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

  • south dakota — a state in the N central United States: a part of the Midwest. 77,047 sq. mi. (199,550 sq. km). Capital: Pierre. Abbreviation: SD (for use with zip code), S. Dak.
  • south korean — 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.
  • south kvaløy — an island in the Arctic Ocean, off the N coast of Norway. Area: 735 sq km (284 sq miles)
  • stacked heel — a shoe heel constructed from several layers of material.
  • stakeholders — the holder of the stakes of a wager.
  • stakhanovism — a method for increasing production by rewarding individual initiative, developed in the Soviet Union in 1935.
  • stakhanovite — a worker in the Soviet Union who regularly surpassed production quotas and was specially honored and rewarded.
  • stickhandler — a hockey or lacrosse player, esp. one who is talented at stickhandling.
  • stinking ash — hoptree.
  • straightneck — a variety of summer squash related to the crookneck but not having a recurved neck.
  • stretch mark — a silvery streak occurring typically on the abdomen or thighs and caused by stretching of the skin over a short period of time, as during pregnancy or rapid weight gain.
  • stretchmarks — marks that remain visible on the abdomen after its distension, esp in pregnancy
  • strike hands — to show agreement by clasping hands
  • tadzhikistan — a republic in central Asia, N of Afghanistan. 55,240 sq. mi. (143,600 sq. km). Capital: Dushanbe.
  • take a whizz — to urinate
  • take an oath — pledge
  • take chances — to behave in a risky manner
  • take hold of — grasp, seize sth
  • take in hand — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
  • take the air — to go out of doors, as for a short walk or ride
  • take the rap — to strike, especially with a quick, smart, or light blow: He rapped the door with his cane.
  • take up with — 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.
  • talk through — guide through: a procedure, etc.
  • talking head — Television Slang. a closeup picture of a person who is talking, especially as a participant in a talk show.
  • talking shop — If you say that a conference or a committee is just a talking shop, you disapprove of it because nothing is achieved as a result of what is discussed.
  • tank fighter — a boxer known for false shows of being knocked down or out in bouts the results of which have been prearranged.
  • thank kindly — to thank heartily
  • thankfulness — feeling or expressing gratitude; appreciative.
  • thanks a lot — thank you
  • thanksgiving — the act of giving thanks; grateful acknowledgment of benefits or favors, especially to God.
  • the kalahari — an extensive arid plateau of South Africa, Namibia, and Botswana. Area: 260 000 sq km (100 000 sq miles)
  • the kootenay — a lake in British Columbia: fed chiefly by the Kootenay; drains into the Columbia River
  • thessalonike — official name of Salonika.
  • thessaloníki — official name of Salonika.
  • thinking cap — a state of mind marked by reflection or concentration: If we put on our thinking caps, we may come up with the answer.
  • third market — a market established by the London Stock Exchange in 1987 to trade in shares in companies required to provide less detailed information than that required by the main market or the unlisted securities market
  • to talk shop — If you say that people are talking shop, you mean that they are talking about their work, and this is boring for other people who do not do the same work.
  • toe the mark — a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
  • touch-tackle — touch football.
  • trash talker — to use disparaging or boastful language.
  • tschaikovsky — Peter Ilyich [il-yich] /ˈɪl yɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich.
  • turkish bath — a bath in which the bather, after copious perspiration in a steam room, showers and has a rubdown.
  • unthankfully — in an unthankful manner; not thankfully; ungratefully
  • velvet shank — a bright yellow edible basidiomycetous fungus, Flammulina velutipes, common on trunks, stumps, or branches of broad-leaved trees in winter
  • walk through — an act or instance of walking or going on foot.
  • walk-through — Theater, Television. a rehearsal in which physical action is combined with reading the lines of a play. a perfunctory performance of a script.
  • walkthroughs — Plural form of walkthrough.
  • watch pocket — a small pocket in a garment, as in a vest or trousers, for holding a pocket watch, change, etc. Compare fob1 (def 1).
  • weak-hearted — without courage or fortitude; fainthearted.
  • weather deck — (on a ship) the uppermost continuous deck exposed to the weather.
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