16-letter words containing k, h, o
- the king country — an area in the centre of North Island, New Zealand: home of the King Movement, a nineteenth-century Māori separatist movement
- the little karoo — a high arid plateau in South Africa
- the long paddock — a stockroute or roadside area offering feed to sheep and cattle in dry times
- the mekong delta — the area where the Mekong River empties into the sea through distributaries
- theatre workshop — a theatre company that is noted for the unconventional theatrical performances it puts on, especially with reference to a company based in the East End of London from 1953 to 1973 that was founded in 1945 by Joan Littlewood
- think nothing of — no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
- thinking through — to have a conscious mind, to some extent of reasoning, remembering experiences, making rational decisions, etc.
- tightrope walker — performer who walks on high wire
- to break the ice — If you break the ice at a party or meeting, or in a new situation, you say or do something to make people feel relaxed and comfortable.
- to pass the buck — If you pass the buck, you refuse to accept responsibility for something, and say that someone else is responsible.
- to rock the boat — If you say that someone is rocking the boat, you mean that they are upsetting a calm situation and causing trouble.
- to take the cake — If someone has done something very stupid, rude, or selfish, you can say that they take the cake or that what they have done takes the cake, to emphasize your surprise at their behavior.
- tollhouse cookie — a crisp cookie containing bits of chocolate and sometimes chopped nuts.
- trick photograph — a photograph that creates an illusion
- unpublished work — a literary work that has not been reproduced for sale or publicly distributed.
- walk a tightrope — be in a precarious position
- what do you know — People sometimes say 'What do you know!' when they are very surprised about something.
- wide of the mark — If something such as a claim or estimate is wide of the mark, it is incorrect or inaccurate.
- wild honeysuckle — pinxter flower.
- wrought ironwork — decorative work in wrought iron
- yellow pikeperch — the walleye, Stizostedion vitreum.