10-letter words containing k, e, t, o
- timberwork — structural work formed of timbers.
- time clock — a clock with an attachment that may be manually activated to stamp or otherwise record the exact time on a card or tape, used to keep a record of the time of something, as of the arrival and departure of employees.
- timoshenko — Semion Konstantinovich [syi-myawn ken-stuhn-tyee-nuh-vyich] /syɪˈmyɔn kɛn stʌnˈtyi nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1895–1970, Russian general.
- to make do — If you make do with something, you use or have it instead of something else that you do not have, although it is not as good.
- to make it — If you make it somewhere, you succeed in getting there, especially in time to do something.
- toggle key — a key that allows you to switch to a different option, view, application, etc
- token vote — a Parliamentary vote of money in which the amount quoted to aid discussion is not intended to be binding
- tollkeeper — the collector at a tollgate.
- tonka bean — the fragrant, black almond-shaped seed of a tall tree belonging to the genus Dipteryx (or Coumarouna), of the legume family, especially D. odorata, of tropical South America, used in perfumes, as a source of coumarin, and as a substitute for vanilla.
- tool maker — a person who specializes in the production or reconditioning of precision tools, cutters, etc
- tool-maker — a machinist skilled in the building and reconditioning of tools, jigs, and related devices used in a machine shop.
- 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
- towel rack — a rack consisting of one or more bars on which towels or washcloths are hung.
- town clerk — a town official who keeps records and issues licenses.
- track shoe — a light, heelless, usually leather shoe having either steel spikes for use outdoors on a cinder or dirt track, or a rubber sole for use indoors on a board floor.
- trade book — a book designed for the general public and available through an ordinary book dealer, as distinguished from a limited-edition book, textbook, mass market paperback, etc.
- triskelion — a symbolic figure consisting of three legs, arms, or branches radiating from a common center, as the device of Sicily and the Isle of Man.
- trotskyite — a supporter of Trotsky or Trotskyism.
- trubetzkoy — N(ikolai) S(ergeievich) [nyi-kuh-lahy syir-gye-yi-vyich] /nyɪ kʌˈlaɪ syɪrˈgyɛ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1890–1938, Russian linguist in Austria.
- trunk hose — full, baglike breeches covering the body from the waist to the middle of the thigh or lower, sometimes having the stockings attached in one piece, worn by men in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- tucker-box — a box used to store or carry food.
- turkey oak — any of several oaks, as Quercus cerris, of Eurasia, or Q. laevis and Q. incana, of the southern U.S., that grow on dry, sandy barrens.
- turkophile — a person who favors or admires Turkey, Turkish customs, or Turks.
- turkophobe — a person who has a morbid fear of Turks.
- turle knot — a special kind of knot for tying a leader, especially of gut, to an eyed hook or fly.
- two shakes — to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
- two-stroke — relating to or designating an internal-combustion engine whose piston makes two strokes for every explosion
- understock — to provide an insufficient quantity, as of merchandise, supplies, or livestock.
- wacked-out — whacked-out.
- wake up to — If you wake up to something, you become aware of it.
- water-soak — to soak or saturate with water.
- waterworks — (used with a singular or plural verb) a complete system of reservoirs, pipelines, conduits, etc., by which water is collected, purified, stored, and pumped to urban users.
- wattlework — a simple covering for a human dwelling constructed from interwoven branches and leaved twigs
- weak point — an area of weakness
- white book — an official report issued by a government, usually bound in white.
- white rock — a city in SW British Columbia, in SW Canada, SE of Vancouver.
- white work — needlework done in white on fine white cloth, especially linen.
- winkle out — If you winkle information out of someone, you get it from them when they do not want to give it to you, often by tricking them.
- woonsocket — a city in NE Rhode Island.
- work ethic — a belief in the moral benefit and importance of work and its inherent ability to strengthen character.
- work sheet — a sheet of paper on which a record of work, working time, etc. is kept
- workbasket — a basket used to hold needlework paraphernalia.
- workmaster — a master workman
- worksheets — Plural form of worksheet.
- workstream — The organised output of several distinct, and often unrelated, work groups.
- worktables — Plural form of worktable.
- yoke front — oxbow front.
- youthquake — (informal) A noticeable shift in society or culture in response to the activities or tastes of younger members of the culture.
- yukon time — the civil time officially adopted for a country or region, usually the civil time of some specific meridian lying within the region. The standard time zones in the U.S. (Atlantic time, Eastern time, Central time, Mountain time, Pacific time, Yukon time, Alaska-Hawaii time, and Bering time) use the civil times of the 60th, 75th, 90th, 105th, 120th, 135th, 150th, and 165th meridians respectively, the difference of time between one zone and the next being exactly one hour.