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17-letter words containing o, k, a

  • acoustic feedback — a type of feedback that is created when there is a sound loop linking an audio input and an audio output, such that a high-pitched squealing sound is produced
  • actinic keratosis — a precancerous skin condition, characterized by rough red, scaly patches; it is caused by cumulative exposure to the sun and is most common in fair-skinned people
  • against the clock — If you are doing something against the clock, you are doing it in a great hurry, because there is very little time.
  • agathokakological — (nonce word) composed of both good and evil.
  • american dog tick — a common tick, Dermacentor variabilis, that is the vector of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in the eastern U.S. and also carries tularemia.
  • anzhero-sudzhensk — a city in the S Russian Federation in Central Asia.
  • april fool's joke — (humour, event)   (AFJ) Elaborate April Fool's hoaxes are a long-established tradition on Usenet and Internet; see kremvax for an example. In fact, April Fool's Day is the *only* seasonal holiday marked by customary observances on the hacker networks.
  • ask for the check — If you ask for the check, you ask the waitperson in a restaurant to bring you a piece of paper on which the price of your meal is written.
  • at one's own risk — If you tell someone that they are doing something at their own risk, you are warning them that, if they are harmed, it will be their own responsibility.
  • attention-seeking — intended to make people take notice
  • back on the rails — If something is back on the rails, it is beginning to be successful again after a period when it almost failed.
  • background report — a report on someone or something that sheds light on their background, esp a report on the background of a person convicted of a crime before they are sentenced by a judge
  • baggage checkroom — a left luggage office; a place at, for example, a railway station where baggage can be left
  • balance the books — do accounting
  • barred woodpecker — a climbing bird, Picoides minor, of the family Picidae
  • beefsteak begonia — an ornamental plant, Begonia erythrophylla, having light-pink flowers and nearly round, thick, fleshy leaves that are red on the underside.
  • behind one's back — without one's knowledge; secretly or deceitfully
  • biological marker — a substance, physiological characteristic, gene, etc that indicates, or may indicate, the presence of disease, a physiological abnormality or a psychological condition
  • black forest cake — a torte consisting typically of thin layers of chocolate cake spread with alternating layers of chocolate, cherry, and whipped-cream filling and covered with whipped cream
  • black nationalism — a movement advocating the establishment of a separate black nation within the U.S.
  • black swallowtail — the tail of a swallow or a deeply forked tail like that of a swallow.
  • black swallowwort — celandine (def 1).
  • black-box testing — functional testing
  • blackboard jungle — a school or school system characterized by lack of discipline and by juvenile delinquency.
  • blackout curtains — thick, lined curtains designed to shut out all daylight and keep a room in complete darkness
  • blackpoll warbler — a North American warbler, Dendroica striata, the adult male of which has the top of the head black.
  • blank endorsement — an endorsement on a bill of exchange, cheque, etc, naming no payee and thus making the endorsed sum payable to the bearer
  • block association — an association for the residents of a particular block in a neighbourhood to discuss and act on matters of common concern
  • blocking antibody — Immunology. an antibody that partly combines with an antigen and interferes with cell-mediated immunity, thereby preventing an allergic reaction.
  • blue sky software — eHelp Corporation
  • book depreciation — Book depreciation is depreciation in a company's internal financial records that is different from the amount that is used for taxes.
  • bore-stroke ratio — The bore-stroke ratio is the ratio of bore to stroke. A ratio of 1:1 is referred to informally as square.
  • bouncebackability — the ability to recover after a setback, esp in sport
  • break one's heart — to grieve or cause to grieve very deeply, esp through love
  • break the back of — to complete the greatest or hardest part of (a task)
  • breakdown service — a service that provides assistance to motorists who break down
  • breakdown voltage — the minimum applied voltage that would cause a given insulator or electrode to break down.
  • bricks and mortar — You can use bricks and mortar to refer to houses and other buildings, especially when they are considered as an investment.
  • broad-winged hawk — an American hawk, Buteo platypterus, dark brown above and white barred with rufous below.
  • brokerage account — A brokerage account is an account with a broker where an investor can buy and sell and hold securities.
  • brompton cocktail — an analgesic mixture, usually containing morphine and cocaine and sometimes other narcotic substances in an alcohol solution, administered primarily to advanced cancer patients.
  • bury the tomahawk — to stop fighting; make peace
  • by the same token — You use by the same token to introduce a statement that you think is true for the same reasons that were given for a previous statement.
  • cardinal grosbeak — any of various mostly tropical American buntings, such as the cardinal and pyrrhuloxia, the males of which have brightly coloured plumage
  • cardiogenic shock — a type of shock caused by decreased cardiac output despite adequate blood volume, owing to a disease of the heart itself, as myocardial infarction, or any other factor that interferes with the filling or emptying of the heart.
  • caribou codeworks — (company)   The company which sells QTRADER. Director of Marketing: Norm Larsen <[email protected]>.
  • carolina parakeet — an extinct New World parakeet, Conuropsis carolinensis, that ranged into the northern U.S., having yellowish-green plumage with an orange-yellow head.
  • cationic cocktail — (hardware)   (Or "Downy cocktail") Diluted fabric softener sprayed on computer room carpets to prevent static electricity from being built up by feet shuffling on carpet. The canonical cationic cocktail is one part unscented liquid fabric softener (in the US, usually "Downy" brand) to five parts water. "Cationic" is the chemical term for the most common active ingredient in fabric softeners. The use of the term "cocktail" may be influenced by its use in other jargons, especially pharmacological and chemical, to denote a mixture which, like cationic cocktail, typically contains no alcohol and would be unwise to drink.
  • checkable deposit — a checking account
  • chicklet keyboard — (spelling)   It's spelled "chiclet keyboard".

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