14-letter words containing t, a, k, s, u
- quiescent tank — a tank, usually for sewage sludge, in which the sludge is allowed to remain for a time so that sedimentation can occur
- rathke's pouch — an invagination of stomodeal ectoderm developing into the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland.
- russet burbank — a brown-skinned, oblong potato having a mealy flesh with high starch content.
- saratoga trunk — a type of large traveling trunk used mainly by women during the 19th century.
- skull practice — a meeting for the purpose of discussion, exchange of ideas, solving problems, etc.
- spark spectrum — a spectrum formed from the light produced by an electric spark, characteristic of the gas or vapor through which the spark passes.
- square bracket — bracket (def 3).
- squeak through — to succeed, get through, survive, etc. by a narrow margin or with difficulty
- st. louis park — a city in E Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- stadium jacket — an insulated, parkalike jacket that reaches to the mid thigh or the knees and often has a drawstring around the bottom edge, worn outdoors in cold weather.
- stony tunguska — one of three rivers in Russia, in central Siberia, that is a tributary of the Yenisei and is 1550 km (960 miles) long
- straddle truck — a self-propelled vehicle, having a chassis far above the ground, for carrying loads of lumber or the like beneath the chassis and between the wheels.
- struck measure — a measure, especially of grain, level with the top of a receptacle.
- suicide attack — a terrorist attack which someone undertakes knowing that he or she will die in the attack
- take soundings — to try to find out people's opinions on a subject
- talk about sth — You can say talk about before mentioning a particular expression or situation, when you mean that something is a very striking or clear example of that expression or situation.
- the kama sutra — an ancient Hindu text on erotic pleasure and other topics
- to make a fuss — If you make a fuss or kick up a fuss about something, you become angry or excited about it and complain.
- treasury stock — outstanding shares of stock reacquired and held by the issuing corporation.
- tunguska basin — large coal basin in central Siberia, between the Yenisei & Lena rivers: it is drained by three rivers, the Lower Tunguska, Stony Tunguska, & Upper Tunguska (usually called the Angara River), which flow west into the Yenisei
- turkish angora — a long-haired breed of cat, similar to the Persian
- umbrella skirt — a full skirt with many gores that flare gradually from the waist to the hem.
- unthankfulness — the quality or condition of being unthankful; lack of thankfulness; ungratefulness
- upper tunguska — any of three tributaries of the Yenisei River in the central Russian Federation in Asia: the (Lower Tunguska) 2000 miles (3220 km) long; the (Upper Tunguska) or the lower course of the Angara, 1151 miles (1855 km) long; and the (Stony Tunguska) about 975 miles (1570 km) long.