17-letter words containing e, k, i, t

lighthouse keeper — a person who mans a lighthouse and makes sure that the light is working properly
little black book — an address book, esp. one kept by a man, with the names of women companions considered available for dating
little fork river — a river in N Minnesota, flowing N to the Rainy River on the Canadian border. 132 miles (212 km) long.
make conversation — If you make conversation, you talk to someone in order to be polite and not because you really want to.
make inroads into — to start to use up the supply of something
make light of sth — If you make light of something, you treat it as though it is not serious or important, when in fact it is.
make mincemeat of — a mixture composed of minced apples, suet, and sometimes meat, together with raisins, currants, candied citron, etc., for filling a pie.
make noises about — to give indications of one's intentions
make something of — to find a use for
management skills — skills regarding the technique, practice, or science of managing a company, business, etc
marketing manager — a person who is in charge of a marketing department or campaign
maximum seek time — (storage) (Or full stroke seek time) The time it takes to seek over all tracks, i.e., from the innermost to the outermost or vice versa. The maximum seek time gives a worst-case measure of the speed of the drive which is useful in some real-time applications where it is important that data flows continuously (such as video editing or CD recording).
microsoft network — The Microsoft Network
mid-level network — (Or "regional network"). The kind of networks which make up the second level of the Internet hierarchy. They are the transit networks which connect the stub networks to the backbone networks.
minimum seek time — (storage) (Or track-to-track seek time) The time it takes to move the head of a disk drive from one track to the next. The minimum seek time gives a good measure of the speed of the drive in a single-user/single-process environment where successive read/write request are largely correlated and thus if correlated data is stored in nearby cylinders most seeks are from one cylinder to the next.
mistaken identity — when sb is identified as sb else
modest mussorgski — Modest Petrovich [moh-dest pi-troh-vich;; Russian muh-dyest pyi-traw-vyich] /moʊˈdɛst pɪˈtroʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian mʌˈdyɛst pyɪˈtrɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Moussorgsky, Modest Petrovich.
mountain sickness — illness caused by being at high altitude
naked singularity — an infinitely dense point mass without a surrounding black hole
negative 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.
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.
nikita khrushchev — Nikita S(ergeyevich) [ni-kee-tuh sur-gey-uh-vich;; Russian nyi-kyee-tuh syir-gye-yuh-vyich] /nɪˈki tə sɜrˈgeɪ ə vɪtʃ;; Russian nyɪˈkyi tə syɪrˈgyɛ yə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1894–1971, Russian political leader: premier of the U.S.S.R. 1958–64.
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)
north little rock — a city in central Arkansas, on the Arkansas River.
northern kingfish — a croaker, Menticirrhus saxatilis, inhabiting Atlantic coastal waters of the U.S.
on speaking terms — the act, utterance, or discourse of a person who speaks.
on the pig's back — successful; established
on-street parking — parking (of a car, vehicle, etc) that is or is allowed to be done on a street
parking attendant — a person who works for a traffic control agency and who issues tickets for parking violations
particle kinetics — Particle kinetics is the study of the movement of particles and the forces that cause this movement.
peak viewing time — the time at which the largest numbers of the population are watching television
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)
pick the eyes out — to select the best parts or pieces (of)
pinckney's treaty — an agreement in 1795 between Spain and the U.S. by which Spain recognized the 31st parallel as the southern boundary of the U.S. and permitted free navigation of the Mississippi to American ships.
pink-footed goose — a Eurasian goose, Anser brachyrhynchus, having a reddish-brown head, pink legs, and a pink band on its black beak
pocket battleship — a small heavily armed and armored warship serving as a battleship because of limitations imposed by treaty.
pocket dictionary — a small portable dictionary
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.
positive thinking — an optimistic attitude
preemptive strike — preventive war.
priority check-in — Priority check-in at a hotel is an arrangement which allows a guest to check in without waiting in a line.
protection racket — a criminal activity in which money gangsters extort money from victims in exchange for freedom from molestation
publicity-seeking — eager to attract publicity
put the kibosh on — nonsense.
quality paperback — a softbound book that is usually larger and more expensive than a mass market paperback and is sold primarily in bookstores as a trade book.
quick on the draw — having fast reflexes
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.
receiving blanket — a small blanket, usually of cotton, for wrapping an infant, especially following a bath.
registered stocks — stocks officially registered to the name of the owner
retention of risk — Retention of risk is the net amount of any risk which an insurance company does not reinsure but keeps for its own account.

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