16-letter words containing h, e, k, t, o
- one for the book — a handwritten or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usually on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers.
- out like a light — If someone goes out like a light, they fall asleep or become unconscious very quickly or immediately.
- ovshinsky effect — an effect that turns special types of glassy, thin films into semiconductors upon application of low voltage.
- pharmacokinetics — the branch of pharmacology that studies the fate of pharmacological substances in the body, as their absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination.
- put the skids to — to thwart or cause to fail
- rape of the lock — a mock-epic poem (1712) by Alexander Pope.
- redbank whiteoak — a city in S Tennessee.
- round the wrekin — the long way round
- run the blockade — to go past or through a blockade
- scotch blackface — one of a Scottish breed of mountain sheep having a black face and growing long, coarse wool.
- sheffer's stroke — a function of two sentences, equivalent to the negation of their conjunction, and written p|q (p and q are both not true) where p,q, are the arguments: p|q is false only when p,q are both true. It is possible to construct all truth functions out of this one alone
- short ski method — a way of learning to ski, using short skis
- shot in the dark — a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- shrinking violet — a shy, modest, or self-effacing person.
- slap on the back — to congratulate
- smoke inhalation — poisoning of the lungs caused by inhaling large quantities of toxic fumes from a fire
- sole stockholder — the only person who holds shares in a business
- south lake tahoe — a city in E California.
- spotted redshank — a sandpiper, Tringa erythropus, which is a large wader with red legs
- stocking machine — a type of knitting machine
- take (to) flight — to run away; flee
- take holy orders — to become ordained
- take one's heels — the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.
- 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
- the black forest — a hilly wooded region of SW Germany, in Baden-Württemberg: a popular resort area
- the cuckoo's egg — A great book (and subsequent BBC TV series) telling the true story of Clifford Stoll, an astronomy professor at UCB's Lawrence Berkeley Lab. A 75-cent accounting error alerted him to the presence of an unauthorised user (a cracker) on his system. The cracker, code named "Hunter", was breaking into US computer systems and stealing sensitive military and security information. Hunter was part of a spy ring paid in cash and cocaine, and reporting to the KGB.
- the dojo toolkit — (library, programming) A modular, open source JavaScript library. Dojo is designed for easy development of JavaScript- or AJAX based applications and websites. It is supported by the Dojo Foundation, which is sponsored by IBM, AOL, Sun and others. The name is from the Japanese term meaning "place of the way", used for a formal place of training.
- 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 king country — an area in the centre of North Island, New Zealand: home of the King Movement, a nineteenth-century Māori separatist movement
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- tollhouse cookie — a crisp cookie containing bits of chocolate and sometimes chopped nuts.
- walk a tightrope — be in a precarious position
- wide of the mark — If something such as a claim or estimate is wide of the mark, it is incorrect or inaccurate.