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.