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14-letter words containing k, l, o, c

  • poison hemlock — hemlock (defs 1, 3).
  • potluck dinner — a meal consisting of whatever food happens to be available without special preparation
  • practical joke — a playful trick, often involving some physical agent or means, in which the victim is placed in an embarrassing or disadvantageous position.
  • prawn cocktail — A prawn cocktail is a dish that consists of prawns, salad, and a sauce. It is usually eaten at the beginning of a meal.
  • protocol stack — (protocol)   A layered set of protocols which work together to provide a set of network functions. Each intermediate protocol layer uses the layer below it to provide a service to the layer above. The OSI seven layer model is an attempt to provide a standard framework within which to describe protocol stacks.
  • railroad track — railway line
  • ruhmkorff coil — induction coil.
  • schlockmeister — a person who deals in or sells inferior or worthless goods; junk dealer.
  • schoolies week — (in Australia) a week when large numbers of school leavers gather together for a holiday away from home after the end of their final exams
  • self-mockingly — in a self-mocking manner
  • self-reckoning — count; computation; calculation.
  • social drinker — a person who drinks alcoholic beverages usually in the company of others and is in control of his or her drinking.
  • social network — a network of friends, colleagues, and other personal contacts: Strong social networks can encourage healthy behaviors.
  • sockeye salmon — an important food fish, Oncorhynchus nerka, inhabiting the North Pacific.
  • sounding-block — a small block of wood for rapping with a gavel.
  • speaking clock — a telephone service that gives a precise verbal statement of the correct time
  • speckled trout — brook trout (def 1).
  • starch blocker — a substance ingested in the belief that it inhibits the body's ability to metabolize starch and thereby promotes weight loss: declared illegal in the U.S. by the FDA.
  • starting block — a device used by runners, especially sprinters, for increasing their speed off the mark, consisting of a metal or wooden frame, usually secured to the ground at both ends, with adjustable, triangular-shaped blocks on each side for bracing the feet.
  • stock solution — a concentrated chemical solution, diluted before using.
  • stop the clock — an instrument for measuring and recording time, especially by mechanical means, usually with hands or changing numbers to indicate the hour and minute: not designed to be worn or carried about.
  • sunburst clock — a clock with the pattern or design of a sun
  • surgical shock — a state of shock that can occur during or after surgery
  • tailor's chalk — hardened chalk or soapstone used to make temporary guide marks on a garment that is being altered.
  • telescope peak — a mountain in SE California: highest peak in the Panamint Range, above Death Valley. 11,049 feet (3368 meters).
  • ten-acre block — a block of subdivided farming land, usually within commuting distance of a city, that provides a semirural way of life
  • to close ranks — If you say that the members of a group close ranks, you mean that they are supporting each other only because their group is being criticized.
  • try one's luck — to attempt something that is uncertain
  • twelve o'clock — 12 noon, 1200 hours, midday
  • unacknowledged — widely recognized; generally accepted: an acknowledged authority on Chinese art.
  • vandyke collar — a wide collar of lace and linen with the edge formed into scallops or deep points.
  • vibropac block — a precast concrete building block
  • 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
  • volksdeutscher — a member of the German people, especially one of a community having its home outside of Germany, usually in central or eastern Europe.
  • walk-in closet — a closet that is large enough to walk around in.
  • white charlock — a related plant, Raphanus raphanistrum, with yellow, mauve, or white flowers and podlike fruits
  • work placement — temporary job, internship
  • writer's block — a usually temporary condition in which a writer finds it impossible to proceed with the writing of a novel, play, or other work.
  • you can't talk — you yourself are guilty of offending in the very matter you are decrying
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