19-letter words containing d, a, c, k, s
- acknowledgment slip — a piece of paper that you sign as proof of having received a letter, parcel, payment, etc
- ad kalendas graecas — at no time; never: from the fact that the Greeks did not reckon dates by calends.
- asbestos cork award — (humour) Once, long ago at MIT, there was a flamer so consistently obnoxious that another hacker designed, had made, and distributed posters announcing that said flamer had been nominated for the "asbestos cork award". (Any reader in doubt as to the intended application of the cork should consult the etymology under flame.) Since then, it is agreed that only a select few have risen to the heights of bombast required to earn this dubious dignity - but there is no agreement on *which* few.
- backward somersault — a somersault performed in a backward direction with the legs leading the rest of the body
- bend over backwards — to make a special effort, esp in order to please
- blackfellow's bread — the edible portion of a species of pore fungus, Polyporus mylittae, that occurs in Australia.
- cask of amontillado — a short story (1846) by Edgar Allan Poe.
- chandrasekhar limit — the upper limit to the mass of a white dwarf, equal to 1.44 solar masses. A star having a mass above this limit will continue to collapse to form a neutron star
- checks and balances — competition and mutual restraint among the various branches of government
- chicken-fried steak — a cheap cut of beefsteak that is fried in batter
- cock and bull story — an absurd, improbable story presented as the truth: Don't ask him about his ancestry unless you want to hear a cock-and-bull story.
- cock-and-bull story — If you describe something that someone tells you as a cock-and-bull story, you mean that you do not believe it is true.
- compact disk player — a device for playing compact disks.
- cracked compression — Cracked compression is a separation process for separating hydrocarbons further, with an increase in the pressure of the cracked gas.
- cracked gas cooling — Cracked gas cooling is a process in which the temperature of a cracked gas is reduced in order to separate it into different product streams.
- data link switching — (networking) (DLSw) A standard for transporting IBM Systems Network Architecture (SNA) and network basic input/output system (NetBIOS) traffic over an Internet protocol network. Initially, in 1992, DLSw was proprietary to IBM. It was submitted to the IETF as RFC 1434 in 1993, later updated by RFC 1795.
- davy jones's locker — the bottom of the sea; grave of those drowned at sea or buried there
- devils-on-horseback — a savoury of prunes wrapped in bacon slices and served on toast
- displaced homemaker — a woman recently divorced, separated, or widowed after many years as a homemaker.
- dry-bulk cargo ship — a ship that carries an unpackaged dry cargo such as coal or grain; bulk carrier
- family-sized packet — a large packet
- five o'clock shadow — the rather dark stubble that appears on a man's face some hours after shaving, typically in the late afternoon if he shaved in the morning.
- five-o'clock shadow — the rather dark stubble that appears on a man's face some hours after shaving, typically in the late afternoon if he shaved in the morning.
- grand duke nicholas — of Cusa [kyoo-zuh] /ˈkyu zə/ (Show IPA), 1401–1464, German cardinal, mathematician, and philosopher. German Nikolaus von Cusa.
- grandfather's clock — a pendulum floor clock having a case as tall as or taller than a person; tall-case clock; long-case clock.
- grandmother's clock — a pendulum clock similar to a grandfather's clock but shorter.
- gray-cheeked thrush — a North American thrush, Catharus minimus, having olive upper parts and grayish cheeks.
- keep one's distance — the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.
- king charles's head — a fixed idea; personal obsession
- knock someone bandy — to amaze or astound
- lean over backwards — to make a special effort, esp in order to please
- mouse-ear chickweed — any of various similar and related plants of the genus Cerastium
- olive-backed thrush — Swainson's thrush.
- postage and packing — the cost of packing and mailing an item bought by post
- 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
- rickettsial disease — any of several acute infectious diseases caused by ticks, mites, or body lice infected with rickettsiae. The main types include typhus, spotted fever, Q fever, trench fever, and tsutsugamushi disease
- sackcloth and ashes — a public display of extreme grief, remorse, or repentance
- saint patrick's day — March 17, observed by the Irish in honor of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland.
- sale and lease back — leaseback.
- secondary picketing — the picketing by strikers of a place of work that supplies goods to or distributes goods from their employer
- shucking and jiving — misleading or deceptive talk or behavior, as to give a false impression.
- smokestack industry — A smokestack industry is a traditional industry such as heavy engineering or manufacturing, rather than a modern industry such as electronics.
- switchblade (knife) — a large jackknife that snaps open when a release button on the handle is pressed
- take care to do sth — If you take care to do something, you make sure that you do it.
- take one's medicine — any substance or substances used in treating disease or illness; medicament; remedy.
- take up the cudgels — If you take up the cudgels for someone or something, you speak or fight in support of them.
- thomas of woodstock — Duke of Gloucester, 1355–97, English prince (son of Edward III).
- tricks of the trade — expert techniques
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