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

  • brahminy kite — a common kite, Haliastur indus, of southern Asia and the southwest Pacific islands, having reddish-brown plumage with a white head and breast.
  • break it down — stop it
  • break the ice — to relieve shyness or reserve, esp between strangers
  • break through — If you break through a barrier, you succeed in forcing your way through it.
  • breaker strip — breaker1 (def 4).
  • breaker-strip — a person or thing that breaks.
  • breakfast bar — a counter in a kitchen where people can sit and have breakfast
  • breakfast set — a set of plates, bowls, eggcups, etc, specially designed to be used at breakfast
  • breakthroughs — a military movement or advance all the way through and beyond an enemy's front-line defense.
  • breast pocket — The breast pocket of a man's coat or jacket is a pocket, usually on the inside, next to his chest.
  • breast stroke — a swimming stroke performed face down in which both arms are extended outward and sideways from a position close to the chest, while the legs engage in a frog kick
  • breaststroker — a person who swims breaststroke
  • brokenhearted — Someone who is brokenhearted is very sad and upset because they have had a serious disappointment.
  • buck sergeant — a newly promoted sergeant
  • bucket ladder — a series of buckets that move in a continuous chain, used to dredge riverbeds, etc, or to excavate land
  • buckeye state — Ohio (used as a nickname).
  • cabinet maker — A cabinet maker is a person who makes high-quality wooden furniture.
  • cabinet-maker — a person who makes fine furniture and other woodwork.
  • cabinetmakers — Plural form of cabinetmaker.
  • cabinetmaking — the manufacture of fine furniture and other woodwork.
  • called strike — a pitch not swung at by a batter but ruled a strike by the umpire.
  • camel cricket — cave cricket.
  • candidate key — (database)   One of several possible attributes or combinations of attributes which can be used to uniquely identify a body of information (a "record"). The chosen candidate key is called the primary key.
  • carpet knight — a soldier who spends his life away from battle; idler
  • cassette deck — a machine that is used for listening to cassettes and sometimes also for recording them
  • cat's whisker — a pointed wire used to make contact with the crystal in a crystal radio receiver
  • cattle market — A cattle market is a market where cattle are bought and sold.
  • central karoo — an arid plateau of S central South Africa, in Cape Province, separated from the Little Karoo to the southwest by the Swartberg range. Average height: 750 m (2500 ft)
  • character key — key
  • chicago steak — a strip steak or, sometimes, a shell steak.
  • chimney stack — A chimney stack is the brick or stone part of a chimney that is above the roof of a building.
  • chopped steak — ground, cooked beef, usually served as a main course.
  • christianlike — like or befitting a Christian.
  • citrus canker — a disease of citrus trees caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas citri, characterized by spongy eruptions on leaves and fruit.
  • clicketyclack — a rhythmic, metallic sound, as that made by the wheels of a moving train
  • clock watcher — an employee who demonstrates lack of interest in a job by watching the time closely to be sure to stop work as soon as the workday or shift is over.
  • clock-watcher — an employee who checks the time in anticipation of a break or of the end of the working day
  • clothesbasket — a basket for holding and carrying laundry.
  • coaster brake — a brake on a bicycle that engages when the pedals are turned in reverse
  • coffee klatch — A coffee klatch is a social event at which coffee is served.
  • combat jacket — a military-style jacket, usually khaki, olive green, or with camouflage colours
  • common market — A common market is an organization of countries who have agreed to trade freely with each other and make common decisions about industry and agriculture.
  • constablewick — the area of land under the charge of a constable
  • control freak — If you say that someone is a control freak, you mean that they want to be in control of every situation they find themselves in.
  • counterattack — If you counterattack, you attack someone who has attacked you.
  • cracked wheat — whole wheat cracked between rollers so that it will cook more quickly
  • cracker state — a nickname for Georgia
  • craftsmanlike — Resembling or characteristic of a craftsman.
  • crestone peak — a peak in S central Colorado, in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. 14,294 feet (4360 meters).
  • cricket table — a three-legged table of the Jacobean period.
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