14-letter words containing n, e, c, s
- interinsurance — reciprocal insurance.
- interiorscaper — One who works in interiorscaping.
- interlocutions — Plural form of interlocution.
- interlocutress — A female interlocutor.Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
- interracialism — action or policy for establishing equality and cooperation between different racial groups.
- intersectional — of or relating to to an intersection, or a place where two or more roads, lines, or elements meet: intersectional traffic flow.
- interstructure — mode of building, construction, or organization; arrangement of parts, elements, or constituents: a pyramidal structure.
- interval scale — a scale of measurement of data according to which the differences between values can be quantified in absolute but not relative terms and for which any zero is merely arbitrary: for instance, dates are measured on an interval scale since differences can be measured in years, but no sense can be given to a ratio of times
- intracutaneous — within the skin.
- intransigeance — intransigence
- introspectible — to practice introspection; consider one's own internal state or feelings.
- introspections — Plural form of introspection.
- intussuscepted — Received into some other thing or part, like a sword into a sheath.
- inventory cost — Inventory costs are the costs to a business associated with holding stock, or money that is tied up in stock.
- inverse cosine — arc cosine.
- invincibleness — The quality of being invincible; unconquerableness; insuperableness.
- isentropically — in an isentropic manner
- isle of france — Île-de-France
- isoclinic line — an imaginary line connecting points on the earth's surface having equal magnetic dip.
- isometric-line — isometrics, isometric exercise (def 1).
- isothiocyanate — a chemical compound containing the univalent radical –NCS.
- jackass gunter — a gunter having a wire rope with a traveler in place of the usual upper iron.
- jackknife-fish — a black and white, American drum, Equetus lanceolatus, found in tropical areas of the Atlantic Ocean, having an elongated dorsal fin that is held erect.
- jackson method — (programming) A proprietary structured method for software analysis, design and programming.
- jacques necker — Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1732–1804, French statesman, born in Switzerland.
- james buchanan — James, 1791–1868, 15th president of the U.S. 1857–61.
- japanese cedar — Japan cedar.
- japanese larch — a tree, Larix kaempferi, of Japan, having bluish-green leaves and egg-shaped cones.
- jefferson city — a city in and the capital of Missouri, in the central part, on the Missouri River.
- john constable — John, 1776–1837, English painter.
- john steinbeck — John (Ernst) [urnst] /ɜrnst/ (Show IPA), 1902–68, U.S. novelist: Nobel prize 1962.
- junior counsel — a body of barristers who are lower in rank than the King's Counsel or Queen's Counsel, and who plead outside the bar in the court.
- justinian code — the body of Roman law that was codified and promulgated under Justinian I.
- keynote speech — opening address at a conference
- king's counsel — a body of barristers of a higher status who are specially appointed to be the crown's counsel, and who are permitted to plead inside the bar in the court.
- kiss principle — /kis' prin'si-pl/ Keep It Simple, Stupid. A maxim often invoked when discussing design to fend off creeping featurism and control complexity of development. Possibly related to the marketroid maxim on sales presentations, "Keep It Short and Simple". See also Occam's Razor.
- kit inspection — inspection of soldiers' kit by a superior officer, to make sure it is all clean, working, and in a good state
- kitchen scales — a set of scales used in cooking
- kleene closure — Kleene star
- knacker's yard — a slaughterhouse for horses
- knickerbockers — Also, knickerbockers [nik-er-bok-erz] /ˈnɪk ərˌbɒk ərz/ (Show IPA). loose-fitting short trousers gathered in at the knees.
- know the score — understand the situation
- knuckle-duster — brass knuckles.
- knuckledusters — Plural form of knuckleduster.
- kochel listing — the chronological number of a composition of Mozart as assigned in the catalog of the composer's works compiled in the 19th century by the Austrian musicologist Ludwig von Köchel (1800–1877) and since revised several times. Abbreviation: K.
- labradorescent — (of minerals) displaying a brilliant play of colours, as that shown by some forms of labradorite
- lake constance — a lake in W Europe, bounded by S Germany, W Austria, and N Switzerland, through which the Rhine flows. Area: 536 sq km. (207 sq miles)
- lance sergeant — a sergeant of the lowest rank.
- landscape mode — a wide exposure suitable for photographing landscapes
- laryngectomies — Plural form of laryngectomy.