14-letter words containing a, p, e, k
- spark spectrum — a spectrum formed from the light produced by an electric spark, characteristic of the gas or vapor through which the spark passes.
- sparkling wine — a wine that is naturally carbonated by a second fermentation.
- speak well for — to say or indicate something favorable about
- speaking clock — a telephone service that gives a precise verbal statement of the correct time
- speaking terms — if you are on speaking terms with someone, you are quite friendly with them and often talk to them
- speaking voice — a person's normal voice in which they speak
- spike lavender — a lavender, Lavandula latifolia, having spikes of pale-purple flowers, and yielding an oil used in painting.
- sticking place — Also called sticking point. the place or point at which something stops and holds firm.
- straight poker — one of the original forms of poker in which players are dealt five cards face down, upon which they bet and then have the showdown without drawing any cards.
- swamp milkweed — a coarse milkweed, Asclepias incarnata, growing in swampy places from eastern North America to Colorado, having ball-like clusters of rose-purple flowers.
- take a picture — capture sb or sth on camera
- take a punt at — to have an attempt or try at (something)
- take exception — to make objections (to); demur (at)
- telephone bank — an array of telephones used in large-scale telephoning operations, as for a political campaign.
- telescope peak — a mountain in SE California: highest peak in the Panamint Range, above Death Valley. 11,049 feet (3368 meters).
- the black caps — the international cricket team of New Zealand
- the upper back — the part of the back between the shoulders
- the-peacemaker — (Albert Edward"the Peacemaker") 1841–1910, king of Great Britain and Ireland 1901–10 (son of Queen Victoria).
- ticket scalper — an unauthorized ticket speculator who buys tickets to a performance or sports event and resells them at inflated prices.
- tomato ketchup — sauce made from tomatoes
- torpedo attack — an attack launched from aircraft, ships, or submarines, using a bomb that is shaped like a tube and travels under water
- up to the mark — acceptably good
- upper tunguska — any of three tributaries of the Yenisei River in the central Russian Federation in Asia: the (Lower Tunguska) 2000 miles (3220 km) long; the (Upper Tunguska) or the lower course of the Angara, 1151 miles (1855 km) long; and the (Stony Tunguska) about 975 miles (1570 km) long.
- walk the plank — a long, flat piece of timber, thicker than a board.
- walking papers — notice of dismissal
- whitetip shark — Also called reef whitetip shark. a smooth dogfish, Triaenodon obseus, having white-tipped dorsal and caudal fins and occurring inshore among the reefs in the Pacific and Indian oceans and the Red Sea.
- work placement — temporary job, internship
- working papers — documents permitting employment