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16-letter words containing k, o, t, a, h

  • south lake tahoe — a city in E California.
  • spotted redshank — a sandpiper, Tringa erythropus, which is a large wader with red legs
  • stick at nothing — to be prepared to do anything; be unscrupulous or ruthless
  • stocking machine — a type of knitting machine
  • take (to) flight — to run away; flee
  • take holy orders — to become ordained
  • take one's heels — the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.
  • take the lid off — to make startling or spectacular revelations about
  • take the trouble — If you take the trouble to do something, you do something which requires a small amount of additional effort.
  • take to the road — to start traveling; set out
  • the black forest — a hilly wooded region of SW Germany, in Baden-Württemberg: a popular resort area
  • the great karroo — karroo in S South Africa: c. 350 mi (563 km) long & 2,000 to 3,000 ft (610 to 914 m) high
  • 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
  • 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.
  • trick photograph — a photograph that creates an illusion
  • 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.
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