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15-letter words containing c, a, k, e

  • rocket launcher — a tube attached to a weapon for the launching of rockets.
  • rocket research — research into rocket engines for spacecraft
  • rockrose family — the plant family Cistaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants and shrubs having simple, usually opposite leaves, solitary or clustered flowers, and capsular fruit, and including the frostweed, pinweed, and rockrose.
  • runabout ticket — a rail ticket that allows unlimited travel within a specified area for a limited period of time (for example one day, a weekend, three days, etc)
  • sand-lime brick — a hard brick composed of silica sand and a lime of high calcium content, molded under high pressure and baked.
  • saskatchewanian — a native or inhabitant of Saskatchewan
  • save one's neck — to escape from a difficult or dangerous situation
  • scavenge stroke — (in a reciprocating engine) the stroke of a piston in a four-stroke cycle that pushes the burnt gases out as exhaust
  • see the back of — to be rid of
  • shock resistant — not affected by impact
  • shock treatment — electroconvulsive therapy
  • shock-resistant — strong or resilient enough to sustain minor impacts without damage to the internal mechanism: a shock-resistant watch.
  • shockwave flash — flash
  • skimble-scamble — rambling; confused; nonsensical: a skimble-scamble explanation.
  • slap and tickle — sexual play
  • speckle pattern — the visual appearance of a star as viewed through a large telescope, with irregularities caused by the distorting effect of local turbulence in the earth's atmosphere.
  • spell a paddock — to give a field a rest period by letting it lie fallow
  • sprinkler dance — a celebratory dance in which participants extend one arm and shake it to imitate the action of a rotating water sprinkler
  • stack the cards — to prearrange the order of a pack of cards secretly so that the deal will benefit someone
  • stacking swivel — a metal swivel attached to the stock of a military rifle for use in hooking three rifles together to form a stack.
  • stalactite work — (in Islamic architecture) intricate decorative corbeling in the form of brackets, squinches, and portions of pointed vaults.
  • stick-at-it-ive — stick-to-it-ive.
  • stock character — a character in literature, theater, or film of a type quickly recognized and accepted by the reader or viewer and requiring no development by the writer.
  • stokesay castle — a fortified manor house near Craven Arms in Shropshire: built in the 12th century, with a 16th-century gatehouse
  • straight ticket — a ballot on which all votes have been cast for candidates of the same party.
  • straight-backed — having a straight, usually high, back: a straight-backed chair.
  • suck it and see — to try something to find out what it is, what it is like, or how it works
  • surgical strike — a military action designed to destroy a particular target without harming other people or damaging other buildings near it
  • sympathetic ink — a fluid for producing writing that is invisible until brought out by heat, chemicals, etc.; invisible ink.
  • take a crack at — attempt sth
  • take account of — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
  • take one's pick — If you are told to take your pick, you can choose any one that you like from a group of things.
  • take the mickey — mock
  • talking machine — Older Use. a phonograph.
  • talking picture — Older Use. a motion picture with accompanying synchronized speech, singing, etc.
  • tall-case clock — a pendulum clock tall enough to stand on the floor; a grandfather's or grandmother's clock.
  • tank locomotive — a steam locomotive carrying its own fuel and water without the use of a tender.
  • telekinetically — in a telekinetic manner
  • the black death — a form of bubonic plague pandemic in Europe and Asia during the 14th century, when it killed over 50 million people
  • the black ferns — the women's international Rugby Union football team of New Zealand
  • the black stump — an imaginary marker of the extent of civilization (esp in the phrase beyond the black stump)
  • the black watch — (formerly) the Royal Highland Regiment in the British Army; (since 2006) an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland
  • the kos channel — a strait separating Kos from SW Turkey
  • the right track — the correct line of investigation, inquiry, etc
  • the tall blacks — the international basketball team of New Zealand
  • the wrong track — the incorrect line of investigation, inquiry, etc
  • thomas a becket — Saint Thomas à, 1118?–70, archbishop of Canterbury: murdered because of his opposition to Henry II's policies toward the church.
  • ticket of leave — (formerly) a permit allowing a convict to leave prison, under certain restrictions, and go to work before having served a full term, somewhat similar to a certificate of parole.
  • tidal benchmark — a benchmark used as a reference for tidal observations.
  • track and field — athletics events
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