homework than most people spend breathing.
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