12-letter words containing t, b, k
- ribeye steak — a large beefsteak cut from the outer, or eye, side of the ribs.
- risk-benefit — involving studies, testing, etc., to establish whether the benefits, as of a course of medical treatment, outweigh the risks involved: to arrive at a risk-benefit ratio.
- robert hooke — Robert, 1635–1703, English philosopher, microscopist, and physicist.
- rock bunting — a seed-eating songbird, Emberiza cia
- rock lobster — spiny lobster.
- rugby tackle — A rugby tackle is a way of making someone fall over by throwing your arms around their legs or hips.
- salad basket — a basket in which washed salad greens are swung or spun to remove excess water.
- skateboarder — person who rides skateboard
- skeleton bob — a small sledge for racing over a frozen track, steered by the rider by movements of the head and shoulders
- sketch-books — Also, sketchpad. a book or pad of drawing paper for sketches.
- snake-bitten — bitten by a snake.
- snatch block — a fairlead having the form of a block that can be opened to receive the bight of a rope at any point along its length.
- stackability — capable of being stacked, especially easily: stackable chairs.
- statute book — a book containing the laws enacted by the legislature of a state or nation.
- stickability — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
- sticky blood — a condition of the blood, particularly associated with Hughes syndrome, in which antibodies tend to adhere to platelets and glue them together, leading to an increased likelihood of clotting
- stock symbol — A stock symbol is a standard abbreviation for a publicly traded stock.
- stockbreeder — the breeding and raising of livestock for marketing or exhibition.
- stockbroking — business of buying and selling stock
- stonebreaker — a person that breaks up stone
- stork's-bill — Also called heron's-bill. any of various plants belonging to the genus Erodium, of the geranium family, having deeply lobed leaves, loose clusters of pink, purple, white, or yellow flowers, and long, slender fruit.
- straddleback — astride, on horseback
- stringy-bark — any of several eucalyptus trees having a fibrous bark
- t-bone steak — a loin steak having some tenderloin, characterized by its T -shaped bone.
- take a break — have a rest
- take umbrage — If you say that a person takes umbrage, you mean that they are upset or offended by something that someone says or does to them, often without much reason.
- takeover bid — offer to buy a company
- talking book — a phonograph record or tape recording of readings of a book, magazine, etc., made especially for use by the blind.
- the bollocks — something excellent
- thumb-sucker — a person who habitually sucks a thumb.
- ticket booth — kiosk: sells tickets
- to know best — If you say that a particular person knows best, you mean that they have a lot of experience and should therefore be trusted to make decisions for other people.
- to think big — If you think big, you make plans on a large scale, often using a lot of time, effort, or money.
- trackability — a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
- troublemaker — a person who causes difficulties, distress, worry, etc., for others, especially one who does so habitually as a matter of malice.
- truck jobber — a jobber or wholesaler who makes calls carrying goods on a truck, thereby being able to take and deliver orders on the same call.
- turkey brown — an angler's name for a species of mayfly, Paraleptophlebia submarginata
- turkish bath — a bath in which the bather, after copious perspiration in a steam room, showers and has a rubdown.
- underblanket — a blanket placed under a bottom sheet
- undertakable — able to be undertaken
- unmarketable — readily salable.
- unmistakable — not mistakable; clear; obvious.
- unmistakably — not mistakable; clear; obvious.
- walking boot — a lightweight rigid knee-length boot with a reinforced sole and straps that fasten around the leg, used for support after a sprain or fracture
- wastebaskets — Plural form of wastebasket.
- watteau back — a loose, full back of a woman's gown, formed by wide box pleats hanging from a high shoulder yoke and extending to the hem in an unbroken line.
- wildcat bank — a bank that issued notes without adequate security in the period before the establishment of the national banking system in 1864.
- winter break — a period of vacation between semesters of colleges, universities, or other schools and usually including the winter holidays.