16-letter words containing h, a, k
- smack in the eye — a snub or setback
- smoke inhalation — poisoning of the lungs caused by inhaling large quantities of toxic fumes from a fire
- south lake tahoe — a city in E California.
- spanish mackerel — an American game fish, Scomberomorus maculatus, inhabiting the Atlantic Ocean.
- spotted redshank — a sandpiper, Tringa erythropus, which is a large wader with red legs
- stab in the back — to pierce or wound with or as if with a pointed weapon: She stabbed a piece of chicken with her fork.
- stick at nothing — to be prepared to do anything; be unscrupulous or ruthless
- stocking machine — a type of knitting machine
- straight whiskey — pure, unblended whiskey of 80 to 110 proof.
- streak lightning — lightning in which there is a sudden flash from what appears to be a single main line
- take (to) flight — to run away; flee
- take a raincheck — to accept the postponement of an offer
- take holy orders — to become ordained
- take one's heels — the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.
- take the biscuit — Take the biscuit means the same as take the cake.
- take the liberty — do sth without permission
- take the lid off — to make startling or spectacular revelations about
- take the trouble — If you take the trouble to do something, you do something which requires a small amount of additional effort.
- take to the road — to start traveling; set out
- thanksgiving day — a national holiday celebrated as a day of feasting and giving thanks for divine favors or goodness, observed on the fourth Thursday of November in the U.S. and in Canada on the second Monday of October.
- the black forest — a hilly wooded region of SW Germany, in Baden-Württemberg: a popular resort area
- the great karroo — karroo in S South Africa: c. 350 mi (563 km) long & 2,000 to 3,000 ft (610 to 914 m) high
- the little karoo — a high arid plateau in South Africa
- the long paddock — a stockroute or roadside area offering feed to sheep and cattle in dry times
- the mekong delta — the area where the Mekong River empties into the sea through distributaries
- the weakest link — the person who is making the least contribution to the collective achievement of a group
- the wheel blacks — the international wheelchair rugby football team of New Zealand
- theatre workshop — a theatre company that is noted for the unconventional theatrical performances it puts on, especially with reference to a company based in the East End of London from 1953 to 1973 that was founded in 1945 by Joan Littlewood
- thermal cracking — Thermal cracking is an extraction process in which hydrocarbons such as crude oil are heated to a high temperature to break the molecular bonds.
- thick as thieves — very close friends
- thick-tailed ray — Ichthyology. any ray of the order Rajiformes, having a relatively thick, fleshy tail, including the guitarfishes and the skates.
- thinking pattern — manner of thinking
- three-card trick — a game in which players bet on which of three inverted playing cards is the queen
- thumbnail sketch — small preliminary drawing
- tightrope walker — performer who walks on high wire
- to break the ice — If you break the ice at a party or meeting, or in a new situation, you say or do something to make people feel relaxed and comfortable.
- to pass the buck — If you pass the buck, you refuse to accept responsibility for something, and say that someone else is responsible.
- to rock the boat — If you say that someone is rocking the boat, you mean that they are upsetting a calm situation and causing trouble.
- to take the cake — If someone has done something very stupid, rude, or selfish, you can say that they take the cake or that what they have done takes the cake, to emphasize your surprise at their behavior.
- traveler's check — a check issued in any of various denominations by a bank, travel agency, etc., that is signed by the purchaser upon purchase and again, in the presence of the payee, when cashing the check or using it to pay for goods or services.
- trick photograph — a photograph that creates an illusion
- up with the lark — up early in the morning
- walk a tightrope — be in a precarious position
- walk the streets — to be a prostitute
- what do you know — People sometimes say 'What do you know!' when they are very surprised about something.
- wide of the mark — If something such as a claim or estimate is wide of the mark, it is incorrect or inaccurate.