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13-letter words containing a, l, e, k, t

  • overtalkative — characterized by a tendency to talk excessively
  • palette knife — a thin blade of varying flexibility set in a handle and used for mixing colors or applying them to a canvas.
  • parcel tanker — a tanker designed to carry an assortment of liquids, as chemicals, or different grades of a liquid, as petroleum, at one time.
  • peacock plant — a plant, Calathea makoyana, native to Brazil, having leaves that are spotted on the upper surface and purple on the lower surface.
  • pedestal desk — a desk with a writing surface supported by a pair of sets of drawers
  • petrol tanker — a specially equipped ship or truck for transporting petrol and other fuels
  • petropavlovsk — a city in N Kazakhstan on the Ishim River. Pop: 190 000 (2005 est)
  • phytoplankter — a minute organism which constitutes part of phytoplankton
  • planet-struck — affected adversely by the supposed influence of a planet.
  • pollen basket — (of bees) a smooth area on the hind tibia of each leg fringed with long hairs and serving to transport pollen.
  • pompton lakes — a town in NE New Jersey.
  • poplar kitten — a moth, (Furcula bifida,) which has larvae like those of the related puss moth
  • rabbit-killer — a rabbit punch.
  • raffle ticket — a ticket sold in a raffle, representing a chance to win a prize
  • reality check — a corrective confronting of reality, in order to counteract one's expectations, prejudices, or the like.
  • realpolitiker — someone who practises or believes in realpolitik
  • remarkability — notably or conspicuously unusual; extraordinary: a remarkable change.
  • sawbuck table — a table that has X -shaped legs.
  • security leak — a leak of information that could endanger public safety
  • semipalatinsk — a city in NE Kazakhstan, on the Irtysh River.
  • settling tank — a tank for holding liquid until particles suspended in it settle.
  • shelf-stacker — a person whose job is to fill the shelves and displays in a supermarket or other shop with goods for sale
  • single market — a market consisting of a number of nations, esp those of the European Union, in which goods, capital, and currencies can move freely across borders without tariffs or restrictions
  • sirloin steak — cut of beef
  • skepticalness — inclined to skepticism; having an attitude of doubt: a skeptical young woman who will question whatever you say.
  • sketchability — the suitability for being sketched
  • skittle alley — a place where the game of skittles is played
  • smooth-talker — a person who gets another person to do their bidding by using a slick, gently persuasive, practised, or competent manner
  • social market — an economic system in which industry and commerce are run by private enterprise within limits set by the government to ensure equality of opportunity and social and environmental responsibility
  • space blanket — a plastic insulating body wrapping coated on one or both sides with aluminium foil which reflects back most of the body heat lost by radiation: carried by climbers, mountaineers, etc, for use in cases of exposure or exhaustion
  • spaghettilike — resembling spaghetti
  • sportsmanlike — a man who engages in sports, especially in some open-air sport, as hunting, fishing, racing, etc.
  • stanley knife — A Stanley knife is a very sharp knife that is used to cut materials such as carpet and paper. It consists of a small blade fixed in the end of a handle.
  • statesmanlike — a person who is experienced in the art of government or versed in the administration of government affairs.
  • street-walker — a prostitute who solicits on the streets.
  • sunlight peak — a mountain in SW Colorado, in the San Juan Mountains. 14,059 feet (4285 meters).
  • take its toll — If you say that something takes its toll or takes a heavy toll, you mean that it has a bad effect or causes a lot of suffering.
  • take leave of — to say goodbye to
  • take the fall — to be blamed, punished, or imprisoned
  • take the veil — to become a nun
  • takeaway meal — a meal which is ordered and made in a restaurant and is then taken away to be eaten at home or elsewhere
  • talk the talk — to speak convincingly on a particular subject, showing apparent mastery of its jargon and themes; often used in combination with the expression walk the walk
  • talkativeness — inclined to talk a great deal: One drink and she became very talkative.
  • talking chief — a noble who serves as public spokesperson for the chief in some Polynesian tribes.
  • tektosilicate — any silicate in which each tetrahedral group shares all its oxygen atoms with neighboring groups, the ratio of silicon to oxygen being 1 to 2.
  • telemarketing — selling or advertising by telephone.
  • the backfield — the quarterback and running backs in a team
  • the new black — If you say that a particular colour is the new black, you mean that it has become fashionable.
  • the-swan-lake — a ballet (1876) by Tchaikovsky.
  • thermal shock — a fluctuation in temperature causing stress in a material. It often results in fracture, esp in brittle materials such as ceramics
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