17-letter words containing h, i, n, k
- against the clock — If you are doing something against the clock, you are doing it in a great hurry, because there is very little time.
- back on the rails — If something is back on the rails, it is beginning to be successful again after a period when it almost failed.
- backward chaining — (algorithm) An algorithm for proving a goal by recursively breaking it down into sub-goals and trying to prove these until facts are reached. Facts are goals with no sub-goals which are therefore always true. Backward training is the program execution mechanism used by most logic programming language like Prolog. Opposite: forward chaining.
- behind one's back — without one's knowledge; secretly or deceitfully
- belted kingfisher — a grayish-blue, North American kingfisher, Ceryle alcyon, having a white breast marked with a grayish-blue band.
- blue-sky thinking — Blue-sky thinking is the activity of trying to find completely new ideas.
- broad-winged hawk — an American hawk, Buteo platypterus, dark brown above and white barred with rufous below.
- broken white line — a regular, discontinuous white line on a roadway, indicating that overtaking is permitted
- buckingham palace — the London residence of the British sovereign: built in 1703, rebuilt by John Nash in 1821–36 and partially redesigned in the early 20th century
- buttock-clenching — making one tighten the buttocks through extreme fear or embarrassment
- cardiogenic shock — a type of shock caused by decreased cardiac output despite adequate blood volume, owing to a disease of the heart itself, as myocardial infarction, or any other factor that interferes with the filling or emptying of the heart.
- chicken drumstick — a chicken leg, considered as food
- chinese artichoke — a hairy plant, Stachys affinis, of China and Japan, having numerous small, white, edible tubers.
- chinese turkestan — the E part of the central Asian region of Turkestan: corresponds generally to the present-day Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China
- chukchi peninsula — a peninsula in the extreme NE of Russia, in NE Siberia: mainly tundra
- critical thinking — disciplined thinking that is clear, rational, open-minded, and informed by evidence: The questions are intended to develop your critical thinking.
- drink like a fish — any of various cold-blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with scales.
- english breakfast — An English breakfast is a breakfast consisting of cooked food such as bacon, eggs, sausages, and tomatoes. It also includes toast and tea or coffee.
- figure-eight knot — a kind of knot
- fishnet stockings — leg coverings for women, made from an open mesh fabric resembling netting
- hammer and sickle — the emblem of the Soviet Union, adopted in 1923 and consisting of an insignia of a hammer with its handle across the blade of a sickle and a star above.
- have a thick skin — to be insensitive (or acutely sensitive) to blame, criticism, insults, etc.
- hawking radiation — the emission of particles by a black hole. Pairs of virtual particles in the intense gravitational field around a black hole may live long enough for one to move outward when the other is pulled into the black hole, making it appear that the black hole is emitting radiation
- heartbreakingness — The state or quality of being heartbreaking.
- high-density disk — a computer storage disk capable of holding more than 720 kilobytes of data
- histamine blocker — any of various substances that act at a specific receptor site to block certain actions of histamine.
- hodgkin's disease — a type of cancer characterized by progressive chronic inflammation and enlargement of the lymph nodes of the neck, armpit, groin, and mesentery, by enlargement of the spleen and occasionally of the liver and the kidneys, and by lymphoid infiltration along the blood vessels.
- horatio kitchener — Horatio Herbert (1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum and of Broome) 1850–1916, English field marshal and statesman.
- housekeeping cart — A housekeeping cart is a large metal basket on wheels which is used by a cleaner in a hotel to move clean bed linen, towels, and cleaning equipment.
- human trafficking — the illegal practice of procuring or trading in human beings for the purpose of prostitution, forced labor, or other forms of exploitation.
- i'll thank you to — used ironically to intensify a command, request, etc
- icing on the cake — a sweet mixture, cooked or uncooked, for coating or filling cakes, cookies, and the like; icing.
- in all likelihood — very probably
- in the background — behind the focus of attention
- in the market for — an open place or a covered building where buyers and sellers convene for the sale of goods; a marketplace: a farmers' market.
- jack-in-the-green — (in England, formerly) a man who wore or supported a leaf-covered wooden framework while dancing in May-Day celebrations
- jammu and kashmir — official name of Kashmir (def 2).
- john wilkes booth — Ballington [bal-ing-tuh n] /ˈbæl ɪŋ tən/ (Show IPA), 1859–1940, founder of the Volunteers of America 1896 (son of William Booth).
- karitane hospital — a hospital for young babies and their mothers
- khingan mountains — a mountain system of NE China, in W Manchuria. Highest peak: 2034 m (6673 ft)
- kick in the pants — a reprimand or scolding designed to produce greater effort, enthusiasm, etc, in the person receiving it
- kick in the teeth — If you describe an event as a kick in the teeth, you are emphasizing that it is very disappointing and upsetting.
- kinesthesiologist — Someone who practices kinesthesiology.
- king philip's war — the war (1675–76) between New England colonists and a confederation of Indians under their leader, King Philip.
- kitchen appliance — a machine intended for use in the kitchen, such as a fridge or a food processor
- lay it on (thick) — to exaggerate
- make something of — to find a use for
- michigan bankroll — a large roll of paper money in small denominations.
- nakhon ratchasima — a city in central Thailand.
- natural hat trick — three goals scored in succession by one player in one game or one period.
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