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11-letter words containing k, l

  • ijssel lake — a shallow lake in the NW Netherlands; formed from the S part of the Zuider Zee by the construction of the IJsselmeer Dam in 1932; salt water gradually replaced by fresh water from the IJssel River; fisheries (formerly marine fish, now esp eels). Area: (before reclamation) 3690 sq km (1425 sq miles). Estimated final area: 1243 sq km (480 sq miles)
  • ill-looking — ugly.
  • in lockstep — When members of the armed forces march in lockstep, they march very close to each other.
  • interleukin — Any of a class of glycoproteins produced by leukocytes for regulating immune responses.
  • interlinked — Simple past tense and past participle of interlink.
  • interlocked — Simple past tense and past participle of interlock.
  • ioshkar-ola — autonomous republic in the Russian Federation in Europe. 8994 sq. mi. (23,294 sq. km). Capital: Ioshkar-Ola.
  • irrevokable — Alternative spelling of irrevocable.
  • ivory black — a fine black pigment made by calcining ivory.
  • jack ladder — Nautical. Jacob's ladder (def 2a).
  • jack salmon — walleye (def 1).
  • jacklighter — a person who hunts or fishes at night with the aid of a jacklight.
  • jailbreaker — One who breaks out of jail.
  • james clark — Dr. James H. Clark
  • jockey club — an association for the regulation and promotion of thoroughbred horse racing, usually composed of racing officials and thoroughbred owners at a specific racetrack or in a particular region.
  • jungle cock — the male of the jungle fowl.
  • junk dealer — a person who buys and sells discarded or secondhand objects
  • junk mailer — an organization that sends junk mail in bulk, especially to solicit business or charitable contributions.
  • kabbalistic — cabalistic.
  • kaffir lily — clivia.
  • kaffir lime — an Asian citrus tree, Citrus hystrix, having green fruit with wrinkly skin and aromatic leaves that are used in Thai and Indonesian cookery.
  • kailyardism — kaleyard school.
  • kaiser roll — a rounded, unsweetened roll, formed by folding the corners of a square of dough toward the center, often sprinkled with poppy seeds before baking.
  • kalashnikov — A Kalashnikov is a type of rifle that is made in Russia.
  • kaliningrad — a seaport in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the Bay of Danzig.
  • kalsomining — to wash or cover with calcimine.
  • kamelaukion — a tall, black, brimless, flat-topped hat, worn by the clergy of the Eastern Church.
  • kara-kalpak — one of a people living in the Kara-Kalpak Republic and adjacent areas.
  • karl jansky — Karl Guthe, 1905–50, U.S. engineer: pioneer in radio astronomy.
  • keel vessel — any of various types of sailing vessels in which a fixed, projecting keel gives lateral resistance.
  • keelboatman — a member of the crew of a keelboat.
  • keelhauling — Present participle of keelhaul.
  • kelly green — a strong yellow-green.
  • kelly hours — a suggestion for the name of the hours before and after the traditional school day during which child-minding facilities are provided for the children of working parents
  • kennel club — an association of dog breeders, usually concerned only with certain breeds of dogs.
  • kente cloth — a fabric made esp. in Ghana, woven in strips of brightly patterned bands interspersed with bands of black
  • kentia palm — a palm, Howea forsterana, of Lord Howe Island, Australia, having erect leaves, widely cultivated as an ornamental.
  • keogh plans — a pension plan for an unincorporated business entity or self-employed person.
  • keratolysis — the loosening or shedding of the horny layer of the epidermis.
  • keratolytic — the loosening or shedding of the horny layer of the epidermis.
  • kerb appeal — the attractiveness to potential buyers of a house when viewed from the road
  • kernel smut — a disease of sorghum and other grasses in which the grains are replaced by the black spores of a smut fungus, especially of the genera Tilletia and Ustilago.
  • kettle base — a bombé base to a piece of furniture.
  • kettle hole — a deep, kettle-shaped depression in glacial drift.
  • kettledrums — a drum consisting of a hollow hemisphere of brass, copper, or fiberglass over which is stretched a skin, the tension of which can be modified by hand screws or foot pedals to vary the pitch.
  • kewpie doll — a doll having rosy cheeks and a curl of hair on its head
  • keyed bugle — a bugle that has keys to make it possible to play a chromatic scale
  • keyhole saw — a compass saw for cutting keyholes, etc.
  • khalkidhiki — Greek name of Chalcidice.
  • khmelnitsky — a city in W Ukraine, SW of Kiev.
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