17-letter words containing a, k, o

mark of the beast — the mark put on the forehead of those who worship the beast, the symbol of opposition to God.
meech lake accord — the agreement reached in 1987 at Meech Lake, Quebec, at a Canadian federal-provincial conference that accepted Quebec's conditions for signing the Constitution Act of 1982. The Accord lapsed when the legislatures of two provinces, Newfoundland and Quebec, failed to ratify it by the deadline of June 23, 1990
michigan bankroll — a large roll of paper money in small denominations.
mikhail gorbachev — Mikhail S(ergeyevich) [mi-kahyl sur-gey-uh-vich,, mi-keyl;; Russian myi-khuh-yeel syir-gye-yi-vyich] /mɪˈkaɪl sɜrˈgeɪ ə vɪtʃ,, mɪˈkeɪl;; Russian myɪ xʌˈyil syɪrˈgyɛ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, Soviet political leader: general secretary of the Communist Party 1985–91; president of the Soviet Union 1988–91; Nobel Peace Prize 1990.
money-market fund — a mutual fund that invests in the money market.
monkey bread tree — a bombacaceous tree, Adansonia digitata, native to Africa, that has a very thick trunk, large white flowers, and a gourdlike fruit with an edible pulp called monkey bread
monkeygland sauce — a piquant sauce, made from tomatoes, ketchup, fruit chutney, garlic, spices, etc
mount kirkpatrick — a mountain in Antarctica, in S Victoria Land in the Queen Alexandra Range. Height: 4528 m (14 856 ft)
mount robson park — a national park in the Rocky Mountains of E British Columbia, Canada.
mountain sickness — illness caused by being at high altitude
nakhon ratchasima — a city in central Thailand.
nervous breakdown — (not in technical use) any disabling mental disorder requiring treatment.
network marketing — a marketing strategy in which sales representatives of a company recruit other salespeople and earn commissions on their own sales and on the sales made by their team: Use your personal relationships to be successful in network marketing.
never looked back — If you say that someone did something and then never looked back, you mean that they were very successful from that time on.
nicholas bourbaki — the pseudonym of a group of mainly French mathematicians that, since 1939, has been producing a monumental work on advanced mathematics, Eléments de Mathématique
niger-kordofanian — a language family comprising Niger-Congo and Kordofanian.
nikolaus von cusa — Nicholas (def 1).
non-manual worker — a person whose job involves the use of their mind, rather than the use of their hands or physical strength
non-profit-making — A non-profit-making organization or charity is not run with the intention of making a profit.
nord-ostsee kanal — German name of Kiel Canal.
north lanarkshire — a council area of central Scotland: consists mainly of the NE part of the historical county of Lanarkshire; formerly (1974–96) part of Strathclyde Region: engineering and metalworking industries. Administrative centre: Motherwell. Pop: 321 820 (2003 est). Area: 1771 sq km (684 sq miles)
on someone's back — criticizing or pestering someone
on speaking terms — the act, utterance, or discourse of a person who speaks.
on the pig's back — successful; established
on the wrong tack — a short, sharp-pointed nail, usually with a flat, broad head.
on-street parking — parking (of a car, vehicle, etc) that is or is allowed to be done on a street
otto von bismarck — Otto von [ot-oh von;; German aw-toh fuh n] /ˈɒt oʊ vɒn;; German ˈɔ toʊ fən/ (Show IPA), 1815–98, German statesman: first chancellor of modern German Empire 1871–90.
overstep the mark — If someone oversteps the mark, they behave in a way that is considered unacceptable.
packaging company — a company that packages goods on behalf of the producer
parker house roll — a soft dinner roll made by folding a flat disk of dough in half.
parts of kesteven — an area in E England constituting a former administrative division of Lincolnshire
peacock butterfly — a European nymphalid butterfly, Inachis io, having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot
perth and kinross — a council area of N central Scotland, corresponding mainly to the historical counties of Perthshire and Kinross-shire: part of Tayside Region from 1975 until 1996: chiefly mountainous, with agriculture, tourism, and forestry. Administrative centre: Perth. Pop: 135 990 (2003 est). Area: 5321 sq km (2019 sq miles)
planck's constant — the fundamental constant of quantum mechanics, expressing the ratio of the energy of one quantum of radiation to the frequency of the radiation and approximately equal to 6.624 × 10− 27 erg-seconds. Symbol: h.
pocket battleship — a small heavily armed and armored warship serving as a battleship because of limitations imposed by treaty.
pocket calculator — an electronic calculator small enough to be carried on one's person.
pocket dictionary — a small portable dictionary
porterhouse steak — large cut of beef loin
positive feedback — Electronics. the process of returning part of the output of a circuit, system, or device to the input, either to oppose the input (negative feedback) or to aid the input (positive feedback) acoustic feedback.
protection racket — a criminal activity in which money gangsters extort money from victims in exchange for freedom from molestation
put on the market — offer for sale
quick on the draw — having fast reflexes
rack one's brains — to strain in mental effort, esp to remember something or to find the solution to a problem
radial keratotomy — a surgical technique for correcting nearsightedness by making a series of spokelike incisions in the cornea to change its shape and focusing properties.
radio alarm clock — an alarm clock which consists of a radio that can be set to play at a particular time
reading knowledge — the ability to read a language, but not speak it
republic of korea — a former country in E Asia, on a peninsula SE of Manchuria and between the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea: a kingdom prior to 1910; under Japanese rule 1910–45; now divided at 38° N into North Korea and South Korea. Compare Korean War.
right-to-work law — a state law making it illegal to refuse employment to a person for the sole reason that he or she is not a union member.
rock of gibraltar — a British crown colony comprising a fortress and seaport located on a narrow promontory near the S tip of Spain. 1.875 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
rom kernel manual — (publication) (RKM) A series of books or files for developers for the Amiga computer, containing information about the operating system kernel stored in ROM.

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