13-letter words containing l, i, n, k, c
- rankine scale — William John Macquorn [muh-kwawrn] /məˈkwɔrn/ (Show IPA), 1820–70, Scottish engineer and physicist.
- road-blocking — an obstruction placed across a road, especially of barricades or police cars, for halting or hindering traffic, as to facilitate the capture of a pursued car or inspection for safety violations.
- rock climbing — the sport of climbing sheer rocky surfaces on the sides of mountains, often with the aid of special equipment.
- rocking valve — (on a steam engine) a valve mechanism oscillating through an arc to open and close.
- rolling stock — the wheeled vehicles of a railroad, including locomotives, freight cars, and passenger cars.
- silk stocking — a lady's stocking made from a very fine material such as silk or nylon
- silk-stocking — rich or luxurious in dress.
- single ticket — a one-way ticket.
- single wicket — a rare form of cricket in which only one wicket is used.
- single-decker — A single-decker or a single-decker bus is a bus with only one deck.
- singlesticker — a vessel, especially a sloop or cutter, having one mast.
- skepticalness — inclined to skepticism; having an attitude of doubt: a skeptical young woman who will question whatever you say.
- steering lock — an anti-theft device
- stocking loom — a type of knitting machine
- sucking louse — See under louse (def 1).
- swashbuckling — characteristic of or behaving in the manner of a swashbuckler.
- symbolic link — (file format) (SYLK) A Microsoft file format for spreadsheets, (not to be confused with symbolic link). SYLK format existed in one form or another in as early as 1987, and was part of Excel v1.0. It is is an outgrowth of VisiCalc DIF file format. SYLK format is ascii text and represents information about both formula, value, and some formatting information, which makes it something like an RTF for spreadsheets. It is used as a general tabular data exchange format.
- talking chief — a noble who serves as public spokesperson for the chief in some Polynesian tribes.
- tracking poll — a type of poll repeated periodically with the same group of people to check and measure changes of opinion or knowledge.
- ugly duckling — an unattractive or unpromising child who becomes a beautiful or much-admired adult.
- unscholarlike — not befitting a scholar; ungentlemanly
- volcanic neck — neck (def 14).
- volcanic rock — rock solidified on Earth's surface
- volcanic-neck — the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk.
- walking stick — a stick held in the hand and used to help support oneself while walking.
- white knuckle — causing fear, apprehension, or panic: The plane made a white-knuckle approach to the fogged-in airport.
- white-knuckle — causing fear, apprehension, or panic: The plane made a white-knuckle approach to the fogged-in airport.
- windsor locks — a town in N Connecticut.
- winkle-picker — a shoe or boot with a narrow, sharply pointed toe
- with any luck — You can add with luck or with any luck to a statement to indicate that you hope that a particular thing will happen.
- wooden nickel — a useless thing; thing of no value
- working class — those persons working for wages, especially in manual labor.
- works council — an elected body of employee representatives that deals with management regarding grievances, working conditions, wages, etc.
- wrecking ball — a heavy metal ball swung on a cable from a crane and used in demolition work.
- zooplanktonic — Of or pertaining to zooplankton.