17-letter words containing k, r, a, t, o

horatio kitchener — Horatio Herbert (1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum and of Broome) 1850–1916, English field marshal and statesman.
housekeeping cart — A housekeeping cart is a large metal basket on wheels which is used by a cleaner in a hotel to move clean bed linen, towels, and cleaning equipment.
immigrant workers — people who work in a country they arrived to in order to settle there
in the background — behind the focus of attention
in the market for — an open place or a covered building where buyers and sellers convene for the sale of goods; a marketplace: a farmers' market.
indian rope-trick — the supposed Indian feat of climbing an unsupported rope
internet backbone — (communications, networking) High-speed networks that carry Internet traffic. These communications networks are provided by companies such as AT&T, GTE, IBM, MCI, Netcom, Sprint, UUNET and consist of high-speed links in the T1, T3, OC1 and OC3 ranges. The backbones carry Internet traffic around the world and meet at Network Access Points (NAPs). The topology of the "backbone" and its interconnections may once have resembled a spine with ribs connected along its length but is now almost certainly more like a fishing net wrapped around the world with many circular paths.
karitane hospital — a hospital for young babies and their mothers
kastor and pollux — Castor and Pollux.
kvatro telecom as — (company) The company that maintains Mary. Address: Trondheim, Norway.
make conversation — If you make conversation, you talk to someone in order to be polite and not because you really want to.
make inroads into — to start to use up the supply of something
make reference to — mention, allude to
make the worst of — to be pessimistic about
mark of the beast — the mark put on the forehead of those who worship the beast, the symbol of opposition to God.
money-market fund — a mutual fund that invests in the money market.
monkey bread tree — a bombacaceous tree, Adansonia digitata, native to Africa, that has a very thick trunk, large white flowers, and a gourdlike fruit with an edible pulp called monkey bread
mount kirkpatrick — a mountain in Antarctica, in S Victoria Land in the Queen Alexandra Range. Height: 4528 m (14 856 ft)
mount robson park — a national park in the Rocky Mountains of E British Columbia, Canada.
nakhon ratchasima — a city in central Thailand.
network marketing — a marketing strategy in which sales representatives of a company recruit other salespeople and earn commissions on their own sales and on the sales made by their team: Use your personal relationships to be successful in network marketing.
non-profit-making — A non-profit-making organization or charity is not run with the intention of making a profit.
nord-ostsee kanal — German name of Kiel Canal.
north lanarkshire — a council area of central Scotland: consists mainly of the NE part of the historical county of Lanarkshire; formerly (1974–96) part of Strathclyde Region: engineering and metalworking industries. Administrative centre: Motherwell. Pop: 321 820 (2003 est). Area: 1771 sq km (684 sq miles)
on speaking terms — the act, utterance, or discourse of a person who speaks.
on the wrong tack — a short, sharp-pointed nail, usually with a flat, broad head.
on-street parking — parking (of a car, vehicle, etc) that is or is allowed to be done on a street
otto von bismarck — Otto von [ot-oh von;; German aw-toh fuh n] /ˈɒt oʊ vɒn;; German ˈɔ toʊ fən/ (Show IPA), 1815–98, German statesman: first chancellor of modern German Empire 1871–90.
overstep the mark — If someone oversteps the mark, they behave in a way that is considered unacceptable.
parts of kesteven — an area in E England constituting a former administrative division of Lincolnshire
peacock butterfly — a European nymphalid butterfly, Inachis io, having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot
perth and kinross — a council area of N central Scotland, corresponding mainly to the historical counties of Perthshire and Kinross-shire: part of Tayside Region from 1975 until 1996: chiefly mountainous, with agriculture, tourism, and forestry. Administrative centre: Perth. Pop: 135 990 (2003 est). Area: 5321 sq km (2019 sq miles)
pocket calculator — an electronic calculator small enough to be carried on one's person.
pocket dictionary — a small portable dictionary
porterhouse steak — large cut of beef loin
protection racket — a criminal activity in which money gangsters extort money from victims in exchange for freedom from molestation
put on the market — offer for sale
quick on the draw — having fast reflexes
radial keratotomy — a surgical technique for correcting nearsightedness by making a series of spokelike incisions in the cornea to change its shape and focusing properties.
right-to-work law — a state law making it illegal to refuse employment to a person for the sole reason that he or she is not a union member.
rock of gibraltar — a British crown colony comprising a fortress and seaport located on a narrow promontory near the S tip of Spain. 1.875 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
sanitation worker — a person employed to collect, haul away, and dispose of garbage.
selkirk mountains — a mountain range in SW Canada, in SE British Columbia. Highest peak: Mount Sir Sandford, 3533 m (11 590 ft)
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
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 photography — photography of fast-moving objects, as bullets, by the light of an electric spark.
split keyboarding — the act or practice of editing data from one terminal on another terminal

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