11-letter words containing k, a, t, n
- tanganyikan — a former country in E Africa: formed the larger part of German East Africa; British trusteeship (Tanganyika Territory) 1946–61; became independent 1961; now the mainland part of Tanzania. 361,800 sq. mi. (937,062 sq. km).
- tank engine — locomotive train
- tankbusting — the practice of destroying tanks
- tearjerking — a pathetic story, play, movie, or the like; an excessively sentimental tale.
- technospeak — any abstruse technical jargon
- telebanking — a facility enabling customers to make use of banking services by means of a computer network
- tena koutou — a Māori greeting to two or more people
- tengri khan — a mountain in central Asia, on the boundary between Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) and China: highest peak of the Tien Shan Mountains. About 23,950 feet (7300 meters).
- teppan-yaki — a Japanese dish of meat and vegetables stir-fried on, and eaten from, a hot steel plate that forms the centre of a table
- thanksgiver — a person who gives thanks.
- thankworthy — deserving gratitude.
- think again — reconsider sth
- think aloud — If you think aloud, you express your thoughts as they occur to you, rather than thinking first and then speaking.
- 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).
- tinley park — a town in NE Illinois.
- tirthankara — one of 24 persons who have attained personal immortality through enlightenment.
- to be frank — You can say 'to be frank' or 'to be frank with you' to introduce a statement which is your honest opinion, especially when the person you are talking to might not like it.
- to run amok — If a person or animal runs amok, they behave in a violent and uncontrolled way.
- top-ranking — A top-ranking person is someone who has a very high rank or status in a particular organization or field of activity.
- track event — A track event is an event in athletics which involves running or walking around a racetrack, in contrast to events that involve only jumping or throwing.
- tracklaying — (of a vehicle) having an endless jointed metal band around the wheels
- tracklement — any savoury condiment or sauce served with meat
- trafficking — the movement of vehicles, ships, persons, etc., in an area, along a street, through an air lane, over a water route, etc.: the heavy traffic on Main Street.
- train wreck — an accident in which a train or trains are severely damaged.
- trojan duck — a duck that is a carrier of avian flu and is therefore a threat to other birds and also to humans, but which shows no outward signs of infection
- trunk cabin — a cabin of a yacht that presents a long, low profile with a relatively unbroken line fore and aft. Compare doghouse (def 2).
- turkish van — a breed of cat with soft white semi-long hair and coloured markings on the head and tail
- tutankhamen — 14th century b.c, a king of Egypt of the 18th dynasty.
- unbracketed — not bracketed; not enclosed by brackets; not connected together by brackets
- undertaking — the act of a person who undertakes any task or responsibility.
- unlooked at — not looked at, investigated, or dealt with; disregarded
- untalkative — inclined to talk a great deal: One drink and she became very talkative.
- unthinkable — inconceivable; unimaginable: the unthinkable size of the universe.
- untrackable — a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
- uttarakhand — a state in NW India, created in 2000 from part of Uttar Pradesh. 19,739 sq. mi. (51,123 sq. km). Capital. Dehra Dun.
- walk out on — to advance or travel on foot at a moderate speed or pace; proceed by steps; move by advancing the feet alternately so that there is always one foot on the ground in bipedal locomotion and two or more feet on the ground in quadrupedal locomotion.
- watchmaking — The making (and repairing) of watches.
- water snake — any of numerous and widely distributed harmless snakes of the genus Natrix, inhabiting areas in or near fresh water.
- waterskiing — Alternative spelling of water skiing.
- wet blanket — person: spoilsport
- wet-blanket — to extinguish (a fire) with a wet blanket.
- winter park — a city in E Florida.
- workstation — a work or office area assigned to one person, often one accommodating a computer terminal or other electronic equipment.
- wrest plank — the part of a piano in which the wrest pin is embedded
- zooplankter — an individual animal or animallike organism in plankton.
- zooplankton — the aggregate of animal or animallike organisms in plankton, as protozoans.