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11-letter words containing t, a, k, e, i

  • septic tank — a tank in which solid organic sewage is decomposed and purified by anaerobic bacteria.
  • shake on it — to shake hands in agreement, reconciliation, etc
  • shirtjacket — a jacket styled like a shirt
  • sidetracked — any railroad track, other than a siding, auxiliary to the main track.
  • silk thread — thread that is manufactured from silk
  • silk-tassel — any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Garrya, of the western U.S., having evergreen foliage and flowers in pendulous catkins.
  • singletrack — (of a railroad or section of a railroad's route) having but one set of tracks, so that trains going in opposite directions must be scheduled to meet only at points where there are sidings.
  • skatemobile — a scooterlike vehicle built of boxes, boards, or the like, and mounted on skate wheels.
  • skeptically — inclined to skepticism; having an attitude of doubt: a skeptical young woman who will question whatever you say.
  • skip tracer — an investigator whose job is to locate missing persons, especially debtors.
  • skirt steak — a thin cut of beef taken from the plate or, sometimes, from the diaphragm
  • sneak thief — a burglar who sneaks into houses through open doors, windows, etc.
  • spike heath — a Eurasian evergreen shrub, Bruckenthalia spiculifolia, of the heath family, having narrow leaves and bell-shaped, pink flowers, growing in gritty soil.
  • spirit lake — a lake in SW Washington, at the N foot of Mount St. Helens: site of devastation during 1980 eruptions of Mount St. Helens.
  • stalin peak — former name of Communism Peak.
  • steak diane — a steak served in a rich sauce
  • steak knife — a sharp dinner knife the blade of which is made of steel and usually serrated, used in cutting meat.
  • steelmaking — the manufacture of steel.
  • sterlitamak — a city in the Russian Federation in Europe, W of the Southern Urals.
  • stickhandle — (in hockey and lacrosse) to control and skillfully maneuver the ball or puck with the stick.
  • stickleader — a person assigned to check the appearance or condition of each person in a stick
  • stickleback — any of the small, pugnacious, spiny-backed fishes of the family Gasterosteidae, inhabiting northern fresh waters and sea inlets, the male of which builds and guards the nest.
  • sticky tape — adhesive strip
  • strike back — retaliate
  • strip steak — cut of beef: sirloin
  • sucker bait — an enticement calculated to lure a person into a scheme in which he or she may be victimized.
  • swiss steak — a thick slice of steak dredged in flour and pounded, browned, and braised with tomatoes, onions, and other vegetables.
  • tailor-make — to make or adjust to meet the needs of the particular situation, individual, object, etc.: to tailor-make a tour.
  • take a dive — to lose a prizefight purposely by pretending to get knocked out
  • take a hike — to walk or march a great distance, especially through rural areas, for pleasure, exercise, military training, or the like.
  • take a hint — If you take a hint, you understand something that is suggested to you indirectly.
  • take a risk — to proceed in an action without regard to the possibility of danger involved in it
  • take a shit — to defecate
  • take action — act, do sth practical
  • take advice — receive guidance
  • take aim at — If you take aim at someone or something, you criticize them strongly.
  • take flight — an act or instance of fleeing or running away; hasty departure.
  • take fright — be scared off
  • take notice — listen, heed
  • take office — come to power
  • take strike — (of a batsman) to prepare to play a ball delivered by the bowler
  • taking lens — a camera in which the image appears on a ground-glass viewer (focusing screen) after being reflected by a mirror or after passing through a prism or semitransparent glass; in one type (single-lens reflex camera) light passes through the same lens to both the ground glass and the film, while in another type (twin-lens reflex camera) light passes through one lens (viewing lens) to the ground glass and through a second lens (taking lens) to the film, the lenses being mechanically coupled for focusing.
  • tank engine — locomotive train
  • tardis-like — having an interior that is more spacious than could be imagined from looking at the outside
  • tearjerking — a pathetic story, play, movie, or the like; an excessively sentimental tale.
  • telebanking — a facility enabling customers to make use of banking services by means of a computer network
  • tengri khan — a mountain in central Asia, on the boundary between Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) and China: highest peak of the Tien Shan Mountains. About 23,950 feet (7300 meters).
  • teppan-yaki — a Japanese dish of meat and vegetables stir-fried on, and eaten from, a hot steel plate that forms the centre of a table
  • thanksgiver — a person who gives thanks.
  • theodorakis — Mikis (ˈmikis). born 1925, Greek composer, who wrote the music for the films Zorba the Greek (1965) and Serpico (1973): imprisoned (1967–70) for his opposition to the Greek military government
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