12-letter words containing k, o, t, s
- sport jacket — A sport jacket is the same as a sport coat.
- sports drink — a drink containing sugar and salts, etc designed to help replace fluid and energy lost through the physical exertion of sport
- spotted dick — a steamed or boiled suet pudding containing dried fruit
- stage pocket — one of several metal boxes placed backstage in the floor (floor pocket) or wall of a theater and containing jacks for electric cables used in lighting units.
- stakeholders — the holder of the stakes of a wager.
- stakhanovism — a method for increasing production by rewarding individual initiative, developed in the Soviet Union in 1935.
- stakhanovite — a worker in the Soviet Union who regularly surpassed production quotas and was specially honored and rewarded.
- star network — a circuit with three or more branches all of which have one common terminal.
- statute book — a book containing the laws enacted by the legislature of a state or nation.
- stick around — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
- stick it out — to carry on or endure something until it is ended
- stick up for — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
- sticky blood — a condition of the blood, particularly associated with Hughes syndrome, in which antibodies tend to adhere to platelets and glue them together, leading to an increased likelihood of clotting
- stock market — a particular market where stocks and bonds are traded; stock exchange.
- stock option — an option giving the holder, usually an officer or employee, the right to buy stock of the issuing corporation at a specific price within a stated period.
- stock record — a record kept of the amount, type, etc., of raw materials and supplies on hand, as in a manufacturing plant.
- stock saddle — Western saddle.
- stock symbol — A stock symbol is a standard abbreviation for a publicly traded stock.
- stock ticker — ticker (def 1).
- stockbreeder — the breeding and raising of livestock for marketing or exhibition.
- stockbroking — business of buying and selling stock
- stockholders — Also called stockowner. a holder or owner of stock in a corporation.
- stocking cap — a long, conical, knitted cap, usually with a tassel or pompon at the tip.
- stockingless — not wearing or having stockings
- stockpunisht — punished by being put in stocks
- stonebreaker — a person that breaks up stone
- stoney creek — a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada.
- storage tank — A storage tank is a large vessel for storing oil, gas, and other petrochemical products.
- stork's-bill — 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.
- stottie cake — a flat round loaf
- stratotanker — an aircraft that can refuel other aircrafts at high speeds and altitudes
- streetworker — a social worker who works with youths of a neighborhood.
- strike force — a military force armed and trained for attack.
- strong drink — alcoholic drink
- stumpknocker — spotted sunfish.
- suck up (to) — to flatter or fawn (on) ingratiatingly
- sukarnoputri — Megawati (ˈmɛɡəˌwɒtɪ). born 1947, Indonesian politician; president of Indonesia (2001–04): daughter of Achmed Sukarno
- summer stock — the production of plays, musical comedy, etc., during the summer, especially in a suburban or resort area, often by a repertory company.
- t-bone steak — a loin steak having some tenderloin, characterized by its T -shaped bone.
- take counsel — receive advice
- take offense — If someone takes offense at something you say or do, they feel upset, often unnecessarily, because they think you are being rude to them.
- take to task — a definite piece of work assigned to, falling to, or expected of a person; duty.
- talking shop — If you say that a conference or a committee is just a talking shop, you disapprove of it because nothing is achieved as a result of what is discussed.
- thanks a lot — thank you
- the bollocks — something excellent
- the likes of — of the same form, appearance, kind, character, amount, etc.: I cannot remember a like instance.
- thessalonike — official name of Salonika.
- thessaloníki — official name of Salonika.
- to know best — If you say that a particular person knows best, you mean that they have a lot of experience and should therefore be trusted to make decisions for other people.
- to take vows — to enter a religious order and commit oneself to its rule of life by the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, which may be taken for a limited period as simple vows or as a perpetual and still more solemn commitment as solemn vows