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14-letter words containing r, o, c, k, l

  • kleene closure — Kleene star
  • knotted clover — a British wildflower, Trifolium striatum, an annual clover with pale pink flowers
  • kyoto protocol — climate change agreement
  • lacrosse stick — stick: for lacrosse
  • lake maracaibo — a lake in NW Venezuela, linked with the Gulf of Venezuela by a dredged channel: centre of the Venezuelan and South American oil industry. Area: about 13 000 sq km (500 sq miles)
  • licorice stick — a clarinet.
  • like clockwork — the mechanism of a clock.
  • locker-lampson — Frederick (Frederick Locker) 1821–95, English poet.
  • locking pliers — pliers whose jaws are connected at a sliding pivot, permitting them to be temporarily locked in a fixed position for ease in grasping and turning nuts.
  • luggage locker — a large locker at a transport terminal or airport where luggage can be left temporarily
  • miracle worker — If you describe someone as a miracle worker, you mean that they have achieved or are able to achieve success in something that other people have found very difficult.
  • mourning cloak — a common butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa) having purplish-brown wings with a wide yellow border, found throughout Europe and North America
  • naval dockyard — a place where a Navy's ships are kept
  • neo-lamarckism — Lamarckism as expounded by later biologists who hold especially that some acquired characters of organisms may be inherited by descendants, but that natural selection also is a factor in evolution.
  • network closet — (networking)   The place where network hardware (other than cabling) is installed. The space should be used primarily for storage, be dry, and have electricity available. Since network equipment rarely needs attention once installed and tested, the network closet can have limited accessibility.
  • norfolk jacket — a loosely belted single-breasted jacket, with box pleats in front and back.
  • oracle toolkit — Adaptable User Interface
  • peacock-flower — royal poinciana.
  • poikilothermic — cold-blooded (def 1 .) (opposed to homoiothermal).
  • potluck dinner — a meal consisting of whatever food happens to be available without special preparation
  • practical joke — a playful trick, often involving some physical agent or means, in which the victim is placed in an embarrassing or disadvantageous position.
  • prawn cocktail — A prawn cocktail is a dish that consists of prawns, salad, and a sauce. It is usually eaten at the beginning of a meal.
  • protocol stack — (protocol)   A layered set of protocols which work together to provide a set of network functions. Each intermediate protocol layer uses the layer below it to provide a service to the layer above. The OSI seven layer model is an attempt to provide a standard framework within which to describe protocol stacks.
  • railroad track — railway line
  • ruhmkorff coil — induction coil.
  • schlockmeister — a person who deals in or sells inferior or worthless goods; junk dealer.
  • self-reckoning — count; computation; calculation.
  • social drinker — a person who drinks alcoholic beverages usually in the company of others and is in control of his or her drinking.
  • social network — a network of friends, colleagues, and other personal contacts: Strong social networks can encourage healthy behaviors.
  • speckled trout — brook trout (def 1).
  • 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.
  • starting block — a device used by runners, especially sprinters, for increasing their speed off the mark, consisting of a metal or wooden frame, usually secured to the ground at both ends, with adjustable, triangular-shaped blocks on each side for bracing the feet.
  • sunburst clock — a clock with the pattern or design of a sun
  • surgical shock — a state of shock that can occur during or after surgery
  • tailor's chalk — hardened chalk or soapstone used to make temporary guide marks on a garment that is being altered.
  • ten-acre block — a block of subdivided farming land, usually within commuting distance of a city, that provides a semirural way of life
  • 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.
  • try one's luck — to attempt something that is uncertain
  • vandyke collar — a wide collar of lace and linen with the edge formed into scallops or deep points.
  • vibropac block — a precast concrete building block
  • volksdeutscher — a member of the German people, especially one of a community having its home outside of Germany, usually in central or eastern Europe.
  • white charlock — a related plant, Raphanus raphanistrum, with yellow, mauve, or white flowers and podlike fruits
  • work placement — temporary job, internship
  • writer's block — a usually temporary condition in which a writer finds it impossible to proceed with the writing of a novel, play, or other work.
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