15-letter words containing t, a, k, e, s, r
- kindergarteners — a child who attends a kindergarten.
- kindheartedness — The quality of being kindhearted.
- kleptoparasites — Plural form of kleptoparasite.
- kleptoparasitic — Pertaining to kleptoparasitism.
- kreutzer sonata — a sonata for violin and piano (1803, Op. 47) by Ludwig van Beethoven.
- look daggers at — to look at with anger or hatred
- make the rounds — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
- make tracks for — to go or head towards
- market analysis — the process of determining factors, conditions, and characteristics of a market.
- market research — investigation into consumers' needs
- market-research — to conduct market research on.
- mitigate a risk — If something or someone mitigates a risk, they make the effects of a loss or risk less unpleasant, harmful, or serious.
- monkey, scratch — scratch monkey
- nark at someone — to nag someone
- neck sweetbread — sweetbread (def 2).
- network address — (networking) 1. The network portion of an IP address. For a class A network, the network address is the first byte of the IP address. For a class B network, the network address is the first two bytes of the IP address. For a class C network, the network address is the first three bytes of the IP address. In each case, the remainder is the host address. In the Internet, assigned network addresses are globally unique. See also subnet address, Internet Registry. 2. (Or "net address") An electronic mail address on the network. In the 1980s this might have been a bang path but now (1997) it is nearly always a domain address. Such an address is essential if one wants to be to be taken seriously by hackers; in particular, persons or organisations that claim to understand, work with, sell to, or recruit from among hackers but *don't* display net addresses are quietly presumed to be clueless poseurs and mentally flushed. Hackers often put their net addresses on their business cards and wear them prominently in contexts where they expect to meet other hackers face-to-face (e.g. science-fiction fandom). This is mostly functional, but is also a signal that one identifies with hackerdom (like lodge pins among Masons or tie-dyed T-shirts among Grateful Dead fans). Net addresses are often used in e-mail text as a more concise substitute for personal names; indeed, hackers may come to know each other quite well by network names without ever learning each others' real monikers. See also sitename, domainist.
- neural networks — any group of neurons that conduct impulses in a coordinated manner, as the assemblages of brain cells that record a visual stimulus.
- no great shakes — to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
- 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
- partners---desk — a desk constructed so that two people may work at it face-to-face, as one having a kneehole and drawers on two fronts.
- planet-stricken — believed to be adversely affected mentally or physically by the planets
- power breakfast — If business people have a power breakfast, they go to a restaurant early in the morning so that they can have a meeting while they eat breakfast.
- regulatory risk — a risk to which private companies are subject, arising from the possibility of legislation or regulations that will affect business being adopted by a government
- rib-eye (steak) — a beefsteak cut from the rib section, with the bone removed
- rigel kentaurus — Alpha Centauri.
- rigil kentaurus — Astronomy. Alpha Centauri.
- risk assessment — the evaluation of the possible risks in a product,situation, activity or course of action
- risk management — the technique or profession of assessing, minimizing, and preventing accidental loss to a business, as through the use of insurance, safety measures, etc.
- rocket research — research into rocket engines for spacecraft
- salisbury steak — ground beef, sometimes mixed with other foods, shaped like a hamburger patty and broiled or fried, often garnished or served with a sauce.
- scavenge stroke — (in a reciprocating engine) the stroke of a piston in a four-stroke cycle that pushes the burnt gases out as exhaust
- seller's market — commerce: greater demand than supply
- sellers' market — a market in which goods and services are scarce and prices relatively high.
- shark repellent — any tactic used by a corporation to prevent a takeover by a corporate raider.
- shelikof strait — a strait between the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak Island, in S Alaska. 130 miles (209 km) long and 30 miles (48 km) wide.
- shock resistant — not affected by impact
- shock treatment — electroconvulsive therapy
- shock-resistant — strong or resilient enough to sustain minor impacts without damage to the internal mechanism: a shock-resistant watch.
- sidewalk artist — an artist who draws pictures on the sidewalk, especially with colored chalk, as a means of soliciting money from passers-by.
- smoking-related — (of a disease, illness, etc) caused by smoking tobacco, etc
- spark generator — an alternating-current power source with a condenser discharging across a spark gap.
- sparkling water — soda water (def 1).
- speckle pattern — the visual appearance of a star as viewed through a large telescope, with irregularities caused by the distorting effect of local turbulence in the earth's atmosphere.
- spiral notebook — a notebook held together by a coil of wire passed through small holes punched at the back edge of the covers and individual pages
- sport one's oak — to shut this door as a sign one does not want visitors
- stack the cards — to prearrange the order of a pack of cards secretly so that the deal will benefit someone
- stalactite work — (in Islamic architecture) intricate decorative corbeling in the form of brackets, squinches, and portions of pointed vaults.
- steak au poivre — pepper steak (def 2).
- stock character — a character in literature, theater, or film of a type quickly recognized and accepted by the reader or viewer and requiring no development by the writer.
- straight ticket — a ballot on which all votes have been cast for candidates of the same party.