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13-letter words that end in et

  • electromagnet — A soft metal core made into a magnet by the passage of electric current through a coil surrounding it.
  • fast ethernet — (networking)   A version of Ethernet developed in the 1990s(?) which can carry 100 Mbps compared with standard Ethernet's 10 Mbps. It requires upgraded network cards and hubs. The relevant standards are 100BaseT, 100BaseFX and 100BaseVG.
  • field cricket — any of several jumping, orthopterous insects of the family Gryllidae, characterized by long antennae and stridulating organs on the forewings of the male, as one of the species commonly found in pastures and meadows (field cricket) or on trees and shrubs (tree cricket)
  • finger buffet — a buffet meal at which food that may be picked up with the fingers (finger food), such as canapés or vol-au-vents, is served
  • finger puppet — a miniature puppet fitting over and manipulated by one finger.
  • fishing fleet — the boats used in the fishing industry
  • fitted carpet — wall-to-wall carpeting
  • flying picket — (in industrial disputes) a member of a group of pickets organized to be able to move quickly from place to place
  • fridge magnet — a small flat decorative object with a magnet on its back which is used to attach it to the front door of a fridge or other domestic appliance
  • grade cricket — competitive cricket, in which cricket club teams are arranged in grades
  • great basinet — a basinet having a beaver permanently attached.
  • growth market — a rapidly expanding market
  • harley street — a street in London, England: noted for the eminent doctors who have offices there.
  • 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.
  • hummle bonnet — a cap formerly worn by Scottish soldiers
  • in the pocket — (of a fly half) in an attacking position slightly further back from play than normal, making himself available for a drop goal attempt
  • in the secret — among the people who know a secret
  • in the street — a public thoroughfare, usually paved, in a village, town, or city, including the sidewalk or sidewalks.
  • india drugget — drugget (def 1).
  • indian millet — durra.
  • java servelet — Java servlet
  • jovian planet — any of the four large outer planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
  • keep sb sweet — If you keep someone sweet, you do something to please them in order to prevent them from becoming annoyed or dissatisfied.
  • labour market — When you talk about the labour market, you are referring to all the people who are able to work and want jobs in a country or area, in relation to the number of jobs there are available in that country or area.
  • leatherjacket — Also called leather jack. any of several carangid fishes having narrow, linear scales embedded in the skin at various angles, especially Oligoplites saurus, found in tropical American waters.
  • london rocket — the plant Sisymbrium irio
  • lounge jacket — a man's jacket for formal use during the daytime where a suit is not required
  • lumber jacket — a short, straight, wool plaid jacket or coat, for informal wear, usually belted and having patch pockets.
  • major prophet — any of a group of Old Testament prophets, including Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel.
  • make a market — If you make a market, you hold a large enough percentage of a stock to be able to change its price.
  • market basket — a basket or cart for groceries.
  • methyl violet — gentian violet
  • minor prophet — any of a group of Old Testament prophets, including Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi.
  • mixing faucet — a single outlet for water from separately controlled hot-water and cold-water taps.
  • monkey jacket — a short, close-fitting jacket or coat, formerly worn by sailors.
  • on one's feet — a plural of foot.
  • on the carpet — a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
  • on the market — an open place or a covered building where buyers and sellers convene for the sale of goods; a marketplace: a farmers' market.
  • on the street — a public thoroughfare, usually paved, in a village, town, or city, including the sidewalk or sidewalks.
  • out of pocket — small enough or suitable for carrying in the pocket: a pocket watch.
  • out-of-pocket — paid out in cash or from one's own financial resources and sometimes reimbursed: My out-of-pocket travel expenses included taking business clients to dinner.
  • passenger jet — a jet that carries passengers
  • permanent set — the change in shape of a material that results when the load to which it is subjected causes the elastic limit to be exceeded and is then removed
  • piano quartet — a musical composition scored for piano and three other instruments, typically violin, viola, and cello.
  • piano quintet — a musical composition scored for a string quartet, or other combination of four instruments, and piano.
  • picnic basket — woven container for carrying food outdoors
  • pollen basket — (of bees) a smooth area on the hind tibia of each leg fringed with long hairs and serving to transport pollen.
  • price bracket — a notional range of prices which consumers are prepared to pay for a good
  • proper subset — a subset that excludes at least one member of the containing set
  • raffle ticket — a ticket sold in a raffle, representing a chance to win a prize
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