17-letter words containing h, o, k, a, n
- 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.
- anzhero-sudzhensk — a city in the S Russian Federation in Central Asia.
- 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.
- balance the books — do accounting
- behind one's back — without one's knowledge; secretly or deceitfully
- break one's heart — to grieve or cause to grieve very deeply, esp through love
- broad-winged hawk — an American hawk, Buteo platypterus, dark brown above and white barred with rufous below.
- by the same token — You use by the same token to introduce a statement that you think is true for the same reasons that were given for a previous statement.
- 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.
- chinese artichoke — a hairy plant, Stachys affinis, of China and Japan, having numerous small, white, edible tubers.
- coral honeysuckle — trumpet honeysuckle.
- corner the market — dominate trade
- drawn-thread work — ornamental needlework done by drawing threads out of the fabric and using the remaining threads to form lacelike patterns
- for heaven's sake — expressing frustration
- golden hand-shake — a special incentive, as generous severance pay, given to an older employee as an inducement to elect early retirement.
- grandfather clock — a pendulum floor clock having a case as tall as or taller than a person; tall-case clock; long-case clock.
- grandmother clock — a pendulum clock similar to a grandfather's clock but shorter.
- hard nut to crack — a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- 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
- heart of darkness — a short novel (1902) by Joseph Conrad.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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)
- knock on the head — to daze or kill (a person) by striking on the head
- lay it on (thick) — to exaggerate
- make sense of sth — When you make sense of something, you succeed in understanding it.
- 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.
- nicholas bourbaki — the pseudonym of a group of mainly French mathematicians that, since 1939, has been producing a monumental work on advanced mathematics, Eléments de Mathématique
- north lanarkshire — a council area of central Scotland: consists mainly of the NE part of the historical county of Lanarkshire; formerly (1974–96) part of Strathclyde Region: engineering and metalworking industries. Administrative centre: Motherwell. Pop: 321 820 (2003 est). Area: 1771 sq km (684 sq miles)
- on the pig's back — successful; established
- on the wrong tack — a short, sharp-pointed nail, usually with a flat, broad head.
- perth and kinross — a council area of N central Scotland, corresponding mainly to the historical counties of Perthshire and Kinross-shire: part of Tayside Region from 1975 until 1996: chiefly mountainous, with agriculture, tourism, and forestry. Administrative centre: Perth. Pop: 135 990 (2003 est). Area: 5321 sq km (2019 sq miles)
- put on the market — offer for sale
- quick on the draw — having fast reflexes
- second-hand smoke — from sb else's cigarette
- shake one's booty — to dance
- shoestring tackle — a tackle made around the ankles of the ball carrier.
- skate on thin ice — to place oneself in a dangerous or delicate situation
- south lanarkshire — a council area of S Scotland, comprising the S part of the historical county of Lanarkshire: included within Strathclyde Region from 1975 to 1996: has uplands in the S and part of the Glasgow conurbation in the N: mainly agricultural. Administrative centre: Hamilton. Pop: 303 010 (2003 est). Area: 1771 sq km (684 sq miles)
- take sth on trust — If you take something on trust after having heard or read it, you believe it completely without checking it.
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