13-letter words containing k, e, t, o
- lubber's knot — an improperly made reef or square knot, likely to slip loose.
- make light of — of little weight; not heavy: a light load.
- make off with — take away
- make position — the situation in which a short vowel may be regarded as long, that is, when it occurs before two or more consonants
- make sport of — to mock or ridicule; poke fun at
- mana motuhake — independence or autonomy
- market forces — factors driving the economy
- marketisation — Alternative spelling of marketization.
- marketization — The exposure of an industry or service to market forces.
- master-stroke — a masterly action or achievement; an extremely skillful or effective action: War was avoided by a masterstroke of diplomacy.
- masterstrokes — Plural form of masterstroke.
- megakaryocyte — a large bone-marrow cell having a lobulate nucleus, regarded as the source of blood platelets.
- microdiskette — Alternative spelling of micro-diskette.
- mid wicket on — mid on.
- milton keynes — a residential district in S England, near London, established in the 1960s.
- monkey jacket — a short, close-fitting jacket or coat, formerly worn by sailors.
- monkey tricks — mischievous behaviour or acts, such as practical jokes
- monkey's fist — a ball-like knot used as an ornament or as a throwing weight at the end of a line.
- monster truck — a pick-up truck with extremely large tyres, often used for racing over rough terrain
- monterey jack — a mild, light-yellow, semisoft cheese
- monterey park — a city in SW California, E of Los Angeles.
- mortise block — a block having a shell cut from a single piece of wood.
- moshe shertok — Moshe [moh-shuh] /ˈmoʊ ʃə/ (Show IPA), Sharett, Moshe.
- motherfucking — a mean, despicable, or vicious person.
- mountain bike — dirt bike, off-road cycle
- mountebankery — The practices of a mountebank; quackery; boastful and vain pretenses.
- mountebanking — Present participle of mountebank.
- network layer — (networking) (communications subnet layer) The third lowest layer in the OSI seven layer model. The network layer determines routing of packets of data from sender to receiver via the data link layer and is used by the transport layer. The most common network layer protocol is IP.
- network storm — broadcast storm
- new york city — Also called New York State. a state in the NE United States. 49,576 sq. mi. (128,400 sq. km). Capital: Albany. Abbreviation: NY (for use with zip code), N.Y.
- news blackout — a situation in which a government or other authority imposes a ban on the publication of news on a particular subject
- north merrick — a town on S Long Island, in SE New York.
- northern pike — a pike, Esox lucius, of North American and Eurasian waters, valued as a game fish.
- off the books — of or relating to a book or books: the book department; a book salesman.
- off the track — a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
- off-the-books — not recorded in account books or not reported as taxable income.
- on the market — an open place or a covered building where buyers and sellers convene for the sale of goods; a marketplace: a farmers' market.
- on the stocks — in preparation or under construction
- out of kilter — If one thing is out of kilter with another, the first thing does not agree with or fit in with the second.
- out of pocket — small enough or suitable for carrying in the pocket: a pocket watch.
- out-of-pocket — paid out in cash or from one's own financial resources and sometimes reimbursed: My out-of-pocket travel expenses included taking business clients to dinner.
- outlaw strike — wildcat strike.
- outreach work — work (done by welfare workers, volunteers, etc) designed to help and encourage disadvantaged members of the community
- outspokenness — The quality of being outspoken; bluntness; frankness; candour.
- overhand knot — a simple knot of various uses that slips easily.
- overtalkative — characterized by a tendency to talk excessively
- package store — a store selling sealed bottles or other containers of alcoholic beverages that may only be consumed off the premises.
- peacock plant — a plant, Calathea makoyana, native to Brazil, having leaves that are spotted on the upper surface and purple on the lower surface.
- petrol tanker — a specially equipped ship or truck for transporting petrol and other fuels
- petropavlovsk — a city in N Kazakhstan on the Ishim River. Pop: 190 000 (2005 est)