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16-letter words containing r, a, t, s, k

  • man-eating shark — any shark known to attack humans, especially the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias.
  • meet one's maker — to die
  • megakaryoblastic — (cytology) Of or pertaining to a megakaryoblast.
  • moravska ostrava — former name of Ostrava.
  • narcotraffickers — Plural form of narcotrafficker.
  • network analysis — a mathematical method of analyzing complex problems, as in transportation or project scheduling, by representing the problem as a network of lines and nodes.
  • network database — (database)   A kind of database management system in which each record type can have multiple owners, e.g. orders are owned by both customers and products. This contrasts with a hierarchical database (one owner) or relational database (no explicit owner).
  • not miss a trick — to be very alert
  • nutcracker suite — a ballet and concert suite (1892) arranged by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky from his orchestral work for a ballet, The Nutcracker.
  • oak leaf cluster — a U.S. military decoration in the form of a small bronze twig bearing four oak leaves and three acorns, worn on the ribbon of another decoration for valor, wounds, or distinguished service to signify a second award of the same medal.
  • observation deck — an area on a high building that is surrounded with railings or fencing and which provides panoramic views
  • oil storage tank — a very large industrial container where petroleum is stored
  • pharmacokinetics — the branch of pharmacology that studies the fate of pharmacological substances in the body, as their absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination.
  • pocket billiards — pool2 (def 1).
  • pocket secretary — a long, narrow walletlike case, usually of leather and containing pockets for credit and business cards, paper money, etc., and sometimes a notepad and pencil.
  • pork scratchings — small pieces of crisply cooked pork crackling, eaten cold as an appetizer with drinks
  • posigrade rocket — an auxiliary rocket used to separate the sections of a multistage rocket, fired in the direction of flight.
  • raise the stakes — to increase the amount of money or valuables hazarded in a gambling game
  • ranikhet disease — Newcastle disease.
  • rattlesnake fern — any of several American grape ferns, especially Botrychium virginianium, having clusters of sporangia resembling the rattles of a rattlesnake.
  • rattlesnake flag — any of a number of U.S. flags that bear a picture of a rattlesnake and the motto “Don't Tread on Me,” especially those used during the French and Indian War and the American Revolution.
  • rattlesnake root — any of certain composite plants of the genus Prenanthes, whose roots or tubers have been regarded as a remedy for snake bites, as P. serpentaria or P. alba.
  • rattlesnake weed — a hawkweed, Hieracium venosum, of eastern North America, whose leaves and root are thought to possess medicinal properties.
  • reservation desk — a desk in a hotel, office, etc, where an employee takes bookings for rooms, tickets, etc
  • reverse takeover — the purchase of a larger company by a smaller company, esp of a public company by a private company
  • secondary market — the market that exists for an issue after large blocks of shares have been publicly distributed.
  • security blanket — a blanket or other familiar item carried especially by a young child to provide reassurance and a feeling of psychological security.
  • sedimentary rock — rock formed from compacted minerals
  • sekondi-takoradi — a seaport in SW Ghana.
  • seneca snakeroot — any of various plants whose roots have been regarded as a remedy for snakebites, as the herb Aristolochia serpentaria (Virginia snakeroot) having a medicinal rhizome and rootlets, and the white-flowered Polygala senega (Seneca snakeroot) having a medicinal root.
  • shark repellents — any tactic used by a corporation to prevent a takeover by a corporate raider.
  • shot in the dark — a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
  • sick as a parrot — very disappointed
  • sidestream smoke — secondhand smoke.
  • silky flycatcher — any of several passerine birds of the family Ptilogonatidae, of the southwestern U.S. to Panama, related to the waxwings.
  • snakebite remedy — hard liquor.
  • software package — bundle of files to execute computer program
  • sparking voltage — the minimum voltage required to produce a spark across a given spark gap.
  • speak for itself — be self-evident
  • speaking trumpet — a trumpet-shaped instrument used to carry the voice a great distance or held to the ear by a deaf person to aid his hearing
  • spotted mackerel — a small mackerel, Scomberomorus queenslandicus, of northern Australian waters
  • spotted redshank — a sandpiper, Tringa erythropus, which is a large wader with red legs
  • square kilometer — a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one kilometer on each side. 2 , sq. km. Abbreviation: km.
  • sticking plaster — an adhesive cloth or other material for covering and closing superficial wounds, holding bandages in place, etc.
  • stock car racing — the sport of racing in stock cars
  • straight whiskey — pure, unblended whiskey of 80 to 110 proof.
  • streak lightning — lightning in which there is a sudden flash from what appears to be a single main line
  • streaked gurnard — a type of fish, Chelidonichthys lastoviza or Trigloporus lastoviza
  • strike a balance — compromise
  • strike a bargain — an advantageous purchase, especially one acquired at less than the usual cost: The sale offered bargains galore.
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