11-letter words containing c, o, k, p
- joe sixpack — Slang. the average or typical blue-collar man.
- jump jockey — A jump jockey is someone who rides horses in races such as steeplechases, where the horses have to jump over obstacles.
- karate chop — a sharp blow used in karate, usually delivered by a slanting stroke with the side of the hand.
- karate-chop — a sharp blow used in karate, usually delivered by a slanting stroke with the side of the hand.
- keratoscope — an instrument, as Placido's disk, for determining the symmetry of the curvature of the cornea.
- keratoscopy — an instrument, as Placido's disk, for determining the symmetry of the curvature of the cornea.
- kiloparsecs — Plural form of kiloparsec.
- kinetoscope — an early motion-picture device, invented by Edison, in which the film passed behind a peephole for viewing by a single viewer.
- 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.
- kohl pencil — a thin cylindrical cosmetic instrument used to darken the area around the eyes
- kymographic — Of or pertaining to a kymograph.
- leptokurtic — (of a frequency distribution) being more concentrated about the mean than the corresponding normal distribution.
- 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.
- leukoplakic — Relating to leukoplakia.
- lock-keeper — A lock-keeper is a person whose job is to be in charge of and maintain a lock or group of locks on a canal.
- lockkeepers — Plural form of lockkeeper.
- office park — a complex of office buildings located on land planted with lawns, trees, bushes, etc.
- 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.
- opera cloak — a large cloak worn over evening clothes
- optokinetic — relating to a reflex whereby the eye follows a moving object
- outpolitick — to surpass in politicking
- overpackage — to package excessively
- packet boat — a boat that travels a regular route, as along a coast or on a river, carrying passengers, freight, and mail
- packet soup — soup supplied in dried form in a packet
- packing box — a box in which goods are packed for transport or storage.
- peacock ore — bornite.
- penny stock — common stock, usually highly speculative, selling for less than a dollar a share.
- picked over — to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
- picket boat — a vessel used to patrol a harbor.
- pieceworker — someone who does work paid for according to the quantity produced
- 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.
- plate block — a block of four or more stamps containing the number or numbers of the printing plate or plates in the margin of the sheet.
- plough back — an agricultural implement used for cutting, lifting, turning over, and partly pulverizing soil.
- pocket book — a book small enough to be carried in one's pocket
- pocket door — a door, usually one of a communicating pair, that slides into and out of a recess in a doorway wall.
- pocket park — a very small park or outdoor area for public leisure, especially an urban plaza or courtyard with benches and fountains.
- pocket veto — the action of the President in retaining unsigned a bill passed by Congress within the last ten days of a session and thus causing it to die
- pocket-size — small enough to fit conveniently into one's pocket.
- pocket-veto — to veto (a bill) by exercising a pocket veto.
- pocketknife — a knife with one or more blades that fold into the handle, suitable for carrying in the pocket.
- pocketphone — a mobile phone
- poikilocyte — an abnormally shaped red blood cell
- poker-faced — an expressionless face: He can tell a funny story with a poker face.
- police work — the everyday duties of police officers, esp the investigation of criminal activities
- policy wonk — a person who studies or makes political policies, esp one who has a strong enthusiasm for technical details
- policymaker — a person responsible for making policy, especially in government.