16-letter words containing ake
- skaneateles lake — a lake in central New York, SW of Syracuse: one of the Finger Lakes. 14 sq. mi. (35 sq. km).
- sleep-wake cycle — Physiology. the species-specific biological pattern of alternating sleep and wakefulness, in humans roughly 8 hours of nocturnal sleep and 16 hours of daytime activity.
- snakebite remedy — hard liquor.
- south lake tahoe — a city in E California.
- spelling mistake — error in writing a word
- spring snowflake — a European amaryllidaceous plant, Leucojum vernum, with white nodding bell-shaped flowers
- streaked gurnard — a type of fish, Chelidonichthys lastoviza or Trigloporus lastoviza
- take (to) flight — to run away; flee
- take a back seat — a seat at the rear.
- take a page from — to follow the example of; imitate
- take a raincheck — to accept the postponement of an offer
- take by surprise — to strike or occur to with a sudden feeling of wonder or astonishment, as through unexpectedness: Her beauty surprised me.
- take for granted — to bestow or confer, especially by a formal act: to grant a charter.
- take holy orders — to become ordained
- take one's heels — the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.
- take one's leave — to go away; depart
- take one's lumps — a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape: a lump of coal.
- take one's place — to take up one's usual or specified position
- take the biscuit — Take the biscuit means the same as take the cake.
- take the liberty — do sth without permission
- take the lid off — to make startling or spectacular revelations about
- take the trouble — If you take the trouble to do something, you do something which requires a small amount of additional effort.
- take to the road — to start traveling; set out
- the weakest link — the person who is making the least contribution to the collective achievement of a group
- to stake a claim — If you stake a claim, you say that something is yours or that you have a right to it.
- to take the cake — If someone has done something very stupid, rude, or selfish, you can say that they take the cake or that what they have done takes the cake, to emphasize your surprise at their behavior.
- upside-down cake — a cake that is baked on a layer of fruit, then turned before serving so that the fruit is on top.
- yellowstone lake — a lake in NW Wyoming, in Yellowstone National Park. 20 miles (32 km) long; 140 sq. mi. (363 sq. km).