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13-letter words containing k, h

  • ratushinskaya — Irina (ɪˈriːnə). born 1954, Russian poet and writer: imprisoned (1983–86) in a Soviet labour camp on charges of subversion. Her publications include Poems (1984), Grey is the Colour of Hope (1988), and The Odessans (1992)
  • rayleigh disk — a small circular disk, usually of mica, that is suspended from a fiber and tends to be deflected at right angles to a stream of air, indicating by its deflection the intensity of a sound wave.
  • reality check — a corrective confronting of reality, in order to counteract one's expectations, prejudices, or the like.
  • red-hot poker — tritoma.
  • requiem shark — any of numerous, chiefly tropical sharks of the family Carcharhinidae, including the tiger shark and soupfin shark.
  • research park — an industrial park whose facilities are devoted to research and development.
  • research work — work concerning research into or investigation into a subject, topic, etc, particularly in the sciences
  • return thanks — (of Christians) to say grace before a meal
  • rhesus monkey — animal: macaque
  • right bracket — (character)   "]". ASCII character 93. Common names: right square bracket; ITU-T: closing bracket; unbracket. Rare: unsquare; INTERCAL: U turn back. Paired with left bracket.
  • right-to-know — of or relating to laws or policies that make certain government or company data and records available to any individual who has a right or need to know their contents.
  • right-to-work — of or relating to the right of workers to gain or keep employment whether or not they belong to a labor union.
  • rock hounding — the activity of searching for and collecting rocks, fossils, or minerals.
  • rock the boat — to move or sway to and fro or from side to side.
  • rocking chair — a chair mounted on rockers or springs so as to permit a person to rock back and forth while sitting.
  • rocking horse — a toy horse, as of wood, mounted on rockers or springs, on which children may ride; hobbyhorse.
  • rocking shear — a shear having a curved blade that cuts with a rocking motion.
  • roller hockey — a game similar to ice hockey played on roller skates.
  • round-cheeked — having plump cheeks
  • rub' al khali — a desert in S Arabia, mainly in Saudi Arabia, extending southeast from Nejd to Hadramaut and northeast from Yemen to the United Arab Emirates. Area: about 777 000 sq km (300 000 sq miles)
  • rub` al khali — a desert in S Arabia, N of Hadhramaut and extending from Yemen to Oman. About 250,000 sq. mi. (647,500 sq. km).
  • sadie hawkins — Also called Sadie, Sadies. a party, dance, or other social event, especially one held annually among high school or college students, to which each girl escorts the boy of her choice, or invites him to escort her.
  • sandwich cake — a cake that is made up of two or more layers with a jam or other filling
  • schiller park — a town in NE Illinois.
  • schwenkfelder — a member of a Protestant group that emigrated in 1734 from Germany and settled in Pennsylvania, where they organized the Schwenkfelder Church.
  • scotch whisky — whiskey distilled in Scotland, especially from malted barley in a pot still.
  • sea buckthorn — a thorny Eurasian shrub, Hippophaë rhamnoides, growing on sea coasts and having silvery leaves and orange fruits: family Elaeagnaceae
  • sea hollyhock — a rose mallow, Hibiscus moscheutos.
  • self-checkout — A self-checkout is a checkout where customers scan, pack and pay for their goods in a store without being served by a sales associate.
  • shack-tapping — the making of house-by-house visits to canvass.
  • shakespearean — of, relating to, or suggestive of Shakespeare or his works.
  • shakespearian — of, relating to, or suggestive of Shakespeare or his works.
  • shaking palsy — Parkinson's disease.
  • shanks's pony — one's own legs as a means of transportation
  • shark biscuit — a bodyboard
  • shark finning — the practice of catching sharks, removing their fins (which are commercially valuable) and throwing the rest of the shark back into the sea (often while it is still alive, but doomed to drown because it cannot swim without its fins)
  • shark watcher — a business consultant who assists companies in identifying and preventing unwelcome takeover bids
  • shaving stick — a piece of shaving foam moulded into a slender shape and held in a slender container for ease of application to the face when removing hair with a razor
  • shelf-stacker — a person whose job is to fill the shelves and displays in a supermarket or other shop with goods for sale
  • shell-shocked — battle fatigue.
  • shepherd king — any of the Hyksos kings.
  • shilling mark — a virgule, as used as a divider between shillings and pence: One reads 2/6 as “two shillings and sixpence” or “two and six.”.
  • shock and awe — US military: use of extreme force
  • shock tactics — shock tactics are a way of trying to influence people's attitudes to a particular matter by shocking them
  • shock therapy — (not in technical use) any of various therapies, as insulin shock therapy or electroconvulsive therapy, that induce convulsions or unconsciousness, used for symptomatic relief in certain mental disorders.
  • shocking pink — a vivid or intensely bright pink.
  • shockumentary — a television programme showing members of the public in shocking or violent situations
  • shoot-to-kill — of or relating to shooting by soldiers or police that is intended to kill rather than disable
  • shoulder knot — a knot of ribbon or lace worn on the shoulder, as by men of fashion in the 17th and 18th centuries, by servants in livery, or by women or children.
  • shulhan arukh — an authoritative code of Jewish law and custom compiled by the Talmudic scholar Joseph Caro (1488–1575), the original edition published in Vienna in 1565 emphasizing the practices of Sephardic Jews.
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