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14-letter words containing h, i, g, k

  • pinking shears — shears that have notched blades, for cutting and simultaneously pinking fabric or for finishing garments with a notched, nonfraying edge.
  • quick thinking — problem-solving in an emergency
  • recklinghausen — a city in NW Rhine-Westphalia, in Germany.
  • right-thinking — having acceptably proper or correct convictions, beliefs, etc.
  • rocking rhythm — a rhythmic pattern created by a succession of metrical feet each of which consists of one accented syllable between two unaccented ones.
  • shabby-looking — appearing old and in bad condition
  • shaker heights — a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
  • shifty-looking — having the appearance of being dishonest
  • shipping clerk — a clerk who attends to the packing, unpacking, receiving, sending out, and recording of shipments.
  • shooting brake — station wagon.
  • shooting stick — a device resembling a cane or walking stick, with a spike on one end and a small, folding seat on the other, often used by spectators at outdoor sporting events.
  • skiing holiday — a holiday taken (esp to somewhere that it snows) for the purpose of going skiing
  • smooth-talking — A smooth-talking man talks very confidently in a way that is likely to persuade people, but may not be sincere or honest.
  • something like — of the same form, appearance, kind, character, amount, etc.: I cannot remember a like instance.
  • spring chicken — a young chicken, especially a broiler or fryer.
  • stalking horse — If you describe a person or thing as a stalking horse, you mean that it is being used to obtain a temporary advantage so that someone can get what they really want.
  • stalking-horse — a horse, or a figure of a horse, behind which a hunter hides in stalking game.
  • stick together — be united
  • straight poker — one of the original forms of poker in which players are dealt five cards face down, upon which they bet and then have the showdown without drawing any cards.
  • straightjacket — to put in or as in a straitjacket: Her ambition was straitjacketed by her family.
  • strike a light — to ignite something, esp a match, by friction
  • strike through — cross out
  • surgical shock — a state of shock that can occur during or after surgery
  • tacking stitch — a long, loose, temporary stitch used in dressmaking, etc
  • thick register — chest register.
  • throwing stick — a short, straight or curved stick, flat or cylindrical in form, often having a hand grip, and used generally in preliterate societies as a hunting weapon to throw at birds and small game.
  • track lighting — lighting for a room or other area in which individual spotlight fixtures are attached along a narrow, wall- or ceiling-mounted metal track through which current is conducted, permitting flexible positioning of the lights.
  • trickle charge — a continuous, slow charge supplied to a storage battery to keep it in a fully charged state.
  • turkish angora — a long-haired breed of cat, similar to the Persian
  • unknightliness — the quality or condition of being unknightly
  • walking shorts — medium to long shorts, often cut fuller than Bermuda shorts and used for walking or leisure activity.
  • whistling duck — any of several long-legged, chiefly tropical ducks of the genus Dendrocygna, most of which have whistling cries.
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