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13-letter words containing s, k, e, t, c

  • evening stock — a plant, Matthiola incana, of the genus Matthiola, of the Mediterranean region, cultivated for its brightly coloured flowers: Brassicaceae (crucifers)
  • feature shock — (jargon)   (From Alvin Toffler's "Future Shock") A user's confusion when confronted with a package that has too many features and poor introductory material.
  • fiddlesticks! — an expression of annoyance or disagreement
  • gastrokinetic — (pharmacology, of a drug) Serving to increase motility of the gastrointestinal tract.
  • heartsickness — The condition of being heartsick.
  • heartstricken — Shocked; dismayed.
  • house cricket — a dark brown cricket, Acheta domesticus, having a light-colored head with dark crossbands, commonly occurring throughout North America and Europe, where it may be an indoor pest.
  • hydrokinetics — the branch of hydrodynamics that deals with the laws governing liquids or gases in motion.
  • incense stick — a stick coated with incense, which burns slowly, releasing a fragrant odour
  • jack-the-rags — a rag-and-bone man
  • jockey shorts — Jockey shorts are a type of men's underpants.
  • kaffeeklatsch — coffee klatsch.
  • kenyapithecus — a genus of fossil hominoids of middle Miocene age found in Kenya and having large molars, small incisors, and powerful chewing muscles.
  • keratinocytes — Plural form of keratinocyte.
  • keratomycosis — Fungal infection of the cornea.
  • kettle stitch — (in handsewing) a knot tied in the thread that links one section to the next.
  • kettle-stitch — a stitch used in hand-sewn books, at the head and tail, to hold sheets or sections together
  • kin selection — a form of natural selection that favors altruistic behavior toward close relatives resulting in an increase in the altruistic individual's genetic contribution to the next generation.
  • kinaesthetics — Alternative spelling of kinesthetics.
  • kitchen waste — bits of food that are left over from cooking, such as vegetable peelings, cheese rind, and scraps from people's plates
  • kleptomaniacs — Plural form of kleptomaniac.
  • knuckleduster — A metal guard worn over the knuckles in fighting to increase the effect of blows.
  • kraft process — a process for making wood pulp by digesting wood chips in an alkaline liquor consisting chiefly of caustic soda together with sodium sulfate.
  • lake district — a mountainous region in NW England containing many lakes: tourist center.
  • lick the dust — to be servile; grovel: cf. Mic. 7:17
  • lickety-split — at great speed; rapidly: to travel lickety-split.
  • lipstick tree — annatto (def 1).
  • lose track of — to fail to follow the passage, course, or progress of
  • love-stricken — If you describe someone as love-stricken, you mean that they are so much in love that they are behaving in a strange and foolish way.
  • lumberjackets — Plural form of lumberjacket.
  • magnetic disk — Also called disk, hard disk. a rigid disk coated with magnetic material, on which data and programs can be stored.
  • market forces — factors driving the economy
  • message stick — a stick bearing carved symbols, carried by a native Australian as identification
  • microdiskette — Alternative spelling of micro-diskette.
  • monkey tricks — mischievous behaviour or acts, such as practical jokes
  • monster truck — a pick-up truck with extremely large tyres, often used for racing over rough terrain
  • mortise block — a block having a shell cut from a single piece of wood.
  • news blackout — a situation in which a government or other authority imposes a ban on the publication of news on a particular subject
  • on the stocks — in preparation or under construction
  • package store — a store selling sealed bottles or other containers of alcoholic beverages that may only be consumed off the premises.
  • packet switch — packet switching
  • pass the buck — Poker. any object in the pot that reminds the winner of some privilege or obligation when his or her turn to deal next comes.
  • 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)
  • pick up steam — If a belief, a plan, or a project picks up steam, it starts to develop and become more important.
  • picnic basket — woven container for carrying food outdoors
  • planet-struck — affected adversely by the supposed influence of a planet.
  • pocket chisel — any woodworking chisel having a blade of medium length.
  • pocket-square — a handkerchief, often colored or figured, worn in the breast pocket of a suit or blazer as a fashion accessory.
  • prick-teasing — the behaviour of a prick-tease
  • quick-setting — setting quickly, as a cement, paint, or gelatin.
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