15-letter words containing t, h, a, c, k, e
- pitch blackness — extreme darkness; lack of light
- pullman kitchen — a kitchenette, often recessed into a wall and concealed by double doors or a screen.
- raw-pack method — cold pack (def 2).
- rocket launcher — a tube attached to a weapon for the launching of rockets.
- rocket research — research into rocket engines for spacecraft
- saskatchewanian — a native or inhabitant of Saskatchewan
- see the back of — to be rid of
- shock resistant — not affected by impact
- shock treatment — electroconvulsive therapy
- shock-resistant — strong or resilient enough to sustain minor impacts without damage to the internal mechanism: a shock-resistant watch.
- stack the cards — to prearrange the order of a pack of cards secretly so that the deal will benefit someone
- stock character — a character in literature, theater, or film of a type quickly recognized and accepted by the reader or viewer and requiring no development by the writer.
- straight ticket — a ballot on which all votes have been cast for candidates of the same party.
- straight-backed — having a straight, usually high, back: a straight-backed chair.
- sympathetic ink — a fluid for producing writing that is invisible until brought out by heat, chemicals, etc.; invisible ink.
- take the mickey — mock
- talking machine — Older Use. a phonograph.
- the black death — a form of bubonic plague pandemic in Europe and Asia during the 14th century, when it killed over 50 million people
- the black ferns — the women's international Rugby Union football team of New Zealand
- the black stump — an imaginary marker of the extent of civilization (esp in the phrase beyond the black stump)
- the black watch — (formerly) the Royal Highland Regiment in the British Army; (since 2006) an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland
- the kos channel — a strait separating Kos from SW Turkey
- the right track — the correct line of investigation, inquiry, etc
- the tall blacks — the international basketball team of New Zealand
- the wrong track — the incorrect line of investigation, inquiry, etc
- thomas a becket — Saint Thomas à, 1118?–70, archbishop of Canterbury: murdered because of his opposition to Henry II's policies toward the church.
- tidal benchmark — a benchmark used as a reference for tidal observations.
- track athletics — sporting activities, such as relay running or sprinting, which take place on a running track
- trickle charger — a small mains-operated battery charger, esp one that delivers less than 5 amperes and is used by car owners
- unchristianlike — not like a Christian; not in accordance with Christian teaching and values
- watch the clock — If you are watching the clock, you keep looking to see what time it is, usually because you are bored by something and want it to end as soon as possible.