10-letter words containing s, a, k, t, c
- lose track — a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
- mackintosh — Charles Rennie [ren-ee] /ˈrɛn i/ (Show IPA), 1868–1928, Scottish architect and designer.
- matchbooks — Plural form of matchbook.
- matchlocks — Plural form of matchlock.
- matchstick — a short, slender piece of flammable wood used in making matches.
- multipacks — Plural form of multipack.
- notchbacks — Plural form of notchback.
- open-stack — having or being a system of library management in which patrons have direct access to stacks for browsing and selecting books; open-shelf.
- pastrycook — a person who makes pastry or pastries
- postattack — to set upon in a forceful, violent, hostile, or aggressive way, with or without a weapon; begin fighting with: He attacked him with his bare hands.
- racetracks — Plural form of racetrack.
- rickettsia — any member of the genus Rickettsia, comprising rod-shaped to coccoid microorganisms that resemble bacteria but can be as small as a large virus and reproduce only inside a living cell, parasitic in fleas, ticks, lice, and mites and transmitted by bite to vertebrate hosts, including humans, causing such severe diseases as typhus and Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
- salt chuck — the ocean.
- salt stick — a crusty bread roll sprinkled with salt crystals, made in the shape of a cylinder.
- sanskritic — an Indo-European, Indic language, in use since c1200 b.c. as the religious and classical literary language of India. Abbreviation: Skt.
- scent-mark — to deposit a scent mark; mark.
- sea rocket — any of several plants of the related genus Cakile, esp C. maritima, which grow along the seashores of Europe and North America and have mauve, pink, or white flowers
- shackleton — Sir Ernest Henry, 1874–1922, English explorer of the Antarctic.
- sheeptrack — a small natural terrace on a hillside
- shockstall — the loss of lift and increase of drag experienced by transonic aircraft when strong shock waves on the wings cause the airflow to separate from the wing surfaces
- sketch map — a rough map of the principal features of a locale, as one drawn from memory.
- sketchable — suitable for being sketched.
- skin patch — an adhesive patch stuck to the skin to slowly and steadily release medicine into the bloodstream
- slab track — a railroad track in which the rails are attached to and supported by a bed or slab, usually of concrete.
- slack suit — a man's suit for casual wear consisting of slacks and a matching shirt or loose-fitting jacket.
- smack talk — disparaging or abusive remarks intended to put off or intimidate someone, esp an opponent prior to or during a sports match
- smokestack — Also called stack. a pipe for the escape of the smoke or gases of combustion, as on a steamboat, locomotive, or building.
- soil stack — a vertical soil pipe.
- soundtrack — the narrow band on one or both sides of a motion-picture film on which sound is recorded.
- spatchcock — a fowl that has been dressed and split open for grilling.
- spur track — a short branch track leading from the main track, and connected with it at one end only.
- stack-yard — a yard where stacks of hay, straw, etc, are kept
- stake race — a race in which part of the prize or purse is put up by the owners of the horses nominated to run in the race.
- stand back — retreat, stay at a distance
- starfucker — a person who seeks to have sexual relations with celebrities; groupie
- starstruck — captivated by famous people or by fame itself.
- stickybeak — a busybody; meddler.
- still pack — the pack not in play in a game in which two packs are used alternately.
- stock farm — a farm devoted to breeding livestock.
- strickland — William, 1787–1854, U.S. architect and engineer.
- swatchbook — a booklet containing samples (of paper, cloth, etc)
- sweat sock — one of a pair of socks made of thick, absorbent cotton, wool, or other material and worn during exercise, sports, leisure activity, etc.
- switchback — a highway, as in a mountainous area, having many hairpin curves.
- take stock — a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.; inventory.
- taperstick — a candlestick designed to hold tapers.
- task force — Navy, Military. a temporary grouping of units under one commander, formed for the purpose of carrying out a specific operation or mission.
- texas deck — the uppermost deck of an inland or western river steamer.
- thai stick — a cigar-shaped stick of highly potent marijuana from Thailand.
- tipsy cake — a kind of trifle made from a sponge cake soaked with white wine or sherry and decorated with almonds and crystallized fruit
- toast rack — A toast rack is an object that is designed to hold pieces of toast in an upright position and separate from each other, ready for people to eat.