12-letter words containing t, a, k, e
- speedskating — a form of ice skating in which contestants race against each other or the clock over various distances
- splatterpunk — a form of fiction featuring extremely graphic violence.
- sport jacket — A sport jacket is the same as a sport coat.
- stacked heel — a shoe heel constructed from several layers of material.
- stage pocket — one of several metal boxes placed backstage in the floor (floor pocket) or wall of a theater and containing jacks for electric cables used in lighting units.
- stage-struck — obsessed with the desire to become an actor or actress.
- stakeholders — the holder of the stakes of a wager.
- stakhanovite — a worker in the Soviet Union who regularly surpassed production quotas and was specially honored and rewarded.
- star network — a circuit with three or more branches all of which have one common terminal.
- stark effect — Physics. (often lowercase) the splitting into two or more components of the spectral lines of atoms in an electric field.
- starter pack — a pack containing basic equipment or information
- stated clerk — an administrative official in the Presbyterian Church and certain other Protestant churches
- statute book — a book containing the laws enacted by the legislature of a state or nation.
- steam jacket — a casing, as on the cylinder of a steam engine, filled with live steam to keep the interior hot.
- stickhandler — a hockey or lacrosse player, esp. one who is talented at stickhandling.
- stock market — a particular market where stocks and bonds are traded; stock exchange.
- stock saddle — Western saddle.
- stonebreaker — a person that breaks up stone
- storage tank — A storage tank is a large vessel for storing oil, gas, and other petrochemical products.
- stottie cake — a flat round loaf
- straddleback — astride, on horseback
- straightneck — a variety of summer squash related to the crookneck but not having a recurved neck.
- straitjacket — a garment made of strong material and designed to bind the arms, as of a violently disoriented person.
- stratotanker — an aircraft that can refuel other aircrafts at high speeds and altitudes
- streetwalker — a prostitute who solicits on the streets.
- stretch mark — a silvery streak occurring typically on the abdomen or thighs and caused by stretching of the skin over a short period of time, as during pregnancy or rapid weight gain.
- stretchmarks — marks that remain visible on the abdomen after its distension, esp in pregnancy
- strike fault — a fault that trends parallel to the strike of the strata that it offsets.
- strike hands — to show agreement by clasping hands
- strike plate — strike (def 67).
- sultana cake — a cake that contains sultanas
- t-bone steak — a loin steak having some tenderloin, characterized by its T -shaped bone.
- tack welding — to join (pieces of metal) with a number of small welds spaced some distance apart.
- take a break — have a rest
- take a whizz — to urinate
- take against — If you take against someone or something, you develop a dislike for them, often for no good reason.
- take an oath — pledge
- take care of — a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern: He was never free from care.
- take chances — to behave in a risky manner
- take counsel — receive advice
- take hold of — grasp, seize sth
- take in hand — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- take in sail — to lower sails, as in order to reduce the area of sail set
- take it easy — relax
- take offence — be upset or shocked
- take offense — If someone takes offense at something you say or do, they feel upset, often unnecessarily, because they think you are being rude to them.
- take part in — join in
- take pity on — show compassion, mercy
- take the air — to go out of doors, as for a short walk or ride
- take the rap — to strike, especially with a quick, smart, or light blow: He rapped the door with his cane.