12-Letter Words Containing A,E,K,L,S,S,T

• someone who builds or maintains very tall structures

• small (2-4 inches) pugnacious mostly scaleless spiny-backed fishes of northern fresh and littoral waters having elaborate courtship; subjects of much research

• warm friendly feelings of gratitude

• To maintain individual possession of the puck or ball by controlling it with movements of one's stick, especially to do so in a skillful manner.

• (by extension) To deal capably and swiftly with a situation, especially in a manner which deflects potential problems.

• a holder with sockets for candles

• a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling)

• someone entrusted to hold the stakes for two or more persons betting against one another; must deliver the stakes to the winner

• a tavern below street level featuring beer; originally a German restaurant in the basement of city hall