17-letter words containing n, e, c, k
- to be taken aback — If you are taken aback by something, you are surprised or shocked by it and you cannot respond at once.
- to risk your neck — If you say that someone is risking their neck, you mean they are doing something very dangerous, often in order to achieve something.
- tone control knob — a round switch on a radio, record player, etc that is turned to alter the tone control
- track maintenance — the process of maintaining and repairing railway tracks
- unofficial strike — a strike that is not approved by the strikers' trade union
- walk a chalk line — to behave with strict propriety or obedience
- well-acknowledged — widely recognized; generally accepted: an acknowledged authority on Chinese art.
- work-life balance — a situation in which one divides or balances one's time between work and activities outside of work: It's hard to achieve a reasonable work-life balance when you run your own business.
- working substance — a substance, usually a fluid, that undergoes changes in pressure, temperature, volume, or form as part of a process for accomplishing work.