14-letter words containing a, k, u, t
- skull practice — a meeting for the purpose of discussion, exchange of ideas, solving problems, etc.
- spark spectrum — a spectrum formed from the light produced by an electric spark, characteristic of the gas or vapor through which the spark passes.
- square bracket — bracket (def 3).
- squeak through — to succeed, get through, survive, etc. by a narrow margin or with difficulty
- st. louis park — a city in E Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- stadium jacket — an insulated, parkalike jacket that reaches to the mid thigh or the knees and often has a drawstring around the bottom edge, worn outdoors in cold weather.
- stony tunguska — one of three rivers in Russia, in central Siberia, that is a tributary of the Yenisei and is 1550 km (960 miles) long
- straddle truck — a self-propelled vehicle, having a chassis far above the ground, for carrying loads of lumber or the like beneath the chassis and between the wheels.
- struck measure — a measure, especially of grain, level with the top of a receptacle.
- suicide attack — a terrorist attack which someone undertakes knowing that he or she will die in the attack
- take a picture — capture sb or sth on camera
- take a punt at — to have an attempt or try at (something)
- take it out of — to sap the energy or vitality of
- take it out on — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- take soundings — to try to find out people's opinions on a subject
- take the count — to be unable to continue after a count of ten
- takeout double — informatory double.
- talk about sth — You can say talk about before mentioning a particular expression or situation, when you mean that something is a very striking or clear example of that expression or situation.
- the kama sutra — an ancient Hindu text on erotic pleasure and other topics
- the unknowable — the ultimate reality that underlies all phenomena but cannot be known
- the upper back — the part of the back between the shoulders
- to make a fuss — If you make a fuss or kick up a fuss about something, you become angry or excited about it and complain.
- to make fun of — If you make fun of someone or something or poke fun at them, you laugh at them, tease them, or make jokes about them in a way that causes them to seem ridiculous.
- tomato ketchup — sauce made from tomatoes
- treasury stock — outstanding shares of stock reacquired and held by the issuing corporation.
- tuckaway table — a table having a support folding into one plane and a tilting or drop-leaf top.
- tunguska basin — large coal basin in central Siberia, between the Yenisei & Lena rivers: it is drained by three rivers, the Lower Tunguska, Stony Tunguska, & Upper Tunguska (usually called the Angara River), which flow west into the Yenisei
- turkey buzzard — turkey vulture.
- turkish angora — a long-haired breed of cat, similar to the Persian
- umbrella skirt — a full skirt with many gores that flare gradually from the waist to the hem.
- unknown factor — a factor that is not known or understood
- unthankfulness — the quality or condition of being unthankful; lack of thankfulness; ungratefulness
- up to the mark — acceptably good
- upper tunguska — any of three tributaries of the Yenisei River in the central Russian Federation in Asia: the (Lower Tunguska) 2000 miles (3220 km) long; the (Upper Tunguska) or the lower course of the Angara, 1151 miles (1855 km) long; and the (Stony Tunguska) about 975 miles (1570 km) long.
- voluntary work — unpaid employment for a cause
- wardrobe trunk — a large, upright trunk, usually with space on one side for hanging clothes and drawers or compartments on the other for small articles, shoes, etc.
- wild buckwheat — umbrella plant (def 3).
- you can't talk — you yourself are guilty of offending in the very matter you are decrying