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12-letter words containing k, i, o

  • nothing like — totally dissimilar to, completely unlike
  • novorossiysk — a seaport in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Black Sea.
  • office block — a large office building.
  • ohio buckeye — See under buckeye (def 1).
  • on the blink — to open and close the eye, especially involuntarily; wink rapidly and repeatedly.
  • on the skids — a plank, bar, log, or the like, especially one of a pair, on which something heavy may be slid or rolled along.
  • on the skite — on a drinking spree
  • on the stick — alert, efficient, etc.
  • on your bike — away you go
  • optical disk — Also, optical disc. Also called laser disk. a grooveless disk on which digital data, as text, music, or pictures, is stored as tiny pits in the surface and is read or replayed by a laser beam scanning the surface.
  • orange stick — a slender, rounded stick, originally of orangewood, having tapered ends and used in manicuring, especially to push back the cuticles or clean the fingernails.
  • outside work — work done off the premises of a business
  • overclocking — Computers. to modify (a hardware component, as a processor, graphics card, or memory) so as to increase the speed of that component beyond the specifications of the manufacturer: You can overclock your video card to improve its performance.
  • overdrinking — Present participle of overdrink.
  • overkindness — the quality of being too kind
  • overstocking — to stock to excess: We are overstocked on this item.
  • pack of lies — false account
  • pack rolling — the hot rolling of metal sheets in two or more thicknesses to produce composite sheets.
  • packet radio — (communications, radio)   The use of packet switched communications protocols in large networks (i.e not wireless LANs or Bluetooth) having wireless links to terminals at least. Packet radio is split into amateur packet radio (AX25) and General Packet Radio Service (GRPS).
  • packinghouse — a building where foodstuffs are packed
  • pakeha māori — (in the 19th century) a European who adopted the Māori way of life
  • pancake coil — a coil (of wire, etc) wound in a flat circular shape
  • parkinsonian — (sometimes initial capital letter) of, related to, or resembling Parkinson's disease.
  • parkinsonism — Parkinson's disease.
  • passion week — the week preceding Easter; Holy Week.
  • pekinologist — a person who studies the People's Republic of China
  • pelican hook — a hooklike device for holding the link of a chain or the like, consisting of a long shackle with a hinged rod held closed with a sliding ring.
  • pension book — In Britain, a pension book is a small book which is given to pensioners by the government. Each week, one page can be exchanged for money at a Post Office.
  • persian knot — a hand-tied knot, used in rug weaving, in which the ends of yarn looped around a warp thread appear at each of the interstices between adjacent threads and produce a compact and relatively even pile effect.
  • photokinesis — movement occurring upon exposure to light.
  • picture book — a book consisting mainly or entirely of pictures, especially one for children who have not yet learned to read.
  • pigeon clock — a device for timing the arrivals of pigeons being raced, consisting of a magazine for holding the identification bands of the contestants in the order in which they are inserted and a recording clock to register the times of insertion.
  • pigtail hook — a screw hook having an eye in the form of a spiral for holding a loop, chain link, etc., at any angle.
  • pillow block — a cast-iron or steel block for supporting a journal or bearing.
  • pilot jacket — a type of leather jacket associated with U.S. Army pilots in World War II
  • pinking iron — a tool for perforating, or for notching or scalloping the edge of fabric, leather, etc.
  • pioneer work — pioneer work does something that has not been done before, for example by developing or using new methods or techniques
  • piston skirt — The piston skirt is the cylindrical walls of a piston.
  • plain-spoken — candid; frank; blunt.
  • plinth block — a plinth interrupting a door or window architrave at the floor or ground level.
  • pocket drive — a small portable memory device that can be plugged into the USB port of many different types of computer
  • pocket knife — A pocket knife is a small knife with several blades which fold into the handle so that you can carry it around with you safely.
  • pocket piece — (in a window frame) a removable part of a pulley stile permitting access to sash weights.
  • pocket-sized — If you describe something as pocket-sized, you approve of it because it is small enough to fit in your pocket.
  • poikilotherm — an organism with poikilothermic qualities
  • policymakers — a person responsible for making policy, especially in government.
  • policymaking — a person responsible for making policy, especially in government.
  • poodle skirt — 1950s-style woman's circular skirt
  • postcardlike — (of a scene) resembling a postcard
  • poughkeepsie — a city in SE New York, on the Hudson.
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