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16-letter words containing k, t, h

  • thick as thieves — very close friends
  • thick-tailed ray — Ichthyology. any ray of the order Rajiformes, having a relatively thick, fleshy tail, including the guitarfishes and the skates.
  • thieves' kitchen — a thieves' hideout
  • think nothing of — no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
  • thinking pattern — manner of thinking
  • thinking through — to have a conscious mind, to some extent of reasoning, remembering experiences, making rational decisions, etc.
  • three musketeers — French Les Trois Mousquetaires. a historical novel (1844) by Alexandre Dumas père.
  • three-card trick — a game in which players bet on which of three inverted playing cards is the queen
  • thumbnail sketch — small preliminary drawing
  • 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.
  • tollhouse cookie — a crisp cookie containing bits of chocolate and sometimes chopped nuts.
  • traveler's check — a check issued in any of various denominations by a bank, travel agency, etc., that is signed by the purchaser upon purchase and again, in the presence of the payee, when cashing the check or using it to pay for goods or services.
  • trick photograph — a photograph that creates an illusion
  • turkish crescent — crescent (def 6).
  • up with the lark — up early in the morning
  • walk a tightrope — be in a precarious position
  • walk the streets — to be a prostitute
  • 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.
  • wishful thinking — interpretation of facts, actions, words, etc., as one would like them to be rather than as they really are; imagining as actual what is not.
  • wrought ironwork — decorative work in wrought iron
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