14-letter words containing n, e, s, t, c
- jackson method — (programming) A proprietary structured method for software analysis, design and programming.
- 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.
- justinian code — the body of Roman law that was codified and promulgated under Justinian I.
- keynote speech — opening address at a conference
- 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
- 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.
- laryngectomies — Plural form of laryngectomy.
- leisure centre — A leisure centre is a large public building containing different facilities for leisure activities, such as a sports hall, a swimming pool, and rooms for meetings.
- lend-lease act — the matériel and services supplied by the U.S. to its allies during World War II under an act of Congress (Lend-Lease Act) passed in 1941: such aid was to be repaid in kind after the war.
- lexicalisation — Alternative spelling of lexicalization.
- licentiateship — a person who has received a license, as from a university, to practice an art or profession.
- licentiousness — sexually unrestrained; lascivious; libertine; lewd.
- listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.
- liver chestnut — chestnut (def 9).
- llano estacado — a large plateau in the SW United States, in W Texas and SE New Mexico: cattle-grazing region. About 1000–5000 feet (300–1500 meters) above sea level.
- loose sentence — a sentence that does not end with the completion of its main clause, but continues with one or more subordinate clauses or other modifiers.
- lunar distance — the observed angle between the moon and another celestial body.
- macartney rose — a trailing or climbing evergreen rose, Rosa bracteata, of China, having shiny leaves and large, solitary white flowers.
- machine pistol — a fully automatic pistol; submachine gun.
- machine stitch — a stitch created by a sewing machine
- machine-stitch — to sew on a sewing machine.
- macronutrients — Plural form of macronutrient.
- magnetic storm — a temporary disturbance of the earth's magnetic field, induced by radiation and streams of charged particles from the sun.
- magnetic strip — a strip of magnetic material on which information may be stored, as by an electromagnetic process, for automatic reading, decoding, or recognition by a device that detects magnetic variations on the strip: a credit card with a magnetic strip to prevent counterfeiting.
- magnetospheric — Of, pertaining to, or happening within the magnetosphere.
- magnetostatics — the branch of magnetics that deals with magnetic fields that do not vary with time (magnetostatic fields)
- majesticalness — the glory or majesty of someone or something
- make no secret — If you make no secret of something, you tell others about it openly and clearly.
- make the scene — the place where some action or event occurs: He returned to the scene of the murder.
- masonry cement — a mix typically of Portland cement, hydrated lime, and other materials, used to improve the water retention and workability of the cement in masonry work.
- massif central — a great plateau and the chief water divide of France, in the central part.
- mathematicians — Plural form of mathematician.
- medicalisation — Alternative spelling of medicalization.
- medicine chest — bathroom cabinet
- meniscocytosis — sickle cell anemia.
- mercantilistic — Relating to, or characteristic of mercantilism.
- mesh stockings — stockings with a netted pattern or made out of a netted material such as lace or netted nylon
- message center — an office or other area where incoming and outgoing messages, mail, etc., are received and transmitted, as by telephone, computer, or messenger.
- metafictionist — A writer of metafiction.
- metalinguistic — Pertaining to metalinguistics.
- metaphysicians — Plural form of metaphysician.