12-letter words containing s, k, e, t
- 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.
- sultana cake — a cake that contains sultanas
- summer stock — the production of plays, musical comedy, etc., during the summer, especially in a suburban or resort area, often by a repertory company.
- systems desk — a team of people who provide help with computer problems, for example within a company or institution
- systems disk — a disk used to store computer programs, esp the basic operating programs of a computer
- t-bone steak — a loin steak having some tenderloin, characterized by its T -shaped bone.
- take against — If you take against someone or something, you develop a dislike for them, often for no good reason.
- take chances — to behave in a risky manner
- take counsel — receive advice
- take in sail — to lower sails, as in order to reduce the area of sail set
- take it easy — relax
- take offense — If someone takes offense at something you say or do, they feel upset, often unnecessarily, because they think you are being rude to them.
- take to task — a definite piece of work assigned to, falling to, or expected of a person; duty.
- 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
- thankfulness — feeling or expressing gratitude; appreciative.
- the bollocks — something excellent
- the flickers — the cinema
- the likes of — of the same form, appearance, kind, character, amount, etc.: I cannot remember a like instance.
- thessalonike — official name of Salonika.
- thessaloníki — official name of Salonika.
- thin-skinned — having a thin skin.
- thinkingness — the quality of being thoughtful or capable of rational or intellectual thought
- 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.
- to know best — If you say that a particular person knows best, you mean that they have a lot of experience and should therefore be trusted to make decisions for other people.
- to take vows — to enter a religious order and commit oneself to its rule of life by the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, which may be taken for a limited period as simple vows or as a perpetual and still more solemn commitment as solemn vows
- to the skies — extremely highly
- token strike — a brief strike intended to convey strength of feeling on a disputed issue
- tooth socket — a bony hollow into which a tooth fits
- 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
- trash talker — to use disparaging or boastful language.