11-letter words containing a, k, t
- cheek strap — (of a bridle) one of two straps passing over the cheeks of the horse and connecting the crown piece with the bit or noseband.
- cheektowaga — a town in NW New York, near Buffalo.
- cheesesteak — a sandwich filled with grilled beef and cheese
- chip basket — a wire basket for holding potato chips, etc, while frying in deep fat
- chukka boot — an ankle-high boot made of suede or rubber and worn for playing polo
- clickstream — a record of the path taken by users through a website, enabling designers to access the use being made of their website
- clock in at — If something such as a CD or film clocks in at a particular amount of time, it is that amount of time long.
- clock watch — a watch that strikes the hours. Compare repeater (def 3).
- coal strike — a cessation of work by coal miners as a protest against working conditions or low pay
- cock-teaser — a woman who acts flirtatiously and appears to be sexually available, but does not engage in sexual activity
- cockatrices — Plural form of cockatrice.
- cockleboats — Plural form of cockleboat.
- cocktailing — any of various short mixed drinks, consisting typically of gin, whiskey, rum, vodka, or brandy, with different admixtures, as vermouth, fruit juices, or flavorings, usually chilled and frequently sweetened.
- cook strait — the strait between North and South Islands, New Zealand. Width: 26 km (16 miles)
- cossack hat — a warm brimless hat of fur or sheepskin
- cotton cake — cottonseed meal compressed into nuts or cubes of various sizes for feeding to animals
- countermark — a mark on an object that is additional to a mark already on that object, and that serves a purpose such as enhancing security, or noting a change in the value of that object, etc
- countersank — Simple past form of countersink.
- craft knife — a knife used for paper crafts, etc, that has a sharp replaceable blade
- crankshafts — Plural form of crankshaft.
- crash truck — an emergency vehicle based at an airport.
- crater lake — a lake in the crater of an extinct volcano in SW Oregon, in Crater Lake National Park. 20 sq. mi. (52 sq. km); 1996 feet (608 meters) deep.
- cricket bat — a specially shaped, carved wooden bat used to play cricket
- crystallike — a clear, transparent mineral or glass resembling ice.
- curb market — curb (def 5).
- custom-make — to make according to the specifications of an individual buyer
- cyberattack — an attempt to damage or disrupt a computer system, or obtain information stored on a computer system, by means of hacking
- cycle track — a special path created for cyclists to use
- cytokeratin — Either of several forms of keratin found in the intracytoplasmic cytoskeleton of epithelial tissue.
- daddy track — a career path for men who are willing to forgo promotions, raises, etc., so as to spend more time with their children.
- dark matter — Dark matter is material that is believed to form a large part of the universe, but which has never been seen.
- das kapital — a work (1867) by Karl Marx, dealing with economic, social, and political relations within society and containing the tenets on which modern communism is based.
- data packet — packet
- dead-stroke — relating to a stroke made that has no kickback or reverberation
- death knell — something that heralds death or destruction
- debarkation — Disembarkation.
- deerstalker — A deerstalker is an old-fashioned hat with parts at the sides which can be folded down to cover the ears. Deerstalkers are usually worn by men.
- delta stock — any of the fourth rank of active securities on the Stock Exchange. Market makers need not display prices of these securities continuously and any prices displayed are taken only as an indication rather than an offer to buy or sell
- demarkation — the determining and marking off of the boundaries of something.
- demarketing — advertising that urges the public to limit the consumption of a product, as at a time of shortage.
- deutschmark — the former standard monetary unit of Germany, divided into 100 pfennigs; replaced by the euro in 2002: until 1990 the standard monetary unit of West Germany
- do a stroke — If someone does not do a stroke of work, they are very lazy and do no work at all.
- dockization — the process of turning into docks
- doctorspeak — the language of physicians and other health professionals; specialized or technical jargon used by healthcare workers.
- double ikat — a method of printing woven fabric by tie-dyeing the warp yarns (warp ikat) the weft yarns (weft ikat) or both (double ikat) before weaving.
- double take — a rapid or surprised second look, either literal or figurative, at a person or situation whose significance had not been completely grasped at first: His friends did a double take when they saw how much weight he had lost.
- double talk — speech using nonsense syllables along with words in a rapid patter.
- double-take — a rapid or surprised second look, either literal or figurative, at a person or situation whose significance had not been completely grasped at first: His friends did a double take when they saw how much weight he had lost.
- double-talk — speech using nonsense syllables along with words in a rapid patter.
- down-market — appealing or catering to lower-income consumers; widely affordable or accessible.