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14-letter words containing r, a, k, e, n

  • chicken ladder — an inclined plank with transverse cleats.
  • chickenhearted — timid; fearful; cowardly.
  • clean and jerk — a lift in which a barbell is raised from the floor to shoulder height where it is brought to rest and then, with a lunging movement by the lifter, is thrust overhead so the arms extend straight in the air, being held in this position for a short, specified length of time.
  • clean-and-jerk — a lift in weightlifting in which the weight is held momentarily at shoulder height before being thrust overhead
  • cocker spaniel — A cocker spaniel is a breed of small dog with silky hair and long ears.
  • common grackle — a large songbird, Quiscalus quiscula, of the family Icteridae, of central and eastern North America, having iridescent black plumage varying in color.
  • container dock — a dock designed for cargo containers
  • counter-attack — If you counter-attack, you attack someone who has attacked you.
  • counterattacks — Plural form of counterattack; Alternative spelling of counter-attacks.
  • cracker bonbon — a thin, crisp biscuit.
  • currency snake — an exchange rate system that operated between various member countries of the EEC during the 1970s, in which exchange rates between the currencies of the participating states were only allowed to fluctuate within a restricted range
  • dark continent — Africa, especially before the late 19th cent. when little was known of it
  • dead reckoning — a method of establishing one's position using the distance and direction travelled rather than astronomical observations
  • decision-maker — a person who makes decisions
  • denmark strait — a channel between SE Greenland and Iceland, linking the Arctic Ocean with the Atlantic
  • disembarkation — to go ashore from a ship.
  • dongle cracker — (security)   Someone who enables software that has been written to require a dongle to run without it.
  • donkey's years — a very long time; eons.
  • double marking — a method of assessment in which two individuals independently mark a test or evaluate a performance
  • double parking — the activity or offence of parking a vehicle in a traffic lane
  • dread to think — If you say that you dread to think what might happen, you mean that you are anxious about it because it is likely to be very unpleasant.
  • drinking water — water that is safe to drink
  • drinks cabinet — a cocktail cabinet
  • duck and drake — ducks and drakes (def 1).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • florence flask — a round bottle having a flat bottom and long neck, for use in laboratories.
  • for the asking — If something is yours for the asking, you could get it very easily if you wanted to.
  • 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.
  • french pancake — a thin, light pancake, usually served with a sweet or savory filling.
  • front walkover — Racing. a walking or trotting over the course by a contestant who is the only starter.
  • 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
  • greek valerian — any of various plants belonging to the genus Polemonium, of the phlox family, especially P. reptans, having pinnate leaves and blue flowers.
  • 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.
  • hairline crack — a very fine crack
  • handbrake turn — a turn sharply reversing the direction of a vehicle by speedily applying the handbrake while turning the steering wheel
  • handkerchieves — Plural form of handkerchief.
  • harlequin duck — a small diving duck, Histrionicus histrionicus, of North America and Iceland, the male of which has bluish-gray plumage marked with black, white, and chestnut.
  • heart-stricken — deeply grieved or greatly dismayed
  • henry j kaiser — Henry J(ohn) 1882–1967, U.S. industrialist.
  • herniated disk — an abnormal protrusion of a spinal disk between vertebrae, most often in the lumbar region of the spine, causing pain due to pressure on spinal nerves.
  • housing market — property trade
  • hurricane deck — a deck at the top of a passenger steamer, having a roof supported by light scantlings.
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