12-letter words containing k, e, l
- strike plate — strike (def 67).
- sultana cake — a cake that contains sultanas
- swashbuckler — a swaggering swordsman, soldier, or adventurer; daredevil.
- sydney silky — silky terrier.
- tack welding — to join (pieces of metal) with a number of small welds spaced some distance apart.
- take counsel — receive advice
- take hold of — grasp, seize sth
- take in sail — to lower sails, as in order to reduce the area of sail set
- take-up reel — (on a projector) the reel onto which the film is wound after it has been projected.
- talking head — Television Slang. a closeup picture of a person who is talking, especially as a participant in a talk show.
- tank trailer — a trailer truck or tractor-trailer with a tank body, suitable for transporting gases or liquids, as oil, gasoline, or milk, in bulk.
- telemarketer — selling or advertising by telephone.
- thankfulness — feeling or expressing gratitude; appreciative.
- the bollocks — something excellent
- the flickers — the cinema
- the kalahari — an extensive arid plateau of South Africa, Namibia, and Botswana. Area: 260 000 sq km (100 000 sq miles)
- the likes of — of the same form, appearance, kind, character, amount, etc.: I cannot remember a like instance.
- the new look — a fashion in women's clothes introduced in 1947, characterized by long full skirts
- thessalonike — official name of Salonika.
- thessaloníki — official name of Salonika.
- thick client — a computer having its own hard drive, as opposed to one on a network where most functions are carried out on a central server
- thick-lipped — having thick lips
- tick trefoil — any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Desmodium, of the legume family, having trifoliolate leaves and jointed pods with hooked hairs by which they adhere to objects.
- tickled pink — to touch or stroke lightly with the fingers, a feather, etc., so as to excite a tingling or itching sensation in; titillate.
- tickler coil — the coil by which the plate circuit of a vacuum tube is inductively coupled with the grid circuit in the process of regeneration.
- tickler file — a file consisting of memoranda, notices, electronic signals, or the like that serves to remind the user of matters that must be attended to.
- touch-tackle — touch football.
- trailer park — an area where house trailers may be parked, usually having running water, electrical outlets, etc.
- trash talker — to use disparaging or boastful language.
- trefoil knot — a knot having the form of a trefoil.
- trial docket — docket (def 1).
- trial-docket — Also called trial docket. a list of cases in court for trial, or the names of the parties who have cases pending.
- trickle-down — of, relating to, or based on the trickle-down theory: the trickle-down benefits to the local community.
- troublemaker — a person who causes difficulties, distress, worry, etc., for others, especially one who does so habitually as a matter of malice.
- turtlenecked — having a turtleneck
- unartistlike — lacking artistic sensibilities and skills
- underblanket — a blanket placed under a bottom sheet
- underskilled — having skill; trained or experienced in work that requires skill.
- undertakable — able to be undertaken
- unkindliness — an unkindly nature or quality
- unlikelihood — the state of being unlikely; improbability.
- unlooked-for — not expected, anticipated, or foreseen: They were confronted with an unlooked-for situation.
- unmarketable — readily salable.
- unmistakable — not mistakable; clear; obvious.
- unprovokedly — in an unprovoked manner
- unreckonable — to count, compute, or calculate, as in number or amount.
- unremarkable — notably or conspicuously unusual; extraordinary: a remarkable change.
- unremarkably — notably or conspicuously unusual; extraordinary: a remarkable change.
- unsailorlike — not befitting a sailor
- unshrinkable — not able to contract or become smaller in size