12-letter words containing r, a, n, k, i
- skating rink — arena for ice skating
- skating turn — a turn made by someone on roller or ice skates
- smoking area — a designated area in which smoking is permitted
- spring break — a vacation from school or college during the spring term, lasting about a week.
- stick around — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
- stickhandler — a hockey or lacrosse player, esp. one who is talented at stickhandling.
- straightneck — a variety of summer squash related to the crookneck but not having a recurved neck.
- stravinskian — of, relating to, or suggesting the composer Igor Stravinsky or his works.
- strike hands — to show agreement by clasping hands
- stringy-bark — any of several eucalyptus trees having a fibrous bark
- sukarnoputri — Megawati (ˈmɛɡəˌwɒtɪ). born 1947, Indonesian politician; president of Indonesia (2001–04): daughter of Achmed Sukarno
- take part in — join in
- 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.
- tinker's dam — the least value or merit; nothing or anything at all: It's not worth a tinker's damn.
- track racing — a form of motorcycle racing where teams or individuals race opponents around an oval track
- trainer sock — a sock designed to be worn with a training shoe, often cut low at the ankle so that very little shows above the shoe
- truck racing — a motor sport in which powerful trucks, without their containers, are raced around a circuit
- truk islands — a group of islands in the W Pacific, in the E Caroline Islands: administratively part of the US Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands from 1947; became self-governing in 1979 as part of the Federated States of Micronesia; consists of 11 chief islands; a major Japanese naval base during World War II. Pop: 53 381 (2006). Area: 130 sq km (50 sq miles)
- turkmenistan — a republic in central in Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, Iran, and Afghanistan. 188,417 sq. mi. (488,000 sq. km). Capital: Ashkhabad.
- turn a trick — a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
- unartistlike — lacking artistic sensibilities and skills
- undertakings — the act of a person who undertakes any task or responsibility.
- unsailorlike — not befitting a sailor
- unshrinkable — not able to contract or become smaller in size
- van riebeeck — Jan, full name Johan Anthoniszoon van Riebeeck. 1619–77, Dutch colonial administrator. Founder of the colony of the Cape of Good Hope (1652)
- vanga shrike — any of several birds of the family Vangidae, endemic to Madagascar, some of which resemble shrikes, with great diversity in size, color, and bill shape.
- wackyparsing — (Internet, slang) present participle of wackyparse.
- wakeboarding — (sports) A water sport where a rider on a small board is towed by a motor boat, and attached by a cable.
- waking dream — an experience you have while you are awake that feels similar to dreaming
- waking hours — Your waking hours are the times when you are awake rather than asleep.
- walking fern — a fern, Camptosorus rhizophyllus, having simple, triangular fronds tapering into a prolongation that bends at the top and often takes root at the apex.
- walking race — a race in which competitors must walk
- walking tour — a tour on which you walk rather than using transport
- warp-knitted — designating a fabric made by warp knitting.
- watermarking — Present participle of watermark.
- windbreakers — Plural form of windbreaker.
- winter break — a period of vacation between semesters of colleges, universities, or other schools and usually including the winter holidays.
- wisecracking — a smart or facetious remark.
- work station — a work or office area assigned to one person, often one accommodating a computer terminal or other electronic equipment.
- work-sharing — an arrangement whereby one full-time job may be carried out by two people working part time
- working rail — fly rail (def 2).
- workingwoman — a woman who is regularly employed.
- workstations — a work or office area assigned to one person, often one accommodating a computer terminal or other electronic equipment.
- wrecking bar — pinch bar.
- wrecking car — a car that is equipped as a wrecker. Compare wrecker (def 2).