14-letter words containing l, i, c, k, n
- sounding-block — a small block of wood for rapping with a gavel.
- speaking clock — a telephone service that gives a precise verbal statement of the correct time
- starting block — a device used by runners, especially sprinters, for increasing their speed off the mark, consisting of a metal or wooden frame, usually secured to the ground at both ends, with adjustable, triangular-shaped blocks on each side for bracing the feet.
- sticking place — Also called sticking point. the place or point at which something stops and holds firm.
- stock solution — a concentrated chemical solution, diluted before using.
- sucking diesel — doing very well; successful
- track lighting — lighting for a room or other area in which individual spotlight fixtures are attached along a narrow, wall- or ceiling-mounted metal track through which current is conducted, permitting flexible positioning of the lights.
- vinca alkaloid — any of a group of alkaloids obtained from the periwinkle Vinca rosea, such as vinblastine and vincristine, that interfere with cell division and are used in the treatment of cancer
- walk-in closet — a closet that is large enough to walk around in.
- walking ticket — walking papers.
- 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.
- winkle-pickers — shoes or boots with very pointed narrow toes, popular in the mid-20th century