14-letter words containing i, s, h, k
- siberian husky — one of a Siberian breed of medium-size dogs having a thick, soft coat, raised originally as sled dogs.
- sickle feather — one of the paired, elongated, sickle-shaped, middle feathers of the tail of the rooster.
- skiing holiday — a holiday taken (esp to somewhere that it snows) for the purpose of going skiing
- skip-tooth saw — a saw with alternate teeth absent
- smooth-talking — A smooth-talking man talks very confidently in a way that is likely to persuade people, but may not be sincere or honest.
- something like — of the same form, appearance, kind, character, amount, etc.: I cannot remember a like instance.
- spring chicken — a young chicken, especially a broiler or fryer.
- spy-in-the-sky — of or relating to a surveillance camera mounted on an aircraft or orbiting satellite
- stalking horse — If you describe a person or thing as a stalking horse, you mean that it is being used to obtain a temporary advantage so that someone can get what they really want.
- stalking-horse — a horse, or a figure of a horse, behind which a hunter hides in stalking game.
- stick together — be united
- straight poker — one of the original forms of poker in which players are dealt five cards face down, upon which they bet and then have the showdown without drawing any cards.
- straightjacket — to put in or as in a straitjacket: Her ambition was straitjacketed by her family.
- strike a light — to ignite something, esp a match, by friction
- strike it rich — to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.
- strike through — cross out
- summer kitchen — an extra kitchen, usually detached from a house, for use in warm weather.
- surgical shock — a state of shock that can occur during or after surgery
- tacking stitch — a long, loose, temporary stitch used in dressmaking, etc
- tailor's chalk — hardened chalk or soapstone used to make temporary guide marks on a garment that is being altered.
- the black isle — a peninsula in NE Scotland, in Highland council area, between the Cromarty and Moray Firths
- the ice blacks — the international ice hockey team of New Zealand
- the kiwi ferns — the women's international Rugby League football team of New Zealand
- the silk route — an ancient trade route that linked Asia and the countries of the Mediterranean and was followed by Marco Polo when he travelled to Cathay
- thick and fast — If things happen thick and fast, they happen very quickly and in large numbers.
- thick register — chest register.
- think positive — be optimistic
- throwing stick — a short, straight or curved stick, flat or cylindrical in form, often having a hand grip, and used generally in preliterate societies as a hunting weapon to throw at birds and small game.
- to strike home — If something that is thrown or fired strikes home, it reaches its target.
- turkish angora — a long-haired breed of cat, similar to the Persian
- turkish coffee — a strong, usually sweetened coffee, made by boiling the pulverized coffee beans.
- turkish empire — Ottoman Empire
- unknightliness — the quality or condition of being unknightly
- vishakhapatnam — a seaport in Andhra Pradesh, in E India, on the Bay of Bengal.
- walking shorts — medium to long shorts, often cut fuller than Bermuda shorts and used for walking or leisure activity.
- west berkshire — a unitary authority in S England, in Berkshire. Pop: 144 200 (2003 est). Area: 705 sq km (272 sq miles)
- west yorkshire — a metropolitan county in N England. 787 sq. mi. (2039 sq. km).
- whistling duck — any of several long-legged, chiefly tropical ducks of the genus Dendrocygna, most of which have whistling cries.
- whitetip shark — Also called reef whitetip shark. a smooth dogfish, Triaenodon obseus, having white-tipped dorsal and caudal fins and occurring inshore among the reefs in the Pacific and Indian oceans and the Red Sea.
- wild monkshood — a plant, Aconitum uncinatum, of the buttercup family, native to the eastern central U.S., having roundish leaves and hooded, blue flowers, growing in rich, moist soil.
- yorkshire bond — flying bond.