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11-letter words containing t, h, a, k

  • laugh track — a separate sound track of prerecorded laughter added to the sound track of a radio or television program to enhance or feign audience responses.
  • leatherback — a sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, having the shell embedded in a leathery skin, reaching a length of more than 7 feet (2.1 meter) and a weight of more than 1000 pounds (450 kg): the largest living sea turtle; an endangered species.
  • leatherjack — Leatherjacket (fish in genus Oligoplites).
  • leatherlike — Resembling leather.
  • leatherneck — a U.S. marine.
  • leatherwork — work or decoration done in leather.
  • length mark — a symbol indicating the length of a vowel sound
  • like a shot — a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
  • makeweights — Plural form of makeweight.
  • malt whisky — whisky, as Scotch, made entirely from malted barley.
  • marsh tacky — a small, sometimes half-wild horse of the coastal marshes.
  • matchmakers — Plural form of matchmaker.
  • matchmaking — An attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other, especially an attempt to set up a date between people or to arrange a marriage.
  • matchsticks — Plural form of matchstick.
  • mekhitarist — a member of an order of Armenian monks founded in Constantinople in the 18th century and following the rule of St. Benedict.
  • myth-making — a creator of myths.
  • night snake — a nocturnal, mildly venomous New World snake, Hypsiglena torquata, having a gray or yellowish body marked with dark brown spots.
  • nightwalker — a person who walks or roves about at night, especially a thief, prostitute, etc.
  • nikethamide — a stimulant derived from nicotinic acid, primarily affecting the respiratory system and formerly used to counteract tranquilizer overdoses
  • nitro-chalk — a chemical fertilizer containing calcium carbonate and ammonium nitrate
  • north korea — a country in E Asia: formed 1948 after the division of the former country of Korea at 38° N. 50,000 sq. mi. (129,500 sq. km). Capital: Pyongyang. Compare Korea.
  • oak leather — a thick sheet of mycelium occurring in decayed oak wood.
  • oath-taking — the action of making an oath
  • oathbreaker — Someone who breaks an oath.
  • of that ilk — of the place of the same name: used to indicate that the person named is proprietor or laird of the place named
  • on the make — 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.
  • on the rack — If you say that someone is on the rack, you mean that they are suffering either physically or mentally.
  • on the take — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
  • other ranks — (in the armed forces) all those who do not hold a commissioned rank
  • pathbreaker — a person who blazes a trail or path; pathfinder.
  • phantomlike — an apparition or specter.
  • phitsanulok — a city in central Thailand.
  • pitch-black — extremely black or dark as pitch: a pitch-black night.
  • porkpie hat — a hat with a round flat crown and a brim that can be turned up or down
  • privet hawk — a hawk moth, Sphinx ligustri, with a mauve-and-brown striped body: frequents privets
  • quick-hatch — a wolverine.
  • rankshifted — that has been shifted from one linguistic rank to another
  • ratak chain — a chain of islands in the W Pacific Ocean, forming the E part of the Marshall Islands.
  • rathskeller — (in Germany) the cellar of a town hall, often used as a beer hall or restaurant.
  • rheumaticky — affected with rheumatism
  • rockhampton — a city in E Queensland, in E Australia.
  • safety hook — a hook that can be transformed into an eye by locking a hinged piece in place.
  • salt shaker — a container for salt with a perforated top to allow the salt to be shaken out.
  • saltchucker — a saltwater angler
  • savannakhet — a city in S central Laos.
  • schecklaton — a gilded leather used for embroidering jacks
  • scratchback — an implement for scratching the back
  • shake on it — to shake hands in agreement, reconciliation, etc
  • sheep track — a pathway made by and used by sheep, often in rocky or mountainous terrain, and sometimes followed by hikers
  • shelftalker — a promotional sign used by a retailer to draw attention to a featured product on the shelf
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