10-letter words containing u, s, k
- sunk fence — a wall or other barrier set in a ditch to divide lands without marring the landscape.
- superblock — an area of city land larger than the usual block, treated according to a unified plan and generally closed to vehicular through traffic.
- superflack — an extremely competent, successful press agent
- superstock — an exceptionally lucrative investment
- superthick — extremely thick
- supertruck — a fast powerful truck used in truck racing
- supplejack — a strong, pliant cane or walking stick.
- surge tank — a large surge chamber.
- take issue — to disagree
- take turns — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
- tankbuster — an aircraft, missile, etc designed to destroy tanks
- tewkesbury — a town in N Gloucestershire, in W England: final defeat of the Lancastrians in the Wars of the Roses 1471.
- the buskin — tragic drama
- thumbikins — thumbscrews
- track suit — a sweat suit, usually with a long-sleeved jacket and long pants, worn by athletes, especially runners, before and after actual competition or during workouts.
- trekschuit — a horse-drawn boat, literally a tugboat, specific to the Netherlands
- truck stop — a gas station, usually at the side of a major highway, where truck drivers stop for fuel, and often including a restaurant, sleeping and showering rooms, a store selling basic items, etc.
- trunk hose — full, baglike breeches covering the body from the waist to the middle of the thigh or lower, sometimes having the stockings attached in one piece, worn by men in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- trunk show — a showing and sale in a retail store of an entire collection of clothing, jewelry, etc., from a particular designer.
- turfskiing — the sport of skiing down grass slopes on skis outfitted with rollers.
- turkestani — of or relating to the central Asian region of Turkestan or its inhabitants
- tusk shell — tooth shell.
- ultraslick — extremely smooth or slippery
- unbespoken — not bespoken or arranged for
- underskirt — a skirt, as a petticoat, worn under another skirt or a dress.
- understock — to provide an insufficient quantity, as of merchandise, supplies, or livestock.
- unforsaken — past participle of forsake.
- unkindness — lacking in kindness or mercy; severe.
- unshakable — to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
- unshakenly — in an unshaken manner
- unshocking — causing intense surprise, disgust, horror, etc.
- unsinkable — to displace part of the volume of a supporting substance or object and become totally or partially submerged or enveloped; fall or descend into or below the surface or to the bottom (often followed by in or into): The battleship sank within two hours. His foot sank in the mud. Her head sinks into the pillows.
- unskillful — not skillful; clumsy or bungling.
- unslakable — not slakable
- unsmokable — not able to be smoked
- unstacking — a more or less orderly pile or heap: a precariously balanced stack of books; a neat stack of papers.
- unstriking — attractive; impressive: a scene of striking beauty.
- upperworks — the parts of a vessel above the waterline when fully laden
- uzbekistan — a republic in S central Asia. 172,741 sq. mi. (447,400 sq. km). Capital: Tashkent.
- walkabouts — Plural form of walkabout.
- waterbucks — Plural form of waterbuck.
- windsucker — a horse afflicted with cribbing.
- woodchucks — Plural form of woodchuck.
- work rules — a set of rules, usually established by one or more unions in an agreement with management, specifying the tasks to be done by each employee.
- work-study — an examination of ways of finding the most efficient method of doing a job, esp in terms of time and effort
- workhouses — Plural form of workhouse.
- zika virus — a chiefly mosquito-borne virus of the genus Flavivirus that causes Zika, a mild illness.