17-letter words containing a, n, k

golden hand-shake — a special incentive, as generous severance pay, given to an older employee as an inducement to elect early retirement.
grandfather clock — a pendulum floor clock having a case as tall as or taller than a person; tall-case clock; long-case clock.
grandmother clock — a pendulum clock similar to a grandfather's clock but shorter.
great awakening's — the series of religious revivals among Protestants in the American colonies, especially in New England, lasting from about 1725 to 1770.
hammer and sickle — the emblem of the Soviet Union, adopted in 1923 and consisting of an insignia of a hammer with its handle across the blade of a sickle and a star above.
hard nut to crack — a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
have a thick skin — to be insensitive (or acutely sensitive) to blame, criticism, insults, etc.
hawking radiation — the emission of particles by a black hole. Pairs of virtual particles in the intense gravitational field around a black hole may live long enough for one to move outward when the other is pulled into the black hole, making it appear that the black hole is emitting radiation
heart of darkness — a short novel (1902) by Joseph Conrad.
heartbreakingness — The state or quality of being heartbreaking.
histamine blocker — any of various substances that act at a specific receptor site to block certain actions of histamine.
hodgkin's disease — a type of cancer characterized by progressive chronic inflammation and enlargement of the lymph nodes of the neck, armpit, groin, and mesentery, by enlargement of the spleen and occasionally of the liver and the kidneys, and by lymphoid infiltration along the blood vessels.
horatio kitchener — Horatio Herbert (1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum and of Broome) 1850–1916, English field marshal and statesman.
housekeeping cart — A housekeeping cart is a large metal basket on wheels which is used by a cleaner in a hotel to move clean bed linen, towels, and cleaning equipment.
human trafficking — the illegal practice of procuring or trading in human beings for the purpose of prostitution, forced labor, or other forms of exploitation.
i'll thank you to — used ironically to intensify a command, request, etc
icing on the cake — a sweet mixture, cooked or uncooked, for coating or filling cakes, cookies, and the like; icing.
immigrant workers — people who work in a country they arrived to in order to settle there
in all likelihood — very probably
in the background — behind the focus of attention
in the market for — an open place or a covered building where buyers and sellers convene for the sale of goods; a marketplace: a farmers' market.
indian rope-trick — the supposed Indian feat of climbing an unsupported rope
infinitive marker — a word or affix occurring with the verb stem in the infinitive, such as to in to make
intent to package — (Debian) (ITP) A notice, posted to the Debian developer mailing list, announcing a developer's intent to make a new Debian package, including a brief description of the package and its license.
internet backbone — (communications, networking) High-speed networks that carry Internet traffic. These communications networks are provided by companies such as AT&T, GTE, IBM, MCI, Netcom, Sprint, UUNET and consist of high-speed links in the T1, T3, OC1 and OC3 ranges. The backbones carry Internet traffic around the world and meet at Network Access Points (NAPs). The topology of the "backbone" and its interconnections may once have resembled a spine with ribs connected along its length but is now almost certainly more like a fishing net wrapped around the world with many circular paths.
investment banker — an executive in an investment bank
jack-in-the-green — (in England, formerly) a man who wore or supported a leaf-covered wooden framework while dancing in May-Day celebrations
jammu and kashmir — official name of Kashmir (def 2).
japanese knotweed — Mexican bamboo.
kansas city steak — strip steak.
kansas city style — a style of jazz developed in Kansas City, Mo., in the early 1930s, marked by a strong blues influence, the use of riffs as a characteristic formal device, and a less pronounced beat than that of the New Orleans or Chicago style of jazz.
karelian republic — a constituent republic of NW Russia between the White Sea and Lakes Onega and Ladoga. Capital: Petrozavodsk. Pop: 716 700 (2002). Area: 172 400 sq km (66 560 sq miles)
karitane hospital — a hospital for young babies and their mothers
kastor and pollux — Castor and Pollux.
kawasaki syndrome — a syndrome, usually afflicting children, characterized by high fever, swollen lymph nodes in the neck, rashes, irritated eyes and mucous membranes, etc. with possible damage to the cardiovascular system
keep your balance — If you keep your balance, for example when standing in a moving vehicle, you remain steady and do not fall over. If you lose your balance, you become unsteady and fall over.
kendal sneck bent — a fishhook having a wide, squarish bend.
kennesaw mountain — a mountain in N Georgia, near Atlanta: battle 1864. 1809 feet (551 meters).
kensington palace — a royal residence in Kensington Gardens, in the London borough of Kensington and Chelsea; dating from the 17th century, it was improved and extended by Sir Cristopher Wren
kerguelen islands — an archipelago in the S Indian Ocean: a possession of France. 2394 sq. mi. (6200 sq. km).
key man insurance — Key man insurance is an insurance policy taken out by a small company on the life of a senior executive whose death would create a serious loss.
key-man assurance — an assurance policy taken out, esp by a small company, on the life of a senior executive whose death would create a serious loss
keyboard commando — (messaging) A bulletin board user who posts authoritatively on military or combat topics, but who has never served in uniform or heard a shot fired in anger. A poseur.
khingan mountains — a mountain system of NE China, in W Manchuria. Highest peak: 2034 m (6673 ft)
kick in the pants — a reprimand or scolding designed to produce greater effort, enthusiasm, etc, in the person receiving it
kidney transplant — surgery to replace a kidney
kinetic potential — the kinetic energy minus the potential energy in a system obeying the principle of conservation of energy. Symbol: L.
king george's war — a war (1744–48) waged by England and its colonies against France, constituting the North American phase of the War of the Austrian Succession.
king philip's war — the war (1675–76) between New England colonists and a confederation of Indians under their leader, King Philip.
kitchen appliance — a machine intended for use in the kitchen, such as a fridge or a food processor

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