11-letter words containing k, a, o, l, i
- kilometrage — The total distance, in kilometres, travelled.
- kiloparsecs — Plural form of kiloparsec.
- kilovoltage — electric potential difference or electromotive force, as measured in kilovolts.
- kinetoplast — A mass of mitochondrial DNA lying close to the nucleus in some flagellate protozoa.
- king salmon — chinook salmon.
- kleptomania — an irresistible impulse to steal, stemming from emotional disturbance rather than economic need.
- know it all — a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
- know-it-all — a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
- knowability — capable of being known.
- koilonychia — an abnormal condition in which the outer surfaces of the nails are concave; spoon nail.
- koulibiacas — Plural form of koulibiaca.
- lampworking — the method or process of producing articles made of glass tubes or rods formed or shaped while softened by the flame of a lamp or blast lamp.
- latticework — work consisting of crossed strips usually arranged in a diagonal pattern of open spaces.
- leopardskin — the skin of a leopard
- 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.
- leukonychia — Alt form leuconychia.
- leukoplakia — 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.
- leukoplasia — 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.
- like a bomb — with great speed or success; very well (esp in the phrase go like a bomb)
- like a shot — a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- link loader — linker
- lobachevski — Nikoˈlai Iˈvanovich (nikɔˈlaɪ iˈvɑnɔvɪtʃ ) ; nēk^ōlīˈ ēväˈn^ōvich) 1793-1856; Russ. mathematician
- look alive! — having life; living; existing; not dead or lifeless.
- lutosławski — Witold (ˈvitɔlt). 1913–94, Polish composer, whose works frequently juxtapose aleatoric and notated writing
- monkey tail — any of various light or short ropes or lines.
- nitro-chalk — a chemical fertilizer containing calcium carbonate and ammonium nitrate
- nonsinkable — (of items designed to float on water) not liable to sink
- of that ilk — of the place of the same name: used to indicate that the person named is proprietor or laird of the place named
- oneida lake — a lake in central New York. 20 miles (32 km) long; 5 miles (8 km) wide.
- outflanking — Present participle of outflank.
- parking lot — an area, usually divided into individual spaces, intended for parking motor vehicles.
- phantomlike — an apparition or specter.
- phitsanulok — a city in central Thailand.
- pillow talk — private conversation, endearments, or confidences exchanged in bed or in intimate circumstances between spouses or lovers.
- 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 salmon — a small Pacific salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, distinguished by its small scales and long anal fin and by the bright red spawning coloration of males, occurring from California to Alaska and in waters of Japan: fished commercially and for sport.
- 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.
- point-blank — aimed or fired straight at the mark especially from close range; direct.
- policymaker — a person responsible for making policy, especially in government.
- pollakiuria — abnormally frequent urination.
- pool a risk — If an insurer pools a risk, it takes on a share of each risk underwritten by every other member in an association of insurers or reinsurers.
- quail clock — a clock that announces the hours by a sound resembling that of a quail.
- rainbowlike — resembling a rainbow
- realpolitik — political realism or practical politics, especially policy based on power rather than on ideals.
- rock island — a port in NW Illinois, on the Mississippi: government arsenal.
- rotary kiln — type of industrial oven
- salmon pink — salmon (defs 4, 5).
- sherlockian — pertaining to or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, known for his skill in solving mysteries through deductive reasoning.
- shingle oak — an oak, Quercus imbricaria, yielding a wood used for shingles, clapboards, etc.