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19-letter words containing a, c, k, n, o

  • kellogg-briand pact — a treaty renouncing war as an instrument of national policy and urging peaceful means for the settlement of international disputes, originally signed in 1928 by 15 nations, later joined by 49 others.
  • kinematic viscosity — the coefficient of viscosity of a fluid divided by the density, usually measured in stokes.
  • knock someone bandy — to amaze or astound
  • knock them/'em dead — To knock them dead means to impress people a great deal, especially with your appearance.
  • knock-down-drag-out — marked by unrelenting violence: a knock-down-drag-out fight.
  • knock-out agreement — an agreement between bidders at an auction or sale not to bid against each other
  • lean over backwards — to make a special effort, esp in order to please
  • leukoencephalopathy — (medicine) Any disease that effects the white matter of the brain.
  • make oneself scarce — insufficient to satisfy the need or demand; not abundant: Meat and butter were scarce during the war.
  • nasty piece of work — malicious person
  • not by a long chalk — by no means; not possibly
  • not much to look at — unattractive or unimpressive
  • not worth a cracker — worthless; useless
  • phakoemulsification — the removal of a cataract by first liquefying the affected lens with ultrasonic vibrations and then extracting it by suction.
  • pocket-handkerchief — handkerchief (def 1).
  • port jackson willow — an Australian acacia tree, Acacia cyanophylla, introduced in the 19th century into South Africa, where it is now regarded as a pest
  • postage and packing — the cost of packing and mailing an item bought by post
  • prick up one's ears — a puncture made by a needle, thorn, or the like.
  • put one's back into — to devote all one's strength to (a task)
  • quick on the uptake — You say that someone is quick on the uptake when they understand things quickly. You say that someone is slow on the uptake when they have difficulty understanding simple or obvious things.
  • raise one's hackles — one of the long, slender feathers on the neck or saddle of certain birds, as the domestic rooster, much used in making artificial flies for anglers.
  • rap on the knuckles — a mild reprimand or light sentence
  • rhodesian ridgeback — a large short-haired breed of dog characterized by a ridge of hair growing along the back in the opposite direction to the rest of the coat. It was originally a hunting dog from South Africa
  • rocky mountain goat — a long-haired, white, antelopelike wild goat, Oreamnos americanus, of mountainous regions of western North America, having short, black horns.
  • sackcloth and ashes — a public display of extreme grief, remorse, or repentance
  • san francisco peaks — a mountain mass in N Arizona: highest point in the state, Humphrey's Peak, 12,611 feet (3845 meters).
  • save someone's neck — to help someone else escape from such a situation
  • secondary picketing — the picketing by strikers of a place of work that supplies goods to or distributes goods from their employer
  • smokestack industry — A smokestack industry is a traditional industry such as heavy engineering or manufacturing, rather than a modern industry such as electronics.
  • smoking compartment — a compartment of a train where smoking is permitted
  • stick in one's craw — the crop of a bird or insect.
  • stick to one's last — a wooden or metal form in the shape of the human foot on which boots or shoes are shaped or repaired.
  • take (the) occasion — to use the opportunity (to do something)
  • take evasive action — If you take evasive action, you deliberately move away from someone or something in order to avoid meeting them or being hit by them.
  • take it on the chin — the lower extremity of the face, below the mouth.
  • take one's cue from — If you take your cue from someone or something, you do something similar in a particular situation.
  • take one's medicine — any substance or substances used in treating disease or illness; medicament; remedy.
  • tanizaki jun-ichiro — 1886–1965, Japanese novelist, whose works, such as Some Prefer Nettles (1929) and The Makioka Sisters (1943–48), reflect the tension between Western values and Japanese traditions
  • the mathworks, inc. — (company)   The company marketing MATLAB. E-mail: <[email protected]>. Address: 3 Apple Hill Drive, Natick, Massachusetts 01760-2098 USA. Telephone: +1 (508) 647-7000. Fax: +1 (508) 647-7101.
  • ticket-of-leave man — (formerly in Britain) a convict who had a permit to leave prison, after serving only part of his sentence, with certain restrictions placed on him
  • to click into place — If you have been trying to understand something puzzling and then everything falls into place or clicks into place, you suddenly understand how different pieces of information are connected and everything becomes clearer.
  • to go blackberrying — to go on an outing to collect blackberries
  • to make eye contact — If you make eye contact with someone, you look at them at the same time as they look at you, so that you are both aware that you are looking at each other. If you avoid eye contact with someone, you deliberately do not look straight at them because you feel awkward or embarrassed.
  • to rack your brains — If you rack your brains, you try very hard to think of something.
  • what makes one tick — a slight, sharp, recurring click, tap, or beat, as of a clock.
  • within rocket range — able to be reached by rockets
  • zero and add packed — (language)   (ZAP) An IBM 360/370 assembly language instruction used when performing packed arithmatic to initialise an accumulator.
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