11-letter words containing t, e, k
- ministrokes — Plural form of ministroke.
- minute book — a book in which the minutes of a meeting are recorded
- minute mark — the symbol ′ used for minutes of arc and linear feet
- mitre block — a block of wood with slots for cutting mitre joints with a saw
- mobuto lake — Lake Albert.
- model stock — Model stock is the maintenance of adequate levels of stock of an item so that an adequate supply is always available for selling.
- money talks — If you say that money talks, you mean that if someone has a lot of money, they also have a lot of power.
- monkey fist — a ball-like knot used as an ornament or as a throwing weight at the end of a line.
- monkey sort — bogo-sort
- monkey suit — a tuxedo or full-dress suit.
- monkey tail — any of various light or short ropes or lines.
- montelukast — a type of oral drug containing a leukotriene inhibitor, used in the treatment of asthma and seasonal allergies.
- mount kenya — an extinct volcano in central Kenya: the second highest mountain in Africa; girth at 2400 m (8000 ft) is about 150 km (95 miles). The regions above 3200 m (10 500 ft) constitute Mount Kenya National Park. Height: 5199 m (17 058 ft)
- mountebanks — Plural form of mountebank.
- multimarket — an open place or a covered building where buyers and sellers convene for the sale of goods; a marketplace: a farmers' market.
- multistrike — (of a typewriter or printer ribbon) able to be struck several times in the same place before becoming unusable
- multitasked — Simple past tense and past participle of multitask.
- multitasker — Computers. (of a single CPU) to execute two or more jobs concurrently.
- musk turtle — any of several aquatic turtles of the genus Sternotherus, of North America, which, when disturbed, emit a musky secretion.
- natterjacks — Plural form of natterjack.
- nature walk — a walk on a nature trail, especially with an experienced guide.
- near-market — (of rates and amounts) similar to the market rate or amount
- needlestick — Puncture of the skin by a hypodermic needle or other sharp object.
- nerve trunk — the main stem of a nerve.
- netherstock — a stocking
- next of kin — a person's nearest relative or relatives: The newspaper did not publish the names of casualties until the next of kin had been notified.
- nickel belt — the area around Sudbury in Northern Ontario, rich in nickel ore
- night snake — a nocturnal, mildly venomous New World snake, Hypsiglena torquata, having a gray or yellowish body marked with dark brown spots.
- nightwalker — a person who walks or roves about at night, especially a thief, prostitute, etc.
- nikethamide — a stimulant derived from nicotinic acid, primarily affecting the respiratory system and formerly used to counteract tranquilizer overdoses
- non-striker — a person or thing that strikes.
- nonmarketed — Unmarketed.
- nonskeletal — of or pertaining to parts of the body other than the skeletal structure
- nonstrikers — Plural form of nonstriker.
- north korea — a country in E Asia: formed 1948 after the division of the former country of Korea at 38° N. 50,000 sq. mi. (129,500 sq. km). Capital: Pyongyang. Compare Korea.
- nose tackle — nose guard
- not cricket — If you say that someone's behaviour is not cricket, you mean that they have not behaved fairly.
- note broker — a broker who buys and sells commercial paper.
- nut-cracker — an instrument or device for cracking the shells of nuts.
- nutcrackers — Plural form of nutcracker.
- oak leather — a thick sheet of mycelium occurring in decayed oak wood.
- oathbreaker — Someone who breaks an oath.
- objectworks — An object-oriented development environment developed by ParcPlace, available under Smalltalk and C++.
- oktoberfest — a traditional festival held each October in Munich, Germany.
- on the hook — a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something.
- on the make — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- on the rack — If you say that someone is on the rack, you mean that they are suffering either physically or mentally.
- on the take — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- open market — an unrestricted competitive market in which any buyer and seller is free to participate.
- open ticket — a return ticket which does not specify a date for travel