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12-letter words containing k, r

  • strong drink — alcoholic drink
  • stumpknocker — spotted sunfish.
  • sucker punch — to strike (someone) with an unexpected blow.
  • sucker-punch — to strike (someone) with an unexpected blow.
  • suckers' gap — a temporary improvement, occurring between two periods of inclement weather, which deceives people into acting in expectation of continued fine weather
  • sugar shaker — a container with holes in the top, used for sprinkling sugar onto food
  • 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.
  • superkingdom — in some systems of biological classification, either of the two major subdivisions, prokaryote or eukaryote, into which all living organisms can be placed
  • survival kit — Military. a package containing medical supplies, rations, and other vital equipment for use by a person forced to land in or parachute into the ocean, jungle, or other isolated or hostile territory.
  • swashbuckler — a swaggering swordsman, soldier, or adventurer; daredevil.
  • take a break — have a rest
  • take care of — a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern: He was never free from care.
  • take part in — join in
  • take the air — to go out of doors, as for a short walk or ride
  • take the rap — to strike, especially with a quick, smart, or light blow: He rapped the door with his cane.
  • take umbrage — If you say that a person takes umbrage, you mean that they are upset or offended by something that someone says or does to them, often without much reason.
  • take up arms — Usually, arms. weapons, especially firearms.
  • take-up reel — (on a projector) the reel onto which the film is wound after it has been projected.
  • takeover bid — offer to buy a company
  • talk through — guide through: a procedure, etc.
  • tanjungpriok — a port in Indonesia, on the NW coast of Java adjoining the capital, Jakarta: a major shipping and distributing centre for the whole archipelago
  • tank farming — hydroponics.
  • tank fighter — a boxer known for false shows of being knocked down or out in bouts the results of which have been prearranged.
  • tank trailer — a trailer truck or tractor-trailer with a tank body, suitable for transporting gases or liquids, as oil, gasoline, or milk, in bulk.
  • tartar steak — ground beefsteak seasoned with salt and pepper and served uncooked, often mixed with a raw egg and garnished with capers, onions, etc.
  • taskmistress — a woman whose function it is to assign tasks, especially burdensome ones, to others.
  • telemarketer — selling or advertising by telephone.
  • tenure-track — of or relating to a college- or university-teaching job that can lead to a tenured position.
  • test cricket — a form of cricket that takes the longest amount of time to play
  • the flickers — the cinema
  • the kalahari — an extensive arid plateau of South Africa, Namibia, and Botswana. Area: 260 000 sq km (100 000 sq miles)
  • third market — a market established by the London Stock Exchange in 1987 to trade in shares in companies required to provide less detailed information than that required by the main market or the unlisted securities market
  • three-decker — any ship having three decks, tiers, etc.
  • throckmorton — Francis. 1554–84, English conspirator, who with French and Spanish support plotted (1583) to depose Elizabeth I in favour of Mary, Queen of Scots: executed
  • thumb-sucker — a person who habitually sucks a thumb.
  • 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.
  • tiger market — any of the four most important markets on the Pacific rim after Japan: Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan
  • tinker's dam — the least value or merit; nothing or anything at all: It's not worth a tinker's damn.
  • tip-up 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
  • 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
  • to mark time — If you are marking time, you are doing something that is not particularly useful or interesting while you wait for something more important or interesting to happen.
  • to pull rank — If you say that someone in authority pulls rank, you mean that they unfairly force other people to do what they want because of their higher rank or position.
  • toe the mark — a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
  • token strike — a brief strike intended to convey strength of feeling on a disputed issue
  • torreys peak — a mountain in central Colorado, in the Front Range, in the E Rocky Mountains. 14,267 feet (4349 meters).
  • track racing — a form of motorcycle racing where teams or individuals race opponents around an oval track
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