12-letter words containing a, k, u, r
- market abuse — (in Britain) a statutory offence which covers insider trading and stock market manipulation
- market value — the value of a business, property, etc., in terms of what it can be sold for on the open market; current value (distinguished from book value).
- mockumentary — a movie or television show depicting fictional events but presented as a documentary.
- muckspreader — a machine for spreading manure over farmland
- multitaskers — Plural form of multitasker.
- multitracked — (music) Recorded on multiple tracks.
- nomenklatura — a select list or class of people from which appointees for top-level government positions are drawn, especially from a Communist Party.
- on your mark — a command given to runners in a race to prepare themselves at the starting line
- package tour — a planned tour in which one fee is charged for all expenses: offering package tours of the chateau country.
- pallet truck — a powered truck with a mast, sometimes telescopic, on which slides a carriage which can be raised and lowered hydraulically. The carriage has extended forks which can be passed under a palletized load for stacking or moving to a new position
- plain turkey — a bustard
- pork sausage — a sausage made with pork
- product mark — a trademark used on only one product.
- puck-carrier — the player who has the puck and moves it along.
- quack doctor — an unqualified person who claims medical knowledge or other skills
- quacksalvers — Plural form of quacksalver.
- quarterbacks — Plural form of quarterback.
- quarterdecks — Plural form of quarterdeck.
- quartz clock — an extremely accurate electronic movement utilizing the natural frequency of vibrations of a quartz crystal to regulate the operation of the timepiece (quartz clock or quartz watch)
- quillai bark — soapbark (def 2).
- red larkspur — a plant, Delphinium nudicaule, of the buttercup family, native to the western coast of the U.S., having orange-red or sometimes yellow flowers.
- rockumentary — a documentary about rock music.
- rugby tackle — A rugby tackle is a way of making someone fall over by throwing your arms around their legs or hips.
- running back — an offensive back, as a halfback or fullback, whose principal role is advancing the ball by running with it on plays from scrimmage.
- sitka spruce — a spruce, Picea sitchensis, of western North America, having long, silvery-white needles, grown as an ornamental.
- skating turn — a turn made by someone on roller or ice skates
- smoky quartz — a smoky-yellow to dark brown or black variety of quartz, used as a gem.
- south korean — a country in E Asia: formed 1948 after the division of the former country of Korea at 38° N. 36,600 sq. mi. (94,795 sq. km). Capital: Seoul. Compare Korea.
- splatterpunk — a form of fiction featuring extremely graphic violence.
- square shake — square deal.
- stage-struck — obsessed with the desire to become an actor or actress.
- stick around — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
- strike fault — a fault that trends parallel to the strike of the strata that it offsets.
- suckers' gap — a temporary improvement, occurring between two periods of inclement weather, which deceives people into acting in expectation of continued fine weather
- sugar shaker — a container with holes in the top, used for sprinkling sugar onto food
- sukarnoputri — Megawati (ˈmɛɡəˌwɒtɪ). born 1947, Indonesian politician; president of Indonesia (2001–04): daughter of Achmed Sukarno
- survival kit — Military. a package containing medical supplies, rations, and other vital equipment for use by a person forced to land in or parachute into the ocean, jungle, or other isolated or hostile territory.
- swashbuckler — a swaggering swordsman, soldier, or adventurer; daredevil.
- take umbrage — If you say that a person takes umbrage, you mean that they are upset or offended by something that someone says or does to them, often without much reason.
- take up arms — Usually, arms. weapons, especially firearms.
- take-up reel — (on a projector) the reel onto which the film is wound after it has been projected.
- talk through — guide through: a procedure, etc.
- 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
- tenure-track — of or relating to a college- or university-teaching job that can lead to a tenured position.
- to pull rank — If you say that someone in authority pulls rank, you mean that they unfairly force other people to do what they want because of their higher rank or position.
- tracker fund — finance: type of savings account
- troublemaker — a person who causes difficulties, distress, worry, etc., for others, especially one who does so habitually as a matter of malice.
- truck camper — a type of camper designed to be mounted on a pickup truck.
- truck racing — a motor sport in which powerful trucks, without their containers, are raced around a circuit
- truk islands — a group of islands in the W Pacific, in the E Caroline Islands: administratively part of the US Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands from 1947; became self-governing in 1979 as part of the Federated States of Micronesia; consists of 11 chief islands; a major Japanese naval base during World War II. Pop: 53 381 (2006). Area: 130 sq km (50 sq miles)