19-letter words containing k, o, t

saddle-billed stork — a large stork, Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis, of West Africa, having a white and black body and a long, red and black bill.
secondary picketing — the picketing by strikers of a place of work that supplies goods to or distributes goods from their employer
sell like hot cakes — a pancake or griddlecake.
short-stay car park — a car park where a car can be left for a relatively short time
smokestack industry — A smokestack industry is a traditional industry such as heavy engineering or manufacturing, rather than a modern industry such as electronics.
smoking compartment — a compartment of a train where smoking is permitted
speaking in tongues — a form of glossolalia in which a person experiencing religious ecstasy utters incomprehensible sounds that the speaker believes are a language spoken through him or her by a deity.
stakeholder pension — In Britain, a stakeholder pension is a flexible pension scheme with low charges. Both employees and the state contribute to the scheme, which is optional, and is in addition to the basic state pension.
stanislavski method — method (def 5).
stephen cole kleene — Stephen Kleene
stick in one's craw — the crop of a bird or insect.
stick it to someone — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
stick to one's guns — a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
stick to one's last — a wooden or metal form in the shape of the human foot on which boots or shoes are shaped or repaired.
strike a false note — to behave inappropriately
strike off the roll — to expel from membership
swallow-tailed kite — an American kite, Elanoides forficatus, having black upper parts, white head and underparts, and a long, deeply forked tail.
take (the) occasion — to use the opportunity (to do something)
take care of sth/sb — If you take care of someone or something, you look after them and prevent them from being harmed or damaged.
take care to do sth — If you take care to do something, you make sure that you do it.
take evasive action — If you take evasive action, you deliberately move away from someone or something in order to avoid meeting them or being hit by them.
take it for granted — If you take it for granted that something is the case, you believe that it is true or you accept it as normal without thinking about it.
take it on the chin — the lower extremity of the face, below the mouth.
take it or leave it — If you say to someone 'take it or leave it', you are telling them that they can accept something or not accept it, but that you are not prepared to discuss any other alternatives.
take it to the wire — to compete to the bitter end to win a competition or title
take my word for it — If you say to someone 'take my word for it', you mean that they should believe you because you are telling the truth.
take one's cue from — If you take your cue from someone or something, you do something similar in a particular situation.
take one's medicine — any substance or substances used in treating disease or illness; medicament; remedy.
take one's mind off — to stop one from thinking about; turn one's attention from
take someone's part — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
take sth personally — If you take someone's remarks personally, you are upset because you think that they are criticizing you in particular.
take to one's heels — the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.
tanizaki jun-ichiro — 1886–1965, Japanese novelist, whose works, such as Some Prefer Nettles (1929) and The Makioka Sisters (1943–48), reflect the tension between Western values and Japanese traditions
that's more like it — If you say that's more like it, you mean that the thing that you are referring to is more satisfactory than it was on earlier occasions.
the buck stops here — the ultimate responsibility lies here
the likes of sb/sth — You can talk about the likes of someone or something to refer to people or things of a particular type.
the mathworks, inc. — (company) The company marketing MATLAB. E-mail: <[email protected]>. Address: 3 Apple Hill Drive, Natick, Massachusetts 01760-2098 USA. Telephone: +1 (508) 647-7000. Fax: +1 (508) 647-7101.
theodore von karman — Theodore, 1881–1963, U.S. scientist and aeronautical engineer, born in Hungary.
there is no knowing — one cannot tell
think nothing of it — If something happens and you think nothing of it, you do not pay much attention to it or think of it as strange or important, although later you realize that it is.
think on (or upon) — to give thought or consideration to
thomas of woodstock — Duke of Gloucester, 1355–97, English prince (son of Edward III).
ticket-of-leave man — (formerly in Britain) a convict who had a permit to leave prison, after serving only part of his sentence, with certain restrictions placed on him
to be reckoned with — of considerable importance or influence
to be up shit creek — to be in an extremely bad situation
to break new ground — If you break new ground, you do something completely different or you do something in a completely different way.
to click into place — If you have been trying to understand something puzzling and then everything falls into place or clicks into place, you suddenly understand how different pieces of information are connected and everything becomes clearer.
to click your heels — If someone such as a soldier clicks their heels, they make a sound by knocking the heels of their shoes together when saluting or greeting someone.
to fit like a glove — If you say that something fits like a glove, you are emphasizing that it fits exactly.
to go blackberrying — to go on an outing to collect blackberries

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