16-letter words containing t, r, o, k, e
- the little karoo — a high arid plateau in South Africa
- theatre workshop — a theatre company that is noted for the unconventional theatrical performances it puts on, especially with reference to a company based in the East End of London from 1953 to 1973 that was founded in 1945 by Joan Littlewood
- ticket collector — transport worker who checks tickets
- tightrope walker — performer who walks on high wire
- to break the ice — If you break the ice at a party or meeting, or in a new situation, you say or do something to make people feel relaxed and comfortable.
- to keep a secret — If you say that someone can keep a secret, you mean that they can be trusted not to tell other people a secret that you have told them.
- to lose track of — If you lose track of someone or something, you no longer know where they are or what is happening.
- to rock the boat — If you say that someone is rocking the boat, you mean that they are upsetting a calm situation and causing trouble.
- tool builder kit — (tool) (TBK) A product from IPSYS which allows users to develop CASE tools appropriate to any software engineering methodology.
- travelling clock — a small clock taken by someone who is travelling
- trick-or-treater — a person, typically a child, who goes from door to door in costume on Halloween asking for candy or other treats
- two-percent milk — Two-percent milk is milk from which some of the cream has been removed.
- two-stroke cycle — See under two-cycle.
- vest-pocket park — pocket park.
- voluntary worker — a person who serves or acts in a specified function of their own accord and without compulsion or promise of remuneration
- walk a tightrope — be in a precarious position
- waterless cooker — a tight-lidded kitchen utensil in which food can be cooked using only a small amount of water or only the juices emitted while cooking.
- weak interaction — the interaction between elementary particles and the intermediate vector bosons that carry the weak force from one particle to another.
- wide of the mark — If something such as a claim or estimate is wide of the mark, it is incorrect or inaccurate.
- winter crookneck — any of several winter varieties of squash, Cucurbita moschata, having elongated, curved necks.