14-letter words containing c, r, a, k
- straddle truck — a self-propelled vehicle, having a chassis far above the ground, for carrying loads of lumber or the like beneath the chassis and between the wheels.
- straightjacket — to put in or as in a straitjacket: Her ambition was straitjacketed by her family.
- struck measure — a measure, especially of grain, level with the top of a receptacle.
- surface worker — a person who works on or near the ground surface
- surgical shock — a state of shock that can occur during or after surgery
- tailor's chalk — hardened chalk or soapstone used to make temporary guide marks on a garment that is being altered.
- take a picture — capture sb or sth on camera
- take the chair — to preside as chairman for a meeting, etc
- ten-acre block — a block of subdivided farming land, usually within commuting distance of a city, that provides a semirural way of life
- 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 barrier — gate in train station
- ticket scalper — an unauthorized ticket speculator who buys tickets to a performance or sports event and resells them at inflated prices.
- to break cover — If you break cover, you leave a place where you have been hiding or sheltering from attack, usually in order to run to another place.
- to close ranks — If you say that the members of a group close ranks, you mean that they are supporting each other only because their group is being criticized.
- toorak tractor — a luxury four-wheel drive or sport utility vehicle
- torpedo attack — an attack launched from aircraft, ships, or submarines, using a bomb that is shaped like a tube and travels under water
- track lighting — lighting for a room or other area in which individual spotlight fixtures are attached along a narrow, wall- or ceiling-mounted metal track through which current is conducted, permitting flexible positioning of the lights.
- tracking radar — a radar system emitting a narrow beam which oscillates about the target, thus compensating for abrupt changes of direction
- train sickness — nausea and dizziness, sometimes accompanied by vomiting, resulting from the motion of the train in which one is traveling.
- treasury stock — outstanding shares of stock reacquired and held by the issuing corporation.
- trick or treat — Halloween tradition
- trick-or-treat — to become involved or take part in trick or treat.
- trickle charge — a continuous, slow charge supplied to a storage battery to keep it in a fully charged state.
- unknown factor — a factor that is not known or understood
- vandyke collar — a wide collar of lace and linen with the edge formed into scallops or deep points.
- vibropac block — a precast concrete building block
- virginia stock — a plant, Malcolmia maritima, of the mustard family, native to the Mediterranean region, having oblong leaves on a weak, often reclining stem and reddish or white flowers.
- white charlock — a related plant, Raphanus raphanistrum, with yellow, mauve, or white flowers and podlike fruits
- wildcat strike — unofficial work stoppage
- work placement — temporary job, internship
- wrecker's ball — a heavy metal ball swung on a cable from a crane and used in demolition work.
- wrecking crane — a crane for lifting and removing wrecked rolling stock.