16-letter words containing t, a, l, k, e
- silky flycatcher — any of several passerine birds of the family Ptilogonatidae, of the southwestern U.S. to Panama, related to the waxwings.
- skaneateles lake — a lake in central New York, SW of Syracuse: one of the Finger Lakes. 14 sq. mi. (35 sq. km).
- slap on the back — to congratulate
- slave-making ant — an ant of a species that raids the colonies of other ant species, carrying off larvae and pupae to be reared as slaves.
- sleep like a top — a toy, often inversely conical, with a point on which it is made to spin.
- smoke inhalation — poisoning of the lungs caused by inhaling large quantities of toxic fumes from a fire
- solid state disk — (SSD)
Any kind of solid-state storage device that appears to the system as a disk drive. SSDs are more expensive that the same capacity of magnetic disk but have much shorter access time. - south lake tahoe — a city in E California.
- sparking voltage — the minimum voltage required to produce a spark across a given spark gap.
- speak for itself — be self-evident
- spelling mistake — error in writing a word
- spotted mackerel — a small mackerel, Scomberomorus queenslandicus, of northern Australian waters
- square kilometer — a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one kilometer on each side. 2 , sq. km. Abbreviation: km.
- stalked puffball — a puffball-like mushroom of the genus Tulestoma, maturing in early winter.
- stick out a mile — to be extremely obvious
- sticking plaster — an adhesive cloth or other material for covering and closing superficial wounds, holding bandages in place, etc.
- streak lightning — lightning in which there is a sudden flash from what appears to be a single main line
- strike a balance — compromise
- take (to) flight — to run away; flee
- take holy orders — to become ordained
- take one's heels — the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.
- take one's leave — to go away; depart
- take one's lumps — a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape: a lump of coal.
- take one's place — to take up one's usual or specified position
- take the liberty — do sth without permission
- take the lid off — to make startling or spectacular revelations about
- take the trouble — If you take the trouble to do something, you do something which requires a small amount of additional effort.
- the black forest — a hilly wooded region of SW Germany, in Baden-Württemberg: a popular resort area
- the little karoo — a high arid plateau in South Africa
- the long paddock — a stockroute or roadside area offering feed to sheep and cattle in dry times
- the mekong delta — the area where the Mekong River empties into the sea through distributaries
- the weakest link — the person who is making the least contribution to the collective achievement of a group
- the wheel blacks — the international wheelchair rugby football team of New Zealand
- thermal cracking — Thermal cracking is an extraction process in which hydrocarbons such as crude oil are heated to a high temperature to break the molecular bonds.
- thick-tailed ray — Ichthyology. any ray of the order Rajiformes, having a relatively thick, fleshy tail, including the guitarfishes and the skates.
- thumbnail sketch — small preliminary drawing
- tightrope walker — performer who walks on high wire
- to lose track of — If you lose track of someone or something, you no longer know where they are or what is happening.
- to speak volumes — If something such as an action speaks volumes about a person or thing, it gives you a lot of information about them.
- to stake a claim — If you stake a claim, you say that something is yours or that you have a right to it.
- traveler's check — a check issued in any of various denominations by a bank, travel agency, etc., that is signed by the purchaser upon purchase and again, in the presence of the payee, when cashing the check or using it to pay for goods or services.
- travelling clock — a small clock taken by someone who is travelling
- up with the lark — up early in the morning
- voluntary worker — a person who serves or acts in a specified function of their own accord and without compulsion or promise of remuneration
- walk a tightrope — be in a precarious position
- walk the streets — to be a prostitute
- walking delegate — (formerly) an official appointed by a trade union to go from place to place to investigate working conditions, to ascertain whether union contracts were being fulfilled, and, sometimes, to negotiate contracts between employers and the union.
- walking distance — distance that can easily be walked
- waterless cooker — a tight-lidded kitchen utensil in which food can be cooked using only a small amount of water or only the juices emitted while cooking.
- yellowstone lake — a lake in NW Wyoming, in Yellowstone National Park. 20 miles (32 km) long; 140 sq. mi. (363 sq. km).