14-letter words containing o, a, t, c, k, e

kleptomaniacal — Having a compulsion to steal, as a kleptomaniac does.
lacrosse stick — stick: for lacrosse
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)
late check-out — A late check-out at a hotel is an arrangement which allows a guest to check out later than the normal time.
leukocytoblast — the precursor cell to a mature leukocyte
leukocytopenia — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
line of attack — a line of attack to a problem or situation is how you approach it
macromarketing — marketing concerning all marketing as a whole, marketing systems, and the mutual effect that society and marketing systems have on each other
make no secret — If you make no secret of something, you tell others about it openly and clearly.
market economy — a capitalistic economic system in which there is free competition and prices are determined by the interaction of supply and demand.
megakaryocytes — Plural form of megakaryocyte.
megakaryocytic — Of, pertaining to, or containing megakaryocytes.
mercator track — a line appearing straight on a Mercator chart; rhumb line.
micromarketing — the marketing of products or services designed to meet the needs of a very small section of the market
milk chocolate — chocolate that has been mixed with milk.
mockumentaries — Plural form of mockumentary.
norfolk jacket — a loosely belted single-breasted jacket, with box pleats in front and back.
omphaloskeptic — One who contemplates or meditates upon one's navel; one who engages in omphaloscopy.
on the back of — If you say that one thing happens on the back of another thing, you mean that it happens after that other thing and in addition to it.
one-way ticket — transport: single-journey fare
oracle toolkit — Adaptable User Interface
oyster cracker — a small, round, usually salted cracker, served with oysters, soup, etc.
pakapoo ticket — Australian Slang. something that is indecipherable or confusing: scrawled over like a pakapoo ticket.
peacock's tail — a handsome brown seaweed, Padina pavonia (though coloured yellow-olive, red, and green) whose fan-shaped fronds have concentric bands of iridescent hairs
phosphate rock — phosphorite.
practical joke — a playful trick, often involving some physical agent or means, in which the victim is placed in an embarrassing or disadvantageous position.
rathke's pouch — an invagination of stomodeal ectoderm developing into the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland.
rock partridge — the Greek partridge; Alectoris graeca
scratch monkey — (humour) As in "Before testing or reconfiguring, always mount a scratch monkey", a proverb used to advise caution when dealing with irreplaceable data or devices. Used to refer to any scratch volume hooked to a computer during any risky operation as a replacement for some precious resource or data that might otherwise get trashed. This term preserves the memory of Mabel, the Swimming Wonder Monkey, star of a biological research program at the University of Toronto. Mabel was not (so the legend goes) your ordinary monkey; the university had spent years teaching her how to swim, breathing through a regulator, in order to study the effects of different gas mixtures on her physiology. Mabel suffered an untimely demise one day when a DEC engineer troubleshooting a crash on the program's VAX inadvertently interfered with some custom hardware that was wired to Mabel. It is reported that, after calming down an understandably irate customer sufficiently to ascertain the facts of the matter, a DEC troubleshooter called up the field circus manager responsible and asked him sweetly, "Can you swim?" Not all the consequences to humans were so amusing; the sysop of the machine in question was nearly thrown in jail at the behest of certain clueless droids at the local "humane" society. The moral is clear: When in doubt, always mount a scratch monkey. A corespondent adds: The details you give are somewhat consistent with the version I recall from the Digital "War Stories" notesfile, but the name "Mabel" and the swimming bit were not mentioned, IIRC. Also, there's a very detailed account that claims that three monkies died in the incident, not just one. I believe Eric Postpischil wrote the original story at DEC, so his coming back with a different version leads me to wonder whether there ever was a real Scratch Monkey incident.
smoking jacket — a loose-fitting jacket for men, often of a heavy fabric and trimmed with braid, worn indoors, especially as a lounging jacket.
social network — a network of friends, colleagues, and other personal contacts: Strong social networks can encourage healthy behaviors.
starch blocker — a substance ingested in the belief that it inhibits the body's ability to metabolize starch and thereby promotes weight loss: declared illegal in the U.S. by the FDA.
stock exchange — a building or place where stocks and other securities are bought and sold.
stock in trade — the requisites for carrying on a business, especially goods kept on hand for sale in a store.
stock transfer — Stock transfer is the act of moving goods from one part of the distribution chain to another.
stock watering — the creation of more new shares in a company than is justified by its assets
stock-in-trade — items used in performing a job
stockade fence — a fence of closely fitted vertical boards with pointed tops.
stockbrokerage — a stockbroker's work or business
stocking frame — a type of knitting machine
take exception — to make objections (to); demur (at)
take no notice — If you take no notice of someone or something, you do not consider them to be important enough to affect what you think or what you do.
take the count — to be unable to continue after a count of ten
telescope peak — a mountain in SE California: highest peak in the Panamint Range, above Death Valley. 11,049 feet (3368 meters).
ten-acre block — a block of subdivided farming land, usually within commuting distance of a city, that provides a semirural way of life
to break cover — If you break cover, you leave a place where you have been hiding or sheltering from attack, usually in order to run to another place.
to change tack — If you change tack or try a different tack, you try a different method for dealing with a situation.
to close ranks — If you say that the members of a group close ranks, you mean that they are supporting each other only because their group is being criticized.
to make a face — If you make a face, you show a feeling such as dislike or disgust by putting an exaggerated expression on your face, for example by sticking out your tongue. In British English, you can also say pull a face.
tomato ketchup — sauce made from tomatoes

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