14-letter words containing l, u, s, k
- sakha republic — an administrative division in E Russia, in NE Siberia on the Arctic Ocean: the coldest inhabited region of the world; it has rich mineral resources. Capital: Yakutsk. Pop: 948 100 (2002). Area: 3 103 200 sq km (1 197 760 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
- skull practice — a meeting for the purpose of discussion, exchange of ideas, solving problems, etc.
- smokeless fuel — fuel which burns without producing smoke
- sounding-block — a small block of wood for rapping with a gavel.
- speckled trout — brook trout (def 1).
- st. louis park — a city in E Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- stock solution — a concentrated chemical solution, diluted before using.
- 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.
- streuselkuchen — coffeecake topped with streusel.
- sucking diesel — doing very well; successful
- sunburst clock — a clock with the pattern or design of a sun
- surgical shock — a state of shock that can occur during or after surgery
- talk about sth — You can say talk about before mentioning a particular expression or situation, when you mean that something is a very striking or clear example of that expression or situation.
- the silk route — an ancient trade route that linked Asia and the countries of the Mediterranean and was followed by Marco Polo when he travelled to Cathay
- try one's luck — to attempt something that is uncertain
- umbrella skirt — a full skirt with many gores that flare gradually from the waist to the hem.
- unbusinesslike — conforming to, attending to, or characteristic of business.
- universal bank — A universal bank is a bank that offers both banking and stockbroking services to its clients.
- unknightliness — the quality or condition of being unknightly
- unthankfulness — the quality or condition of being unthankful; lack of thankfulness; ungratefulness
- volksdeutscher — a member of the German people, especially one of a community having its home outside of Germany, usually in central or eastern Europe.
- whistling duck — any of several long-legged, chiefly tropical ducks of the genus Dendrocygna, most of which have whistling cries.