10-letter words containing k, l
- spherelike — relating to or resembling spheres
- sphinxlike — like the Sphinx; enigmatic or inscrutable
- spiderlike — any of numerous predaceous arachnids of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs that serve as nests and as traps for prey.
- spike heel — a very high heel that tapers to a narrow base, used on women's shoes.
- spillikins — a jackstraw.
- splashback — a sheet of glass, plastic, etc, attached to a wall above a basin to protect the wall against splashing
- spoil bank — a bank of excavated refuse or waste earth, as of shale from surface coal mining.
- springlike — to rise, leap, move, or act suddenly and swiftly, as by a sudden dart or thrust forward or outward, or being suddenly released from a coiled or constrained position: to spring into the air; a tiger about to spring.
- springlock — a lock that fastens automatically by a spring.
- sprinkling — the act or an instance of sprinkling.
- spritelike — an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- squirelike — like a squire, or like the behaviour of a squire
- sri lankan — an island republic in the Indian Ocean, S of India: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 25,332 sq. mi. (65,610 sq. km). Capital: Colombo.
- stalk-eyed — having the eyes located on pedicels, as some crustaceans and dipterans.
- starkville — a town in E Mississippi.
- steelmaker — a manufacturer of steel.
- steelworks — an establishment where steel is made and often manufactured into girders, rails, etc.
- still pack — the pack not in play in a game in which two packs are used alternately.
- stink ball — stinkpot (def 1).
- stock list — a list or inventory of the goods or raw materials kept on the premises of a shop or business
- stock lock — a lock that is enclosed in a wooden case
- stoke-hold — Also, stokehold [stohk-hohld] /ˈstoʊkˌhoʊld/ (Show IPA). fireroom.
- stop plank — a board or boarding that is placed along the top of a dam to increase its height and capacity
- storksbill — Also called heron's-bill. any of various plants belonging to the genus Erodium, of the geranium family, having deeply lobed leaves, loose clusters of pink, purple, white, or yellow flowers, and long, slender fruit.
- strickland — William, 1787–1854, U.S. architect and engineer.
- strike oil — any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- strikingly — attractive; impressive: a scene of striking beauty.
- summerlike — like or characteristic of summer; summery: a spell of summerlike showers.
- superblock — an area of city land larger than the usual block, treated according to a unified plan and generally closed to vehicular through traffic.
- superflack — an extremely competent, successful press agent
- supplejack — a strong, pliant cane or walking stick.
- sverdlovsk — former name (1924–91) of Ekaterinburg.
- sweet talk — cajolery, persuasion by flattery
- sweet-talk — to use cajoling words.
- table talk — informal conversation at meals.
- take leave — to say farewell (to)
- take place — a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- take-along — intended or suitable for taking along, as on a trip: take-along snacks for long car trips.
- taklamakan — a desert in S central Xingjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. About 125,000 sq. mi. (323,750 sq. km).
- talk about — expressing disgust or emphasis
- talk dirty — use lewd sexual language
- talk radio — a radio format featuring talk shows and listener call-ins.
- talk round — If you talk someone round, you persuade them to change their mind so that they agree with you, or agree to do what you want them to do
- talk sense — If you say that someone talks sense, you mean that what they say is sensible.
- talk trash — to engage in trash talk
- talked out — to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking: to talk about poetry.
- talking of — You can use the expression talking of to introduce a new topic that you want to discuss, and to link it to something that has already been mentioned.
- talking-to — a scolding.
- tall drink — a beverage consisting of liquor and a sparkling soda, fruit juice, or the like, to which may be added other ingredients, served in a tall glass, usually with ice.
- tchoukball — a non-contact, team-orientated, ballgame developed by the Swiss biologist Dr H. Brandt, the object of the game is to throw the ball at a frame mounted with a springy surface so that it rebounds without being caught by the defending team