13-letter words containing n, a, k, e, l, i
- lake manitoba — a lake in W Canada, in S Manitoba: fed by the outflow from Lake Winnipegosis; drains into Lake Winnipeg. Area: 4706 sq km (1817 sq miles)
- lake michigan — a state in the N central United States. 58,216 sq. mi. (150,780 sq. km). Capital: Lansing. Abbreviation: MI (for use with zip code), Mich.
- lake winnipeg — a lake in S Canada, in Manitoba: drains through the Nelson River into Hudson Bay. Area: 23 553 sq km (9094 sq miles)
- landing clerk — a representative of a shipping line who boards its incoming passenger ships to give passengers information and advice.
- lane markings — white lines on the road that mark lanes
- leading block — lead block.
- leukaemogenic — relating to the development of leukaemia, or causing leukaemia
- like anything — of the same form, appearance, kind, character, amount, etc.: I cannot remember a like instance.
- like sardines — very closely crowded together
- linkage group — a group of genes in a chromosome that tends to be inherited as a unit.
- locking plate — a narrow wheel geared to a striking train or other mechanism and having a notched rim engaging with another mechanism permitting it to rotate through a specific arc.
- losing streak — a succession of losses or defeats
- make a living — earn money
- mallemaroking — (historical, nautical) Carousing on icebound Greenland whaling ships.
- marlinespikes — Plural form of marlinespike.
- metenkephalin — either of two pentapeptides that bind to morphine receptors in the central nervous system and have opioid properties of relatively short duration; one pentapeptide (Met enkephalin) has the amino acid sequence Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Met and the other (Leu enkephalin) has the sequence Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Leu.
- milk lameness — a disease of cattle that produce a high milk yield, characterized by hip lameness associated with a low concentration of phosphorus in the blood
- milk saucepan — a type of small saucepan often used for heating milk
- monkey island — a flying bridge on top of a pilothouse or chart house.
- nickel-plated — covered with a thin layer of nickel, deposited usually by electrolysis
- nonshrinkable — incapable of being shrunk
- palette knife — a thin blade of varying flexibility set in a handle and used for mixing colors or applying them to a canvas.
- panleukopenia — distemper1 (def 1c).
- parking place — an reserved area or a space in a street where a car may be parked
- pinellas park — a city in W central Florida.
- poplar kitten — a moth, (Furcula bifida,) which has larvae like those of the related puss moth
- porcelainlike — resembling porcelain
- power walking — a form of exercise that involves rapid walking with arms bent and swinging naturally.
- rank and file — the members of a group or organization apart from its leaders or officers.
- rankine cycle — the hypothetical cycle of a steam engine in which all heat transfers take place at constant pressure and in which expansion and compression occur adiabatically.
- rankine scale — William John Macquorn [muh-kwawrn] /məˈkwɔrn/ (Show IPA), 1820–70, Scottish engineer and physicist.
- reindeer lake — a lake in central Canada, in NE Saskatchewan and NW Manitoba. 2444 sq. mi. (6330 sq. km).
- rocking valve — (on a steam engine) a valve mechanism oscillating through an arc to open and close.
- rosenkavalier — an opera (1911) by Richard Strauss.
- san luis peak — a mountain in SW Colorado, in the San Juan Mountains. 14,014 feet (4271 meters).
- semipalatinsk — a city in NE Kazakhstan, on the Irtysh River.
- settling tank — a tank for holding liquid until particles suspended in it settle.
- single market — a market consisting of a number of nations, esp those of the European Union, in which goods, capital, and currencies can move freely across borders without tariffs or restrictions
- sirloin steak — cut of beef
- skepticalness — inclined to skepticism; having an attitude of doubt: a skeptical young woman who will question whatever you say.
- slow-speaking — tending to speak slowly
- speed walking — power walking.
- spindleshanks — spindlelegs.
- sportsmanlike — a man who engages in sports, especially in some open-air sport, as hunting, fishing, racing, etc.
- spring a leak — to develop a leak
- stanley knife — A Stanley knife is a very sharp knife that is used to cut materials such as carpet and paper. It consists of a small blade fixed in the end of a handle.
- statesmanlike — a person who is experienced in the art of government or versed in the administration of government affairs.
- sunlight peak — a mountain in SW Colorado, in the San Juan Mountains. 14,059 feet (4285 meters).
- talkativeness — inclined to talk a great deal: One drink and she became very talkative.
- talking chief — a noble who serves as public spokesperson for the chief in some Polynesian tribes.