17-letter words containing k, o, s, i, c
- positive feedback — Electronics. the process of returning part of the output of a circuit, system, or device to the input, either to oppose the input (negative feedback) or to aid the input (positive feedback) acoustic feedback.
- rack one's brains — to strain in mental effort, esp to remember something or to find the solution to a problem
- registered stocks — stocks officially registered to the name of the owner
- rocket propulsion — propulsion of an object by thrust developed by a rocket.
- sacrifice paddock — a grassed area allowed to be grazed completely, to be cultivated and resown later
- shoestring tackle — a tackle made around the ankles of the ball carrier.
- single-track road — a road that is only wide enough for one vehicle
- six o'clock swill — a period of heavy drinking, esp during the years when hotels had to close their bars at 6.00 p.m.
- skate on thin ice — to place oneself in a dangerous or delicate situation
- 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
- speak one's piece — a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate.
- spring cankerworm — the striped, green caterpillar of any of several geometrid moths: a foliage pest of various fruit and shade trees, as Paleacrita vernata (spring cankerworm) and Alsophila pometaria (fall cankerworm)
- 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.
- take into custody — to arrest
- the bag of tricks — every device; everything
- the plot thickens — People sometimes say 'the plot thickens' when a situation or series of events is getting more and more complicated and mysterious.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- unofficial strike — a strike that is not approved by the strikers' trade union
- working substance — a substance, usually a fluid, that undergoes changes in pressure, temperature, volume, or form as part of a process for accomplishing work.