12-letter words containing k, i, c, e, r
- thunderstick — bull-roarer.
- 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.
- 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.
- tipper truck — a truck or lorry the rear platform of which can be raised at the front end to enable the load to be discharged by gravity
- trainer sock — a sock designed to be worn with a training shoe, often cut low at the ankle so that very little shows above the shoe
- tree cricket — any of several jumping, orthopterous insects of the family Gryllidae, characterized by long antennae and stridulating organs on the forewings of the male, as one of the species commonly found in pastures and meadows (field cricket) or on trees and shrubs (tree cricket)
- trench knife — a short knife for stabbing, sometimes equipped with brass knuckles as a guard, used in modern warfare in hand-to-hand combat.
- 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.
- trick ending — an ending of a story or play, etc., that employs a surprise element or character to resolve the plot.
- trickishness — the quality of being crafty
- trickle-down — of, relating to, or based on the trickle-down theory: the trickle-down benefits to the local community.
- trickstering — the practice of playing tricks
- truck driver — sb employed to drive a lorry
- van riebeeck — Jan, full name Johan Anthoniszoon van Riebeeck. 1619–77, Dutch colonial administrator. Founder of the colony of the Cape of Good Hope (1652)
- walking race — a race in which competitors must walk
- warwickshire — a county in central England. 765 sq. mi. (1980 sq. km).
- west warwick — a town in E Rhode Island, near Providence.
- whip-cracker — a person who cracks a whip.
- wicketkeeper — the player on the fielding side who stands immediately behind the wicket to stop balls that pass it.
- wisecracking — a smart or facetious remark.
- worried sick — extremely anxious about sb or sth
- wrecking bar — pinch bar.
- wrecking car — a car that is equipped as a wrecker. Compare wrecker (def 2).