13-letter words containing s, t, a, c, k
- gastrokinetic — (pharmacology, of a drug) Serving to increase motility of the gastrointestinal tract.
- glamour stock — a popular stock that rises quickly or continuously in price and attracts large numbers of investors.
- heartsickness — The condition of being heartsick.
- heartstricken — Shocked; dismayed.
- jack-the-rags — a rag-and-bone man
- kaffeeklatsch — coffee klatsch.
- kenyapithecus — a genus of fossil hominoids of middle Miocene age found in Kenya and having large molars, small incisors, and powerful chewing muscles.
- keratinocytes — Plural form of keratinocyte.
- keratomycosis — Fungal infection of the cornea.
- kick upstairs — to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
- kinaesthetics — Alternative spelling of kinesthetics.
- kitchen waste — bits of food that are left over from cooking, such as vegetable peelings, cheese rind, and scraps from people's plates
- kleptomaniacs — Plural form of kleptomaniac.
- kraft process — a process for making wood pulp by digesting wood chips in an alkaline liquor consisting chiefly of caustic soda together with sodium sulfate.
- kristallnacht — a Nazi pogrom throughout Germany and Austria on the night of November 9–10, 1938, during which Jews were killed and their property destroyed.
- lake district — a mountainous region in NW England containing many lakes: tourist center.
- laughingstock — an object of ridicule; the butt of a joke or the like: His ineptness as a public official made him the laughingstock of the whole town.
- lose track of — to fail to follow the passage, course, or progress of
- 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)
- phantom stock — an employee bonus expressed as the cash value of a specified amount of company stock to be received at a future date, meant to create employee interest in raising stock prices without giving any stock away.
- 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
- roasting jack — a rotating spit for roasting meat on
- safari jacket — bush jacket.
- sanction mark — a mark on pieces of 19th-century French furniture signifying that the piece met the quality standards required by the Parisian guild of ebonists
- 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
- shack-tapping — the making of house-by-house visits to canvass.
- shark biscuit — a bodyboard
- shark watcher — a business consultant who assists companies in identifying and preventing unwelcome takeover bids
- shaving stick — a piece of shaving foam moulded into a slender shape and held in a slender container for ease of application to the face when removing hair with a razor
- shelf-stacker — a person whose job is to fill the shelves and displays in a supermarket or other shop with goods for sale
- shock tactics — shock tactics are a way of trying to influence people's attitudes to a particular matter by shocking them
- 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.