15-letter words containing t, e, k
- peacock feather — a (distinctive and brightly coloured) feather from the peacock
- peak production — the maximum production
- pedunculate oak — a large deciduous oak tree, Quercus robur, of Eurasia, having lobed leaves and stalked acorns
- perpetual check — a continuing series of checks resulting in a drawn game because they cannot be halted or evaded without resulting in checkmate or a serious disadvantage.
- phenakistoscope — an early form of a zoetrope in which figures are depicted in different poses around the edge of a disc. When the disc is spun, and the figures observed through the apertures around the edge of the disc, they appear to be moving
- phenylketonuria — an inherited disease due to faulty metabolism of phenylalanine, characterized by phenylketones in the urine and usually first noted by signs of mental retardation in infancy.
- phenylketonuric — an inherited disease due to faulty metabolism of phenylalanine, characterized by phenylketones in the urine and usually first noted by signs of mental retardation in infancy.
- pick up the tab — If you pick up the tab, you pay a bill on behalf of a group of people or provide the money that is needed for something.
- pinkster flower — a wild azalea, Rhododendron periclymenoides, of the U.S., having pink or purplish flowers.
- pitch blackness — extreme darkness; lack of light
- planet-stricken — believed to be adversely affected mentally or physically by the planets
- platform rocker — a rocking chair supported on a stationary base
- platform ticket — a pass allowing a visitor to enter upon a railroad platform from which those not traveling are ordinarily excluded.
- play the market — to speculate on a stock exchange
- plunket society — the Royal New Zealand Society for the Health of Women and Children
- pocket computer — palmtop
- poikilothermism — the state or quality of being cold-blooded, as fishes and reptiles.
- poke mullock at — to ridicule
- power breakfast — If business people have a power breakfast, they go to a restaurant early in the morning so that they can have a meeting while they eat breakfast.
- precinct worker — a worker in a polling or electoral district (such as someone who mans voting, etc)
- preferred stock — stock that has a superior claim to that of common stock with respect to dividends and often to assets in the event of liquidation.
- prekindergarten — a school or class for young children between the ages of four and six years.
- property market — business or trade in land and houses
- pullman kitchen — a kitchenette, often recessed into a wall and concealed by double doors or a screen.
- put the make on — 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.
- quarter blanket — a horse blanket, usually placed under a saddle or harness and extending to the horse's tail.
- quickwittedness — The state or condition of being quickwitted.
- qwerty keyboard — a keyboard having the arrangement of alphabetical and numerical keys found on the traditional typewriter
- railway network — a system of intersecting rail routes
- raw-pack method — cold pack (def 2).
- reception clerk — a person who works in a hotel at the desk or office where guests can books rooms or ask the staff questions
- red-tailed hawk — a North American hawk, Buteo jamaicensis, dark brown above, whitish with black streaking below, and having a reddish-brown tail.
- regulatory risk — a risk to which private companies are subject, arising from the possibility of legislation or regulations that will affect business being adopted by a government
- rib-eye (steak) — a beefsteak cut from the rib section, with the bone removed
- rigel kentaurus — Alpha Centauri.
- rigil kentaurus — Astronomy. Alpha Centauri.
- ringtail monkey — a Central and South American monkey, Cebus capucinus, having a prehensile tail and hair on the head resembling a cowl.
- risk assessment — the evaluation of the possible risks in a product,situation, activity or course of action
- risk management — the technique or profession of assessing, minimizing, and preventing accidental loss to a business, as through the use of insurance, safety measures, etc.
- rocket airplane — an airplane propelled wholly or mainly by a rocket engine.
- rocket launcher — a tube attached to a weapon for the launching of rockets.
- rocket research — research into rocket engines for spacecraft
- rolling kitchen — a mobile kitchen used for feeding troops outdoors.
- round-the-clock — around-the-clock.
- rumpelstiltskin — a dwarf in a German folktale who spins flax into gold for a young woman to meet the demands of the prince she has married, on the condition that she give him her first child or else guess his name: she guesses his name and he vanishes or destroys himself in a rage.
- runabout ticket — a rail ticket that allows unlimited travel within a specified area for a limited period of time (for example one day, a weekend, three days, etc)
- sahitya akademi — a body set up by the Government of India for cultivating literature in Indian languages and in English
- saint-john-lake — Henry, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, Bolingbroke, 1st Viscount.
- salisbury steak — ground beef, sometimes mixed with other foods, shaped like a hamburger patty and broiled or fried, often garnished or served with a sauce.
- saskatchewanian — a native or inhabitant of Saskatchewan