12-letter words containing k, e, l, s, o
- kaleidoscope — an optical instrument in which bits of glass, held loosely at the end of a rotating tube, are shown in continually changing symmetrical forms by reflection in two or more mirrors set at angles to each other.
- keratoplasty — plastic surgery performed upon the cornea, especially a corneal transplantation.
- kick oneself — regret sth
- kill oneself — to overexert oneself
- kilocalories — Plural form of kilocalorie.
- kindred soul — like-minded person
- kinetoplasts — Plural form of kinetoplast.
- kiss of life — medicine
- knowableness — the quality of being knowable
- knucklebones — (in humans) any of the bones forming a knuckle of a finger.
- kosher-style — (of a cuisine, restaurant, etc.) featuring traditional Jewish dishes, but not adhering to the dietary laws: kosher-style cooking.
- lake jackson — a town in S Texas.
- lake station — a town in NW Indiana.
- lake torrens — a shallow salt lake in E central South Australia, about 8 m (25 ft) below sea level. Area: 5776 sq km (2230 sq miles)
- leon trotsky — Leon (Lev or Leib, Davidovich Bronstein) 1879–1940, Russian revolutionary and writer: minister of war 1918–25.
- lesser-known — less widely known; less famous
- letter stock — unregistered stock sold privately by a company so as not to have a negative effect on the price of its publicly traded stock.
- leukocytosis — an increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- leukopedesis — an outward flow of white blood cells through a blood-vessel wall.
- leukopoiesis — the formation and development of white blood cells.
- leukotrienes — Plural form of leukotriene.
- likely story — dubious account
- look askance — glance sidelong or with suspicion
- look daggers — 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.
- loosely-knit — associated or linked in a loose way
- loudspeakers — Plural form of loudspeaker, especially a pair for a left and right channel.
- lover's knot — love knot.
- lovesickness — Quality or property of being lovesick.
- melrose park — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- mesoplankton — plankton that live at middle depths.
- metalworkers — Plural form of metalworker.
- misknowledge — a misunderstanding or misconception
- monkey flush — three cards of the same suit, usually not in sequence.
- mortise lock — a lock housed within a mortise in a door or the like, so that the lock mechanism is covered on both sides.
- mushroomlike — Having the form or characteristics of a mushroom.
- music locker — Digital Technology. an online service that supports cloud-based storage of digital music files so as to allow users to stream or download their personal music collections for playback on any compatible device: I uploaded all my CDs to a music locker, and now I can access the music from my laptop, tablet, or smartphone.
- nickelodeons — Plural form of nickelodeon.
- nikola tesla — Nikola [nik-oh-luh] /ˈnɪk oʊ lə/ (Show IPA), 1856–1943, U.S. physicist, electrical engineer, and inventor, born in Croatia.
- nordenskjold — Baron Nils Adolf Erik [nils ah-dawlf ey-rik] /nɪls ˈɑ dɔlf ˈeɪ rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1832–1901, Swedish arctic explorer, geographer, and geologist; born in Finland.
- pack of lies — false account
- pekinologist — a person who studies the People's Republic of China
- plain-spoken — candid; frank; blunt.
- policymakers — a person responsible for making policy, especially in government.
- poodle skirt — 1950s-style woman's circular skirt
- postcardlike — (of a scene) resembling a postcard
- powder flask — a small flask of gunpowder formerly carried by soldiers and hunters.
- reform flask — an English salt-glazed stoneware flask of the early 19th century formed as an effigy of one of the figures connected with the Reform Bill of 1832.
- rock lobster — spiny lobster.
- rock-shelter — a shallow cave or cavelike area, as one formed by an overhanging cliff or standing rocks, occupied by Stone Age peoples, possibly for extended periods.
- rocket salad — rocket2 (def 2).