10-letter words containing k, a, o
- hydrocrack — to crack (petroleum or the like) in the presence of hydrogen.
- in back of — the rear part of the human body, extending from the neck to the lower end of the spine.
- jabberwock — a playful imitation of language consisting of invented, meaningless words; nonsense; gibberish.
- jabotinsky — Vladimir, 1880–1940, Russian Zionist leader in Palestine.
- jack block — a block used in raising or lowering a topgallant yard.
- jack frost — frost or freezing cold personified.
- jack towel — a long towel with the ends sewed together, for hanging on a roller.
- jackbooted — wearing jackboots.
- jacksonian — of or relating to Andrew Jackson, his ideas, the period of his presidency, or the political principles or social values associated with him: Jacksonian democracy.
- jacksonism — the group of political principles or attitudes associated with Andrew Jackson.
- jackstones — Plural form of jackstone.
- jacky howe — (formerly) a sleeveless flannel shirt worn by sheep shearers
- jailbroken — an escape from prison, especially by forcible means.
- job market — the total number of vacant jobs open to those seeking employment.
- jockey cap — a cap with a long visor, worn by jockeys.
- jockstraps — Plural form of jockstrap.
- joe doakes — Joe Blow.
- jogjakarta — a city in central Java, in S Indonesia.
- john jakes — John, born 1932, U.S. novelist.
- johnnycake — a cake or bread made of corn meal and water or milk, usually cooked on a griddle.
- jokjakarta — Jogjakarta.
- jumbo pack — a very large pack. Used mainly in advertising and in the names of products
- kabaragoya — The water monitor, Varanus salvator, a large lizard of Southeast Asia.
- kaempferol — (organic compound) A flavonoid, isolated from tea and other plants, that may reduce the risk of heart disease.
- kahanamoku — Duke Paoa [pah-oh-ah] /pɑˈoʊ ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1890–1968, U.S. swimmer and surfer.
- kairomones — Plural form of kairomone.
- kalanchoes — Plural form of kalanchoe.
- kalgoorlie — a city in SW Australia: chief center of gold-mining industry in Australia.
- kannapolis — a town in W North Carolina.
- kaolinitic — Of or relating to kaolinite.
- kaolinosis — the inhalation of clay dust leading to pneumoconiosis
- kapok tree — any of several tropical bombacaceous trees of the genus Ceiba, esp Ceiba pentandra, having seeds covered with silky hairs from which kapok is obtained
- karlskrona — a port in S Sweden: Sweden's main naval base since 1680. Pop: 61 097 (2004 est)
- karyograms — Plural form of karyogram.
- karyologic — of or relating to karyology
- karyolymph — The liquid part of the nucleus of a cell.
- karyolysis — the dissolution of a cell nucleus.
- karyoplasm — nucleoplasm.
- karyosomes — Plural form of karyosome.
- karyotyped — Simple past tense and past participle of karyotype.
- karyotypes — Plural form of karyotype.
- karyotypic — Of or pertaining to karyotypes.
- katabolism — Alternative form of catabolism.
- katholikos — catholicos.
- keep on at — If you keep on at someone, you repeatedly ask or tell them something in a way that annoys them.
- kefalotiri — Alternative form of kefalotyri.
- kefalotyri — A Greek cheese similar to parmesan.
- kenophobia — an abnormal fear of empty spaces
- keogh plan — a pension plan for an unincorporated business entity or self-employed person.
- kept woman — a woman maintained by a man as his mistress