15-letter words containing s, t, i, c, k
- kleptoparasitic — Pertaining to kleptoparasitism.
- leukodystrophic — Of or pertaining to leukodystrophy.
- lick into shape — to pass the tongue over the surface of, as to moisten, taste, or eat (often followed by up, off, from, etc.): to lick a postage stamp; to lick an ice-cream cone.
- lifestyle block — a semi-rural property comprising a house and land for small-scale farming
- liquorice stick — a long, stick-shaped, liquorice-flavoured sweet, often dipped in sherbet, etc
- motion sickness — a feeling of nausea and dizziness, sometimes accompanied by vomiting, resulting from stimulation by motion of the semicircular canals of the ear during travel by car, plane, etc.
- official strike — a collective stoppage of work by part or all of the workforce of an organization with the approval of the trade union concerned. The stoppage may be accompanied by the payment of strike pay by the trade union concerned
- oil of the sick — holy oil used in the sacrament of extreme unction.
- packet-switched — packet switching
- packing density — a measure of the amount of data that can be held by unit length of a storage medium, such as magnetic tape
- phenakistoscope — an early form of a zoetrope in which figures are depicted in different poses around the edge of a disc. When the disc is spun, and the figures observed through the apertures around the edge of the disc, they appear to be moving
- pitch blackness — extreme darkness; lack of light
- planet-stricken — believed to be adversely affected mentally or physically by the planets
- plunket society — the Royal New Zealand Society for the Health of Women and Children
- quickwittedness — The state or condition of being quickwitted.
- rocky mountains — mountain range in USA and Canada
- rusty blackbird — a North American blackbird, Euphagus carolinus, the male of which has plumage that is uniformly bluish-black in the spring and rusty-edged in the fall.
- saskatchewanian — a native or inhabitant of Saskatchewan
- schrecklichkeit — frightfulness; horror.
- shock probation — the release on probation of a criminal after brief imprisonment
- shock resistant — not affected by impact
- shock-resistant — strong or resilient enough to sustain minor impacts without damage to the internal mechanism: a shock-resistant watch.
- shrimp cocktail — prawns and lettuce in Mary Rose sauce
- situs picketing — common situs picketing.
- slap and tickle — sexual play
- smoking-concert — a concert where smoking is allowed.
- sounding rocket — a rocket equipped with instruments for making meteorological observations in the upper atmosphere.
- speeding ticket — notice of traffic violation
- stacking swivel — a metal swivel attached to the stock of a military rifle for use in hooking three rifles together to form a stack.
- stalactite work — (in Islamic architecture) intricate decorative corbeling in the form of brackets, squinches, and portions of pointed vaults.
- starting blocks — the rigid blocks adjustable at an angle and mounted on a track against which a runner's shoes are placed to aid in starting
- stick-at-it-ive — stick-to-it-ive.
- stick-to-it-ive — tenaciously resolute; persevering: Stick-to-it-ive people get ahead in life.
- sticky-fingered — given to thieving
- stiffneckedness — having a stiff neck; having torticollis.
- stocking filler — A stocking filler is a small present that is suitable for putting in a Christmas stocking.
- stocking stitch — stockinette (def 2).
- straight ticket — a ballot on which all votes have been cast for candidates of the same party.
- straight-backed — having a straight, usually high, back: a straight-backed chair.
- strike it lucky — to have some good luck
- striking circle — the semicircular area in front of each goal, which an attacking player must have entered before scoring a goal
- stumbling block — an obstacle or hindrance to progress, belief, or understanding.
- suck it and see — to try something to find out what it is, what it is like, or how it works
- surgical strike — a military action designed to destroy a particular target without harming other people or damaging other buildings near it
- sympathetic ink — a fluid for producing writing that is invisible until brought out by heat, chemicals, etc.; invisible ink.
- take one's pick — If you are told to take your pick, you can choose any one that you like from a group of things.
- terror-stricken — overwhelmed by terror; terrified.
- thickness piece — a narrow flat or board used in scenic construction to give the illusion of depth or solidity to a door, wall, window, or the like.
- thunderstricken — Archaic. to strike with a thunderbolt.
- to call in sick — If you call in sick, you telephone the place where you work to tell them you will not be coming to work because you are ill.