12-letter words containing p, e, k, a
- schappe silk — a yarn or fabric of or similar to spun silk.
- science park — A science park is an area, usually linked to a university, where there are a lot of private companies, especially ones concerned with high technology.
- send packing — to dismiss peremptorily
- sepak takraw — a game originating in South Asia in which two teams kick a ball back and forth over a net
- severna park — a city in central Maryland.
- shamrock-pea — a trailing plant, Parochetus communis, of the legume family, native to Asia and east Africa, having shamrocklike leaves with a brown crescent at the base and pea-shaped, pink and blue flowers.
- shavano peak — a mountain in central Colorado, in the S Sawatch Range, in the Rocky Mountains. 14,229 feet (4337 meters).
- shopbreaking — the act of breaking into a shop
- sitka spruce — a spruce, Picea sitchensis, of western North America, having long, silvery-white needles, grown as an ornamental.
- skeleton map — a map showing only basic details of a land, place, etc
- slash pocket — a pocket set into a garment, especially below the waistline, to which easy access is provided by an exterior, vertical or diagonal slit.
- sleepwalking — an act of sleepwalking; somnambulation.
- snake-hipped — having thin, sinuous hips.
- spark-killer — a device for diminishing sparking, consisting of a capacitor and a resistor connected in series across two points where sparking may occur in a circuit.
- speakerphone — a telephone or telephone attachment equipped with both loudspeaker and microphone, thus permitting the instrument to be used without being held.
- speech maker — a person who makes a formal speech
- speedskating — a form of ice skating in which contestants race against each other or the clock over various distances
- splatterpunk — a form of fiction featuring extremely graphic violence.
- sport jacket — A sport jacket is the same as a sport coat.
- spring break — a vacation from school or college during the spring term, lasting about a week.
- 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.
- starter pack — a pack containing basic equipment or information
- strike plate — strike (def 67).
- suckers' gap — a temporary improvement, occurring between two periods of inclement weather, which deceives people into acting in expectation of continued fine weather
- take part in — join in
- take pity on — show compassion, mercy
- take the rap — to strike, especially with a quick, smart, or light blow: He rapped the door with his cane.
- take up arms — Usually, arms. weapons, especially firearms.
- 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.
- take-up reel — (on a projector) the reel onto which the film is wound after it has been projected.
- to keep pace — If something keeps pace with something else that is changing, it changes quickly in response to it.
- torreys peak — a mountain in central Colorado, in the Front Range, in the E Rocky Mountains. 14,267 feet (4349 meters).
- trailer park — an area where house trailers may be parked, usually having running water, electrical outlets, etc.
- truck camper — a type of camper designed to be mounted on a pickup truck.
- wake-up call — an act or instance of waking up.
- walk-up rate — The walk-up rate at a hotel is the price charged to a customer who arrives without a reservation.
- walking pace — the speed at which someone walks
- warp-knitted — designating a fabric made by warp knitting.
- watch pocket — a small pocket in a garment, as in a vest or trousers, for holding a pocket watch, change, etc. Compare fob1 (def 1).
- water pocket — a cavity at the foot of a cliff formed by the falling action of an intermittent stream.
- whip-cracker — a person who cracks a whip.
- widow's peak — a point formed in the hairline in the middle of the forehead.