15-letter words containing t, e, s, c
- kaffeeklatscher — a person who participates, especially regularly, in a kaffee klatsch.
- kaffeeklatsches — Plural form of kaffeeklatsch.
- kelmscott manor — a Tudor house near Lechlade in Oxfordshire: home (1871–96) of William Morris
- kentish tracery — tracery, originating in Kent in the 14th century, having cusps with split ends.
- kernel sentence — a simple, active, declarative sentence containing no modifiers or connectives that may be used in making more elaborate sentences: The sentence “Good tests are short” is made from two kernel sentences: (1) “Tests are short.” (2) “(The) tests are good.”.
- keyes technique — a system of treating periodontal diseases by eliminating specific disease-related microorganisms, primarily through nonsurgical therapy that is regulated and adjusted in accordance with microscopic or cultural findings in subgingival plaque specimens.
- keystone comedy — a short film of the silent era, often featuring the Keystone Kops.
- killer instinct — If you say that a sports player or politician has the killer instinct, you admire them for their toughness and determination to succeed.
- kinesthetically — In a kinesthetic way, or in terms of kinesthetics.
- kitchen utensil — a utensil intended for use in a kitchen, such as a chopping board, saucepan, or knife
- kleptoparasitic — Pertaining to kleptoparasitism.
- knuckle-dusters — brass knuckles.
- label switching — (networking) A routing technique that uses information from existing IP routing protocols to identify IP datagrams with labels and forwards them to a modified switch or router, which then uses the labels to switch the datagrams through the network. Label switching combines the best attributes of data link layer (layer two) switching (as in ATM and Frame Relay) with the best attributes of network layer (layer three) routing (as in IP). Prior to the formation of the MPLS Working Group in 1997, a number of vendors had announced and/or implemented proprietary label switching.
- ladies'-tobacco — pussy-toes.
- lancaster sound — an arm of Baffin Bay, Nunavut Territory, Canada, leading W to the Parry Channel. 200 miles (320 km) long and 40 miles (64 km) wide.
- laser chemistry — the use of a laser to initiate and control chemical reactions.
- latensification — (in photography) the process of intensifying a latent image by the use of chemicals, extra exposure to light, or other means
- learned society — an organization devoted to the scholarly study of a particular field or discipline, as modern languages, psychology, or history.
- legacy software — legacy system
- leukodystrophic — Of or pertaining to leukodystrophy.
- lex non scripta — unwritten law; common law.
- lick into shape — to pass the tongue over the surface of, as to moisten, taste, or eat (often followed by up, off, from, etc.): to lick a postage stamp; to lick an ice-cream cone.
- liechtensteiner — a small principality in central Europe between Austria and Switzerland: economically linked with Switzerland. 65 sq. mi. (168 sq. km). Capital: Vaduz.
- lifestyle block — a semi-rural property comprising a house and land for small-scale farming
- lightning chess — rapid chess in which either each move has a fixed time allowed (usually 10 seconds) or each player is allotted a fixed time (often 5 minutes) for all his moves
- line of descent — someone's line of descent is all the people they are descended from
- linguistic area — a geographical area in which several languages sharing common features are spoken.
- liquorice stick — a long, stick-shaped, liquorice-flavoured sweet, often dipped in sherbet, etc
- listed security — a security that is quoted on the main market of the London Stock Exchange and appears in its Official List of Securities
- locomotive shed — a shed in which locomotives are kept
- loft conversion — an extra room added to a house by converting the roof space
- low-cholesterol — containing little dietary cholesterol
- lower criticism — a form of Biblical criticism having as its purpose the reconstruction of the original texts of the books of the Bible.
- luncheon basket — a basket that you put food in and take somewhere for a picnic
- lung specialist — doctor specializing in lung conditions
- machinery steel — low-carbon steel that can be easily machined.
- macro-structure — the gross structure of a metal, as made visible to the naked eye by deep etching.
- macrostructures — Plural form of macrostructure.
- magnetic course — a course whose bearing is given relative to the magnetic meridian of the area.
- magnetic stripe — magnetic strip.
- make tracks for — to go or head towards
- male chauvinist — a male who patronizes, disparages, or otherwise denigrates females in the belief that they are inferior to males and thus deserving of less than equal treatment or benefit.
- manasseh cutler — Manasseh, 1742–1823, U.S. Congregational clergyman and scientist: promoted settlement of Ohio; congressman 1801–05.
- market research — investigation into consumers' needs
- market-research — to conduct market research on.
- martensitically — in a martensitic manner
- massed practice — learning with no intervals or short intervals between successive bouts of learning
- master corporal — a noncommissioned officer in the Canadian forces senior to a corporal and junior to a sergeant
- master cylinder — the hydraulic pump of an automotive braking system that contains a cylinder and one or two pistons, is actuated by the brake pedal, and supplies hydraulic fluid under pressure to the brakes at each wheel.
- master mechanic — a mechanic, especially one who is thoroughly skilled, in charge of other mechanics.