13-letter words containing g, l, o, k
- knowledgeless — acquaintance with facts, truths, or principles, as from study or investigation; general erudition: knowledge of many things.
- kolding fjord — an inlet of the Little Belt at the head of which is Kolding
- lake maggiore — a lake in N Italy and S Switzerland, in the S Lepontine Alps
- lake onondaga — a salt lake in central New York State. Area: about 13 sq km (5 sq miles)
- lake sturgeon — a sturgeon, Acipenser fulvescens, of the Great Lakes and Mississippi and St. Lawrence rivers.
- laughingstock — an object of ridicule; the butt of a joke or the like: His ineptness as a public official made him the laughingstock of the whole town.
- leading block — lead block.
- leukaemogenic — relating to the development of leukaemia, or causing leukaemia
- linkage group — a group of genes in a chromosome that tends to be inherited as a unit.
- loan-sharking — the practice of lending money at exorbitant or illegal interest rates
- locking piece — (in a striking train) a hooked part, rising and falling on a locking plate and arresting the rotation of the plate after the proper number of strokes.
- locking plate — a narrow wheel geared to a striking train or other mechanism and having a notched rim engaging with another mechanism permitting it to rotate through a specific arc.
- looking glass — a mirror made of glass with a metallic or amalgam backing.
- looking-glass — a mirror made of glass with a metallic or amalgam backing.
- losing streak — a succession of losses or defeats
- lounge jacket — a man's jacket for formal use during the daytime where a suit is not required
- make light of — of little weight; not heavy: a light load.
- mallemaroking — (historical, nautical) Carousing on icebound Greenland whaling ships.
- milking stool — a low, usually three-legged stool with a flat seat in the shape of a half circle, used by a person when milking a cow.
- okanagan lake — a lake in SW Canada, in S British Columbia: drained by the Okanagan River into the Columbia River. Length: about 111 km (69 miles). Width: from 3.2–6.4 km (2–4 miles)
- onondaga lake — salt lake northwest of Syracuse, N.Y.: c. 5 sq mi (13 sq km)
- pickerel frog — a meadow frog, Rana palustris, common in eastern North America, similar to the leopard frog but with squarish dark spots on the back.
- plant kingdom — the plants of the world collectively.
- policy-making — Policy-making is the making of policies.
- power walking — a form of exercise that involves rapid walking with arms bent and swinging naturally.
- prolonge knot — a knot consisting of three overlapping loops formed by a single rope passed alternately over and under itself at crossings.
- queer-looking — odd or strange in appearance
- road-blocking — an obstruction placed across a road, especially of barricades or police cars, for halting or hindering traffic, as to facilitate the capture of a pursued car or inspection for safety violations.
- rock climbing — the sport of climbing sheer rocky surfaces on the sides of mountains, often with the aid of special equipment.
- rocking valve — (on a steam engine) a valve mechanism oscillating through an arc to open and close.
- rolling stock — the wheeled vehicles of a railroad, including locomotives, freight cars, and passenger cars.
- silk stocking — a lady's stocking made from a very fine material such as silk or nylon
- silk-stocking — rich or luxurious in dress.
- silla kingdom — an ancient Korean state that unified Korea; flourished in the 7th–10th centuries a.d.
- skeletogenous — forming a skeleton, or parts of one
- slow-speaking — tending to speak slowly
- solid-looking — reassuringly substantial or stable in appearance: They're a very solid-looking, intelligent couple.
- spelling book — an elementary textbook or manual to teach spelling
- spelling-book — a person who spells words.
- steering lock — an anti-theft device
- stocking loom — a type of knitting machine
- sucking louse — See under louse (def 1).
- sugar of milk — lactose.
- talking point — a fact or feature that aids or supports one side, as in an argument or competition.
- tracking poll — a type of poll repeated periodically with the same group of people to check and measure changes of opinion or knowledge.
- troublemaking — a person who causes difficulties, distress, worry, etc., for others, especially one who does so habitually as a matter of malice.
- ullage rocket — a small hydrogen peroxide rocket engine that produces sufficient acceleration to keep propellants in their places when the main rocket is shut off
- unprovokingly — serving to provoke; causing annoyance.
- walk with god — to lead a godly, morally upright life
- walking horse — Tennessee walking horse.