19-letter words containing d, e, 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- hound's-tooth check — a pattern of broken or jagged checks, used on a variety of fabrics.
- keep one's distance — the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.
- kilobits per second — (unit) (kbps, kb/s) A unit of data rate where 1 kb/s = 1000 bits per second. This contrasts with units of storage where 1 Kb = 1024 bits (note upper case K).
- 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
- night-scented stock — a plant, Matthiola bicornis, of the genus Matthiola, of the Mediterranean region, cultivated for its brightly coloured flowers: Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- olive-backed thrush — Swainson's thrush.
- postage and packing — the cost of packing and mailing an item bought by post
- redbrick university — any new or little-known university, especially one built since World War II to educate students in industrial regions, emphasizing technical subjects rather than the classics, and often partially supported by government funds.
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- to suck someone dry — If you say that someone is sucking something dry or milking it dry, you are criticizing them for taking all the good things from it until there is nothing left.
- tricks of the trade — expert techniques
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