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12-letter words containing t, o, k, u

  • quartz clock — an extremely accurate electronic movement utilizing the natural frequency of vibrations of a quartz crystal to regulate the operation of the timepiece (quartz clock or quartz watch)
  • rock bunting — a seed-eating songbird, Emberiza cia
  • rockumentary — a documentary about rock music.
  • rooter skunk — hog-nosed skunk (def 1).
  • running knot — a knot made around and so as to slide along a part of the same rope, thus forming a noose (running noose) that tightens as the rope is pulled.
  • ski trousers — warm padded trousers used for skiing
  • smoky quartz — a smoky-yellow to dark brown or black variety of quartz, used as a gem.
  • sneak out of — leave secretly
  • soup kitchen — a place where food, usually soup, is served at little or no charge to the needy.
  • 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)
  • statute book — a book containing the laws enacted by the legislature of a state or nation.
  • stick around — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
  • stick it out — to carry on or endure something until it is ended
  • stick up for — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
  • stockpunisht — punished by being put in stocks
  • stumpknocker — spotted sunfish.
  • suck up (to) — to flatter or fawn (on) ingratiatingly
  • sukarnoputri — Megawati (ˈmɛɡəˌwɒtɪ). born 1947, Indonesian politician; president of Indonesia (2001–04): daughter of Achmed Sukarno
  • summer stock — the production of plays, musical comedy, etc., during the summer, especially in a suburban or resort area, often by a repertory company.
  • take counsel — receive advice
  • talk through — guide through: a procedure, etc.
  • tanjungpriok — a port in Indonesia, on the NW coast of Java adjoining the capital, Jakarta: a major shipping and distributing centre for the whole archipelago
  • technojunkie — a person addicted to or obsessed by new technology
  • to pull rank — If you say that someone in authority pulls rank, you mean that they unfairly force other people to do what they want because of their higher rank or position.
  • touch-tackle — touch football.
  • tough cookie — If you say that someone is a tough cookie, you mean that they have a strong and determined character.
  • troublemaker — a person who causes difficulties, distress, worry, etc., for others, especially one who does so habitually as a matter of malice.
  • truck jobber — a jobber or wholesaler who makes calls carrying goods on a truck, thereby being able to take and deliver orders on the same call.
  • trunk piston — a piston with a long skirt to take the side thrust, as in an automobile engine.
  • tuckered out — exhausted
  • turkey brown — an angler's name for a species of mayfly, Paraleptophlebia submarginata
  • turkey shoot — a marksmanship contest, usually at a festive gathering, in which rifles are fired at moving targets, originally live turkeys.
  • turkey-shoot — a marksmanship contest, usually at a festive gathering, in which rifles are fired at moving targets, originally live turkeys.
  • turkoman rug — any of a number of handwoven rugs produced by the Turkomans and characterized by coarse warp and filling yarn, a short, even pile made with the Sehna knot, and a variety of geometric, marine, and serpentine designs.
  • tussock moth — any of several moths of the family Lymantriidae, the larvae of which have characteristic tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of various deciduous trees.
  • understocked — to provide an insufficient quantity, as of merchandise, supplies, or livestock.
  • unstockinged — not wearing or covered by stockings
  • 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.
  • walking tour — a tour on which you walk rather than using transport
  • walkthroughs — Plural form of walkthrough.
  • west suffolk — a former administrative division of Suffolk, in E England.
  • wonderstruck — (of a person) experiencing a sudden feeling of awed delight or wonder.
  • work through — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
  • work to rule — If workers work to rule, they protest by working according to the rules of their job without doing any extra work or taking any new decisions.
  • yogurt-maker — a machine for making yogurt
  • you can talk — you don't have to worry about doing a particular thing yourself
  • youth worker — A youth worker is a person whose job involves providing support and social activities for young people, especially young people from poor backgrounds.
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