12-letter words containing a, n, k
- stravinskian — of, relating to, or suggesting the composer Igor Stravinsky or his works.
- strike hands — to show agreement by clasping hands
- stringy-bark — any of several eucalyptus trees having a fibrous bark
- sukarnoputri — Megawati (ˈmɛɡəˌwɒtɪ). born 1947, Indonesian politician; president of Indonesia (2001–04): daughter of Achmed Sukarno
- sultana cake — a cake that contains sultanas
- t-bone steak — a loin steak having some tenderloin, characterized by its T -shaped bone.
- tack welding — to join (pieces of metal) with a number of small welds spaced some distance apart.
- tadzhikistan — a republic in central Asia, N of Afghanistan. 55,240 sq. mi. (143,600 sq. km). Capital: Dushanbe.
- take against — If you take against someone or something, you develop a dislike for them, often for no good reason.
- take an oath — pledge
- take chances — to behave in a risky manner
- take counsel — receive advice
- take in hand — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- take in sail — to lower sails, as in order to reduce the area of sail set
- take offence — be upset or shocked
- take offense — If someone takes offense at something you say or do, they feel upset, often unnecessarily, because they think you are being rude to them.
- take part in — join in
- take pity on — show compassion, mercy
- talk down to — to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking: to talk about poetry.
- talking book — a phonograph record or tape recording of readings of a book, magazine, etc., made especially for use by the blind.
- talking head — Television Slang. a closeup picture of a person who is talking, especially as a participant in a talk show.
- 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
- tank farming — hydroponics.
- tank fighter — a boxer known for false shows of being knocked down or out in bouts the results of which have been prearranged.
- tank trailer — a trailer truck or tractor-trailer with a tank body, suitable for transporting gases or liquids, as oil, gasoline, or milk, in bulk.
- tenure-track — of or relating to a college- or university-teaching job that can lead to a tenured position.
- thank kindly — to thank heartily
- thankfulness — feeling or expressing gratitude; appreciative.
- thanks a lot — thank you
- thanksgiving — the act of giving thanks; grateful acknowledgment of benefits or favors, especially to God.
- the kootenay — a lake in British Columbia: fed chiefly by the Kootenay; drains into the Columbia River
- thessalonike — official name of Salonika.
- thessaloníki — official name of Salonika.
- 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.
- ticket agent — a person who sells tickets, as for theater seats, train accommodations, etc.
- ticktack man — a bookmaker who uses a system of sign language, mainly using the hands, to transmit his odds to other bookmakers at racecourses
- tinker's dam — the least value or merit; nothing or anything at all: It's not worth a tinker's damn.
- 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.
- tommy atkins — any private of the British army.
- tonnage deck — the upper deck in a vessel with only two decks.
- track racing — a form of motorcycle racing where teams or individuals race opponents around an oval track
- tracker fund — finance: type of savings account
- trainer sock — a sock designed to be worn with a training shoe, often cut low at the ankle so that very little shows above the shoe
- 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)
- turkmenistan — a republic in central in Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, Iran, and Afghanistan. 188,417 sq. mi. (488,000 sq. km). Capital: Ashkhabad.
- turkoman rug — any of a number of handwoven rugs produced by the Turkomans and characterized by coarse warp and filling yarn, a short, even pile made with the Sehna knot, and a variety of geometric, marine, and serpentine designs.
- turn a trick — a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
- umnak island — a mountainous island in SW Alaska, in the Fox Islands of the E central Aleutian Islands.