17-letter words containing s, h, o, k, e, r
- anzhero-sudzhensk — a city in the S Russian Federation in Central Asia.
- 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.
- 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.
- be on tenterhooks — If you are on tenterhooks, you are very nervous and excited because you are wondering what is going to happen in a particular situation.
- break one's heart — to grieve or cause to grieve very deeply, esp through love
- 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.
- chinese artichoke — a hairy plant, Stachys affinis, of China and Japan, having numerous small, white, edible tubers.
- coral honeysuckle — trumpet honeysuckle.
- desktop publisher — desktop publishing
- for heaven's sake — expressing frustration
- hasbrouck heights — a borough in NE New Jersey.
- heart of darkness — a short novel (1902) by Joseph Conrad.
- histamine blocker — any of various substances that act at a specific receptor site to block certain actions of histamine.
- homework exercise — an exercise that is set as homework
- housekeeping cart — A housekeeping cart is a large metal basket on wheels which is used by a cleaner in a hotel to move clean bed linen, towels, and cleaning equipment.
- karitane hospital — a hospital for young babies and their mothers
- lighthouse keeper — a person who mans a lighthouse and makes sure that the light is working properly
- loggerhead shrike — a common, North American shrike, Lanius ludovicianus, gray above and white below with black wings, tail, and facial mask.
- make the worst of — to be pessimistic about
- mark of the beast — the mark put on the forehead of those who worship the beast, the symbol of opposition to God.
- north lanarkshire — a council area of central Scotland: consists mainly of the NE part of the historical county of Lanarkshire; formerly (1974–96) part of Strathclyde Region: engineering and metalworking industries. Administrative centre: Motherwell. Pop: 321 820 (2003 est). Area: 1771 sq km (684 sq miles)
- northern kingfish — a croaker, Menticirrhus saxatilis, inhabiting Atlantic coastal waters of the U.S.
- one for the books — a handwritten or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usually on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers.
- overstep the mark — If someone oversteps the mark, they behave in a way that is considered unacceptable.
- parker house roll — a soft dinner roll made by folding a flat disk of dough in half.
- perth and kinross — a council area of N central Scotland, corresponding mainly to the historical counties of Perthshire and Kinross-shire: part of Tayside Region from 1975 until 1996: chiefly mountainous, with agriculture, tourism, and forestry. Administrative centre: Perth. Pop: 135 990 (2003 est). Area: 5321 sq km (2019 sq miles)
- philosopher kings — the Platonic ideal of a ruler, philosophically trained and enlightened.
- porterhouse steak — large cut of beef loin
- shoestring tackle — a tackle made around the ankles of the ball carrier.
- skin of our teeth — a play (1942) by Thornton Wilder.
- south lanarkshire — a council area of S Scotland, comprising the S part of the historical county of Lanarkshire: included within Strathclyde Region from 1975 to 1996: has uplands in the S and part of the Glasgow conurbation in the N: mainly agricultural. Administrative centre: Hamilton. Pop: 303 010 (2003 est). Area: 1771 sq km (684 sq miles)
- stick to the ribs — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
- take sth by storm — If someone or something takes a place by storm, they are extremely successful.
- take sth on trust — If you take something on trust after having heard or read it, you believe it completely without checking it.
- take sth to heart — If you take something to heart, for example someone's behaviour, you are deeply affected and upset by it.
- the bag of tricks — every device; everything
- think in terms of — If you say that you are thinking in terms of doing a particular thing, you mean that you are considering it.
- to know the ropes — If you know the ropes, you know how a particular job or task should be done.
- to make sth clear — If you make something clear, you say something in a way that makes it impossible for there to be any doubt about your meaning, wishes, or intentions.
- to strike a chord — If something strikes a chord with you, it makes you feel sympathy or enthusiasm.
- triskaidekaphobia — fear or a phobia concerning the number 13.
- trucial sheikdoms — an independent federation in E Arabia, formed in 1971, now comprising seven emirates on the S coast (formerly, Pirate Coast or Trucial Coast) of the Persian Gulf, formerly under British protection: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Qaiwain, Ras al-Khaimah (joined 1972), and Fujairah. About 32,300 sq. mi. (83,657 sq. km). Capital: Abu Dhabi. Abbreviation: U.A.E.
- turkish towelling — woven cloth which is used to make towels, wash cloths, etc
- verkhoyansk range — a mountain range in the Sakha Republic, in E Siberia, Russia. About 600 miles (970 km) long.
- whiskey rebellion — a revolt of settlers in western Pennsylvania in 1794 against a federal excise tax on whiskey: suppressed by militia called out by President George Washington to establish the authority of the federal government.
- william shoemaker — William Lee ("Willie") 1931–2003, U.S. jockey.
- yorkshire pudding — a pudding made of an unsweetened batter of flour, salt, eggs, and milk, baked under meat as it roasts to catch the drippings or baked separately with a small amount of meat drippings.
- yorkshire terrier — one of an English breed of toy terriers having a long, silky, straight coat that is dark steel blue from the back of the skull to the tail and tan on the head, chest, and legs.
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