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

  • hydrokinetics — the branch of hydrodynamics that deals with the laws governing liquids or gases in motion.
  • in-line skate — a roller skate with typically four hard-rubber wheels in a straight line resembling the blade of an ice skate.
  • incense stick — a stick coated with incense, which burns slowly, releasing a fragrant odour
  • inline skates — a roller skate with typically four hard-rubber wheels in a straight line resembling the blade of an ice skate.
  • it looks like — it seems that there will be
  • jack-the-rags — a rag-and-bone man
  • jesuit's bark — cinchona (def 2).
  • jockey shorts — Jockey shorts are a type of men's underpants.
  • kaffeeklatsch — coffee klatsch.
  • kapellmeister — a choirmaster.
  • katharometers — Plural form of katharometer.
  • kathenotheism — Belief that multiple deities exist, and different deities are supreme among them at different times.
  • katzenjammers — Plural form of katzenjammer.
  • keep sb sweet — If you keep someone sweet, you do something to please them in order to prevent them from becoming annoyed or dissatisfied.
  • kentish glory — a moth, Endromis versicolora, common in north and central Europe, having brown variegated front wings and, in the male, orange hindwings
  • 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
  • key signature — (in notation) the group of sharps or flats placed after the clef to indicate the tonality of the music following.
  • kidderminster — an ingrain carpet 36 inches (91 cm) wide.
  • kidney stones — an abnormal stone, or concretion, composed primarily of oxalates and phosphates, found in the kidney.
  • 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.
  • kinanesthesia — A disturbance of deep nerve sensitivity.
  • kindergartens — Plural form of kindergarten.
  • kinesiologist — the science dealing with the interrelationship of the physiological processes and anatomy of the human body with respect to movement.
  • kinesipathist — someone who uses kinesipathy to treat diseases
  • kinesitherapy — a movement-based therapy
  • kiss of death — a fatal or destructive relationship or action: The support of the outlawed group was the kiss of death to the candidate.
  • kiss-and-tell — revealing sth private for money
  • kitchen waste — bits of food that are left over from cooking, such as vegetable peelings, cheese rind, and scraps from people's plates
  • kittenishness — The state or condition of being kittenish.
  • 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.
  • kyrgyz steppe — a vast steppe region in central Kazakhstan
  • lake district — a mountainous region in NW England containing many lakes: tourist center.
  • lake sturgeon — a sturgeon, Acipenser fulvescens, of the Great Lakes and Mississippi and St. Lawrence rivers.
  • leptokurtosis — the state of being leptokurtic.
  • lick the dust — to be servile; grovel: cf. Mic. 7:17
  • lickety-split — at great speed; rapidly: to travel lickety-split.
  • light whiskey — a light-colored, mild whiskey aged in new or used casks for not less than four years
  • like a streak — at high speed; swiftly
  • lipstick tree — annatto (def 1).
  • lose track of — to fail to follow the passage, course, or progress of
  • losing streak — a succession of losses or defeats
  • 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.
  • lubber's knot — an improperly made reef or square knot, likely to slip loose.
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