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15-letter words containing a, l, k

  • keeling islands — Cocos Islands
  • kelmscott manor — a Tudor house near Lechlade in Oxfordshire: home (1871–96) of William Morris
  • kenai peninsula — peninsula in S Alas. between Cook Inlet & the main body of the Gulf of Alaska: c. 150 mi (241 km) long: site of one the world's largest ice fields
  • kernmantel rope — a rope made of many straight nylon fibres within a plaited sheath; used for its tensile strength, freedom from twisting, and elasticity
  • keyboard plaque — (jargon)   The disgusting buildup of dirt and crud found on computer keyboards. "Are there any other terminals I can use? This one has a bad case of keyboard plaque."
  • keyboard skills — ability to input information using a keyboard
  • kilovolt-ampere — an electrical unit, equal to 1000 volt-amperes. Abbreviation: kVA, kva.
  • kinesthetically — In a kinesthetic way, or in terms of kinesthetics.
  • kirchhoff's law — the law that the algebraic sum of the currents flowing toward any point in an electric network is zero.
  • kleptoparasites — Plural form of kleptoparasite.
  • kleptoparasitic — Pertaining to kleptoparasitism.
  • knight bachelor — bachelor (def 3).
  • knowledge-based — characterized by the dominance of information services as an area of growth
  • kronecker delta — a function of two variables, i and j, which equals 1 when the variables have the same value, i = j, and equals 0 when the variables have different values, i ≠ j.
  • lackadaisically — without interest, vigor, or determination; listless; lethargic: a lackadaisical attempt.
  • lake miraflores — an artificial lake in Panama, in the S Canal Zone of the Panama Canal
  • lake mistassini — a lake in E Canada, in N Quebec: the largest lake in the province; drains through the Rupert River into James Bay. Area: 2175 sq km (840 sq miles). Length: about 160 km (100 miles)
  • lake okeechobee — a lake in S Florida, in the Everglades: second largest freshwater lake wholly within the US. Area: 1813 sq km (700 sq miles)
  • lake saint john — a lake in Canada, in S Quebec: drained by the Saguenay River. Area: 971 sq km (375 sq miles)
  • lake tanganyika — a lake in central Africa between Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo, bordering also on Burundi and Zambia, in the Great Rift Valley: the longest freshwater lake in the world. Area: 32 893 sq km (12 700 sq miles). Length: 676 km (420 miles)
  • lake washington — a lake in W Washington, forming the E boundary of the city of Seattle: linked by canal with Puget Sound. Length: about 32 km (20 miles). Width: 6 km (4 miles)
  • lake-of-lucerne — a canton in central Switzerland. 576 sq. mi. (1490 sq. km).
  • lake-saint-john — Henry, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, Bolingbroke, 1st Viscount.
  • language skills — the ability to use language
  • lay it on thick — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
  • leakage current — A leakage current is an electric current in an unwanted conductive path under normal operating conditions.
  • leakage-current — an act of leaking; leak.
  • leapfrog attack — Use of userid and password information obtained illicitly from one host (e.g. downloading a file of account IDs and passwords, tapping TELNET, etc.) to compromise another host. Also, the act of TELNETting through one or more hosts in order to confuse a trace (a standard cracker procedure).
  • least killifish — a fish, Heterandria formosa, of coastal swamps from South Carolina to Florida, that feeds on mosquito larvae.
  • leukaemogenesis — the development of leukaemia
  • 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.
  • like grim death — as if afraid for one's life
  • linear-tracking — (of a tone arm) designed to move across a phonograph record in a straight line, instead of an arc, so that as the needle tracks the groove, its orientation remains unchanged.
  • liskov, barbara — Barbara Liskov
  • local is lekker — popular slogan promoting South African culture, produce, etc
  • long-case clock — tall-case clock.
  • look daggers at — to look at with anger or hatred
  • look forward to — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
  • look-say method — a method of teaching beginners to read by memorizing and recognizing whole words, rather than by associating letters with sounds
  • loudspeaker van — a motor vehicle carrying a public address system
  • luncheon basket — a basket that you put food in and take somewhere for a picnic
  • mackerel breeze — a strong breeze
  • make a big deal — If someone makes a big deal out of something, they make a fuss about it or treat it as if it were very important.
  • make a horlicks — to make a mistake or a mess
  • make a long arm — to reach out for something, as from a sitting position
  • make a play for — to act the part of (a person or character) in a dramatic performance; portray: to play Lady Macbeth.
  • make allowances — to take mitigating circumstances into account in consideration (of)
  • make capital of — to get advantage from
  • make sb welcome — If you make someone welcome or make them feel welcome, you make them feel happy and accepted in a new place.
  • marianske lazne — a spa in W Bohemia, in the W Czech Republic. 18,510.
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