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19-letter words containing c, h, i, k

  • switchblade (knife) — a large jackknife that snaps open when a release button on the handle is pressed
  • take (the) occasion — to use the opportunity (to do something)
  • take it on the chin — the lower extremity of the face, below the mouth.
  • 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.
  • the pickwick papers — a novel written by the English novelist Charles Dickens(1812--70)
  • to be reckoned with — of considerable importance or influence
  • to be up shit creek — to be in an extremely bad situation
  • to click your heels — If someone such as a soldier clicks their heels, they make a sound by knocking the heels of their shoes together when saluting or greeting someone.
  • to take the biscuit — If someone has done something very stupid, rude, or selfish, you can say that they take the biscuit or that what they have done takes the biscuit, to emphasize your surprise at their behaviour.
  • trickle-down theory — an economic theory that monetary benefits directed especially by the government to big business will in turn pass down to and profit smaller businesses and the general public.
  • tricks of the trade — expert techniques
  • what makes one tick — a slight, sharp, recurring click, tap, or beat, as of a clock.
  • white-collar worker — office employee, clerical worker
  • within rocket range — able to be reached by rockets
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