15-letter words containing n, u, t, k
- mount blackburn — a mountain in SE Alaska, the highest peak in the Wrangell Mountains. Height: 5037 m (16 523 ft)
- mount cook lily — a large white buttercup, Ranunculus lyallii, of the South Island alpine country of New Zealand
- neural networks — any group of neurons that conduct impulses in a coordinated manner, as the assemblages of brain cells that record a visual stimulus.
- new york minute — a very short time.
- not care a fuck — not to care at all
- notour bankrupt — a bankrupt who has failed to discharge his or her debts within the days of grace allowed by the court
- nuke the fridge — (of a film, etc.) to lose credibility following a particularly ill-judged scene or plot development
- nutcracker chin — a strong-looking chin
- okhotsk current — a cold ocean current flowing SW from the Bering Sea, E of the Kurile Islands, along the E coast of Japan where it meets the Japan Current.
- outward-looking — looking beyond oneself; open-minded and reaching out to other people, organizations, etc
- ozark mountains — an eroded plateau in S Missouri, N Arkansas, and NE Oklahoma. Area: about 130 000 sq km (50 000 sq miles)
- peak production — the maximum production
- pedunculate oak — a large deciduous oak tree, Quercus robur, of Eurasia, having lobed leaves and stalked acorns
- phenylketonuria — an inherited disease due to faulty metabolism of phenylalanine, characterized by phenylketones in the urine and usually first noted by signs of mental retardation in infancy.
- phenylketonuric — an inherited disease due to faulty metabolism of phenylalanine, characterized by phenylketones in the urine and usually first noted by signs of mental retardation in infancy.
- plunket society — the Royal New Zealand Society for the Health of Women and Children
- pullman kitchen — a kitchenette, often recessed into a wall and concealed by double doors or a screen.
- put the make on — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- quarter blanket — a horse blanket, usually placed under a saddle or harness and extending to the horse's tail.
- quick-and-dirty — Informal. slipshod.
- quickwittedness — The state or condition of being quickwitted.
- quotation marks — one of the marks used to indicate the beginning and end of a quotation, in English usually shown as “ at the beginning and ” at the end, or, for a quotation within a quotation, of single marks of this kind, as “He said, ‘I will go.’ ” Frequently, especially in Great Britain, single marks are used instead of double, the latter being then used for a quotation within a quotation.
- rigel kentaurus — Alpha Centauri.
- rigil kentaurus — Astronomy. Alpha Centauri.
- rocket launcher — a tube attached to a weapon for the launching of rockets.
- rocky mountains — mountain range in USA and Canada
- round-the-clock — around-the-clock.
- rumpelstiltskin — a dwarf in a German folktale who spins flax into gold for a young woman to meet the demands of the prince she has married, on the condition that she give him her first child or else guess his name: she guesses his name and he vanishes or destroys himself in a rage.
- runabout ticket — a rail ticket that allows unlimited travel within a specified area for a limited period of time (for example one day, a weekend, three days, etc)
- situs picketing — common situs picketing.
- smoke pollution — pollution caused by fuels, etc, that produce smoke when burned
- smoker's tongue — Pathology. leukoplakia in the mouth caused by irritation due to smoking.
- smoky mountains — Great Smoky Mountains
- sounding rocket — a rocket equipped with instruments for making meteorological observations in the upper atmosphere.
- south kingstown — a town in S central Rhode Island.
- stumbling block — an obstacle or hindrance to progress, belief, or understanding.
- suck it and see — to try something to find out what it is, what it is like, or how it works
- swimming trunks — men's swimsuit shorts
- take account of — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
- take one's hour — to do something in a leisurely manner
- take the plunge — to cast or thrust forcibly or suddenly into something, as a liquid, a penetrable substance, a place, etc.; immerse; submerge: to plunge a dagger into one's heart.
- talking picture — Older Use. a motion picture with accompanying synchronized speech, singing, etc.
- tank foundation — A tank foundation is a base which is designed to support the weight of oil tanks and contain spillage.
- tantalus monkey — a long-tailed African monkey, Cercopithecus tantalus (or C. aethiops tantalus), of central African grasslands, having a long face framed by upswept whiskers.
- thank you ma'am — a bump or depression in a road that jars a person riding over it.
- thank-you-ma'am — a bump or depression in a road that jars a person riding over it.
- the upper ranks — the higher divisions of the armed forces
- think you're it — If you say that someone thinks they're it, you mean that they think they are better or more important than they really are.
- thunderstricken — Archaic. to strike with a thunderbolt.
- to pack a punch — If something packs a punch, it has a very powerful effect.