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11-letter words containing c, o, k, n

  • king closer — a brick of regular length and thickness, used in building corners, having a long bevel from a point on one side to one about halfway across the adjacent end.
  • king cotton — cotton and cotton-growing considered, in the pre-Civil War South, as a vital commodity, the major factor not only in the economy but also in politics.
  • kingcroaker — The weakfish or sea trout.
  • knee action — Automotive. a form of suspension for the front wheels of a vehicle permitting each wheel to rise and fall independently of the other.
  • knock about — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
  • knock rummy — a variety of rummy for two to six players, in which a player can end a game by laying down a hand with any number of points in cards not included in sets.
  • knock-kneed — Someone who is knock-kneed has legs which turn inwards at the knees.
  • knock-knees — a condition in which the legs are bent inwards causing the knees to touch when standing
  • knockabouts — Plural form of knockabout.
  • knocked out — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
  • knockwursts — Plural form of knockwurst.
  • knoop scale — a scale of hardness based on the indentation made in the material to be tested by a diamond point.
  • knot stitch — a stitch that produces a knot on the fabric surface, made by twining the thread about the needle.
  • knucklebone — (in humans) any of the bones forming a knuckle of a finger.
  • kohl pencil — a thin cylindrical cosmetic instrument used to darken the area around the eyes
  • koilonychia — an abnormal condition in which the outer surfaces of the nails are concave; spoon nail.
  • kwangchowan — Older Spelling. Guangzhouwan.
  • lemon stick — a lemon half with a peppermint stick stuck in it, through which the lemon juice is sucked.
  • leukonychia — Alt form leuconychia.
  • luckenbooth — a booth or shop capable of being locked up
  • luckengowan — a daisy or other flower having petals drawn together similar to a bud
  • lunch-hooks — Usually, lunchhooks. hands.
  • mantle rock — the layer of disintegrated and decomposed rock fragments, including soil, just above the solid rock of the earth's crust; regolith.
  • metchnikoff — Élie [French ey-lee] /French eɪˈli/ (Show IPA), (Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov) 1845–1916, Russian zoologist and bacteriologist in France: Nobel Prize in medicine 1908.
  • microkernel — (operating system)   An approach to operating system design emphasising small modules that implement the basic features of the system kernel and can be flexibly configured.
  • mock orange — Also called syringa. any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Philadelphus, of the saxifrage family, especially P. coronarius, a widely cultivated species having fragrant white flowers.
  • mockingbird — any of several gray, black, and white songbirds of the genus Mimus, especially M. polyglottos, of the U.S. and Mexico, noted for their ability to mimic the songs of other birds.
  • muck around — moist farmyard dung, decaying vegetable matter, etc.; manure.
  • nerve block — an arrest of the passage of impulses through a nerve by means of pressure on the nerve or by injection of an anesthetic into or around the nerve.
  • netherstock — a stocking
  • nickelodeon — an early motion-picture theater where a film or a variety show could be seen, usually for the admission price of a nickel.
  • nitro-chalk — a chemical fertilizer containing calcium carbonate and ammonium nitrate
  • nose tackle — nose guard
  • not cricket — If you say that someone's behaviour is not cricket, you mean that they have not behaved fairly.
  • on the rack — If you say that someone is on the rack, you mean that they are suffering either physically or mentally.
  • one o'clock — one hour after noon or midnight
  • onside kick — a kickoff deliberately kicked a short distance in an attempt by the kicking team to regain possession of the ball by recovering it after it has traveled forward the legally required distance of 10 yards, beyond the 50-yard line.
  • open ticket — a return ticket which does not specify a date for travel
  • open-necked — If you are wearing an open-necked shirt or blouse, you are wearing a shirt or blouse which has no buttons at the top or on which the top button is not done up.
  • optokinetic — relating to a reflex whereby the eye follows a moving object
  • overcooking — Present participle of overcook.
  • overlocking — the act of oversewing a hem or fabric edge to prevent fraying
  • packing box — a box in which goods are packed for transport or storage.
  • penny stock — common stock, usually highly speculative, selling for less than a dollar a share.
  • pink collar — of or relating to a type of employment traditionally held by women, especially relatively low-paying work: secretaries, phone operators, and other pink-collar workers.
  • pink-collar — of or relating to a type of employment traditionally held by women, especially relatively low-paying work: secretaries, phone operators, and other pink-collar workers.
  • pocketknife — a knife with one or more blades that fold into the handle, suitable for carrying in the pocket.
  • pocketphone — a mobile phone
  • policy wonk — a person who studies or makes political policies, esp one who has a strong enthusiasm for technical details
  • politicking — activity undertaken for political reasons or ends, as campaigning for votes before an election, making speeches, etc., or otherwise promoting oneself or one's policies.
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