10-letter words containing k, e, p, t
- skytrooper — a paratrooper.
- sparkliest — tending to sparkle; animated; lively: a row of sparkly cheerleaders.
- spot check — impromptu inspection
- spot-check — to examine or investigate by means of a spot check.
- spritelike — an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- steam-punk — a subgenre of science fiction and fantasy featuring advanced machines and other technology based on steam power of the 19th century and taking place in a recognizable historical period or a fantasy world.
- strike pay — strike benefit.
- stuck pipe — Stuck pipe happens when part of the drillpipe cannot be turned or moved up or down.
- stud poker — a variety of poker in which each player is dealt one card face down in the first round and one card face up in each of the next four rounds, each of the last four rounds being followed by a betting interval. Compare seven-card stud.
- superstock — an exceptionally lucrative investment
- superthick — extremely thick
- supertruck — a fast powerful truck used in truck racing
- sweepstake — a sweepstakes.
- take apart — into pieces or parts; to pieces: to take a watch apart; an old barn falling apart from decay.
- take place — a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- take shape — the quality of a distinct object or body in having an external surface or outline of specific form or figure.
- take steps — a movement made by lifting the foot and setting it down again in a new position, accompanied by a shifting of the weight of the body in the direction of the new position, as in walking, running, or dancing.
- take up on — If you take someone up on their offer or invitation, you accept it.
- taper jack — a device for melting sealing wax, having a waxed wick fed through a plate from a reel.
- taperstick — a candlestick designed to hold tapers.
- text-speak — a form of written language as used in text messages and other digital communications, characterized by many abbreviations and typically not following standard grammar, spelling, punctuation, and style.
- theme park — an amusement park in which landscaping, buildings, and attractions are based on one or more specific themes, as jungle wildlife, fairy tales, or the Old West.
- thinkpiece — an article analyzing and giving the background of a news event, often with the author's opinions and forecast for the future.
- timekeeper — a person or thing that keeps time.
- tipsy cake — a kind of trifle made from a sponge cake soaked with white wine or sherry and decorated with almonds and crystallized fruit
- tollkeeper — the collector at a tollgate.
- top-ranked — A top-ranked sports player or team is the most successful player or team in a particular sport.
- topknotted — (of hair) tied up on top of the head
- trickle-up — noting or pertaining to the theory that monetary benefits directed toward small businesses and the poor will gradually pass up to big business and the rich.
- turkophile — a person who favors or admires Turkey, Turkish customs, or Turks.
- turkophobe — a person who has a morbid fear of Turks.
- twin peaks — a mountain in central Idaho: highest peak in the Salmon River Mountains. 10,340 feet (3154 meters).
- verkrampte — (during apartheid) an Afrikaner Nationalist who opposed any changes toward liberal trends in government policy, esp relating to racial questions
- wake up to — If you wake up to something, you become aware of it.
- water park — an amusement park featuring swimming pools, water slides, wave pools, fountains, or other attractions involving water.
- weak point — an area of weakness