13-letter words containing s, t, r, e, k
- east kilbride — an administrative district in the Strathclyde region, in S Scotland. 1300 sq. mi. (3367 sq. km).
- east rockaway — a town in SE New York.
- fast-breaking — (of a news story) occurring suddenly, and often portending a series of events or further developments in rapid succession.
- 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.
- firing stroke — The firing stroke is the stroke of an engine in which the fuel is burned and energy sent to the piston.
- gastrokinetic — (pharmacology, of a drug) Serving to increase motility of the gastrointestinal tract.
- get the works — to be the victim of extreme measures
- ghiordes knot — a hand-tied knot, used in rug weaving, in which the parallel ends of looped yarn alternate with two threads of warp, producing an uneven pile effect.
- ground stroke — a stroke made by hitting the ball after it has bounced from the ground. Compare volley (def 4b).
- groundstrokes — Plural form of groundstroke.
- heartbreakers — Plural form of heartbreaker.
- heartsickness — The condition of being heartsick.
- heartstricken — Shocked; dismayed.
- honest broker — a neutral person or organization that mediates disputes; an impartial mediator.
- 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.
- hunger strike — refusal to eat as a protest
- hunger-strike — to go on a hunger strike.
- hunter's pink — a brilliant red often used for the jackets of hunters.
- hydrokinetics — the branch of hydrodynamics that deals with the laws governing liquids or gases in motion.
- 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.
- kapellmeister — a choirmaster.
- katharometers — Plural form of katharometer.
- katzenjammers — Plural form of katzenjammer.
- kentish glory — a moth, Endromis versicolora, common in north and central Europe, having brown variegated front wings and, in the male, orange hindwings
- keratinocytes — Plural form of keratinocyte.
- keratomycosis — Fungal infection of the cornea.
- 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.
- kindergartens — Plural form of kindergarten.
- kinesitherapy — a movement-based therapy
- 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.
- 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.
- lumberjackets — Plural form of lumberjacket.
- make sport of — to mock or ridicule; poke fun at
- 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