11-letter words containing t, h, a, k
- shell steak — a cut of steak from the short loin
- shirtjacket — a jacket styled like a shirt
- silk thread — thread that is manufactured from silk
- smooth-talk — to persuade by flattery, cajolery, coaxing, or the like: We smooth-talked the company into a huge donation.
- sneak thief — a burglar who sneaks into houses through open doors, windows, etc.
- south korea — a country in E Asia: formed 1948 after the division of the former country of Korea at 38° N. 36,600 sq. mi. (94,795 sq. km). Capital: Seoul. Compare Korea.
- spike heath — a Eurasian evergreen shrub, Bruckenthalia spiculifolia, of the heath family, having narrow leaves and bell-shaped, pink flowers, growing in gritty soil.
- stake horse — a horse that is regularly entered in stake races.
- stakeholder — the holder of the stakes of a wager.
- steak house — A steak house is a restaurant that serves mainly steaks.
- stickhandle — (in hockey and lacrosse) to control and skillfully maneuver the ball or puck with the stick.
- stockhausen — Karlheinz [kahrl-hahynts] /ˈkɑrlˌhaɪnts/ (Show IPA), 1928–2007, German composer.
- svarabhakti — the process of inserting vowel sounds into a consonant cluster, as in a loanword to make it conform to the pattern of the speaker's language and, hence, more easily pronounceable, as in the Italian pronunciation [lahn-tsee-ke-nek-kaw] /ˌlɑn tsi kɛˈnɛk kɔ/ (Show IPA) for German Landsknecht [lahnts-knekht] /ˈlɑntsˌknɛxt/ (Show IPA).
- tack hammer — a light hammer for driving tacks, often magnetized to hold the tack to the head.
- take a bath — a washing or immersion of something, especially the body, in water, steam, etc., as for cleansing or medical treatment: I take a bath every day. Give the dog a bath.
- take a hike — to walk or march a great distance, especially through rural areas, for pleasure, exercise, military training, or the like.
- take a hint — If you take a hint, you understand something that is suggested to you indirectly.
- take a shit — to defecate
- take charge — able or seemingly able to take charge: She is a take-charge management type.
- take flight — an act or instance of fleeing or running away; hasty departure.
- take fright — be scared off
- take-charge — able or seemingly able to take charge: She is a take-charge management type.
- tchaikovsky — Peter Ilyich [il-yich] /ˈɪl yɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), or Pëtr Ilich [Russian pyawtr ee-lyeech] /Russian ˈpyɔtr iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), 1840–93, Russian composer.
- technospeak — any abstruse technical jargon
- tengri khan — a mountain in central Asia, on the boundary between Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) and China: highest peak of the Tien Shan Mountains. About 23,950 feet (7300 meters).
- thanksgiver — a person who gives thanks.
- thankworthy — deserving gratitude.
- the dakotas — North Dakota and South Dakota
- the shakers — an American millenarian sect, founded in 1747 as an offshoot of the Quakers, given to ecstatic shaking, advocating celibacy for its members, and practising common ownership of property
- theodorakis — Mikis (ˈmikis). born 1925, Greek composer, who wrote the music for the films Zorba the Greek (1965) and Serpico (1973): imprisoned (1967–70) for his opposition to the Greek military government
- thickheaded — (of a person) dull-witted; stupid.
- think again — reconsider sth
- think aloud — If you think aloud, you express your thoughts as they occur to you, rather than thinking first and then speaking.
- thread mark — a thin threading in paper currency to make counterfeiting difficult.
- thread silk — silk yarn produced by a silk throwster.
- threadmaker — a person who makes or twists fibres into thread
- tiger shark — a large shark, Galeocerdo cuvieri, inhabiting warm seas, noted for its voracious habits.
- tirthankara — one of 24 persons who have attained personal immortality through enlightenment.
- track shoes — light running shoes fitted with steel spikes for better grip
- truth quark — top quark
- turk's-head — a turbanlike knot of small cords, made around a rope, spar, etc.
- turkish van — a breed of cat with soft white semi-long hair and coloured markings on the head and tail
- tutankhamen — 14th century b.c, a king of Egypt of the 18th dynasty.
- unthinkable — inconceivable; unimaginable: the unthinkable size of the universe.
- uttarakhand — a state in NW India, created in 2000 from part of Uttar Pradesh. 19,739 sq. mi. (51,123 sq. km). Capital. Dehra Dun.
- walkthrough — an act or instance of walking or going on foot.
- watchmakers — Plural form of watchmaker.
- watchmaking — The making (and repairing) of watches.
- weakhearted — without courage or fortitude; fainthearted.
- weathercock — a weather vane with the figure of a rooster on it.