11-letter words containing a, k, e
- shakespeare — William ("the Bard"; "the Bard of Avon") 1564–1616, English poet and dramatist.
- shark siren — a siren sounded to warn swimmers of the presence of sharks
- sharksucker — any of several remoras, as Echeneis naucrates, usually found attached to sharks.
- shcherbakov — a former name (1946–57) of Andropov.
- sheep track — a pathway made by and used by sheep, often in rocky or mountainous terrain, and sometimes followed by hikers
- sheep-shank — a kind of knot, hitch, or bend made on a rope to shorten it temporarily.
- shelftalker — a promotional sign used by a retailer to draw attention to a featured product on the shelf
- shell steak — a cut of steak from the short loin
- shellacking — lac that has been purified and formed into thin sheets, used for making varnish.
- sherlockian — pertaining to or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, known for his skill in solving mysteries through deductive reasoning.
- shingle oak — an oak, Quercus imbricaria, yielding a wood used for shingles, clapboards, etc.
- shirtjacket — a jacket styled like a shirt
- shish kebab — meat on skewer
- shish-kebab — to broil or roast food on a skewer.
- shockheaded — having a shock or thick mass of hair on the head.
- shopbreaker — a robber who breaks into a shop
- shovel beak — a deformity of the beak in intensively reared chicks
- sidetracked — any railroad track, other than a siding, auxiliary to the main track.
- sidewalking — the practice of shopkeepers standing on the sidewalk outside their shops to attract customers.
- silk thread — thread that is manufactured from silk
- silk-tassel — any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Garrya, of the western U.S., having evergreen foliage and flowers in pendulous catkins.
- silver hake — a common hake, Merluccius bilinearis, occurring off the Atlantic coast of North America and popular as a food fish.
- simnel cake — any of several kinds of rich fruitcake covered with almond paste.
- singletrack — (of a railroad or section of a railroad's route) having but one set of tracks, so that trains going in opposite directions must be scheduled to meet only at points where there are sidings.
- skatemobile — a scooterlike vehicle built of boxes, boards, or the like, and mounted on skate wheels.
- skeptically — inclined to skepticism; having an attitude of doubt: a skeptical young woman who will question whatever you say.
- skilligalee — gruel
- skin cancer — melanoma: malignant tumour
- skin-search — strip-search.
- skip tracer — an investigator whose job is to locate missing persons, especially debtors.
- skirt steak — a thin cut of beef taken from the plate or, sometimes, from the diaphragm
- slack water — a period when a body of water is between tides.
- slack-baked — improperly baked.
- slack-jawed — having the mouth open, especially as an indication of astonishment, bewilderment, etc.
- slacken off — If something slackens off, it becomes slower, less active, or less intense.
- slaked lime — another name for calcium hydroxide, esp when made by adding water to calcium oxide
- slate black — a slightly purplish black.
- sleepwalker — the act or state of walking, eating, or performing other motor acts while asleep, of which one is unaware upon awakening; somnambulism.
- smart aleck — an obnoxiously conceited person.
- smoke alarm — A smoke alarm or a smoke detector is a device fixed to the ceiling of a room which makes a loud noise if there is smoke in the air, to warn people.
- smoke-eater — a firefighter.
- smokechaser — a person who fights forest fires, especially one with lightweight equipment.
- smoked meat — animal flesh cooked by smoking
- smokey bear — an officer or officers of a state highway patrol.
- snack table — a small portable folding table used for an individual serving.
- snake dance — a ceremonial dance, performed by the priests of the American Hopi Indians, in which live snakes are held in the mouth
- snake fence — a fence, zigzag in plan, made of rails resting across one another at an angle.
- snake juice — any strong alcoholic drink, esp when home-made
- snake plant — a widely grown houseplant, Sansevieria trifasciata, having stiffly erect, mottled, lance-shaped leaves.
- snake river — a river flowing from NW Wyoming through S Idaho into the Columbia River in SE Washington: Shoshone Falls. 1038 miles (1670 km) long.