16-letter words containing a, n, t, l, k, i
- rainbow lorikeet — a small Australasian parrot, Trichoglossus haematodus, with brightly-coloured plumage
- regional network — mid-level network
- security blanket — a blanket or other familiar item carried especially by a young child to provide reassurance and a feeling of psychological security.
- slave-making ant — an ant of a species that raids the colonies of other ant species, carrying off larvae and pupae to be reared as slaves.
- smoke inhalation — poisoning of the lungs caused by inhaling large quantities of toxic fumes from a fire
- sparking voltage — the minimum voltage required to produce a spark across a given spark gap.
- spelling mistake — error in writing a word
- sticking plaster — an adhesive cloth or other material for covering and closing superficial wounds, holding bandages in place, etc.
- stock allocation — Stock allocation is the decisions made about how quantities held at a central point will be distributed amongst several outlets in a retail chain.
- streak lightning — lightning in which there is a sudden flash from what appears to be a single main line
- strike a balance — compromise
- the weakest link — the person who is making the least contribution to the collective achievement of a group
- thermal cracking — Thermal cracking is an extraction process in which hydrocarbons such as crude oil are heated to a high temperature to break the molecular bonds.
- thumbnail sketch — small preliminary drawing
- travelling clock — a small clock taken by someone who is travelling
- walking delegate — (formerly) an official appointed by a trade union to go from place to place to investigate working conditions, to ascertain whether union contracts were being fulfilled, and, sometimes, to negotiate contracts between employers and the union.
- walking distance — distance that can easily be walked