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14-letter words containing k, i, d, o

  • inward-looking — person
  • jonker diamond — a noted diamond weighing 726 carats, discovered in the Transvaal in 1934 and cut into 12 pieces.
  • kinetheodolite — a type of theodolite containing a cine camera instead of a telescope and giving continuous film of a moving target together with a record of its altitude and azimuth: used in tracking a missile, satellite, etc
  • kitty-cornered — cater-cornered
  • linkage editor — linker
  • linkage-editor — a system program that combines independently compiled object modules or load modules into a single load module.
  • load-line mark — any of various marks by which the allowable loading and the load line at load displacement are established for a merchant vessel; a load line.
  • lovingkindness — kindness or affectionate behavior resulting from or expressing love
  • mid wicket off — mid off.
  • middle kingdom — Also called Middle Empire. the period in the history of ancient Egypt, c2000–1785 b.c., comprising the 11th to 14th dynasties. Compare New Kingdom, Old Kingdom.
  • model checking — (theory, algorithm, testing)   To algorithmically check whether a program (the model) satisfies a specification. The model is usually expressed as a directed graph consisting of nodes (or vertices) and edges. A set of atomic propositions is associated with each node. The nodes represents states of a program, the edges represent possible executions which alters the state, while the atomic propositions represent the basic properties that hold at a point of execution. A specification language, usually some kind of temporal logic, is used to express properties. The problem can be expressed mathematically as: given a temporal logic formula p and a model M with initial state s, decide if M,s \models p.
  • nice/good work — You can say to someone 'nice work' or 'good work' in order to thank or praise them for doing something well or quickly.
  • nodding donkey — (in the oil industry) a type of reciprocating pump used to extract oil from an inland well
  • norfolk island — an island in the S Pacific between New Caledonia and New Zealand: a territory of Australia. 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
  • ordinary stock — British. common stock.
  • orkney islands — group of islands north of Scotland, constituting an administrative division of Scotland: 377 sq mi (976 sq km); pop. 20,000
  • payback period — the period in which money owed, debts, etc, have to be paid back
  • pickled onions — onions which have been preserved in vinegar or brine
  • placido's disk — a device marked with concentric black rings, used to detect corneal irregularities.
  • pocket edition — pocketbook (def 3).
  • potluck dinner — a meal consisting of whatever food happens to be available without special preparation
  • railroad track — railway line
  • reception desk — the front desk in a hotel where guests can books rooms or ask questions
  • record-keeping — the maintenance of a history of one's activities, as financial dealings, by entering data in ledgers or journals, putting documents in files, etc.
  • removable disk — removable hard disk
  • roanoke island — an island off the NE coast of North Carolina, S of Albemarle Sound: site of Raleigh's unsuccessful colonizing attempts 1585, 1587.
  • roanoke rapids — a city in NE North Carolina.
  • rock partridge — the Greek partridge; Alectoris graeca
  • skiing holiday — a holiday taken (esp to somewhere that it snows) for the purpose of going skiing
  • skilled labour — labour or work that demands skill and which you usually have to be trained for, or the workers that provide this labour
  • skin and bones — a condition or state of extreme thinness, usually the result of malnutrition; emaciation: Anorexia had reduced her to skin and bones.
  • skirting board — fabric for making skirts.
  • social drinker — a person who drinks alcoholic beverages usually in the company of others and is in control of his or her drinking.
  • sounding-block — a small block of wood for rapping with a gavel.
  • stock dividend — a form of dividend collected by a stockholder in extra shares of the corporation's stock rather than in cash.
  • stock in trade — the requisites for carrying on a business, especially goods kept on hand for sale in a store.
  • stock-in-trade — items used in performing a job
  • stop-and-frisk — a policy that permits a police officer to momentarily detain and pat down or search a person suspected of criminal activity, especially when suspected of concealing a weapon.
  • take soundings — to try to find out people's opinions on a subject
  • think out loud — to speak one's thoughts as they occur
  • to strike gold — If you strike gold, you find, do, or produce something that brings you a lot of money or success.
  • tokara islands — a group of Japanese islands in the W Pacific Ocean, in the N Ryukyu Islands.
  • uncrowned king — a man or woman of high status among a certain group
  • united kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801–1922. 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Capital: London. Abbreviation: U.K.
  • vinca alkaloid — any of a group of alkaloids obtained from the periwinkle Vinca rosea, such as vinblastine and vincristine, that interfere with cell division and are used in the treatment of cancer
  • wild monkshood — a plant, Aconitum uncinatum, of the buttercup family, native to the eastern central U.S., having roundish leaves and hooded, blue flowers, growing in rich, moist soil.
  • windsor rocker — a Windsor chair on rockers
  • yorkshire bond — flying bond.
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