11-letter words containing k, s, t, a
- stockhausen — Karlheinz [kahrl-hahynts] /ˈkɑrlˌhaɪnts/ (Show IPA), 1928–2007, German composer.
- stocktaking — the examination or counting over of materials or goods on hand, as in a stockroom or store.
- stokes' law — the law that the force that retards a sphere moving through a viscous fluid is directly proportional to the velocity of the sphere, the radius of the sphere, and the viscosity of the fluid.
- storm track — the path followed by the center of a cyclonic storm.
- stress mark — a mark placed before, after, or over a syllable to indicate stress in pronunciation; accent mark.
- strike back — retaliate
- strip steak — cut of beef: sirloin
- stroke play — medal play.
- subtacksman — a renter who holds the property they rent by subletting it
- sucker bait — an enticement calculated to lure a person into a scheme in which he or she may be victimized.
- supermarket — a large retail market that sells food and other household goods and that is usually operated on a self-service basis.
- supertanker — a tanker with a deadweight capacity of over 75,000 tons.
- svarabhakti — the process of inserting vowel sounds into a consonant cluster, as in a loanword to make it conform to the pattern of the speaker's language and, hence, more easily pronounceable, as in the Italian pronunciation [lahn-tsee-ke-nek-kaw] /ˌlɑn tsi kɛˈnɛk kɔ/ (Show IPA) for German Landsknecht [lahnts-knekht] /ˈlɑntsˌknɛxt/ (Show IPA).
- sweepstakes — a sweepstakes.
- swiss steak — a thick slice of steak dredged in flour and pounded, browned, and braised with tomatoes, onions, and other vegetables.
- table stake — a stake that a player places on the table at the beginning of a game that may not be changed once the deal begins.
- take a risk — to proceed in an action without regard to the possibility of danger involved in it
- take a seat — sit down
- take a shit — to defecate
- take strike — (of a batsman) to prepare to play a ball delivered by the bowler
- taking lens — a camera in which the image appears on a ground-glass viewer (focusing screen) after being reflected by a mirror or after passing through a prism or semitransparent glass; in one type (single-lens reflex camera) light passes through the same lens to both the ground glass and the film, while in another type (twin-lens reflex camera) light passes through one lens (viewing lens) to the ground glass and through a second lens (taking lens) to the film, the lenses being mechanically coupled for focusing.
- tankbusting — the practice of destroying tanks
- tardis-like — having an interior that is more spacious than could be imagined from looking at the outside
- tchaikovsky — Peter Ilyich [il-yich] /ˈɪl yɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), or Pëtr Ilich [Russian pyawtr ee-lyeech] /Russian ˈpyɔtr iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), 1840–93, Russian composer.
- technospeak — any abstruse technical jargon
- test-market — to offer (a new product) for sale, usually in a limited area, in order to ascertain and evaluate consumer response.
- thanksgiver — a person who gives thanks.
- the dakotas — North Dakota and South Dakota
- the shakers — an American millenarian sect, founded in 1747 as an offshoot of the Quakers, given to ecstatic shaking, advocating celibacy for its members, and practising common ownership of property
- theodorakis — Mikis (ˈmikis). born 1925, Greek composer, who wrote the music for the films Zorba the Greek (1965) and Serpico (1973): imprisoned (1967–70) for his opposition to the Greek military government
- thread silk — silk yarn produced by a silk throwster.
- tiger shark — a large shark, Galeocerdo cuvieri, inhabiting warm seas, noted for its voracious habits.
- tiger snake — either of two highly venomous snakes, Notechis scutatus and N. ater, of Australia and Tasmania, that grow to a length of 5 feet (1.5 meters).
- to speak of — to utter words or articulate sounds with the ordinary voice; talk: He was too ill to speak.
- track shoes — light running shoes fitted with steel spikes for better grip
- track spike — a chisel-pointed spike used to secure the rails of a railroad track to wooden ties.
- trade talks — discussions on the arrangements for international trade
- travel-sick — nauseated from riding in a moving vehicle
- truckmaster — an officer in charge of trade with Native Americans, esp among the early settlers
- turk's-head — a turbanlike knot of small cords, made around a rope, spar, etc.
- turkish van — a breed of cat with soft white semi-long hair and coloured markings on the head and tail
- vladivostok — a seaport in the SE Russian Federation in Asia, on the Sea of Japan: eastern terminus of the Trans-Siberian Railroad.
- wall socket — socket (def 2b).
- wastebasket — a standing basket for wastepaper, small items of trash, etc.
- watchmakers — Plural form of watchmaker.
- water snake — any of numerous and widely distributed harmless snakes of the genus Natrix, inhabiting areas in or near fresh water.
- waterskiing — Alternative spelling of water skiing.
- weak safety — a member of a secondary, usually the deepest-playing defender, with no specific assignment at the snap of the ball, but often covering the area of the field across from the weak side of the opponent's offensive line against runs and long pass plays.
- weak sister — a vacillating person; coward.
- westermarck — Edward Alexander [ed-werd al-ig-zan-der,, -zahn-;; Finnish ed-vahrd ah-lek-sahn-duh r] /ˈɛd wərd ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər,, -ˈzɑn-;; Finnish ˈɛd vɑrd ˌɑ lɛkˈsɑn dər/ (Show IPA), 1862–1939, Finnish sociologist.