17-letter words containing i, c, e, k, h
- 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.
- behind one's back — without one's knowledge; secretly or deceitfully
- 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.
- checkable deposit — a checking account
- chicken drumstick — a chicken leg, considered as food
- chicklet keyboard — (spelling) It's spelled "chiclet keyboard".
- 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
- christmas cracker — a decorated cardboard tube that emits a bang when pulled apart, releasing a toy, a joke, or a paper hat.
- chukchi peninsula — a peninsula in the extreme NE of Russia, in NE Siberia: mainly tundra
- fishnet stockings — leg coverings for women, made from an open mesh fabric resembling netting
- go like hot cakes — to be sold very quickly or in large quantities
- 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.
- hasbrouck heights — a borough in NE New Jersey.
- have a thick skin — to be insensitive (or acutely sensitive) to blame, criticism, insults, etc.
- high muckety-muck — high muck-a-muck
- histamine blocker — any of various substances that act at a specific receptor site to block certain actions of histamine.
- homework exercise — an exercise that is set as homework
- 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.
- humpbacked bridge — A humpbacked bridge or humpback bridge is a short and very curved bridge with a shape similar to a semi-circle.
- hypovolemic shock — a type of shock caused by reduced blood volume, as from massive bleeding or dehydration.
- icing on the cake — a sweet mixture, cooked or uncooked, for coating or filling cakes, cookies, and the like; icing.
- in the background — behind the focus of attention
- jack-in-the-green — (in England, formerly) a man who wore or supported a leaf-covered wooden framework while dancing in May-Day celebrations
- 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.
- kitchen appliance — a machine intended for use in the kitchen, such as a fridge or a food processor
- ladder-back chair — a chair with a back of two upright posts connected by horizontal slats
- lick the boots of — to be servile, obsequious, or flattering towards
- mikhail gorbachev — Mikhail S(ergeyevich) [mi-kahyl sur-gey-uh-vich,, mi-keyl;; Russian myi-khuh-yeel syir-gye-yi-vyich] /mɪˈkaɪl sɜrˈgeɪ ə vɪtʃ,, mɪˈkeɪl;; Russian myɪ xʌˈyil syɪrˈgyɛ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, Soviet political leader: general secretary of the Communist Party 1985–91; president of the Soviet Union 1988–91; Nobel Peace Prize 1990.
- nikita khrushchev — Nikita S(ergeyevich) [ni-kee-tuh sur-gey-uh-vich;; Russian nyi-kyee-tuh syir-gye-yuh-vyich] /nɪˈki tə sɜrˈgeɪ ə vɪtʃ;; Russian nyɪˈkyi tə syɪrˈgyɛ yə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1894–1971, Russian political leader: premier of the U.S.S.R. 1958–64.
- north little rock — a city in central Arkansas, on the Arkansas River.
- on the pig's back — successful; established
- pick the eyes out — to select the best parts or pieces (of)
- pocket battleship — a small heavily armed and armored warship serving as a battleship because of limitations imposed by treaty.
- priority check-in — Priority check-in at a hotel is an arrangement which allows a guest to check in without waiting in a line.
- quick on the draw — having fast reflexes
- red-backed shrike — a common Eurasian shrike, Lanius collurio, the male of which has a grey crown and rump, brown wings and back, and a black-and-white face
- 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
- stick to the ribs — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
- take a chill pill — something that has a calming or relaxing effect.
- that's the ticket — that is exactly what's needed
- the bag of tricks — every device; everything
- the plot thickens — People sometimes say 'the plot thickens' when a situation or series of events is getting more and more complicated and mysterious.
- to strike a chord — If something strikes a chord with you, it makes you feel sympathy or enthusiasm.
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