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12-letter words containing r, e, k, s

  • stakeholders — the holder of the stakes of a wager.
  • star network — a circuit with three or more branches all of which have one common terminal.
  • stark effect — Physics. (often lowercase) the splitting into two or more components of the spectral lines of atoms in an electric field.
  • starter pack — a pack containing basic equipment or information
  • stated clerk — an administrative official in the Presbyterian Church and certain other Protestant churches
  • stick figure — a diagrammatic drawing representing a human or animal, usually made with one line each for the torso and appendages, and often a circle for the head.
  • stickhandler — a hockey or lacrosse player, esp. one who is talented at stickhandling.
  • stock market — a particular market where stocks and bonds are traded; stock exchange.
  • stock record — a record kept of the amount, type, etc., of raw materials and supplies on hand, as in a manufacturing plant.
  • stock ticker — ticker (def 1).
  • stockbreeder — the breeding and raising of livestock for marketing or exhibition.
  • stockholders — Also called stockowner. a holder or owner of stock in a corporation.
  • stonebreaker — a person that breaks up stone
  • stoney creek — a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada.
  • storage tank — A storage tank is a large vessel for storing oil, gas, and other petrochemical products.
  • straddleback — astride, on horseback
  • straightneck — a variety of summer squash related to the crookneck but not having a recurved neck.
  • straitjacket — a garment made of strong material and designed to bind the arms, as of a violently disoriented person.
  • stratotanker — an aircraft that can refuel other aircrafts at high speeds and altitudes
  • streetkeeper — in the past, a person employed to keep order and control in the streets
  • streetwalker — a prostitute who solicits on the streets.
  • streetworker — a social worker who works with youths of a neighborhood.
  • 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 fault — a fault that trends parallel to the strike of the strata that it offsets.
  • strike force — a military force armed and trained for attack.
  • strike hands — to show agreement by clasping hands
  • strike lucky — If you strike lucky or strike it lucky, you have some good luck.
  • strike plate — strike (def 67).
  • strike price — The strike price is the price of an option when it is exercised.
  • stumpknocker — spotted sunfish.
  • sucker punch — to strike (someone) with an unexpected blow.
  • sucker-punch — to strike (someone) with an unexpected blow.
  • suckers' gap — a temporary improvement, occurring between two periods of inclement weather, which deceives people into acting in expectation of continued fine weather
  • sugar shaker — a container with holes in the top, used for sprinkling sugar onto food
  • summer stock — the production of plays, musical comedy, etc., during the summer, especially in a suburban or resort area, often by a repertory company.
  • superkingdom — in some systems of biological classification, either of the two major subdivisions, prokaryote or eukaryote, into which all living organisms can be placed
  • swashbuckler — a swaggering swordsman, soldier, or adventurer; daredevil.
  • take up arms — Usually, arms. weapons, especially firearms.
  • tartar steak — ground beefsteak seasoned with salt and pepper and served uncooked, often mixed with a raw egg and garnished with capers, onions, etc.
  • taskmistress — a woman whose function it is to assign tasks, especially burdensome ones, to others.
  • test cricket — a form of cricket that takes the longest amount of time to play
  • the flickers — the cinema
  • thumb-sucker — a person who habitually sucks a thumb.
  • thunderstick — bull-roarer.
  • tinker's dam — the least value or merit; nothing or anything at all: It's not worth a tinker's damn.
  • token strike — a brief strike intended to convey strength of feeling on a disputed issue
  • torreys peak — a mountain in central Colorado, in the Front Range, in the E Rocky Mountains. 14,267 feet (4349 meters).
  • track system — a system whereby students are separated into different groups or classes according to test scores or relative scholastic ability, as to assure that gifted students are not inhibited by slower learners.
  • 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
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