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19-letter words containing s, h, i, k, o

  • to shudder to think — If you say that you shudder to think what would happen in a particular situation, you mean that you expect it to be so bad that you do not really want to think about it.
  • to take the biscuit — If someone has done something very stupid, rude, or selfish, you can say that they take the biscuit or that what they have done takes the biscuit, to emphasize your surprise at their behaviour.
  • tricks of the trade — expert techniques
  • valley of the kings — a valley on the west bank of the Nile near the site of Thebes: the necropolis of many of the kings and queens of the 18th and 19th dynasties of ancient Egypt, c1350–c1200 b.c.
  • what makes one tick — a slight, sharp, recurring click, tap, or beat, as of a clock.
  • yellowtail kingfish — a large carangid game fish, Seriola grandis, of S Australian waters
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