12-letter words containing t, r, o, k
- snake doctor — South Midland and Southern U.S. a dragonfly.
- solid rocket — any of various rockets using solid fuel
- 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.
- sport jacket — A sport jacket is the same as a sport coat.
- sports drink — a drink containing sugar and salts, etc designed to help replace fluid and energy lost through the physical exertion of sport
- stakeholders — the holder of the stakes of a wager.
- star network — a circuit with three or more branches all of which have one common terminal.
- 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 up for — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
- stock market — a particular market where stocks and bonds are traded; stock exchange.
- stock record — a record kept of the amount, type, etc., of raw materials and supplies on hand, as in a manufacturing plant.
- stock ticker — ticker (def 1).
- stockbreeder — the breeding and raising of livestock for marketing or exhibition.
- stockbroking — business of buying and selling stock
- stockholders — Also called stockowner. a holder or owner of stock in a corporation.
- stonebreaker — a person that breaks up stone
- stoney creek — a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada.
- storage tank — A storage tank is a large vessel for storing oil, gas, and other petrochemical products.
- stork's-bill — Also called heron's-bill. any of various plants belonging to the genus Erodium, of the geranium family, having deeply lobed leaves, loose clusters of pink, purple, white, or yellow flowers, and long, slender fruit.
- stratotanker — an aircraft that can refuel other aircrafts at high speeds and altitudes
- streetworker — a social worker who works with youths of a neighborhood.
- strike force — a military force armed and trained for attack.
- strong drink — alcoholic drink
- stumpknocker — spotted sunfish.
- 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 care of — a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern: He was never free from care.
- takeover bid — offer to buy a company
- 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
- throckmorton — Francis. 1554–84, English conspirator, who with French and Spanish support plotted (1583) to depose Elizabeth I in favour of Mary, Queen of Scots: executed
- tick trefoil — any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Desmodium, of the legume family, having trifoliolate leaves and jointed pods with hooked hairs by which they adhere to objects.
- tickler coil — the coil by which the plate circuit of a vacuum tube is inductively coupled with the grid circuit in the process of regeneration.
- to mark time — If you are marking time, you are doing something that is not particularly useful or interesting while you wait for something more important or interesting to happen.
- 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.
- 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.
- token strike — a brief strike intended to convey strength of feeling on a disputed issue
- torreys peak — a mountain in central Colorado, in the Front Range, in the E Rocky Mountains. 14,267 feet (4349 meters).
- track record — a record of achievements or performance: an executive with a good track record.
- trainer sock — a sock designed to be worn with a training shoe, often cut low at the ankle so that very little shows above the shoe
- trefoil knot — a knot having the form of a trefoil.
- trial docket — docket (def 1).
- trial-docket — Also called trial docket. a list of cases in court for trial, or the names of the parties who have cases pending.
- trickle-down — of, relating to, or based on the trickle-down theory: the trickle-down benefits to the local community.
- 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.