13-letter words containing s, t, a, c, k, e
- lumberjackets — Plural form of lumberjacket.
- magnetic disk — Also called disk, hard disk. a rigid disk coated with magnetic material, on which data and programs can be stored.
- market forces — factors driving the economy
- message stick — a stick bearing carved symbols, carried by a native Australian as identification
- news blackout — a situation in which a government or other authority imposes a ban on the publication of news on a particular subject
- package store — a store selling sealed bottles or other containers of alcoholic beverages that may only be consumed off the premises.
- packet switch — packet switching
- pass the buck — Poker. any object in the pot that reminds the winner of some privilege or obligation when his or her turn to deal next comes.
- peak district — a region of N central England, mainly in N Derbyshire at the S end of the Pennines: consists of moors in the north and a central limestone plateau; many caves. Highest point: 727 m (2088 ft)
- pick up steam — If a belief, a plan, or a project picks up steam, it starts to develop and become more important.
- picnic basket — woven container for carrying food outdoors
- planet-struck — affected adversely by the supposed influence of a planet.
- pocket-square — a handkerchief, often colored or figured, worn in the breast pocket of a suit or blazer as a fashion accessory.
- prick-teasing — the behaviour of a prick-tease
- racket sports — sports, such as tennis, squash, badminton, etc, that are played using a racket
- safari jacket — bush jacket.
- sawbuck table — a table that has X -shaped legs.
- sea buckthorn — a thorny Eurasian shrub, Hippophaë rhamnoides, growing on sea coasts and having silvery leaves and orange fruits: family Elaeagnaceae
- season ticket — a ticket for a specified series or number of events or valid for unlimited use during a specified time, often sold at a reduced rate, for athletic events, concerts, transportation, etc.
- security leak — a leak of information that could endanger public safety
- shark watcher — a business consultant who assists companies in identifying and preventing unwelcome takeover bids
- shelf-stacker — a person whose job is to fill the shelves and displays in a supermarket or other shop with goods for sale
- shock therapy — (not in technical use) any of various therapies, as insulin shock therapy or electroconvulsive therapy, that induce convulsions or unconsciousness, used for symptomatic relief in certain mental disorders.
- shockumentary — a television programme showing members of the public in shocking or violent situations
- skepticalness — inclined to skepticism; having an attitude of doubt: a skeptical young woman who will question whatever you say.
- sketchability — the suitability for being sketched
- skin reaction — an irritation or inflammation of the skin due to an allergy or infection, brought about by natural means or by a skin test.
- skip distance — the minimum distance along the earth's surface between the position of a short-wave transmitter and the region where its signal is received after one reflection from the ionosphere.
- social market — an economic system in which industry and commerce are run by private enterprise within limits set by the government to ensure equality of opportunity and social and environmental responsibility
- space blanket — a plastic insulating body wrapping coated on one or both sides with aluminium foil which reflects back most of the body heat lost by radiation: carried by climbers, mountaineers, etc, for use in cases of exposure or exhaustion
- sports jacket — a jacket, often of textured wool or colorful pattern, with a collar, lapels, long sleeves, and buttons in the front, cut somewhat fuller than the jacket of a business suit, worn with slacks for informal occasions.
- spotted crake — a Eurasian rail, Porzana porzana, of swamps and marshes, having a buff speckled plumage and dark brown wings
- squash racket — a light long-handled racket used in the game of squash
- stock footage — film containing stock shots.
- strait-jacket — a garment made of strong material and designed to bind the arms, as of a violently disoriented person.
- streaky bacon — Streaky bacon is bacon which has stripes of fat between stripes of meat.
- stretch marks — Stretch marks are lines or marks on someone's skin caused by the skin stretching after the person's weight has changed rapidly. Women who have had children often have stretch marks.
- swagger stick — a short, batonlike stick, usually leather-covered, sometimes carried by army officers, soldiers, etc.
- take occasion — to avail oneself of an opportunity (to do something)
- take stock in — a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.; inventory.
- tektosilicate — any silicate in which each tetrahedral group shares all its oxygen atoms with neighboring groups, the ratio of silicon to oxygen being 1 to 2.
- tennis racket — long-handled bat used in tennis
- thermal shock — a fluctuation in temperature causing stress in a material. It often results in fracture, esp in brittle materials such as ceramics
- thomas becket — Saint Thomas à, 1118?–70, archbishop of Canterbury: murdered because of his opposition to Henry II's policies toward the church.
- thomas decker — Thomas, 1572?–1632? English dramatist.
- truchas peaks — group of mountains in N New Mexico, NE of Santa Fe in the S Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
- undated stock — stock that has no definitive repayment commitment