11-letter words containing c, l, o, a, k
- clock watch — a watch that strikes the hours. Compare repeater (def 3).
- clock-radio — a device combining the functions of a radio and alarm clock which can be used to play the radio at a set time
- close ranks — to maintain discipline or solidarity, esp in anticipation of attack
- coal strike — a cessation of work by coal miners as a protest against working conditions or low pay
- cockleboats — Plural form of cockleboat.
- cocktailing — any of various short mixed drinks, consisting typically of gin, whiskey, rum, vodka, or brandy, with different admixtures, as vermouth, fruit juices, or flavorings, usually chilled and frequently sweetened.
- coral snake — any venomous elapid snake of the genus Micrurus and related genera, of tropical and subtropical America, marked with red, black, yellow, and white transverse bands
- cycloalkane — any saturated hydrocarbon similar to an alkane but having a cyclic molecular structure and the general formula CnH2n
- cycloalkene — (organic chemistry) Any unsaturated alicyclic hydrocarbon.
- deadlocking — Present participle of deadlock.
- delta stock — any of the fourth rank of active securities on the Stock Exchange. Market makers need not display prices of these securities continuously and any prices displayed are taken only as an indication rather than an offer to buy or sell
- doodle-sack — bagpipe (def 1).
- doodlesacks — Plural form of doodlesack.
- double back — twice as large, heavy, strong, etc.; twofold in size, amount, number, extent, etc.: a double portion; a new house double the size of the old one.
- dreadlocked — Wearing dreadlocks.
- electroweak — combining both the electromagnetic and weak forces or interactions
- factorylike — Resembling a factory in any of various respects.
- fault block — a mass of rock bounded on at least two opposite sides by faults.
- flock paper — a wallpaper treated with flock to emphasize a design or effect.
- folktronica — a musical genre that combines elements from folk and electronic music
- gerlachovka — a mountain in N Slovakia: highest peak of the Carpathian Mountains. 8737 feet (2663 meters).
- glass block — a translucent, hollow or solid block of glass for glazing openings or constructing partitions, usually square on the face, with the outer surfaces treated in any of various ways.
- glucokinase — an enzyme, found in all living systems, that serves to catalyze the phosphorylation of gluconic acid.
- goalkicking — the act of taking a goal kick
- googlewhack — A Google search result consisting of a single hit, in response to a search on two separate words.
- half cocked — to set the hammer of (a firearm) at half cock.
- half-cocked — (of a firearm) at the position of half cock.
- half-cooked — not cooked thoroughly
- hammerlocks — Plural form of hammerlock.
- heart block — a defect in the electrical impulses of the heart resulting in any of various arrhythmias or irregularities in the heartbeat.
- hollow back — a paper tube or roll, almost flattened, having one side glued to the back of a book and the other to the inside of the spine.
- hollow-back — a paper tube or roll, almost flattened, having one side glued to the back of a book and the other to the inside of the spine.
- hypokalemic — Having a low percentage of potassium in one's blood.
- ivory black — a fine black pigment made by calcining ivory.
- jack salmon — walleye (def 1).
- keratolytic — the loosening or shedding of the horny layer of the epidermis.
- kilocalorie — one thousand small calories. Abbreviation: kcal. Also called Calorie, kilogram calorie, large calorie. Compare calorie (def 1a).
- kiloparsecs — Plural form of kiloparsec.
- kleptocracy — a government or state in which those in power exploit national resources and steal; rule by a thief or thieves.
- kleptocrats — Plural form of kleptocrat.
- knoop scale — a scale of hardness based on the indentation made in the material to be tested by a diamond point.
- koilonychia — an abnormal condition in which the outer surfaces of the nails are concave; spoon nail.
- koulibiacas — Plural form of koulibiaca.
- lackey moth — a bombycid moth, Malacosoma neustria, whose brightly striped larvae live at first in a communal web often on fruit trees, of which they may become a pest
- lacquerwork — lacquered wood, often with ivory inlays
- lake school — Lake Poets.
- latticework — work consisting of crossed strips usually arranged in a diagonal pattern of open spaces.
- leucoplakia — a disorder of a mucous membrane characterized by one or more white patches, occurring most commonly on the cheek, tongue, vulva, or penis: often medically insignificant but sometimes becoming malignant.
- leukonychia — Alt form leuconychia.
- leukoplakic — Relating to leukoplakia.