14-letter words containing e, s, k, a, r
- stocking frame — a type of knitting machine
- 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.
- 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.
- straightjacket — to put in or as in a straitjacket: Her ambition was straitjacketed by her family.
- strike a light — to ignite something, esp a match, by friction
- strike-breaker — A strike-breaker is a person who continues to work during a strike, or someone who takes over the work of a person who is on strike.
- strikebreaking — action directed at breaking up a strike of workers.
- 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
- szekesfehervar — a city in W central Hungary.
- take in stride — to walk with long steps, as with vigor, haste, impatience, or arrogance.
- take liberties — If you take liberties or take a liberty with someone or something, you act in a way that is too free and does not show enough respect.
- take years off — to make (someone) feel or look much younger
- tank destroyer — a high-speed, self-propelled, armored combat vehicle with antitank cannon.
- test marketing — to offer (a new product) for sale, usually in a limited area, in order to ascertain and evaluate consumer response.
- the kama sutra — an ancient Hindu text on erotic pleasure and other topics
- ticket scalper — an unauthorized ticket speculator who buys tickets to a performance or sports event and resells them at inflated prices.
- to break ranks — If you say that a member of a group or organization breaks ranks, you mean that they disobey the instructions of their group or organization.
- 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.
- 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.
- umbrella skirt — a full skirt with many gores that flare gradually from the waist to the hem.
- universal bank — A universal bank is a bank that offers both banking and stockbroking services to its clients.
- 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.
- 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.
- wildcat strike — unofficial work stoppage
- winning streak — several consecutive wins
- working papers — documents permitting employment
- wrecker's ball — a heavy metal ball swung on a cable from a crane and used in demolition work.
- yekaterinoslav — a former name of Dnepropetrovsk.
- yesterday week — a week yesterday; a week ago from yesterday