12-letter words containing t, e, l, k, i
- poikilotherm — an organism with poikilothermic qualities
- poodle skirt — 1950s-style woman's circular skirt
- postcardlike — (of a scene) resembling a postcard
- prickly heat — a cutaneous eruption accompanied by a prickling and itching sensation, due to an inflammation of the sweat glands.
- sea milkwort — a maritime plant, Glaux maritima, having small, pinkish-white flowers.
- selfie stick — a rod on which a camera or mobile phone may be mounted in order to take a photograph of oneself
- single track — a single pair of lines so that trains can travel in only one direction at a time
- single-track — (of a railroad or section of a railroad's route) having but one set of tracks, so that trains going in opposite directions must be scheduled to meet only at points where there are sidings.
- skeletonizer — any of numerous insect species that reduce leaves to a skeleton
- skirt length — the length of someone's skirt
- solid rocket — any of various rockets using solid fuel
- split ticket — a ballot on which not all votes have been cast for candidates of the same party.
- stickhandler — a hockey or lacrosse player, esp. one who is talented at stickhandling.
- stockingless — not wearing or having stockings
- strike fault — a fault that trends parallel to the strike of the strata that it offsets.
- strike lucky — If you strike lucky or strike it lucky, you have some good luck.
- strike plate — strike (def 67).
- tack welding — to join (pieces of metal) with a number of small welds spaced some distance apart.
- take in sail — to lower sails, as in order to reduce the area of sail set
- talking head — Television Slang. a closeup picture of a person who is talking, especially as a participant in a talk show.
- tank trailer — a trailer truck or tractor-trailer with a tank body, suitable for transporting gases or liquids, as oil, gasoline, or milk, in bulk.
- the flickers — the cinema
- the kalahari — an extensive arid plateau of South Africa, Namibia, and Botswana. Area: 260 000 sq km (100 000 sq miles)
- the likes of — of the same form, appearance, kind, character, amount, etc.: I cannot remember a like instance.
- thessalonike — official name of Salonika.
- thessaloníki — official name of Salonika.
- thick client — a computer having its own hard drive, as opposed to one on a network where most functions are carried out on a central server
- thick-lipped — having thick lips
- tick trefoil — any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Desmodium, of the legume family, having trifoliolate leaves and jointed pods with hooked hairs by which they adhere to objects.
- tickled pink — to touch or stroke lightly with the fingers, a feather, etc., so as to excite a tingling or itching sensation in; titillate.
- tickler coil — the coil by which the plate circuit of a vacuum tube is inductively coupled with the grid circuit in the process of regeneration.
- tickler file — a file consisting of memoranda, notices, electronic signals, or the like that serves to remind the user of matters that must be attended to.
- trailer park — an area where house trailers may be parked, usually having running water, electrical outlets, etc.
- trefoil knot — a knot having the form of a trefoil.
- trial docket — docket (def 1).
- trial-docket — Also called trial docket. a list of cases in court for trial, or the names of the parties who have cases pending.
- trickle-down — of, relating to, or based on the trickle-down theory: the trickle-down benefits to the local community.
- unartistlike — lacking artistic sensibilities and skills
- unmistakable — not mistakable; clear; obvious.
- watered silk — silk with a wavy lustrous finish
- watkins glen — a village in W New York, on Seneca Lake: gorge and cascades.
- white alkali — Agriculture. a whitish layer of mineral salts, especially sodium sulfate, sodium chloride, and magnesium sulfate, often occurring on top of soils where rainfall is low.
- winterkilled — Simple past tense and past participle of winterkill.