13-letter words containing a, l, k, i
- camel cricket — cave cricket.
- candlewicking — a kind of embroidery used for a bedspread, tablecloth, or pillow cover, patterned with French knots of candlewick embroidery thread or yarn
- capital stock — the par value of the total share capital that a company is authorized to issue
- chameleonlike — any of numerous Old World lizards of the family Chamaeleontidae, characterized by the ability to change the color of their skin, very slow locomotion, and a projectile tongue.
- chilkoot pass — a mountain pass in North America between SE Alaska and NW British Columbia, over the Coast Range
- christianlike — like or befitting a Christian.
- cicada killer — a black or rust-colored digger wasp, Sphecius speciosis, with a yellow-banded abdomen, that preys on cicadas.
- circular-knit — noting, pertaining to, or made of a fabric made by circular knitting.
- clearing bank — The clearing banks are the main banks in Britain. Clearing banks use the central clearing house in London to deal with other banks.
- clearing mark — either of a pair of landmarks or marks on a mariner's chart lying upon a line (clearing line) along which a vessel can sail to avoid navigational hazards.
- clicketyclack — a rhythmic, metallic sound, as that made by the wheels of a moving train
- cock-a-leekie — a soup made by boiling chicken with leeks
- cocktail hour — the interval before the evening meal during which cocktails and other alcoholic beverages are often served.
- constablewick — the area of land under the charge of a constable
- crack a smile — to break into a smile
- crackle china — porcelain or pottery with intentional crazing
- craftsmanlike — Resembling or characteristic of a craftsman.
- cricket table — a three-legged table of the Jacobean period.
- cyberslacking — (informal) Use of the Internet during work hours for unrelated tasks.
- cyberstalking — Cyberstalking is the use of the Internet to contact someone or find out information about them in a way that is annoying or frightening.
- dabbling duck — any of numerous shallow-water ducks, especially of the genus Anas, that typically feed by upending and dabbling (contrasted with diving duck).
- digital clock — a clock that displays the time in numerical digits rather than by hands on a dial.
- donkey's tail — a succulent Mexican plant, Sedum morganianum, of the stonecrop family, bearing small, rose-colored flowers and long, hanging, nearly cylindrical stems with closely packed whitish-green leaves.
- drinkableness — the quality of being drinkable, the capacity to be drunk, drinkability
- east kilbride — an administrative district in the Strathclyde region, in S Scotland. 1300 sq. mi. (3367 sq. km).
- farkleberries — Plural form of farkleberry.
- finback whale — rorqual
- flat knitting — a knitting process in which the yarn is knitted horizontally on needles set in a straight line.
- floating dock — a submersible, floating structure used as a dry dock, having a floor that is submerged, slipped under a floating vessel, and then raised so as to raise the vessel entirely out of the water.
- flying tackle — a tackle made by hurling one's body through the air at the player carrying the ball.
- frank whittle — Sir Frank, 1907–96, English engineer and inventor.
- franklin park — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- franklin tree — a deciduous tree, Franklinia alatamaha, having large, white, fragrant flowers, one of the rarest trees in the world, once native only to Georgia and now known only in cultivation.
- game of skill — a game in which the outcome is determined by skill rather than by chance, as chess.
- gentlemanlike — a man of good family, breeding, or social position.
- germinal disk — blastodisk.
- giant-killing — In sport, when a weaker team or competitor beats a much stronger, well-known team or competitor, their success is sometimes called a giant-killing.
- go fly a kite — to move through the air using wings.
- gravity clock — a clock driven by its own weight as it descends a rack, cord, incline, etc.
- greek revival — a style of architecture, furnishings, and decoration prevalent in the U.S. and in parts of Europe in the first half of the 19th century, characterized by a more or less close imitation of ancient Greek designs and ornamented motifs.
- hardwick hall — an Elizabethan mansion near Chesterfield in Derbyshire: built 1591–97 for Elizabeth, Countess of Shrewsbury (Bess of Hardwick)
- high-low-jack — all fours (def 2).
- highland park — a city in NE Illinois, on Lake Michigan.
- holiday-maker — vacationer.
- holidaymakers — Plural form of holidaymaker.
- hydraulicking — a type of mining that uses water to move rock
- immanuel kant — Immanuel [ih-man-yoo-uh l;; German ih-mah-noo-el] /ɪˈmæn yu əl;; German ɪˈmɑ nuˌɛl/ (Show IPA), 1724–1804, German philosopher.
- in-line skate — a roller skate with typically four hard-rubber wheels in a straight line resembling the blade of an ice skate.
- inline skates — a roller skate with typically four hard-rubber wheels in a straight line resembling the blade of an ice skate.
- japanese silk — raw silk of usually high quality produced in Japan, used in the manufacture of such fabrics as shantung and habutai.