11-letter words containing k, a, s, i, t
- slacktivism — actions taken to bring about political or social change but requiring only minimal commitment, effort, or risk: students engaging in slacktivism by signing an online petition.
- smart drink — a nonalcoholic beverage with added amino acids and vitamins claimed to increase energy, improve memory, and boost intelligence.
- sneak thief — a burglar who sneaks into houses through open doors, windows, etc.
- spanakopita — a baked dish consisting of spinach, feta cheese, eggs, and scallions enclosed in layers of phyllo.
- spike heath — a Eurasian evergreen shrub, Bruckenthalia spiculifolia, of the heath family, having narrow leaves and bell-shaped, pink flowers, growing in gritty soil.
- spirit lake — a lake in SW Washington, at the N foot of Mount St. Helens: site of devastation during 1980 eruptions of Mount St. Helens.
- spray skirt — a piece of waterproof material that fits around the paddler and opening of a kayak to keep water out of the craft.
- stalin peak — former name of Communism Peak.
- steak diane — a steak served in a rich sauce
- steak knife — a sharp dinner knife the blade of which is made of steel and usually serrated, used in cutting meat.
- steelmaking — the manufacture of steel.
- sterlitamak — a city in the Russian Federation in Europe, W of the Southern Urals.
- stick float — a float attached at the top and bottom to the line
- stickhandle — (in hockey and lacrosse) to control and skillfully maneuver the ball or puck with the stick.
- stickleader — a person assigned to check the appearance or condition of each person in a stick
- stickleback — any of the small, pugnacious, spiny-backed fishes of the family Gasterosteidae, inhabiting northern fresh waters and sea inlets, the male of which builds and guards the nest.
- stickup man — a man who commits a stickup.
- sticky tape — adhesive strip
- stocktaking — the examination or counting over of materials or goods on hand, as in a stockroom or store.
- strike back — retaliate
- strip steak — cut of beef: sirloin
- sucker bait — an enticement calculated to lure a person into a scheme in which he or she may be victimized.
- svarabhakti — the process of inserting vowel sounds into a consonant cluster, as in a loanword to make it conform to the pattern of the speaker's language and, hence, more easily pronounceable, as in the Italian pronunciation [lahn-tsee-ke-nek-kaw] /ˌlɑn tsi kɛˈnɛk kɔ/ (Show IPA) for German Landsknecht [lahnts-knekht] /ˈlɑntsˌknɛxt/ (Show IPA).
- swiss steak — a thick slice of steak dredged in flour and pounded, browned, and braised with tomatoes, onions, and other vegetables.
- take a risk — to proceed in an action without regard to the possibility of danger involved in it
- take a shit — to defecate
- take strike — (of a batsman) to prepare to play a ball delivered by the bowler
- taking lens — a camera in which the image appears on a ground-glass viewer (focusing screen) after being reflected by a mirror or after passing through a prism or semitransparent glass; in one type (single-lens reflex camera) light passes through the same lens to both the ground glass and the film, while in another type (twin-lens reflex camera) light passes through one lens (viewing lens) to the ground glass and through a second lens (taking lens) to the film, the lenses being mechanically coupled for focusing.
- tankbusting — the practice of destroying tanks
- tardis-like — having an interior that is more spacious than could be imagined from looking at the outside
- tchaikovsky — Peter Ilyich [il-yich] /ˈɪl yɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), or Pëtr Ilich [Russian pyawtr ee-lyeech] /Russian ˈpyɔtr iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), 1840–93, Russian composer.
- thanksgiver — a person who gives thanks.
- theodorakis — Mikis (ˈmikis). born 1925, Greek composer, who wrote the music for the films Zorba the Greek (1965) and Serpico (1973): imprisoned (1967–70) for his opposition to the Greek military government
- thread silk — silk yarn produced by a silk throwster.
- tiger shark — a large shark, Galeocerdo cuvieri, inhabiting warm seas, noted for its voracious habits.
- tiger snake — either of two highly venomous snakes, Notechis scutatus and N. ater, of Australia and Tasmania, that grow to a length of 5 feet (1.5 meters).
- track spike — a chisel-pointed spike used to secure the rails of a railroad track to wooden ties.
- travel-sick — nauseated from riding in a moving vehicle
- turkish van — a breed of cat with soft white semi-long hair and coloured markings on the head and tail
- vladivostok — a seaport in the SE Russian Federation in Asia, on the Sea of Japan: eastern terminus of the Trans-Siberian Railroad.
- waterskiing — Alternative spelling of water skiing.
- weak sister — a vacillating person; coward.
- white shark — great white shark.
- workstation — a work or office area assigned to one person, often one accommodating a computer terminal or other electronic equipment.
- yastrzemski — Carl Michael ("Yaz") born 1939, U.S. baseball player.