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14-letter words containing l, o, k, h, e

  • poison hemlock — hemlock (defs 1, 3).
  • schlockmeister — a person who deals in or sells inferior or worthless goods; junk dealer.
  • schoolies week — (in Australia) a week when large numbers of school leavers gather together for a holiday away from home after the end of their final exams
  • something like — of the same form, appearance, kind, character, amount, etc.: I cannot remember a like instance.
  • stalking horse — If you describe a person or thing as a stalking horse, you mean that it is being used to obtain a temporary advantage so that someone can get what they really want.
  • stalking-horse — a horse, or a figure of a horse, behind which a hunter hides in stalking game.
  • starch blocker — a substance ingested in the belief that it inhibits the body's ability to metabolize starch and thereby promotes weight loss: declared illegal in the U.S. by the FDA.
  • stop the clock — an instrument for measuring and recording time, especially by mechanical means, usually with hands or changing numbers to indicate the hour and minute: not designed to be worn or carried about.
  • take the floor — that part of a room, hallway, or the like, that forms its lower enclosing surface and upon which one walks.
  • telephone bank — an array of telephones used in large-scale telephoning operations, as for a political campaign.
  • telephone book — a book, directory, or the like, usually containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers in a city or other area, together with their addresses and telephone numbers.
  • the joe blakes — the DT's
  • the silk route — an ancient trade route that linked Asia and the countries of the Mediterranean and was followed by Marco Polo when he travelled to Cathay
  • the unknowable — the ultimate reality that underlies all phenomena but cannot be known
  • volksdeutscher — a member of the German people, especially one of a community having its home outside of Germany, usually in central or eastern Europe.
  • white charlock — a related plant, Raphanus raphanistrum, with yellow, mauve, or white flowers and podlike fruits
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