14-letter words containing n, k
- drunk dialling — the practice of making a phone call while drunk, esp to someone about whom one has romantic notions
- duck and drake — ducks and drakes (def 1).
- duck on a rock — a children's game in which one player stands guard over a stone on a rock while the other players attempt to knock it off by throwing another stone in turn: if the thrower is tagged by the guard while trying to recover the stone, the two players then change positions.
- dumbarton oaks — an estate in the District of Columbia: site of conferences held to discuss proposals for creation of the United Nations, August–October, 1944.
- dunkirk spirit — fortitude and stoicism in a demanding or dangerous situation
- early check-in — An early check-in at a hotel is an arrangement which allows a guest to check in earlier than the normal time.
- earthshakingly — In an earthshaking manner.
- east pakistani — of or relating to East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) or its inhabitants
- electrokinesis — (physics) The transport of particles or fluid by means of an electric field acting on a fluid which has a net mobile charge.
- electrokinetic — of or relating to the motion of charged particles and its effects
- electronic ink — a material consisting of microscopic cells that can be turned from white to black and vice versa with the application of a small electric charge allowing electronically stored text to appear on a paper-like substance
- every man jack — everyone without exception
- falling market — a stock market in which share prices are falling
- figure skating — ice skating in which the skater traces intricate patterns on the ice.
- finnan haddock — smoked haddock.
- finnegans wake — a novel (1922–39) by James Joyce.
- fishing tackle — Fishing tackle consists of all the equipment that is used in the sport of fishing, such as fishing rods, lines, hooks, and bait.
- fitted kitchen — a kitchen with units that are attached to the wall
- flaked almonds — small flat pieces of almond used in cooking
- floating stock — stock not held for permanent investment and hence available for speculation; stock held by brokers and speculators rather than investors.
- florence flask — a round bottle having a flat bottom and long neck, for use in laboratories.
- flotation tank — an enclosed ventilated tank filled with a saline solution at body temperature, in which a person floats in darkness in order to relax or meditate
- for the asking — If something is yours for the asking, you could get it very easily if you wanted to.
- fortune cookie — a thin folded wafer containing a prediction or maxim printed on a slip of paper: often served as a dessert in Chinese restaurants.
- four of a kind — a set of four cards of the same denominations.
- franklin stove — a cast-iron stove having the general form of a fireplace with enclosed top, bottom, side, and back, the front being completely open or able to be closed by doors.
- freezing works — a slaughterhouse at which animal carcasses are frozen for export
- french cricket — a child's game resembling cricket, in which the batsman's legs are used as the wicket
- french pancake — a thin, light pancake, usually served with a sweet or savory filling.
- french tickler — a condom designed with knobs, projections, etc.
- frenkel defect — a crystal defect in which a lattice ion has moved to an interstitial position leaving a vacant lattice site
- front walkover — Racing. a walking or trotting over the course by a contestant who is the only starter.
- galley kitchen — a household kitchen designed with kitchen units on both sides and no kitchen table
- garboard plank — the bottommost plank of a vessel's hull
- general strike — a mass strike in all or many trades and industries in a section or in all parts of a country.
- generic markup — (text) In computerised document preparation, a method of adding information to the text indicating the logical components of a document, such as paragraphs, headers or footnotes. SGML is an example of such a system. Specific instructions for layout of the text on the page do not appear in the markup.
- genetic marker — any distinct inheritable indicator of identity and ancestry.
- german speaker — a person who speaks German
- get one's back — situated at or in the rear: at the back door; back fence.
- go in the tank — to lose or fail badly or on purpose
- go up in smoke — the visible vapor and gases given off by a burning or smoldering substance, especially the gray, brown, or blackish mixture of gases and suspended carbon particles resulting from the combustion of wood, peat, coal, or other organic matter.
- goodnight kiss — a kiss given to a person before going home or going to sleep
- googlewhacking — The action of searching for googlewhacks.
- gooseneck lamp — a desk lamp having a flexible shaft or stem.
- greek valerian — any of various plants belonging to the genus Polemonium, of the phlox family, especially P. reptans, having pinnate leaves and blue flowers.
- grief-stricken — overwhelmed by grief; deeply afflicted or sorrowful.
- ground hemlock — a prostrate yew, Taxus canadensis, of eastern North America, having short, flat needles and red, berrylike fruit.
- ground leakage — Ground leakage is the flow of current from a live conductor to the earth through the insulation.
- groundbreaking — the act or ceremony of breaking ground for a new construction project.
- groundskeepers — Plural form of groundskeeper.