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11-letter words containing t, e, k

  • optokinetic — relating to a reflex whereby the eye follows a moving object
  • ostrichlike — a large, two-toed, swift-footed flightless bird, Struthio camelus, indigenous to Africa and Arabia, domesticated for its plumage: the largest of living birds.
  • other ranks — (in the armed forces) all those who do not hold a commissioned rank
  • outbreaking — The act of breaking out.
  • outer banks — chain of long, narrow, sandy islands, along the coast of N.C.
  • outspokenly — In an outspoken manner.
  • overblanket — a blanket that is placed on a bed on top of the other bedding
  • overstocked — containing too many fish
  • oyster fork — a small, three-pronged fork, used especially in eating seafood.
  • oyster pink — a delicate pinkish-white colour, sometimes with a greyish tinge
  • oyster rake — a rake with a long handle and curved teeth for gathering in oysters from shallow waters
  • packet boat — a boat that travels a regular route, as along a coast or on a river, carrying passengers, freight, and mail
  • packet soup — soup supplied in dried form in a packet
  • panel truck — a small truck having a fully enclosed body, used mainly to deliver light or small objects.
  • park forest — a city in NE Illinois.
  • partial key — (database)   A key which identifies a subset of a set of information items (e.g. database "records"), and which could narrow the subset to one item if other partial key(s) were combined with it.
  • pathbreaker — a person who blazes a trail or path; pathfinder.
  • pawn ticket — a receipt given for goods left with a pawnbroker.
  • peace talks — negotiations aimed at ending conflict
  • penny stock — common stock, usually highly speculative, selling for less than a dollar a share.
  • perestroika — Russian. the program of economic and political reform in the Soviet Union initiated by Mikhail Gorbachev in 1986.
  • persnickety — overparticular; fussy.
  • petrol tank — The petrol tank in a motor vehicle is the container for petrol.
  • phantomlike — an apparition or specter.
  • picket boat — a vessel used to patrol a harbor.
  • picket duty — the activity of standing outside an establishment to make a protest, to dissuade or prevent employees or clients from entering, etc
  • picket line — a line of strikers or other demonstrators serving as pickets.
  • pickup tube — camera tube.
  • plasterwork — finish or ornamental work done in plaster.
  • plate block — a block of four or more stamps containing the number or numbers of the printing plate or plates in the margin of the sheet.
  • platemaking — the act of making plates
  • plisetskaya — Maya (Mikhailovna) [mah-yuh myi-khahy-luh v-nuh] /ˈmɑ yə myɪˈxaɪ ləv nə/ (Show IPA), 1925–2015, Soviet ballet dancer.
  • pocket book — a book small enough to be carried in one's pocket
  • pocket door — a door, usually one of a communicating pair, that slides into and out of a recess in a doorway wall.
  • pocket park — a very small park or outdoor area for public leisure, especially an urban plaza or courtyard with benches and fountains.
  • pocket veto — the action of the President in retaining unsigned a bill passed by Congress within the last ten days of a session and thus causing it to die
  • pocket-size — small enough to fit conveniently into one's pocket.
  • pocket-veto — to veto (a bill) by exercising a pocket veto.
  • pocketknife — a knife with one or more blades that fold into the handle, suitable for carrying in the pocket.
  • pocketphone — a mobile phone
  • poikilocyte — an abnormally shaped red blood cell
  • poke bonnet — a bonnet with a projecting front brim
  • poke fun at — to prod or push, especially with something narrow or pointed, as a finger, elbow, stick, etc.: to poke someone in the ribs.
  • polkadotted — a dot or round spot (printed, woven, or embroidered) repeated to form a pattern on a textile fabric.
  • pond-skater — any of various heteropterous insects of the family Gerrididae, esp Gerris lacustris (common pond-skater), having a slender hairy body and long hairy legs with which they skim about on the surface of ponds
  • porkpie hat — a hat with a round flat crown and a brim that can be turned up or down
  • pot sticker — a pan-fried and steamed Chinese dumpling with a ground meat or vegetable filling.
  • potato cake — any of various kinds of small savoury cakes made from flour and mashed potatoes, often fried or baked
  • preticketed — having or furnished with a ticket beforehand: preticketed passengers.
  • pretzel key — feature key
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