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13-letter words containing t, a, k, e, h

  • kenyapithecus — a genus of fossil hominoids of middle Miocene age found in Kenya and having large molars, small incisors, and powerful chewing muscles.
  • khapra beetle — a tiny cosmopolitan beetle, Trogoderma granarium, that is a pest of stored grain and other dried organic matter.
  • kinaesthetics — Alternative spelling of kinesthetics.
  • kinanesthesia — A disturbance of deep nerve sensitivity.
  • kindheartedly — In a kindhearted manner.
  • kinematograph — cinematograph.
  • kinesipathist — someone who uses kinesipathy to treat diseases
  • kinesitherapy — a movement-based therapy
  • kiss of death — a fatal or destructive relationship or action: The support of the outlawed group was the kiss of death to the candidate.
  • kitchen match — a wooden friction match with a large head, used especially for igniting gas ovens or burners.
  • kitchen paper — also kitchen roll
  • kitchen range — cooker with oven and hob
  • kitchen waste — bits of food that are left over from cooking, such as vegetable peelings, cheese rind, and scraps from people's plates
  • knight errant — a wandering knight; a knight who traveled widely in search of adventures, to exhibit military skill, to engage in chivalric deeds, etc.
  • knight-errant — a wandering knight; a knight who traveled widely in search of adventures, to exhibit military skill, to engage in chivalric deeds, etc.
  • know by heart — have memorized
  • leatherjacket — Also called leather jack. any of several carangid fishes having narrow, linear scales embedded in the skin at various angles, especially Oligoplites saurus, found in tropical American waters.
  • like anything — of the same form, appearance, kind, character, amount, etc.: I cannot remember a like instance.
  • make light of — of little weight; not heavy: a light load.
  • make off with — take away
  • mana motuhake — independence or autonomy
  • merchant bank — a private banking firm engaged chiefly in investing in new issues of securities and in accepting bills of exchange in foreign trade.
  • metenkephalin — either of two pentapeptides that bind to morphine receptors in the central nervous system and have opioid properties of relatively short duration; one pentapeptide (Met enkephalin) has the amino acid sequence Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Met and the other (Leu enkephalin) has the sequence Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Leu.
  • miss the mark — to fail in achieving one's aim; be unsuccessful in one's attempt
  • off the track — a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
  • on the market — an open place or a covered building where buyers and sellers convene for the sale of goods; a marketplace: a farmers' market.
  • outreach work — work (done by welfare workers, volunteers, etc) designed to help and encourage disadvantaged members of the community
  • overhand knot — a simple knot of various uses that slips easily.
  • packet switch — packet switching
  • pass the buck — Poker. any object in the pot that reminds the winner of some privilege or obligation when his or her turn to deal next comes.
  • path-breaking — very original; ground-breaking
  • pay the check — When a customer pays the check in a restaurant, they pay the amount that they owe for their meal.
  • phytoplankter — a minute organism which constitutes part of phytoplankton
  • porkpie (hat) — a man's soft hat with a round, flat crown
  • reality check — a corrective confronting of reality, in order to counteract one's expectations, prejudices, or the like.
  • return thanks — (of Christians) to say grace before a meal
  • right bracket — (character)   "]". ASCII character 93. Common names: right square bracket; ITU-T: closing bracket; unbracket. Rare: unsquare; INTERCAL: U turn back. Paired with left bracket.
  • rock the boat — to move or sway to and fro or from side to side.
  • sea buckthorn — a thorny Eurasian shrub, Hippophaë rhamnoides, growing on sea coasts and having silvery leaves and orange fruits: family Elaeagnaceae
  • shark watcher — a business consultant who assists companies in identifying and preventing unwelcome takeover bids
  • shelf-stacker — a person whose job is to fill the shelves and displays in a supermarket or other shop with goods for sale
  • shock therapy — (not in technical use) any of various therapies, as insulin shock therapy or electroconvulsive therapy, that induce convulsions or unconsciousness, used for symptomatic relief in certain mental disorders.
  • shockumentary — a television programme showing members of the public in shocking or violent situations
  • sketchability — the suitability for being sketched
  • smooth-talker — a person who gets another person to do their bidding by using a slick, gently persuasive, practised, or competent manner
  • spaghettilike — resembling spaghetti
  • squash racket — a light long-handled racket used in the game of squash
  • stretch marks — Stretch marks are lines or marks on someone's skin caused by the skin stretching after the person's weight has changed rapidly. Women who have had children often have stretch marks.
  • sunlight peak — a mountain in SW Colorado, in the San Juan Mountains. 14,059 feet (4285 meters).
  • take a chance — act on a possibility
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