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12-letter words containing k, t, h

  • south dakota — a state in the N central United States: a part of the Midwest. 77,047 sq. mi. (199,550 sq. km). Capital: Pierre. Abbreviation: SD (for use with zip code), S. Dak.
  • south korean — a country in E Asia: formed 1948 after the division of the former country of Korea at 38° N. 36,600 sq. mi. (94,795 sq. km). Capital: Seoul. Compare Korea.
  • south kvaløy — an island in the Arctic Ocean, off the N coast of Norway. Area: 735 sq km (284 sq miles)
  • stacked heel — a shoe heel constructed from several layers of material.
  • 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.
  • stick-tights — any of several composite plants of the genus Bidens, having barbed achenes that adhere to clothing or fur.
  • stickhandler — a hockey or lacrosse player, esp. one who is talented at stickhandling.
  • stinking ash — hoptree.
  • stockholders — Also called stockowner. a holder or owner of stock in a corporation.
  • stockpunisht — punished by being put in stocks
  • straightneck — a variety of summer squash related to the crookneck but not having a recurved neck.
  • stretch mark — a silvery streak occurring typically on the abdomen or thighs and caused by stretching of the skin over a short period of time, as during pregnancy or rapid weight gain.
  • stretchmarks — marks that remain visible on the abdomen after its distension, esp in pregnancy
  • strike hands — to show agreement by clasping hands
  • tadzhikistan — a republic in central Asia, N of Afghanistan. 55,240 sq. mi. (143,600 sq. km). Capital: Dushanbe.
  • take a whizz — to urinate
  • take an oath — pledge
  • take chances — to behave in a risky manner
  • take hold of — grasp, seize sth
  • take in hand — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
  • 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 up with — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
  • talk through — guide through: a procedure, etc.
  • talking head — Television Slang. a closeup picture of a person who is talking, especially as a participant in a talk show.
  • 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.
  • tank fighter — a boxer known for false shows of being knocked down or out in bouts the results of which have been prearranged.
  • technojunkie — a person addicted to or obsessed by new technology
  • thank kindly — to thank heartily
  • thankfulness — feeling or expressing gratitude; appreciative.
  • thanks a lot — thank you
  • thanksgiving — the act of giving thanks; grateful acknowledgment of benefits or favors, especially to God.
  • the bollocks — something excellent
  • 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)
  • the kootenay — a lake in British Columbia: fed chiefly by the Kootenay; drains into the Columbia River
  • the likes of — of the same form, appearance, kind, character, amount, etc.: I cannot remember a like instance.
  • the new look — a fashion in women's clothes introduced in 1947, characterized by long full skirts
  • thessalonike — official name of Salonika.
  • thessaloníki — official name of Salonika.
  • thick client — a computer having its own hard drive, as opposed to one on a network where most functions are carried out on a central server
  • thick-lipped — having thick lips
  • thick-witted — lacking intelligence; thickheaded; dull; stupid.
  • thin-skinned — having a thin skin.
  • thinking cap — a state of mind marked by reflection or concentration: If we put on our thinking caps, we may come up with the answer.
  • thinkingness — the quality of being thoughtful or capable of rational or intellectual thought
  • 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.
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