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16-letter words containing k, h, a, l, s

  • acidophilus milk — milk fermented by bacteria of the species Lactobacillus acidophilus, used in treating disorders of the gastrointestinal tract
  • bashkir republic — a constituent republic of E central Russia, in the S Urals: established as the first Soviet autonomous republic in 1919; rich mineral resources. Capital: Ufa. Pop: 4 012 900 (2002). Area: 143 600 sq km (55 430 sq miles)
  • behavioural sink — a small area in which people or animals live in overcrowded conditions
  • black nightshade — a poisonous solanaceous plant, Solanum nigrum, a common weed in cultivated land, having small white flowers with backward-curved petals and black berry-like fruits
  • buckley's chance — no chance at all
  • clackmannanshire — a council area and historical county of central Scotland; became part of the Central region in 1975 but reinstated as an independent unitary authority in 1996; mainly agricultural. Administrative centre: Alloa. Pop: 47 680 (2003 est). Area: 142 sq km (55 sq miles)
  • english-speaking — speaking English as a mother tongue
  • frankfurt school — a school of thought, founded at the University of Frankfurt in 1923 by Theodor Adorno, Herbert Marcuse and others, derived from Marxist, Freudian, and Hegelian theory
  • golden handshake — a special incentive, as generous severance pay, given to an older employee as an inducement to elect early retirement.
  • hawksbill turtle — a sea turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, the shell of which is the source of tortoise shell: an endangered species.
  • hostile takeover — a takeover that is not approved by the management of the corporation being acquired or that is accomplished through the secret purchase of stock.
  • kamerlingh onnes — Heike [hahy-kuh] /ˈhaɪ kə/ (Show IPA), 1853–1926, Dutch physicist: Nobel Prize 1913.
  • kamerlingh-onnes — Heike (ˈhaɪkə). 1853–1926, Dutch physicist: a pioneer of the physics of low-temperature materials and discoverer (1911) of superconductivity. Nobel prize for physics 1913
  • karelian isthmus — a narrow strip of land between Lake Ladoga and the Gulf of Finland, in the NW Russian Federation.
  • khakass republic — a constituent republic of S central Russia, formerly in Krasnoyarsk Territory: formed in 1930. Capital: Abakan. Pop: 546 100 (2002). Area: 61 900 sq km (23 855 sq miles)
  • kirchhoff's laws — the law that the algebraic sum of the currents flowing toward any point in an electric network is zero.
  • knights of labor — a secret workingmen's organization formed in 1869 to defend the interests of labor.
  • knights of malta — the order of Hospitalers.
  • knuckle sandwich — a punch in the mouth with a clenched fist.
  • lake havasu city — a city in W central Arizona.
  • laughing jackass — kookaburra.
  • lumberjack shirt — a thick checked shirt, as worn by lumberjacks
  • parallel haskell — (language, parallel)   (pH) A parallel variant of Haskell incorporating ideas from Id and Sisal. pH is under development. Mailing list: [email protected]
  • parkerhouse roll — a yeast roll shaped by folding over a flat, round piece of buttered dough
  • quick as a flash — If you say that someone reacts to something quick as a flash, you mean that they react to it extremely quickly.
  • scotch blackface — one of a Scottish breed of mountain sheep having a black face and growing long, coarse wool.
  • shark repellents — any tactic used by a corporation to prevent a takeover by a corporate raider.
  • shoemaker-levy 9 — a comet that was captured into an orbit around Jupiter and later broke up, the fragments colliding with Jupiter in July 1995
  • silky flycatcher — any of several passerine birds of the family Ptilogonatidae, of the southwestern U.S. to Panama, related to the waxwings.
  • slap on the back — to congratulate
  • smoke inhalation — poisoning of the lungs caused by inhaling large quantities of toxic fumes from a fire
  • south lake tahoe — a city in E California.
  • spanish mackerel — an American game fish, Scomberomorus maculatus, inhabiting the Atlantic Ocean.
  • streak lightning — lightning in which there is a sudden flash from what appears to be a single main line
  • take holy orders — to become ordained
  • take one's heels — the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.
  • the black forest — a hilly wooded region of SW Germany, in Baden-Württemberg: a popular resort area
  • the weakest link — the person who is making the least contribution to the collective achievement of a group
  • the wheel blacks — the international wheelchair rugby football team of New Zealand
  • thumbnail sketch — small preliminary drawing
  • traveler's check — a check issued in any of various denominations by a bank, travel agency, etc., that is signed by the purchaser upon purchase and again, in the presence of the payee, when cashing the check or using it to pay for goods or services.
  • walk the streets — to be a prostitute

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