16-letter words containing c, a, k, e
- three-card trick — a game in which players bet on which of three inverted playing cards is the queen
- thumbnail sketch — small preliminary drawing
- to break the ice — If you break the ice at a party or meeting, or in a new situation, you say or do something to make people feel relaxed and comfortable.
- to keep a secret — If you say that someone can keep a secret, you mean that they can be trusted not to tell other people a secret that you have told them.
- to lose track of — If you lose track of someone or something, you no longer know where they are or what is happening.
- to pass the buck — If you pass the buck, you refuse to accept responsibility for something, and say that someone else is responsible.
- to rock the boat — If you say that someone is rocking the boat, you mean that they are upsetting a calm situation and causing trouble.
- to stake a claim — If you stake a claim, you say that something is yours or that you have a right to it.
- to take the cake — If someone has done something very stupid, rude, or selfish, you can say that they take the cake or that what they have done takes the cake, to emphasize your surprise at their behavior.
- traveler's check — a check issued in any of various denominations by a bank, travel agency, etc., that is signed by the purchaser upon purchase and again, in the presence of the payee, when cashing the check or using it to pay for goods or services.
- travelling clock — a small clock taken by someone who is travelling
- trick-or-treater — a person, typically a child, who goes from door to door in costume on Halloween asking for candy or other treats
- unfranked income — any income from an investment that does not qualify as franked investment income
- upside-down cake — a cake that is baked on a layer of fruit, then turned before serving so that the fruit is on top.
- vest-pocket park — pocket park.
- walking distance — distance that can easily be walked
- waterless cooker — a tight-lidded kitchen utensil in which food can be cooked using only a small amount of water or only the juices emitted while cooking.
- weak interaction — the interaction between elementary particles and the intermediate vector bosons that carry the weak force from one particle to another.
- william mckinley — William, 1843–1901, 25th president of the U.S. 1897–1901.