17-letter words containing k, i, t

skin of our teeth — a play (1942) by Thornton Wilder.
social networking — the development of social and professional contacts; the sharing of information and services among people with a common interest.
social notworking — the practice of spending time unproductively on social networking websites, esp when one should be working
south lanarkshire — a council area of S Scotland, comprising the S part of the historical county of Lanarkshire: included within Strathclyde Region from 1975 to 1996: has uplands in the S and part of the Glasgow conurbation in the N: mainly agricultural. Administrative centre: Hamilton. Pop: 303 010 (2003 est). Area: 1771 sq km (684 sq miles)
spark transmitter — a transmitting set that generates electromagnetic waves by the oscillatory discharge from a capacitor through an inductor and a spark gap.
split keyboarding — the act or practice of editing data from one terminal on another terminal
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.
stock certificate — a certificate evidencing ownership of one or more shares of stock in a corporation.
strike-slip fault — a geological fault on which the movement is along the strike of the fault
striped killifish — a killifish, Fundulus majalis, of the Atlantic coast of the U.S., the female of which is marked with black stripes.
sun-2 workstation — (computer) A Unix workstation produced by Sun Microsystems, Inc., based on the Motorola 68000. Followed by the Sun-3 Workstation.
sun-3 workstation — (computer) A Unix workstation produced by Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the 1980s, based on the Motorola 68020. Successor to the Sun-2 Workstation, followed by the Sun-4 Workstation. The Sun-3 had a custom MMU. A couple of mutant models used an entirely different architecture.
sun-4 workstation — (computer) A Unix workstation produced by Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the late 1980s[?], based on SPARC processors. The Sun-4 followed the Sun-3 Workstation. Later SPARC-based workstations were called "SPARCstations".
sweating sickness — a febrile epidemic disease that appeared in the 15th and 16th centuries: characterized by profuse sweating and frequently fatal in a few hours.
take a chill pill — something that has a calming or relaxing effect.
take exception to — object to sth
take in good part — to respond to (teasing) with good humour
take into account — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
take into custody — to arrest
take no notice of — pay no attention to, disregard
take no prisoners — to be uncompromising and resolute in one's actions
take some beating — to be difficult to improve upon
take-no-prisoners — wholeheartedly aggressive; zealous; gung-ho: a businessman with a take-no-prisoners attitude toward dealmaking.
telephone banking — a facility enabling customers to make use of banking services, such as oral payment instructions, account movements, raising loans, etc, over the telephone rather than by personal visit
that's the ticket — that is exactly what's needed
the bag of tricks — every device; everything
the joke is on sb — If you say that the joke is on a particular person, you mean that they have been made to look very foolish by something.
the plot thickens — People sometimes say 'the plot thickens' when a situation or series of events is getting more and more complicated and mysterious.
the silken ladder — a one-act opera by Rossini, telling the story of Giulia, who is secretly married to Dorvil; he visits her bedroom every night by climbing up a ladder made of silk. Giulia's guardian, Dormont, expects her to marry Blansac, but she introduces Blansac to her cousin Lucilla; after much confusion, the two couples are joyfully united
think in terms of — If you say that you are thinking in terms of doing a particular thing, you mean that you are considering it.
thought-provoking — If something such as a book or a film is thought-provoking, it contains interesting ideas that make people think seriously.
three-strikes law — a law that mandates a life sentence to a felon convicted for the third time.
to knit your brow — If you knit your brows or knit your eyebrows, you frown because you are angry or worried.
to lick your lips — If you lick your lips, you move your tongue across your lips as you think about or taste something pleasant.
to make good time — If you say that you made good time on a journey, you mean it did not take you very long compared to the length of time you expected it to take.
to risk your neck — If you say that someone is risking their neck, you mean they are doing something very dangerous, often in order to achieve something.
to strike a chord — If something strikes a chord with you, it makes you feel sympathy or enthusiasm.
to take your time — If you take your time doing something, you do it quite slowly and do not hurry.
track maintenance — the process of maintaining and repairing railway tracks
trick photography — photography that creates an illusion
triskaidekaphobia — fear or a phobia concerning the number 13.
trucial sheikdoms — an independent federation in E Arabia, formed in 1971, now comprising seven emirates on the S coast (formerly, Pirate Coast or Trucial Coast) of the Persian Gulf, formerly under British protection: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Qaiwain, Ras al-Khaimah (joined 1972), and Fujairah. About 32,300 sq. mi. (83,657 sq. km). Capital: Abu Dhabi. Abbreviation: U.A.E.
turkish towelling — woven cloth which is used to make towels, wash cloths, etc
unofficial strike — a strike that is not approved by the strikers' trade union
utagawa kuniyoshi — original name Igusa Magosabwo. 1797–1861, Japanese painter and printmaker of the ukiyo-e school, best known for his prints of warriors and landscapes
walk-in apartment — a ground-floor apartment having a private entrance directly from the street, rather than through a hallway of the building.
wedding breakfast — meal served at wedding reception
white book cd-rom — (hardware, standard) A more open CD-ROM standard than Green Book CD-ROM. All films mastered on CD-ROM after March 1994 use White Book. Like Green Book, it is ISO 9660 compliant, uses mode 2 form 2 addressing and can only be played on a CD-ROM drive which is XA (Extended Architecture) compatible. White book CDs are labelled "Video CD".
white-tailed kite — an American kite, Elanus leucurus, having gray plumage with a white head, breast, and tail.
wide area network — a computer network that spans a relatively large geographical area.

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