13-letter words containing h, o, k, e
- handsome lake — 1735-1815; Seneca prophet, social reformer, & founder of a North American Indian religion named after him
- heartbrokenly — In a heartbroken manner.
- herringchoker — a native or resident of any of the Maritime Provinces but especially of New Brunswick.
- hit the books — to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- hockey player — sportsperson: plays hockey
- hognose snake — any harmless North American snake of the genus Heterodon, the several species having an upturned snout and noted for flattening the head or playing dead when disturbed.
- holiday-maker — vacationer.
- holidaymakers — Plural form of holidaymaker.
- holy mackerel — astonishment
- home row keys — home keys
- homework club — an after-school club where students can stay to do their homework
- honest broker — a neutral person or organization that mediates disputes; an impartial mediator.
- horse-breaker — a person who breaks in a horse
- hourly worker — an employee who is paid an hourly rate rather than a fixed salary
- house cricket — a dark brown cricket, Acheta domesticus, having a light-colored head with dark crossbands, commonly occurring throughout North America and Europe, where it may be an indoor pest.
- house of keys — the lower house of the legislature of the Isle of Man.
- housebreakers — Plural form of housebreaker.
- housebreaking — to train (a pet) to excrete outdoors or in a specific place.
- howler monkey — Central American simian variety
- hub-and-spoke — of or designating a system of air transportation by which local flights carry passengers to one major regional airport where they can board long-distance or other local flights for their final destinations.
- humboldt peak — a mountain in S Colorado, in the Sangre de Cristo range. 14,064 feet (4290 meters).
- hydrokinetics — the branch of hydrodynamics that deals with the laws governing liquids or gases in motion.
- hydroxyketone — a ketone containing a hydroxyl group.
- in the pocket — (of a fly half) in an attacking position slightly further back from play than normal, making himself available for a drop goal attempt
- jockey shorts — Jockey shorts are a type of men's underpants.
- john sobieski — John, John III (def 2).
- joseph hooker — Joseph, 1814–79, Union general in the U.S. Civil War.
- karaoke night — a social occasion when karaoke sessions are held for entertainment, often in a pub or bar
- katharometers — Plural form of katharometer.
- kathenotheism — Belief that multiple deities exist, and different deities are supreme among them at different times.
- keep in touch — stay in contact
- kenneth arrow — Kenneth Joseph, born 1921, U.S. economist: Nobel Prize 1972.
- kentish glory — a moth, Endromis versicolora, common in north and central Europe, having brown variegated front wings and, in the male, orange hindwings
- kenwood house — a 17th-century mansion on Hampstead Heath in London: remodelled and decorated by Robert Adam: contains the Iveagh bequest, a noted art collection
- kinematograph — cinematograph.
- kinross-shire — a former county of E central Scotland: became part of Tayside region in 1975 and part of Perth and Kinross in 1996
- kiss of death — a fatal or destructive relationship or action: The support of the outlawed group was the kiss of death to the candidate.
- kneehole desk — a desk with a space for the knees between two side panels
- know by heart — have memorized
- kosher pickle — a garlic-flavored pickle, sold especially in Jewish delicatessens.
- krishna menon — Vengalil Krishnan [ven-gah-leel krish-nuh n] /vɛnˈgɑ lil ˈkrɪʃ nən/ (Show IPA), 1897–1974, Indian politician and statesman.
- leopard shark — a small, inshore shark, Triakis semifasciata, having distinctive black markings across the back, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters from Oregon through California.
- lockwood home — a house built of timber planks that lock together without the use of nails
- look ahead lr — Look Ahead Left-to-right parse, Rightmost-derivation
- lower chinook — an extinct Chinookan language that was spoken by tribes on both banks of the Columbia River estuary.
- make light of — of little weight; not heavy: a light load.
- make off with — take away
- mana motuhake — independence or autonomy
- monkey orchid — a European orchid, Orchis simia, rare in Britain, having a short dense flower spike that opens from the top downwards. The flowers are white streaked with pink or violet and have five spurs thought to resemble a monkey's arms, legs, and tail
- monkey wrench — spanner