15-letter words containing h, o, k, t, e
- make the rounds — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
- microearthquake — an earthquake of very low intensity (magnitude of 2 or less on the Richter scale).
- monkey, scratch — scratch monkey
- no great shakes — to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
- north yorkshire — a county in NE England. 3208 sq. mi. (8309 sq. km).
- oil of the sick — holy oil used in the sacrament of extreme unction.
- okhotsk current — a cold ocean current flowing SW from the Bering Sea, E of the Kurile Islands, along the E coast of Japan where it meets the Japan Current.
- on the track of — If you are on the track of someone or something, you are trying to find them, or find information about them.
- on/off the mark — If something is off the mark, it is inaccurate or incorrect. If it is on the mark, it is accurate or correct.
- orthokeratology — a technique for correcting refractive errors in vision by changing the shape of the cornea with the temporary use of progressively flatter hard contact lenses.
- outreach worker — a person who does work designed to help and encourage disadvantaged members of the community
- pat on the back — to strike lightly or gently with something flat, as with a paddle or the palm of the hand, usually in order to flatten, smooth, or shape: to pat dough into flat pastry forms.
- peacock feather — a (distinctive and brightly coloured) feather from the peacock
- phenakistoscope — an early form of a zoetrope in which figures are depicted in different poses around the edge of a disc. When the disc is spun, and the figures observed through the apertures around the edge of the disc, they appear to be moving
- phenylketonuria — an inherited disease due to faulty metabolism of phenylalanine, characterized by phenylketones in the urine and usually first noted by signs of mental retardation in infancy.
- phenylketonuric — an inherited disease due to faulty metabolism of phenylalanine, characterized by phenylketones in the urine and usually first noted by signs of mental retardation in infancy.
- poikilothermism — the state or quality of being cold-blooded, as fishes and reptiles.
- put the make on — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- raw-pack method — cold pack (def 2).
- rocket launcher — a tube attached to a weapon for the launching of rockets.
- rocket research — research into rocket engines for spacecraft
- rolling kitchen — a mobile kitchen used for feeding troops outdoors.
- round-the-clock — around-the-clock.
- saint-john-lake — Henry, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, Bolingbroke, 1st Viscount.
- schottky defect — an unoccupied position in a crystal lattice caused by the relocation of an atom or ion from the interior to the surface of the crystal.
- schottky effect — a reduction in the energy required to remove an electron from a solid surface in a vacuum when an electric field is applied to the surface
- see the back of — to be rid of
- shelikof strait — a strait between the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak Island, in S Alaska. 130 miles (209 km) long and 30 miles (48 km) wide.
- shock resistant — not affected by impact
- shock treatment — electroconvulsive therapy
- shock-resistant — strong or resilient enough to sustain minor impacts without damage to the internal mechanism: a shock-resistant watch.
- shoot the works — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
- shopping basket — a metal or plastic container with one or two handles, used to carry shopping in a shop
- south milwaukee — a city in SE Wisconsin.
- south salt lake — a town in N Utah.
- south yorkshire — a metropolitan county in N England. 603 sq. mi. (1561 sq. km).
- speaking of sth — You can say speaking of something that has just been mentioned as a way of introducing a new topic which has some connection with that thing.
- stock character — a character in literature, theater, or film of a type quickly recognized and accepted by the reader or viewer and requiring no development by the writer.
- studhorse poker — stud poker.
- swamp white oak — an oak, Quercus bicolor, of eastern North America, yielding a hard, heavy wood used in shipbuilding, for making furniture, etc.
- take a shine to — to give forth or glow with light; shed or cast light.
- take one's hour — to do something in a leisurely manner
- thanks offering — an offering made as an expression of thanks to God
- thankworthiness — the state or quality of being thankworthy or deserving thanks
- the donkey work — difficult, boring, or routine work
- the kos channel — a strait separating Kos from SW Turkey
- the lower karoo — one of the two divisions of the Karoo
- the lower ranks — people who have a low rank in a military organization
- the upper karoo — one of the two divisions of the Karoo
- the working man — working class people collectively