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14-letter words containing k, a, o

  • jackson method — (programming)   A proprietary structured method for software analysis, design and programming.
  • java black rot — a disease of stored sweet potatoes, characterized by dry rot of and black protuberances on the tubers, caused by a fungus, Diplodia tubericola.
  • jerkwater town — a small unimportant town
  • jonker diamond — a noted diamond weighing 726 carats, discovered in the Transvaal in 1934 and cut into 12 pieces.
  • kakistocracies — Plural form of kakistocracy.
  • kalamata olive — a purplish-black, almond-shaped olive with a fruity flavor and meaty texture, often split and cured in brine and packed in vinegar.
  • kamloops trout — a variety of rainbow trout found in Canadian lakes
  • kangaroo court — a self-appointed or mob-operated tribunal that disregards or parodies existing principles of law or human rights, especially one in a frontier area or among criminals in prison.
  • kangaroo grass — a tall widespread Australian grass, Themeda australis, which is highly palatable to cattle and is used for fodder
  • karakoram pass — a high pass (5575 m (18 290 ft)) that crosses the Karakoram mountains in N Kashmir
  • karstification — the process of turning into karst
  • karyotypically — (cytology) With regard to the karyotype.
  • kastrop-rauxel — Castrop-Rauxel.
  • kedleston hall — a mansion near Derby in Derbyshire: rebuilt (1759–65) for the Curzon family by Matthew Brettingham, James Paine, and Robert Adam
  • keep a lookout — If someone keeps a lookout, especially on a boat, they look around all the time in order to make sure there is no danger.
  • keep a rein on — to check, control, or restrain
  • keep an eye on — the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.
  • kekulé formula — the structural formula of benzene represented as a hexagonal ring with alternate single and double bonds between the carbon atoms.
  • keratinization — Conversion into keratin or keratinous tissue.
  • keratinophilic — (of a plant such as a fungus) growing on keratinous substances such as hair, hooves, nails, etc
  • keystone state — Pennsylvania (used as a nickname).
  • khaki election — a general election held during or immediately after a war, esp one in which the war has an effect on how people vote
  • khartoum north — a city in E central Sudan, on the Blue Nile River, opposite Khartoum.
  • kilogram-force — a meter-kilogram-second unit of force, equal to the force that produces an acceleration equal to the acceleration of gravity, when acting on a mass of one kilogram. Abbreviation: kgf.
  • kilogram-meter — a meter-kilogram-second unit of work or energy, equal to the work done by a force of one kilogram when its point of application moves through a distance of one meter in the direction of the force; approximately 7.2 foot-pounds. Abbreviation: kg-m.
  • king of beasts — the lion.
  • kings mountain — a ridge in N South Carolina: American victory over the British 1780.
  • kleptomaniacal — Having a compulsion to steal, as a kleptomaniac does.
  • kleptoparasite — A bird, insect, or other animal that habitually robs animals of other species of food.
  • knotty rhatany — See under rhatany (def 1).
  • know backwards — to understand completely
  • knowledge base — (artificial intelligence)   A collection of knowledge expressed using some formal knowledge representation language. A knowledge base forms part of a knowledge-based system (KBS).
  • known quantity — Mathematics. a quantity whose value is given: in algebra, frequently represented by a letter from the first part of the alphabet, as a, b, or c.
  • kola peninsula — Also called Kola Peninsula. a peninsula in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, between the White and Barents seas.
  • kola-peninsula — Also called Kola Peninsula. a peninsula in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, between the White and Barents seas.
  • konstantinovka — a city in E Ukraine, NW of Gorlovka.
  • krolewska huta — former name of Chorzów.
  • lacrosse stick — stick: for lacrosse
  • lake constance — a lake in W Europe, bounded by S Germany, W Austria, and N Switzerland, through which the Rhine flows. Area: 536 sq km. (207 sq miles)
  • lake maracaibo — a lake in NW Venezuela, linked with the Gulf of Venezuela by a dredged channel: centre of the Venezuelan and South American oil industry. Area: about 13 000 sq km (500 sq miles)
  • lake winnebago — a lake in E Wisconsin, fed and drained by the Fox river: the largest lake in the state. Area: 557 sq km (215 sq miles)
  • last knockings — the final stage of a period or activity
  • late check-out — A late check-out at a hotel is an arrangement which allows a guest to check out later than the normal time.
  • laughing stock — object of others' amusement
  • laughingstocks — Plural form of laughingstock.
  • laundry worker — sb who washes clothes for a living
  • leukocytoblast — the precursor cell to a mature leukocyte
  • leukocytopenia — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
  • lexington park — a town in S Maryland.
  • line of attack — a line of attack to a problem or situation is how you approach it
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