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14-letter words containing c, l, o, k, i

  • karyotypically — (cytology) With regard to the karyotype.
  • keratinophilic — (of a plant such as a fungus) growing on keratinous substances such as hair, hooves, nails, etc
  • khaki election — a general election held during or immediately after a war, esp one in which the war has an effect on how people vote
  • kill the clock — an instrument for measuring and recording time, especially by mechanical means, usually with hands or changing numbers to indicate the hour and minute: not designed to be worn or carried about.
  • kilogram-force — a meter-kilogram-second unit of force, equal to the force that produces an acceleration equal to the acceleration of gravity, when acting on a mass of one kilogram. Abbreviation: kgf.
  • king's counsel — a body of barristers of a higher status who are specially appointed to be the crown's counsel, and who are permitted to plead inside the bar in the court.
  • kitchen police — soldiers detailed by roster or as punishment to assist in kitchen duties.
  • kleptomaniacal — Having a compulsion to steal, as a kleptomaniac does.
  • kochel listing — the chronological number of a composition of Mozart as assigned in the catalog of the composer's works compiled in the 19th century by the Austrian musicologist Ludwig von Köchel (1800–1877) and since revised several times. Abbreviation: K.
  • kyphoscoliosis — a condition in which the spinal column is convex both backward and sideways.
  • lacrosse stick — stick: for lacrosse
  • lake maracaibo — a lake in NW Venezuela, linked with the Gulf of Venezuela by a dredged channel: centre of the Venezuelan and South American oil industry. Area: about 13 000 sq km (500 sq miles)
  • last knockings — the final stage of a period or activity
  • laughing stock — object of others' amusement
  • laughingstocks — Plural form of laughingstock.
  • leukocytopenia — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
  • licorice stick — a clarinet.
  • like clockwork — the mechanism of a clock.
  • line of attack — a line of attack to a problem or situation is how you approach it
  • linoleum block — a piece of thick, soft, cork linoleum often mounted on a block of wood, incised or carved in relief with a design, pattern, or pictorial motif, and used in making prints.
  • locking pliers — pliers whose jaws are connected at a sliding pivot, permitting them to be temporarily locked in a fixed position for ease in grasping and turning nuts.
  • milk chocolate — chocolate that has been mixed with milk.
  • miracle worker — If you describe someone as a miracle worker, you mean that they have achieved or are able to achieve success in something that other people have found very difficult.
  • model checking — (theory, algorithm, testing)   To algorithmically check whether a program (the model) satisfies a specification. The model is usually expressed as a directed graph consisting of nodes (or vertices) and edges. A set of atomic propositions is associated with each node. The nodes represents states of a program, the edges represent possible executions which alters the state, while the atomic propositions represent the basic properties that hold at a point of execution. A specification language, usually some kind of temporal logic, is used to express properties. The problem can be expressed mathematically as: given a temporal logic formula p and a model M with initial state s, decide if M,s \models p.
  • mount mckinley — a mountain in S central Alaska: highest peak in North America, 20,310 feet (6190 meters).
  • mounting-block — a block of stone formerly used to aid a person when mounting a horse
  • mourning cloak — a common butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa) having purplish-brown wings with a wide yellow border, found throughout Europe and North America
  • neo-lamarckism — Lamarckism as expounded by later biologists who hold especially that some acquired characters of organisms may be inherited by descendants, but that natural selection also is a factor in evolution.
  • omphaloskeptic — One who contemplates or meditates upon one's navel; one who engages in omphaloscopy.
  • oracle toolkit — Adaptable User Interface
  • package policy — an insurance policy which incorporates cover for different types of risk, such as liability and property
  • peacock's tail — a handsome brown seaweed, Padina pavonia (though coloured yellow-olive, red, and green) whose fan-shaped fronds have concentric bands of iridescent hairs
  • pickled onions — onions which have been preserved in vinegar or brine
  • placido's disk — a device marked with concentric black rings, used to detect corneal irregularities.
  • poikiloblastic — (of metamorphic rocks) having small grains of one mineral embedded in metacrysts of another mineral.
  • poikilothermic — cold-blooded (def 1 .) (opposed to homoiothermal).
  • poison hemlock — hemlock (defs 1, 3).
  • potluck dinner — a meal consisting of whatever food happens to be available without special preparation
  • practical joke — a playful trick, often involving some physical agent or means, in which the victim is placed in an embarrassing or disadvantageous position.
  • prawn cocktail — A prawn cocktail is a dish that consists of prawns, salad, and a sauce. It is usually eaten at the beginning of a meal.
  • railroad track — railway line
  • ruhmkorff coil — induction coil.
  • schlockmeister — a person who deals in or sells inferior or worthless goods; junk dealer.
  • schoolies week — (in Australia) a week when large numbers of school leavers gather together for a holiday away from home after the end of their final exams
  • self-mockingly — in a self-mocking manner
  • self-reckoning — count; computation; calculation.
  • social drinker — a person who drinks alcoholic beverages usually in the company of others and is in control of his or her drinking.
  • social network — a network of friends, colleagues, and other personal contacts: Strong social networks can encourage healthy behaviors.
  • sounding-block — a small block of wood for rapping with a gavel.
  • speaking clock — a telephone service that gives a precise verbal statement of the correct time
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