12-letter words containing a, k, i, p
- sleepwalking — an act of sleepwalking; somnambulation.
- smoking lamp — formerly, a lamp aboard ship for lighting pipes, now used figuratively to indicate when smoking is or is not allowed: The smoking lamp is lit.
- snake-hipped — having thin, sinuous hips.
- spark-killer — a device for diminishing sparking, consisting of a capacitor and a resistor connected in series across two points where sparking may occur in a circuit.
- speedskating — a form of ice skating in which contestants race against each other or the clock over various distances
- spinal block — spinal anesthesia.
- spring break — a vacation from school or college during the spring term, lasting about a week.
- stocking cap — a long, conical, knitted cap, usually with a tassel or pompon at the tip.
- strike plate — strike (def 67).
- sukarnoputri — Megawati (ˈmɛɡəˌwɒtɪ). born 1947, Indonesian politician; president of Indonesia (2001–04): daughter of Achmed Sukarno
- sutta pitaka — a collection of scriptures, originally recorded from oral traditions in the 1st century b.c., divided into one of three parts (Pitaka) sermons () the rules of the Buddhist order () and several treatises on philosophy and psychology ()
- take part in — join in
- take pity on — show compassion, mercy
- take up with — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- talking shop — If you say that a conference or a committee is just a talking shop, you disapprove of it because nothing is achieved as a result of what is discussed.
- tanjungpriok — a port in Indonesia, on the NW coast of Java adjoining the capital, Jakarta: a major shipping and distributing centre for the whole archipelago
- thinking cap — a state of mind marked by reflection or concentration: If we put on our thinking caps, we may come up with the answer.
- trailer park — an area where house trailers may be parked, usually having running water, electrical outlets, etc.
- wackyparsing — (Internet, slang) present participle of wackyparse.
- walk spanish — to advance or travel on foot at a moderate speed or pace; proceed by steps; move by advancing the feet alternately so that there is always one foot on the ground in bipedal locomotion and two or more feet on the ground in quadrupedal locomotion.
- walking pace — the speed at which someone walks
- warp-knitted — designating a fabric made by warp knitting.
- whip-cracker — a person who cracks a whip.
- widow's peak — a point formed in the hairline in the middle of the forehead.