16-letter words containing k, i, l, t, e
- the weakest link — the person who is making the least contribution to the collective achievement of a group
- thermal cracking — Thermal cracking is an extraction process in which hydrocarbons such as crude oil are heated to a high temperature to break the molecular bonds.
- thick-tailed ray — Ichthyology. any ray of the order Rajiformes, having a relatively thick, fleshy tail, including the guitarfishes and the skates.
- thumbnail sketch — small preliminary drawing
- ticket collector — transport worker who checks tickets
- tightrope walker — performer who walks on high wire
- to stake a claim — If you stake a claim, you say that something is yours or that you have a right to it.
- tollhouse cookie — a crisp cookie containing bits of chocolate and sometimes chopped nuts.
- tool builder kit — (tool) (TBK) A product from IPSYS which allows users to develop CASE tools appropriate to any software engineering methodology.
- travelling clock — a small clock taken by someone who is travelling
- two-percent milk — Two-percent milk is milk from which some of the cream has been removed.
- up with the lark — up early in the morning
- walk a tightrope — be in a precarious position
- walking delegate — (formerly) an official appointed by a trade union to go from place to place to investigate working conditions, to ascertain whether union contracts were being fulfilled, and, sometimes, to negotiate contracts between employers and the union.
- walking distance — distance that can easily be walked