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15-letter words containing h, i, k, e

  • good-king-henry — a European, chenopodiaceous weed, Chenopodium bonus-henricus, naturalized in North America, having spinachlike leaves.
  • hard disk drive — (storage)   (HDD) A disk drive used to read and write hard disks.
  • harlequin snake — the E American coral snake (Micrurus fulvius)
  • have one's pick — If you have your pick of a group of things, you are able to choose any of them that you want.
  • heartbreakingly — causing intense anguish or sorrow.
  • high-water mark — a mark showing the highest level reached by a body of water.
  • hit the jackpot — the chief prize or the cumulative stakes in a game or contest, as in bingo, a quiz contest, or a slot machine.
  • horror-stricken — Horror-stricken means the same as horror-struck.
  • humpback bridge — arched bridge
  • hydraulic brake — a brake operated by fluid pressures in cylinders and connecting tubular lines.
  • hyperanakinesia — abnormally active mechanical movement, especially of the stomach or intestine.
  • in keeping with — in conformity or accord with
  • in the ballpark — a tract of land where ball games, especially baseball, are played.
  • in the thick of — in the midst of: a fight, etc.
  • jack the ripper — an unidentified murderer who killed at least seven prostitutes in London's East End between August and November 1888
  • jack-in-the-box — a toy consisting of a box from which an enclosed figure springs up when the lid is opened.
  • just the ticket — If you say that something is just the ticket, you mean that it is exactly what is needed.
  • karaoke machine — a device that plays a prerecorded backing tape, to which people take it in turns to sing
  • keep faith with — If you keep faith with someone you have made a promise to or something you believe in, you continue to support them even when it is difficult to do so.
  • kentish tracery — tracery, originating in Kent in the 14th century, having cusps with split ends.
  • keyes technique — a system of treating periodontal diseases by eliminating specific disease-related microorganisms, primarily through nonsurgical therapy that is regulated and adjusted in accordance with microscopic or cultural findings in subgingival plaque specimens.
  • kick the bucket — a deep, cylindrical vessel, usually of metal, plastic, or wood, with a flat bottom and a semicircular bail, for collecting, carrying, or holding water, sand, fruit, etc.; pail.
  • kincardineshire — a former county in E Scotland.
  • kindheartedness — The quality of being kindhearted.
  • kinesthesiology — The medical and therapeutic study of the movement of muscles and joints.
  • kinesthetically — In a kinesthetic way, or in terms of kinesthetics.
  • kitchen cabinet — a cupboard built into a kitchen or a chest of drawers for kitchen use, as for dishes and silverware.
  • kitchen utensil — a utensil intended for use in a kitchen, such as a chopping board, saucepan, or knife
  • knapping hammer — a hammer used for breaking and shaping stones
  • knife-sharpener — a kitchen implement that is used to sharpen knives
  • knight bachelor — bachelor (def 3).
  • knight banneret — banneret1 (def 2).
  • knight errantry — the behavior, vocation, or character of a knight-errant.
  • knight-errantry — the behavior, vocation, or character of a knight-errant.
  • lake saint john — a lake in Canada, in S Quebec: drained by the Saguenay River. Area: 971 sq km (375 sq miles)
  • lake washington — a lake in W Washington, forming the E boundary of the city of Seattle: linked by canal with Puget Sound. Length: about 32 km (20 miles). Width: 6 km (4 miles)
  • lake-saint-john — Henry, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, Bolingbroke, 1st Viscount.
  • least killifish — a fish, Heterandria formosa, of coastal swamps from South Carolina to Florida, that feeds on mosquito larvae.
  • leukodystrophic — Of or pertaining to leukodystrophy.
  • lick into shape — to pass the tongue over the surface of, as to moisten, taste, or eat (often followed by up, off, from, etc.): to lick a postage stamp; to lick an ice-cream cone.
  • like grim death — as if afraid for one's life
  • make a habit of — If you make a habit of doing something, you do it regularly or often.
  • make a hit with — to make a favourable impression on
  • make a horlicks — to make a mistake or a mess
  • make a thing of — to make a fuss about; exaggerate the importance of
  • make it hot for — having or giving off heat; having a high temperature: a hot fire; hot coffee.
  • make nothing of — no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
  • mechanical bank — a toy bank in which a coin is deposited by a mechanical process that is usually activated by pushing a lever.
  • membership pack — a collection of documents, information leaflets, cards, etc, that is given to members, especially new ones
  • microearthquake — an earthquake of very low intensity (magnitude of 2 or less on the Richter scale).
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