18-letter words containing h, a, k

right-to-work laws — a state law making it illegal to refuse employment to a person for the sole reason that he or she is not a union member.
runge-kutta method — a numerical method, involving successive approximations, used to solve differential equations.
saskatchewan party — (in Canada) a Saskatchewan political party formed by former members of the provincial Progressive Conservative and Liberal Parties
say/kiss goodnight — If you say goodnight to someone or kiss them goodnight, you say something such as 'Goodnight' to them or kiss them before one of you goes home or goes to sleep.
schofield barracks — a town on central Oahu, in central Hawaii.
scottish blackface — a common breed of hardy mountain sheep having horns and a black face, kept chiefly on the mainland of Scotland
sharp-shinned hawk — a North American hawk, Accipiter striatus, having extremely slender legs, a bluish-gray back, and a white, rusty-barred breast.
short, sharp shock — A short, sharp shock is a punishment that is fairly harsh and severe but only lasts for a short time.
shorthand notebook — a notebook used by a shorthand writer
slow on the uptake — slow to understand or learn
snake in the grass — a treacherous person, especially one who feigns friendship.
south saskatchewan — a river in W Canada, flowing E from S Alberta and joining the North Saskatchewan River to form the Saskatchewan River. 865 miles (1392 km) long.
spike-tooth harrow — a harrow equipped with straight teeth on horizontal bars, usually employed to smooth and level plowed soil or seedbeds for planting or sowing.
stinking chamomile — mayweed.
stokely carmichael — Hoagland Howard [hohg-luh nd] /ˈhoʊg lənd/ (Show IPA), ("Hoagy") 1899–1981, U.S. songwriter and musician.
sympathetic strike — sympathy strike.
take a deep breath — If you say that you took a deep breath before doing something dangerous or frightening, you mean that you tried to make yourself feel strong and confident.
take a shine to sb — If you say that someone has taken a shine to another person, you mean that he or she liked them very much at their first meeting.
take heed/pay heed — If you take heed of what someone says or if you pay heed to them, you pay attention to them and consider carefully what they say.
take it on the lam — a hasty escape; flight.
take one's chances — to accept the uncertain outcome as of a course of action
take sth in stride — If you take a problem or difficulty in stride, you deal with it calmly and easily.
take sth literally — If you take something literally, you think that a word or expression is being used with its most simple or basic meaning.
take the wraps off — to reveal
talk between ships — TBS (def 1).
talk of the devil! — used when an absent person who has been the subject of conversation appears
technical knockout — the termination of a bout by the referee when it is the judgment of the attending physician, a boxer's seconds, or the referee that a boxer cannot continue fighting without sustaining severe or disabling injury. Abbreviation: TKO, T.K.O.
that's the ticket! — that's the correct or proper thing! that's right!
the back of beyond — a very remote place
the black and tans — a specially recruited armed auxiliary police force sent to Ireland in 1921 by the British Government to combat Sinn Féin
the black mountain — a mountain range in S Wales, in E Carmarthenshire and W Powys. Highest peak: Carmarthen Van, 802 m (2632 ft)
the cat's whiskers — a person or thing that is excellent or superior
the dark continent — a term for Africa when it was relatively unexplored
the masurian lakes — a group of lakes in Masuria in NE Poland: scene of Russian defeats by the Germans (1914, 1915) during World War I
the northern karoo — a high arid plateau in South Africa, north of the Central Karoo
the-cocktail-party — a play in verse (1950) by T. S. Eliot.
the-dark-continent — Africa: so called, especially during the 19th century, because little was known about it.
thorfinn karlsefni — 980–after 1007, Icelandic navigator, explorer, and leader of early colonizing expedition to Vinland, in North America.
tick all the boxes — to satisfy all of the apparent requirements for success
to clear the decks — If you clear the decks, you get ready to start something new by finishing any work that has to be done or getting rid of any problems that are in the way.
to lay it on thick — If someone is laying it on thick or is laying it on, they are exaggerating a statement, experience, or emotion in order to try to impress people.
to lick into shape — If you lick, knock, or whip someone or something into shape, you use whatever methods are necessary to change or improve them so that they are in the condition that you want them to be in.
to pick and choose — If you pick and choose, you carefully choose only things that you really want and reject the others.
to take the mickey — If you take the mickey out of someone or something, you make fun of them, usually in an unkind way.
to take the plunge — If you take the plunge, you decide to do something that you consider difficult or risky.
turk's-head cactus — a cactus, Melocactus communis, of Jamaica, having needlelike spines and a cylindrical body with a tawny-red, fezlike terminal part bearing red flowers.
under the jackboot — If a country or group of people is under the jackboot, they are suffering because the government is cruel and undemocratic.
upper klamath lake — See under Klamath Lakes.
wernicke's aphasia — a type of aphasia caused by a lesion in Wernicke's area of the brain and characterized by grammatical but more or less meaningless speech and an apparent inability to comprehend speech.
westinghouse brake — a railroad air brake operated by compressed air.

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