17-letter words containing h, a, k, e
- icing on the cake — a sweet mixture, cooked or uncooked, for coating or filling cakes, cookies, and the like; icing.
- in all likelihood — very probably
- in the background — behind the focus of attention
- in the market for — an open place or a covered building where buyers and sellers convene for the sale of goods; a marketplace: a farmers' market.
- jack-in-the-green — (in England, formerly) a man who wore or supported a leaf-covered wooden framework while dancing in May-Day celebrations
- karitane hospital — a hospital for young babies and their mothers
- kick in the pants — a reprimand or scolding designed to produce greater effort, enthusiasm, etc, in the person receiving it
- kitchen appliance — a machine intended for use in the kitchen, such as a fridge or a food processor
- knock on the head — to daze or kill (a person) by striking on the head
- ladder-back chair — a chair with a back of two upright posts connected by horizontal slats
- lake of the woods — Eldrick [el-drik] /ˈɛl drɪk/ (Show IPA), ("Tiger") born 1975, U.S. professional golfer.
- loggerhead shrike — a common, North American shrike, Lanius ludovicianus, gray above and white below with black wings, tail, and facial mask.
- make hay (out) of — to turn (something) to one's advantage
- 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 sense of sth — When you make sense of something, you succeed in understanding it.
- make something of — to find a use for
- make the dust fly — earth or other matter in fine, dry particles.
- make the worst of — to be pessimistic about
- mark of the beast — the mark put on the forehead of those who worship the beast, the symbol of opposition to God.
- market researcher — a person who carries out market research
- meech lake accord — the agreement reached in 1987 at Meech Lake, Quebec, at a Canadian federal-provincial conference that accepted Quebec's conditions for signing the Constitution Act of 1982. The Accord lapsed when the legislatures of two provinces, Newfoundland and Quebec, failed to ratify it by the deadline of June 23, 1990
- mikhail gorbachev — Mikhail S(ergeyevich) [mi-kahyl sur-gey-uh-vich,, mi-keyl;; Russian myi-khuh-yeel syir-gye-yi-vyich] /mɪˈkaɪl sɜrˈgeɪ ə vɪtʃ,, mɪˈkeɪl;; Russian myɪ xʌˈyil syɪrˈgyɛ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, Soviet political leader: general secretary of the Communist Party 1985–91; president of the Soviet Union 1988–91; Nobel Peace Prize 1990.
- 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)
- on the pig's back — successful; established
- on the wrong tack — a short, sharp-pointed nail, usually with a flat, broad head.
- overstep the mark — If someone oversteps the mark, they behave in a way that is considered unacceptable.
- parker house roll — a soft dinner roll made by folding a flat disk of dough in half.
- peach bark beetle — a bark beetle, Phloeotribus liminaris, that feeds on and nests in peach and other drupaceous trees.
- 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)
- pocket battleship — a small heavily armed and armored warship serving as a battleship because of limitations imposed by treaty.
- porterhouse steak — large cut of beef loin
- put on the market — offer for sale
- quick on the draw — having fast reflexes
- red and the black — a novel (1832) by Stendhal.
- red-backed shrike — a common Eurasian shrike, Lanius collurio, the male of which has a grey crown and rump, brown wings and back, and a black-and-white face
- rough-legged hawk — a large hawk, Buteo lagopus, of the Northern Hemisphere, that feeds chiefly on small rodents.
- second-hand smoke — from sb else's cigarette
- shake one's booty — to dance
- shoestring tackle — a tackle made around the ankles of the ball carrier.
- skate on thin ice — to place oneself in a dangerous or delicate situation
- south lanarkshire — a council area of S Scotland, comprising the S part of the historical county of Lanarkshire: included within Strathclyde Region from 1975 to 1996: has uplands in the S and part of the Glasgow conurbation in the N: mainly agricultural. Administrative centre: Hamilton. Pop: 303 010 (2003 est). Area: 1771 sq km (684 sq miles)
- squaw huckleberry — deerberry.
- take a chill pill — something that has a calming or relaxing effect.
- take sth by storm — If someone or something takes a place by storm, they are extremely successful.
- take sth on trust — If you take something on trust after having heard or read it, you believe it completely without checking it.
- take sth to heart — If you take something to heart, for example someone's behaviour, you are deeply affected and upset by it.
- take the edge off — If something takes the edge off a situation, usually an unpleasant one, it weakens its effect or intensity.
- take the place of — replace, be a substitute for
- take to the floor — If you take to the floor, you start dancing at a dance or disco.