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14-letter words containing o, n, s, t

  • justinian code — the body of Roman law that was codified and promulgated under Justinian I.
  • juxtapositions — Plural form of juxtaposition.
  • karstification — the process of turning into karst
  • kedleston hall — a mansion near Derby in Derbyshire: rebuilt (1759–65) for the Curzon family by Matthew Brettingham, James Paine, and Robert Adam
  • kentish plover — Charadrius alexandrinus, a small wading bird belonging to the plover family, breeding in the tropics and subtropics; it is white and greyish-brown, with black legs and bill
  • keynote speech — opening address at a conference
  • keystone joist — a reinforced-concrete joist with sloping sides and the top wider than the bottom.
  • keystone state — Pennsylvania (used as a nickname).
  • king of beasts — the lion.
  • king's proctor — a British judiciary officer who may intervene in probate, nullity, or divorce actions when collusion, suppression of evidence, or other irregularities are alleged.
  • kings mountain — a ridge in N South Carolina: American victory over the British 1780.
  • kit inspection — inspection of soldiers' kit by a superior officer, to make sure it is all clean, working, and in a good state
  • knockout drops — a drug secretly put into someone's drink to cause stupefaction
  • know the ropes — to perceive or understand as fact or truth; to apprehend clearly and with certainty: I know the situation fully.
  • know the score — understand the situation
  • 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.
  • konstantinovka — a city in E Ukraine, NW of Gorlovka.
  • labor unionist — unionist (def 2).
  • labradorescent — (of minerals) displaying a brilliant play of colours, as that shown by some forms of labradorite
  • lactoglobulins — Plural form of lactoglobulin.
  • 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)
  • laryngectomies — Plural form of laryngectomy.
  • last knockings — the final stage of a period or activity
  • lateralisation — Alternative spelling of lateralization.
  • laughing stock — object of others' amusement
  • laughingstocks — Plural form of laughingstock.
  • law of nations — international law.
  • le misanthrope — a comedy (1666) by Molière.
  • leaf-nosed bat — any of various New and Old World bats, as of the families Phyllostomatidae, Rhinolophidae, and Hipposideridae, having a leaflike flap of skin at the tip of the nose.
  • leamington spa — a city in Warwickshire, central England: health resort.
  • legitimisation — (British) alternative spelling of legitimization.
  • lend itself to — to be adapted to, useful for, or open to
  • lepontine alps — a range of the S central Alps, in S Switzerland and N Italy. Highest peak: Monte Leone, 3553 m (11 657 ft)
  • lesser omentum — an omentum attached to the stomach, part of the duodenum, and part of the liver and supporting the hepatic vessels.
  • let oneself go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
  • let someone be — To let someone be means to leave them alone and not interfere in what they are doing.
  • levonorgestrel — A synthetic steroid hormone that has a similar effect to progesterone and is used in some contraceptive pills.
  • lexicalisation — Alternative spelling of lexicalization.
  • liberalisation — (British) alternative spelling of liberalization.
  • licentiousness — sexually unrestrained; lascivious; libertine; lewd.
  • light-horseman — a light-armed cavalry soldier.
  • lignosulfonate — a brown powder consisting of a sulfonate salt made from waste liquor of the sulfate pulping process of soft wood: used in concrete, leather tanning, as an additive in oil-well drilling mud, and as a source of vanillin.
  • liquidationist — pertaining to or promoting a theory of economics which holds that governments should not interfere in a recession
  • listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.
  • listening post — Military. a post or position, as in advance of a defensive line, established for the purpose of listening to detect the enemy's movements.
  • living history — any of various activities involving the re-enactment of historical events or the recreation of living conditions of the past
  • 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.
  • logical syntax — syntactics.
  • longevity risk — Longevity risk is the potential risk attached to the increasing life expectancy of policyholders, which can result in higher than expected payouts for insurance companies.
  • longleat house — an Elizabethan mansion near Warminster in Wiltshire, built (from 1568) by Robert Smythson for Sir John Thynne; the grounds, landscaped by Capability Brown, now contain a famous safari park
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