16-letter words containing c, o, k, u
- kurdaitcha shoes — (in certain Central Australian Aboriginal tribes) the emu-feather shoes worn by the kurdaitcha on his mission so that his footsteps may not be traced
- lighthouse clock — an American mantel clock of the early 19th century, having the dial and works exposed beneath a glass dome on a tapered, cylindrical body.
- linguistic stock — a parent language and all its derived dialects and languages.
- luck of the draw — 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.
- mad-dog skullcap — a North American skullcap, Scutellaria lateriflora, having underground stems and one-sided clusters of blue to white flowers.
- mock turtle soup — a rich, clear soup prepared to resemble green turtle soup, made with a calf's head or other meat, seasonings, and often with wine.
- mount kosciuszko — a mountain in Australia, in SE New South Wales in the Australian Alps: the highest peak in Australia. Height: 2230 m (7316 ft)
- nassella tussock — type of tussock grass
- network computer — a relatively inexpensive computer with minimal processing power, designed primarily to provide access to computer networks, as corporate intranets or the Internet. Abbreviation: NC.
- oak leaf cluster — a U.S. military decoration in the form of a small bronze twig bearing four oak leaves and three acorns, worn on the ribbon of another decoration for valor, wounds, or distinguished service to signify a second award of the same medal.
- ocellated turkey — a wild turkey, Agriocharis ocellata, of Yucatán, Belize, and Guatemala, typically having green, blue, reddish-brown, and yellowish-brown plumage of a metallic luster and eyelike spots on the tail.
- pick up stompies — to come late to a conversation and so misunderstand what is being discussed
- punctuation mark — any of a group of conventional marks or characters used in punctuation, as the period, comma, semicolon, question mark, or dash.
- put a sock in it — be quiet!
- rock creek butte — a mountain in NE Oregon: highest peak in the Blue Mountains. 9106 feet (2777 meters).
- round lake beach — a town in NE Illinois.
- run the blockade — to go past or through a blockade
- shakedown cruise — extortion, as by blackmail or threats of violence.
- sour-milk cheese — cottage cheese made from sour milk.
- stick out a mile — to be extremely obvious
- stocking stuffer — a small, usually inexpensive gift that is placed with others in a Christmas stocking.
- the cuckoo's egg — A great book (and subsequent BBC TV series) telling the true story of Clifford Stoll, an astronomy professor at UCB's Lawrence Berkeley Lab. A 75-cent accounting error alerted him to the presence of an unauthorised user (a cracker) on his system. The cracker, code named "Hunter", was breaking into US computer systems and stealing sensitive military and security information. Hunter was part of a spy ring paid in cash and cocaine, and reporting to the KGB.
- the king country — an area in the centre of North Island, New Zealand: home of the King Movement, a nineteenth-century Māori separatist movement
- to pass the buck — If you pass the buck, you refuse to accept responsibility for something, and say that someone else is responsible.
- to try your luck — If someone tries their luck at something, they try to succeed at it, often when it is very difficult or there is little chance of success.
- tollhouse cookie — a crisp cookie containing bits of chocolate and sometimes chopped nuts.
- trucking company — a company that transports goods by lorry
- unfranked income — any income from an investment that does not qualify as franked investment income
- up to one's neck — If you say that someone is in some sort of trouble or criminal activity up to their neck, you mean that they are deeply involved in it.
- upside-down cake — a cake that is baked on a layer of fruit, then turned before serving so that the fruit is on top.
- wild honeysuckle — pinxter flower.