11-letter words containing t, e, k
- clock tower — A clock tower is a tall, narrow building with a clock at the top.
- clock-timer — timer (def 4).
- coal strike — a cessation of work by coal miners as a protest against working conditions or low pay
- cock-teaser — a woman who acts flirtatiously and appears to be sexually available, but does not engage in sexual activity
- cockatrices — Plural form of cockatrice.
- cockfighter — One who engages in a cockfight.
- cockleboats — Plural form of cockleboat.
- cold turkey — Cold turkey is the unpleasant physical reaction that people experience when they suddenly stop taking a drug that they have become addicted to.
- cold-turkey — to withdraw from (an addictive substance or a habit) abruptly and completely.
- computernik — a person who is very interested in, and knowledgeable about, computers
- comstockery — immoderate censorship on grounds of immorality
- control key — a key on the keyboard of a computer that is used in conjunction with the standard keys in order to initiate a specific function, such as editing
- cork-tipped — (of a cigarette) having a filter of cork or some material resembling cork
- cost keeper — a cost accountant.
- cotton cake — cottonseed meal compressed into nuts or cubes of various sizes for feeding to animals
- countermark — a mark on an object that is additional to a mark already on that object, and that serves a purpose such as enhancing security, or noting a change in the value of that object, etc
- countersank — Simple past form of countersink.
- countersink — to enlarge the upper part of (a hole) in timber, metal, etc, so that the head of a bolt or screw can be sunk below the surface
- countersunk — driven or sunk into an enlarged hole
- counterwork — work done in opposition to other work
- craft knife — a knife used for paper crafts, etc, that has a sharp replaceable blade
- crater lake — a lake in the crater of an extinct volcano in SW Oregon, in Crater Lake National Park. 20 sq. mi. (52 sq. km); 1996 feet (608 meters) deep.
- credit risk — a person or institution judged to be unlikely to be able to repay a loan
- cricket bat — a specially shaped, carved wooden bat used to play cricket
- crinkle-cut — (of chips or crisps) having a striated or furrowed surface
- crinkleroot — any of several species of the toothwort Dentaria, esp D. diphylla of E North America, which has a fleshy pungent rhizome and clusters of white or pinkish flowers: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- crochetwork — needlework done by crocheting.
- cryokinetic — Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of cryokinesis.
- crystallike — a clear, transparent mineral or glass resembling ice.
- curb market — curb (def 5).
- custom-make — to make according to the specifications of an individual buyer
- cutter deck — the blade housing on a power mower.
- cyberattack — an attempt to damage or disrupt a computer system, or obtain information stored on a computer system, by means of hacking
- cycle track — a special path created for cyclists to use
- cytokeratin — Either of several forms of keratin found in the intracytoplasmic cytoskeleton of epithelial tissue.
- cytokinesis — division of the cytoplasm of a cell, occurring at the end of mitosis or meiosis
- cytokinetic — of or relating to cytokinesis
- dark matter — Dark matter is material that is believed to form a large part of the universe, but which has never been seen.
- data packet — packet
- dead-stroke — relating to a stroke made that has no kickback or reverberation
- death knell — something that heralds death or destruction
- debarkation — Disembarkation.
- deck tennis — a game played on board ship in which a quoit is tossed to and fro across a high net on a small court resembling a tennis court
- deep pocket — extensive financial resources; great wealth
- deerstalker — A deerstalker is an old-fashioned hat with parts at the sides which can be folded down to cover the ears. Deerstalkers are usually worn by men.
- delta stock — any of the fourth rank of active securities on the Stock Exchange. Market makers need not display prices of these securities continuously and any prices displayed are taken only as an indication rather than an offer to buy or sell
- demarkation — the determining and marking off of the boundaries of something.
- demarketing — advertising that urges the public to limit the consumption of a product, as at a time of shortage.
- desert rock — a type of heavy-metal music that has strong country-rock and folk influences
- desk editor — someone employed to read through newspaper text before publication to correct errors