16-letter words that end in k
- take a raincheck — to accept the postponement of an offer
- the long paddock — a stockroute or roadside area offering feed to sheep and cattle in dry times
- the missing link — a hypothetical extinct animal or animal group, formerly thought to be intermediate between the anthropoid apes and man
- the weakest link — the person who is making the least contribution to the collective achievement of a group
- three-card trick — a game in which players bet on which of three inverted playing cards is the queen
- to pass the buck — If you pass the buck, you refuse to accept responsibility for something, and say that someone else is responsible.
- to try your luck — If someone tries their luck at something, they try to succeed at it, often when it is very difficult or there is little chance of success.
- traveler's check — a check issued in any of various denominations by a bank, travel agency, etc., that is signed by the purchaser upon purchase and again, in the presence of the payee, when cashing the check or using it to pay for goods or services.
- travelling clock — a small clock taken by someone who is travelling
- two-percent milk — Two-percent milk is milk from which some of the cream has been removed.
- unpublished work — a literary work that has not been reproduced for sale or publicly distributed.
- up to one's neck — If you say that someone is in some sort of trouble or criminal activity up to their neck, you mean that they are deeply involved in it.
- up with the lark — up early in the morning
- vest-pocket park — pocket park.
- wide of the mark — If something such as a claim or estimate is wide of the mark, it is incorrect or inaccurate.
- winter crookneck — any of several winter varieties of squash, Cucurbita moschata, having elongated, curved necks.
- wrought ironwork — decorative work in wrought iron