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13-letter words containing h, a, n, k

  • talking chief — a noble who serves as public spokesperson for the chief in some Polynesian tribes.
  • thank heavens — used as an exclamation of gratitude and relief
  • thankworthily — in a thankworthy way or manner
  • the naked eye — If you say that something cannot be seen by the naked eye, you mean that it cannot be seen without the help of equipment such as a telescope or microscope.
  • the new black — If you say that a particular colour is the new black, you mean that it has become fashionable.
  • the west bank — a semi-autonomous Palestinian region in the Middle East on the W bank of the River Jordan, comprising the hills of Judaea and Samaria and part of Jerusalem: formerly part of Palestine (the entity created by the League of Nations in 1922 and operating until 1948): became part of Jordan after the ceasefire of 1949: occupied by Israel since the 1967 Arab-Israeli War. In 1993 a peace treaty between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization provided for the West Bank to become a self-governing Palestinian area; a new Palestinian National Authority assumed control of parts of the territory in 1994–95, but subsequent talks broke down and Israel reoccupied much of this in 2001–02 and continues to maintain most existing Israeli settlements. Pop: 2 676 740 (2013 est). Area: 5879 sq km (2270 sq miles)
  • the-swan-lake — a ballet (1876) by Tchaikovsky.
  • thinkableness — the state or quality of being conceivable or thinkable
  • thousand oaks — a town in S California.
  • thrombokinase — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
  • tracking shot — dolly shot.
  • trash-talking — disparaging or boastful language used especially to demoralize or intimidate opponents: trash-talking in the locker room.
  • unscholarlike — not befitting a scholar; ungentlemanly
  • visakhapatnam — a seaport in Andhra Pradesh, in E India, on the Bay of Bengal.
  • walking horse — Tennessee walking horse.
  • whiskerandoed — having extravagant whiskers
  • with any luck — You can add with luck or with any luck to a statement to indicate that you hope that a particular thing will happen.
  • world-shaking — of sufficient size or importance to affect the entire world: the world-shaking effects of an international clash.
  • yang shangkun — 1907–98, Chinese Communist leader: president 1988–99.
  • yitzhak rabin — Yitzhak [yits-khahk] /yɪtsˈxɑk/ (Show IPA), 1922–95, Israeli military and political leader: prime minister 1974–77 and 1992–95: Nobel Peace Prize 1994.
  • you know what — a thing or person that the speaker cannot or does not want to specify
  • yuan shih-kai — 1859–1916, president of China 1912–16.
  • zhao kuangyin — Chao K'uang-yin.
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