8-letter words containing c, o, k, t
- dog tick — any of a variety of ticks, as the American dog tick, that commonly infest dogs and may transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever or tularemia to humans.
- downtick — a decline or deterioration in business activity, in mood, etc.
- duck out — leave secretly
- ductwork — a system of ducts used for a particular purpose, as in a ventilation or heating system.
- factbook — A book of facts.
- fatstock — livestock that has been fattened for market.
- fetlocks — Plural form of fetlock.
- futtocks — Plural form of futtock.
- gritrock — Gritstone.
- gunstock — the stock or support in which the barrel of a shoulder weapon is fixed.
- hackbolt — a European seabird, Puffinus major
- hocktide — a former festival celebrated on the second Monday and Tuesday after Easter
- hot cake — a pancake or griddlecake.
- hot lick — lick (def 11).
- hot pack — a hot towel, dressing, or the like, applied to the body to reduce swelling, relieve pain, etc.
- hotcakes — Plural form of hotcake.
- impocket — to put in a pocket
- in stock — a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.; inventory.
- jackboot — a sturdy leather boot reaching up over the knee, worn especially by soldiers.
- jackpots — Plural form of jackpot.
- jockette — a female jockey
- joystick — Informal. the control stick of an airplane, tank, or other vehicle.
- katowice — a city in S Poland.
- kick out — to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
- kick-out — to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
- knockout — Informal. a person or thing overwhelmingly attractive, appealing, or successful.
- kootchar — any of several small, stingless Australian honeybees of the genus Trigona.
- kyphotic — Relating to, or exhibiting, kyphosis.
- leukotic — any of several diseases occurring chiefly in chickens, involving proliferation of the leukocytes and characterized by paralysis, blindness, formation of tumors in the internal organs, and bone calcification.
- linstock — a staff with one end forked to hold a match, formerly used in firing cannon.
- lobstick — lopstick.
- lock nut — a nut specially constructed to prevent its coming loose, usually having a means of providing extra friction between itself and the screw.
- lock out — a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- lockbolt — A fastener in the form of a pin fitted with a collar placed over the locking bolt.
- lockfast — (Scottish) Fastened or secured with a lock.
- lockhart — John Gibson, 1794–1854, Scottish biographer and novelist.
- locknuts — Plural form of locknut.
- lockouts — Plural form of lockout.
- lockport — a city in W New York, on the New York State Barge Canal.
- lockstep — a way of marching in very close file, in which the leg of each person moves with and closely behind the corresponding leg of the person ahead.
- lopstick — a tree trimmed of all but its topmost branches to serve as a landmark or marker.
- luck out — the force that seems to operate for good or ill in a person's life, as in shaping circumstances, events, or opportunities: With my luck I'll probably get pneumonia.
- mattocks — Plural form of mattock.
- mocktail — a nonalcoholic cocktail.
- mopstick — a mop handle
- muck out — clear out: animal's living quarters
- neckshot — a shot in the neck of an animal
- nektonic — the aggregate of actively swimming aquatic organisms in a body of water, able to move independently of water currents.
- no-stick — nonstick: a no-stick skillet.
- nonstick — having or providing a finish designed to prevent food from sticking during cooking or baking: a nonstick saucepan; a nonstick cooking spray.