17-letter words containing f, e, c, k
- acoustic feedback — a type of feedback that is created when there is a sound loop linking an audio input and an audio output, such that a high-pitched squealing sound is produced
- artificial kidney — a mechanical apparatus for performing haemodialysis
- ask for the check — If you ask for the check, you ask the waitperson in a restaurant to bring you a piece of paper on which the price of your meal is written.
- asset-backed fund — a fund in which the money is invested in property, shares, etc, rather than being deposited with a bank or building society
- barkhausen effect — the phenomenon of short, sudden changes in the magnetism of a ferromagnetic substance occurring when the intensity of the magnetizing field is continuously altered.
- black forest cake — a torte consisting typically of thin layers of chocolate cake spread with alternating layers of chocolate, cherry, and whipped-cream filling and covered with whipped cream
- black-water fever — a form of babesiosis seen in cattle, deer, bison, water buffalo, African buffalo, and reindeer; characterized by fever, depression, jaundice, dark red-black discolouration of the urine, anaemia, and death
- block coefficient — the ratio of the immersed volume of a vessel to the product of its immersed draft, length, and beam.
- break the back of — to complete the greatest or hardest part of (a task)
- cattle tick fever — Texas fever
- centrifugal brake — a safety mechanism on a hoist, crane, etc, that consists of revolving brake shoes that are driven outwards by centrifugal force into contact with a fixed brake drum when the rope drum revolves at excessive speed
- cock of the woods — pileated woodpecker.
- coffee-table book — A coffee-table book is a large expensive book with a lot of pictures, which is designed to be looked at rather than to be read properly, and is usually placed where people can see it easily.
- devil's food cake — a rich chocolate cake
- dwarf huckleberry — tangleberry.
- fair market price — the price of something at which both a seller and a buyer are willing to strike a deal.
- fermentation lock — a valve placed on the top of bottles of fermenting wine to allow bubbles to escape
- fiddleback spider — brown recluse spider.
- fishnet stockings — leg coverings for women, made from an open mesh fabric resembling netting
- flat as a pancake — without any curves or bumps
- flickertail state — North Dakota (used as a nickname).
- four-stroke cycle — A four-stroke cycle is the cycle of engine operation which requires four strokes of the piston: for induction, compression, ignition, and exhaust.
- frederick pollock — Sir Frederick, 1845–1937, English legal scholar and author.
- frederick william — 1795–1861, king of Prussia 1840–61 (brother of William I of Prussia).
- get a kick out of — enjoy, take pleasure in
- grandfather clock — a pendulum floor clock having a case as tall as or taller than a person; tall-case clock; long-case clock.
- knock oneself out — to make great efforts; exhaust oneself
- knocking-off time — the time when you finish work
- leg before wicket — a manner of dismissal on the grounds that a batsman has been struck on the leg by a bowled ball that otherwise would have hit the wicket
- lick the boots of — to be servile, obsequious, or flattering towards
- make a difference — have a significant impact
- 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 reference to — mention, allude to
- microsoft network — The Microsoft Network
- neck of the woods — the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk.
- 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.
- peacock butterfly — a European nymphalid butterfly, Inachis io, having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot
- 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.
- republic of korea — a former country in E Asia, on a peninsula SE of Manchuria and between the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea: a kingdom prior to 1910; under Japanese rule 1910–45; now divided at 38° N into North Korea and South Korea. Compare Korean War.
- sacrifice paddock — a grassed area allowed to be grazed completely, to be cultivated and resown later
- self-acknowledged — widely recognized; generally accepted: an acknowledged authority on Chinese art.
- silk manufacturer — a person or business that is involved in the manufacture of silk thread and fabric
- soft-rock geology — geology dealing with sedimentary rocks.
- stock certificate — a certificate evidencing ownership of one or more shares of stock in a corporation.
- take no notice of — pay no attention to, disregard
- take the place of — replace, be a substitute for
- the bag of tricks — every device; everything
- the rann of kutch — an extensive salt waste in W central India, and S Pakistan: consists of the Great Rann in the north and the Little Rann in the southeast; seasonal alternation between marsh and desert; some saltworks. In 1968 an international tribunal awarded about 10 per cent of the border area to Pakistan. Area: 23 000 sq km (9000 sq miles)
- unofficial strike — a strike that is not approved by the strikers' trade union
- work-life balance — a situation in which one divides or balances one's time between work and activities outside of work: It's hard to achieve a reasonable work-life balance when you run your own business.
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