17-letter words containing t, h, e, k, o, s
- 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.
- 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.
- balance the books — do accounting
- 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
- 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.
- checkable deposit — a checking account
- chinese artichoke — a hairy plant, Stachys affinis, of China and Japan, having numerous small, white, edible tubers.
- close the book on — to bring to a definite end
- cock of the woods — pileated woodpecker.
- desktop publisher — desktop publishing
- fishnet stockings — leg coverings for women, made from an open mesh fabric resembling netting
- go like hot cakes — to be sold very quickly or in large quantities
- 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.
- houndstooth check — a pattern of broken checks, used in woven material for jackets, shirts, etc.
- 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.
- john wilkes booth — Ballington [bal-ing-tuh n] /ˈbæl ɪŋ tən/ (Show IPA), 1859–1940, founder of the Volunteers of America 1896 (son of William Booth).
- karitane hospital — a hospital for young babies and their mothers
- kinesthesiologist — Someone who practices kinesthesiology.
- know when to stop — If you say that someone does not know when to stop, you mean that they do not control their own behaviour very well and so they often annoy or upset other people.
- lake of the woods — Eldrick [el-drik] /ˈɛl drɪk/ (Show IPA), ("Tiger") born 1975, U.S. professional golfer.
- lick the boots of — to be servile, obsequious, or flattering towards
- lighthouse keeper — a person who mans a lighthouse and makes sure that the light is working properly
- make light of sth — If you make light of something, you treat it as though it is not serious or important, when in fact it is.
- make sense of sth — When you make sense of something, you succeed in understanding it.
- make something of — to find a use for
- 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.
- neck of the woods — the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk.
- 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.
- on the pig's back — successful; established
- 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.
- 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)
- pick the eyes out — to select the best parts or pieces (of)
- pocket battleship — a small heavily armed and armored warship serving as a battleship because of limitations imposed by treaty.
- porterhouse steak — large cut of beef loin
- positive thinking — an optimistic attitude
- put the kibosh on — nonsense.
- shake one's booty — to dance
- shoestring tackle — a tackle made around the ankles of the ball carrier.
- skate on thin ice — to place oneself in a dangerous or delicate situation
- 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.
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