13-letter words containing s, a, k, r
- lose track of — to fail to follow the passage, course, or progress of
- losing streak — a succession of losses or defeats
- lumberjackets — Plural form of lumberjacket.
- make sport of — to mock or ridicule; poke fun at
- manage a risk — If you manage a risk, you analyze how much you are in danger from a particular risk or hazard, and decide how to best deal with it.
- manrikigusari — a Japanese chain weapon with weighted ends, intended to strike or ensnare the enemy
- mark my words — If you say 'mark my words' to someone, you are emphasizing that something you have just warned them about is very likely to happen, especially when you think they should change their attitude or behaviour to prevent it.
- market basket — a basket or cart for groceries.
- market forces — factors driving the economy
- market square — a square in a village, town, etc in which a market is, or was formerly, held
- market trends — changes and developments in buying and selling in the market
- marketisation — Alternative spelling of marketization.
- marlinespikes — Plural form of marlinespike.
- masking frame — easel (def 2).
- master-stroke — a masterly action or achievement; an extremely skillful or effective action: War was avoided by a masterstroke of diplomacy.
- masterstrokes — Plural form of masterstroke.
- mischiefmaker — Alternative form of mischief-maker.
- miss the mark — to fail in achieving one's aim; be unsuccessful in one's attempt
- musselcracker — a large variety of sea bream, Sparodon durbanensis, that feeds on shellfish and is a popular food and game fish
- narrow squeak — an escape only just managed
- niklaus wirth — (person) The designer of the Modula-2, Modula-3, and, in around 1970, Pascal programming languages.
- nonshrinkable — incapable of being shrunk
- norwalk virus — a norovirus.
- novocherkassk — a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, NE of Rostov.
- on your marks — On your marks in British English, or on your mark in American English, is a command given to runners at the beginning of a race in order to get them into the correct position to start.
- outlaw strike — wildcat strike.
- package store — a store selling sealed bottles or other containers of alcoholic beverages that may only be consumed off the premises.
- pairs skaters — two skaters, a man and a woman, or a boy and a girl, who skate together, esp in competitions
- paradise duck — a large duck, Casarca variegata, of New Zealand, having a brightly coloured plumage
- parker bowles — Camilla (née Shand). born 1947, became the second wife of Prince Charles in 2005; created Duchess of Cornwall and Duchess of Rothesay
- parking strip — Chiefly Upper Midwest and Western U.S. parkway (def 2).
- passager hawk — young hawk or falcon caught while on migration
- peak district — a region of N central England, mainly in N Derbyshire at the S end of the Pennines: consists of moors in the north and a central limestone plateau; many caves. Highest point: 727 m (2088 ft)
- pepper shaker — container that dispenses pepper
- petropavlovsk — a city in N Kazakhstan on the Ishim River. Pop: 190 000 (2005 est)
- phrase marker — (in generative grammar) a representation of the constituent structure of a sentence, using a tree diagram or labeled bracketing.
- pine grosbeak — a large grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator, of coniferous forests of northern North America and Eurasia, the male of which has rose and gray plumage.
- pinellas park — a city in W central Florida.
- planet-struck — affected adversely by the supposed influence of a planet.
- platykurtosis — the state of being platykurtic.
- plimsoll mark — load-line mark.
- pocket-square — a handkerchief, often colored or figured, worn in the breast pocket of a suit or blazer as a fashion accessory.
- prairie skirt — a full, dirndl-style skirt with a flounce on the bottom edge that is sometimes trimmed or lined to suggest a petticoat underneath.
- prick-teasing — the behaviour of a prick-tease
- quaker-ladies — bluet (def 1).
- quaking grass — any of several grasses of the genus Briza, having spikelets with slender, drooping stalks.
- question mark — Also called interrogation point, interrogation mark. a mark indicating a question: usually, as in English, the mark (?) placed after a question.
- quick-release — (of part of a device, etc) capable of being detached quickly and easily
- racket sports — sports, such as tennis, squash, badminton, etc, that are played using a racket
- radhakrishnan — Sir Sarvepalli [suhr-vuh-puhl-ee] /ˌsʌr vəˈpʌl i/ (Show IPA), 1888–1975, president of India 1962–67.