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

  • ripple-tank — a shallow container of water in which waves are produced by vibrating an object in the water, used to observe or demonstrate wave phenomena.
  • rock beauty — a gold and black butterflyfish, Holocanthus tricolor, ranging from the West Indies to Brazil.
  • rock steady — the style of vocalized Jamaican popular music that succeeded ska and preceded reggae in the 1960s, influenced by American soul music and having a more upbeat tempo with emphasis on electric bass and guitar rather than on horns.
  • rollerskate — a form of skate with four wheels or rollers instead of a runner, for use on a sidewalk or other surface offering traction.
  • round steak — a steak cut from directly above the hind leg of beef.
  • safety hook — a hook that can be transformed into an eye by locking a hinged piece in place.
  • safety lock — a lock designed to prevent picking.
  • salt shaker — a container for salt with a perforated top to allow the salt to be shaken out.
  • saltchucker — a saltwater angler
  • sato eisaku — 1901–75, Japanese statesman: prime minister (1964–72). During his term of office Japan became a major economic power. He shared the Nobel peace prize (1974) for opposing the proliferation of nuclear weapons
  • sauk centre — a town in central Minnesota: model for town in Sinclair Lewis's novel Main Street.
  • savannakhet — a city in S central Laos.
  • schecklaton — a gilded leather used for embroidering jacks
  • 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
  • sheep track — a pathway made by and used by sheep, often in rocky or mountainous terrain, and sometimes followed by hikers
  • shelftalker — a promotional sign used by a retailer to draw attention to a featured product on the shelf
  • shell steak — a cut of steak from the short loin
  • 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
  • slack water — a period when a body of water is between tides.
  • slate black — a slightly purplish black.
  • smart aleck — an obnoxiously conceited person.
  • smoke-eater — a firefighter.
  • smoked meat — animal flesh cooked by smoking
  • snack table — a small portable folding table used for an individual serving.
  • snake plant — a widely grown houseplant, Sansevieria trifasciata, having stiffly erect, mottled, lance-shaped leaves.
  • sneak thief — a burglar who sneaks into houses through open doors, windows, etc.
  • sneaky pete — a homemade or inferior liquor or wine.
  • so to speak — to utter words or articulate sounds with the ordinary voice; talk: He was too ill to speak.
  • south korea — a country in E Asia: formed 1948 after the division of the former country of Korea at 38° N. 36,600 sq. mi. (94,795 sq. km). Capital: Seoul. Compare Korea.
  • spatterdock — any of various water lilies of the genus Nuphar, having globular yellow flowers and growing in lakes or sluggish streams, especially N. advena, of the eastern U.S.
  • spatterwork — a method of decorating whereby ink or another fluid is spattered over a medium
  • speed skate — racing skate.
  • 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.
  • spot market — a market in which commodities, as grain, gold, or crude oil, are dealt in for cash and immediate delivery (distinguished from futures market).
  • square knot — a common knot in which the ends come out alongside of the standing parts.
  • stagestruck — obsessed with the desire to become an actor or actress.
  • stake horse — a horse that is regularly entered in stake races.
  • stake truck — a truck or trailer with a stake body, as for hauling farm animals or feed bags.
  • stakeholder — the holder of the stakes of a wager.
  • staktometer — an instrument for counting drops of liquid, consisting of a glass tube with a hollow bulb in it and one narrow end with a small opening
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