16-letter words containing s, k, e
- laurentides park — a national park in SE Canada, in Quebec province between the St. Lawrence and Lake St. John.
- leisure sickness — a medical condition in which people who have been working become ill with symptoms such as fatigue or muscular pains at a weekend or while on holiday
- lick observatory — the astronomical observatory of the University of California, situated on Mount Hamilton, near San Jose, California, and having a 120-inch (3-meter) reflecting telescope and a 36-inch (91-cm) refracting telescope.
- lick one's chops — Usually, chops. the jaw.
- lighthouse clock — an American mantel clock of the early 19th century, having the dial and works exposed beneath a glass dome on a tapered, cylindrical body.
- lightning strike — A lightning strike is a strike in which workers stop work suddenly and without any warning, in order to protest about something.
- lightning stroke — a discharge of lightning between a cloud and the earth, esp one that causes damage
- like gangbusters — a law-enforcement officer who specializes in breaking up organized crime, often by forceful or sensational means.
- lipstick lesbian — a lesbian who is feminine in manner or appearance; a femme.
- little smalltalk — A line-oriented near-subset of Smalltalk-80 written in C by Tim Budd <[email protected]>. Version 3 runs on Unix, IBM PC, Atari and VMS.
- long-nosed skate — a fish; Raja oxyrinchus
- lumberjack shirt — a thick checked shirt, as worn by lumberjacks
- make a go of sth — If you say that someone is making a go of something such as a business or relationship, you mean that they are having some success with it.
- make an issue of — If you make an issue of something, you try to make other people think about it or discuss it, because you are concerned or annoyed about it.
- make the best of — do what you can
- make the most of — in the greatest quantity, amount, measure, degree, or number: to win the most votes.
- man on horseback — a military leader who presents himself as the savior of the country during a period of crisis and either assumes or threatens to assume dictatorial powers.
- man-eating shark — any shark known to attack humans, especially the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias.
- measured daywork — a system of wage payment, usually determined by work-study techniques, whereby the wage of an employee is fixed on the understanding that a specific level of work performance will be maintained
- meet one's maker — to die
- megakaryoblastic — (cytology) Of or pertaining to a megakaryoblast.
- milk of magnesia — a milky white suspension in water of magnesium hydroxide, Mg (OH) 2 , used as an antacid or laxative.
- mobutu sese seko — (Joseph-Désiré Mobutu) 1930–97, Zairian political leader: president 1965–97.
- mock turtle soup — a rich, clear soup prepared to resemble green turtle soup, made with a calf's head or other meat, seasonings, and often with wine.
- modersohn-becker — Paula [pou-lah] /ˈpaʊ lɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1907, German painter.
- monkey's wedding — a combination of sunshine and light rain
- morning sickness — nausea occurring in the early part of the day, especially as a characteristic symptom in the first months of pregnancy.
- mover and shaker — a person who has power and influence, esp., a member of a group having power and influence
- muskegon heights — a city in W Michigan, on Lake Michigan.
- narcotraffickers — Plural form of narcotrafficker.
- nassella tussock — type of tussock grass
- network analysis — a mathematical method of analyzing complex problems, as in transportation or project scheduling, by representing the problem as a network of lines and nodes.
- network database — (database) A kind of database management system in which each record type can have multiple owners, e.g. orders are owned by both customers and products. This contrasts with a hierarchical database (one owner) or relational database (no explicit owner).
- new jack (swing) — a style of rhythm-and-blues music blending rap, disco, funk, soul, etc. and characterized by aggressive, boastful, romantic lyrics
- nick someone for — to defraud someone to the extent of
- nutcracker suite — a ballet and concert suite (1892) arranged by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky from his orchestral work for a ballet, The Nutcracker.
- oak leaf cluster — a U.S. military decoration in the form of a small bronze twig bearing four oak leaves and three acorns, worn on the ribbon of another decoration for valor, wounds, or distinguished service to signify a second award of the same medal.
- observation deck — an area on a high building that is surrounded with railings or fencing and which provides panoramic views
- off one's rocker — Also called runner. one of the curved pieces on which a cradle or a rocking chair rocks.
- off one's stroke — performing or working less well than usual
- oil storage tank — a very large industrial container where petroleum is stored
- okefenokee swamp — a large wooded swamp area in SE Georgia.
- on the stroke of — punctually at
- ovshinsky effect — an effect that turns special types of glassy, thin films into semiconductors upon application of low voltage.
- packet switching — a method of efficient data transmission whereby the initial message is broken into relatively small units, or packets, that are routed independently and subsequently reassembled.
- packet-switching — a method of efficient data transmission whereby the initial message is broken into relatively small units, or packets, that are routed independently and subsequently reassembled.
- parallel haskell — (language, parallel) (pH) A parallel variant of Haskell incorporating ideas from Id and Sisal. pH is under development. Mailing list: [email protected]
- parkerhouse roll — a yeast roll shaped by folding over a flat, round piece of buttered dough
- pharmacokinetics — the branch of pharmacology that studies the fate of pharmacological substances in the body, as their absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination.
- philosopher king — the Platonic ideal of a ruler, philosophically trained and enlightened.