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11-letter words containing s, k, e, t

  • bucket list — a list of experiences one wants to have before one dies
  • bucket seat — A bucket seat is a seat for one person in a car or aeroplane which has rounded sides that partly enclose and support the body.
  • bucket shop — an unregistered firm of stockbrokers that engages in speculation with clients' funds
  • bus network — (networking)   A network topology in which all nodes are connected to a single wire or set of wires (the bus). Bus networks typically use CSMA/CD techniques to determine which node should transmit data at any given time. Some networks are implemented as a bus, e.g. Ethernet - a one-bit bus operating at 10, 100, 1000 or 10,000 megabits per second. Originally Ethernet was a physical layer bus consisting of a wire (with terminators at each end) to which each node was attached. Switched Ethernet, while no longer physically a bus still acts as one at the logical layers.
  • bush jacket — a casual jacket or shirt having four patch pockets and a belt
  • bush tucker — any wild animal, insect, plant or plant extract, etc traditionally used as food by native Australians
  • butt stroke — a blow struck with the butt of a rifle, as in close combat.
  • butt-cheeks — the flesh of the buttocks
  • candlestick — A candlestick is a narrow object with a hole at the top which holds a candle.
  • castle peak — highest peak in the Elk Mountain range, in W central Colorado. 14,265 feet (4352 meters).
  • castle walk — a ballroom dance of the pre–World War I era, consisting of a sedate step to each beat.
  • chalkstones — Plural form of chalkstone.
  • chalkstripe — clothing with a pattern of thin white stripes on a dark background
  • cheap skate — a person who is stingy and miserly.
  • cheapskates — Plural form of cheapskate.
  • checkerspot — any of several butterflies of the genus Melitaea, having black wings with yellowish-brown, checkerlike markings.
  • checkpoints — Plural form of checkpoint.
  • checksheets — Plural form of checksheet.
  • cheek strap — (of a bridle) one of two straps passing over the cheeks of the horse and connecting the crown piece with the bit or noseband.
  • cheesesteak — a sandwich filled with grilled beef and cheese
  • chickenshit — If you say that someone or something is chickenshit, you mean that they are worthless.
  • chip basket — a wire basket for holding potato chips, etc, while frying in deep fat
  • chokepoints — Plural form of chokepoint.
  • chop stroke — (in tennis, cricket, etc.) a stroke made with a sharp downward movement of the racket, bat, etc., imparting a backspin to the ball.
  • clickstream — a record of the path taken by users through a website, enabling designers to access the use being made of their website
  • coal strike — a cessation of work by coal miners as a protest against working conditions or low pay
  • cock-teaser — a woman who acts flirtatiously and appears to be sexually available, but does not engage in sexual activity
  • cockatrices — Plural form of cockatrice.
  • cockleboats — Plural form of cockleboat.
  • comstockery — immoderate censorship on grounds of immorality
  • cost keeper — a cost accountant.
  • countersank — Simple past form of countersink.
  • countersink — to enlarge the upper part of (a hole) in timber, metal, etc, so that the head of a bolt or screw can be sunk below the surface
  • countersunk — driven or sunk into an enlarged hole
  • credit risk — a person or institution judged to be unlikely to be able to repay a loan
  • crystallike — a clear, transparent mineral or glass resembling ice.
  • custom-make — to make according to the specifications of an individual buyer
  • cytokinesis — division of the cytoplasm of a cell, occurring at the end of mitosis or meiosis
  • dead-stroke — relating to a stroke made that has no kickback or reverberation
  • deck tennis — a game played on board ship in which a quoit is tossed to and fro across a high net on a small court resembling a tennis court
  • deerstalker — A deerstalker is an old-fashioned hat with parts at the sides which can be folded down to cover the ears. Deerstalkers are usually worn by men.
  • delta stock — any of the fourth rank of active securities on the Stock Exchange. Market makers need not display prices of these securities continuously and any prices displayed are taken only as an indication rather than an offer to buy or sell
  • desert rock — a type of heavy-metal music that has strong country-rock and folk influences
  • desk editor — someone employed to read through newspaper text before publication to correct errors
  • deutschmark — the former standard monetary unit of Germany, divided into 100 pfennigs; replaced by the euro in 2002: until 1990 the standard monetary unit of West Germany
  • do a stroke — If someone does not do a stroke of work, they are very lazy and do no work at all.
  • dock strike — an industrial dispute involving dock workers
  • doctorspeak — the language of physicians and other health professionals; specialized or technical jargon used by healthcare workers.
  • downstrokes — Plural form of downstroke.
  • dust jacket — book jacket.
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