10-letter words containing h, o, k
- klootchman — a North American Indian woman
- knighthood — the rank or dignity of a knight: to confer knighthood upon him.
- knob latch — a latch having a spring bolt controlled by a knob on one or both sides.
- know-hows' — knowledge of how to do something; faculty or skill for a particular activity; expertise: Designing a computer requires a lot of know-how.
- kodachrome — (lowercase) a positive color transparency.
- koh-i-noor — an Indian diamond weighing 106 carats; now part of the British crown jewels.
- kohlrabies — Plural form of kohlrabi.
- kok-saghyz — a central Asian dandelion, Taraxacum kok-saghyz, of the composite family, having fleshy roots that yield a rubberlike latex.
- kolkhoznik — someone who lives on a collective farm or kolkhoz
- korn shell — (ksh) A command interpreter for Unix.
- kota bharu — a state in Malaysia, on the central Malay Peninsula. 5750 sq. mi. (14,893 sq. km). Capital: Kota Bharu.
- kowhaiwhai — a type of ornamental Māori art that uses elaborate scroll patterns
- kronshtadt — city & naval fortress on an island in NW Russia, on the Gulf of Finland: pop. 45,000
- krummhorns — Plural form of krummhorn.
- kuang-chou — Guangzhou
- kymographs — Plural form of kymograph.
- kymography — The use of a kymograph.
- lake huron — a member of an Indian tribe, the northwestern member of the Iroquoian family, living west of Lake Huron.
- lake tahoe — a lake between E California and W Nevada, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains at an altitude of 1899 m (6229 ft). Area: about 520 sq km (200 sq miles)
- lake worth — a city in SE Florida.
- lakeshores — Plural form of lakeshore.
- latch hook — a handheld tool similar to a latch needle, used for drawing loops of yarn through canvas or similar material to make rugs and the like.
- leukopathy — (pathology) depigmentation of the skin.
- leukorrhea — A whitish or yellowish discharge of mucus from the vagina.
- likelihood — the state of being likely or probable; probability.
- loan shark — a person who lends money at excessively high rates of interest; usurer.
- lock horns — 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a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- lockshield — (attributive) A kind of radiator valve used to balance the system by restricting the flow of water on the return side.
- locksmiths — Plural form of locksmith.
- lockstitch — A stitch made by a sewing machine by firmly linking together two threads or stitches.
- look ahead — see what is in front
- look sharp — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
- lymphokine — any lymphocyte product, as interferon, that is not an antibody but may participate in the immune response through its effect on the function of other cells, as destroying antigen-coated cells or stimulating macrophages.
- mackintosh — Charles Rennie [ren-ee] /ˈrɛn i/ (Show IPA), 1868–1928, Scottish architect and designer.
- makunouchi — a Japanese fast food dish consisting of fish, meat, eggs, and vegetables served with rice and an umeboshi
- matchbooks — Plural form of matchbook.
- matchlocks — Plural form of matchlock.
- matryoshka — Each of a set of brightly painted hollow wooden dolls of varying sizes, designed to nest inside one another.
- meat hooks — the hands or fists
- milk tooth — baby tooth
- monkfishes — Plural form of monkfish.
- motherlike — Having the quality or suggestive of a mother; maternal, motherly.
- neckcloths — Plural form of neckcloth.
- night work — work that is done or undertaken at night-time, as by workers on night shift, etc
- no chicken — no longer young
- noah's ark — the patriarch who built a ship (Noah's Ark) in which he, his family, and animals of every species survived the Flood. Gen. 5–9.
- nolichucky — a river in W North Carolina and E Tennessee, flowing NW and W to the French Broad River. 150 miles (241 km) long.
- north york — city in SE Ontario, Canada: part of metropolitan Toronto: pop. 590,000
- northbrook — a city in NE Illinois.
- notchbacks — Plural form of notchback.