11-letter words containing k, n, o, s
- donnybrooks — Plural form of donnybrook.
- downstrokes — Plural form of downstroke.
- english oak — a species, Q. robur of the genus Quercus.
- exoskeleton — A rigid external covering for the body in some invertebrate animals, especially arthropods, providing both support and protection.
- fair-spoken — speaking or spoken in a courteous, civil, or plausible manner; smooth-spoken.
- folk singer — a singer who specializes in folk songs, usually providing his or her own accompaniment on a guitar.
- folkishness — The quality of being folkish.
- forty winks — a short nap.
- free-spoken — given to speaking freely or without reserve; frank; outspoken.
- gazingstock — (archaic) An object, event or person that is stared at (or gazed at) by many people.
- gentlefolks — (nonstandard) gentlefolk.
- glucokinase — an enzyme, found in all living systems, that serves to catalyze the phosphorylation of gluconic acid.
- gobsmacking — Causing one to be gobsmacked; astounding, flabbergasting.
- godforsaken — desolate; remote; deserted: They live in some godforsaken place 40 miles from the nearest town.
- godlikeness — The quality of being godlike.
- grand forks — a town in E North Dakota.
- groundworks — Plural form of groundwork.
- honeysucker — a bird that feeds on the nectar of flowers.
- honeysuckle — any upright or climbing shrub of the genus Diervilla, especially D. lonicera, cultivated for its fragrant white, yellow, or red tubular flowers.
- hot-desking — the practice of not assigning permanent desks in a workplace, so that employees may work at any available desk
- house snake — any African snake of the genus Boaedon, some species of which are important mouse and rat catchers in areas of human habitation.
- housebroken — (of a pet) trained to avoid excreting inside the house or in improper places.
- hypokinesia — abnormally diminished muscular function or mobility.
- hypokinesis — abnormally diminished muscular function or mobility.
- in lockstep — When members of the armed forces march in lockstep, they march very close to each other.
- irksomeness — The state of being irksome; vexatiousness; tediousness; wearisomeness.
- ironworkers — Plural form of ironworker.
- isokeraunic — isoceraunic.
- jack salmon — walleye (def 1).
- jackson day — January 8, a holiday commemorating Andrew Jackson's victory at the Battle of New Orleans in 1815: a legal holiday in Louisiana.
- joint stock — stock or capital divided into a number of shares.
- kalashnikov — A Kalashnikov is a type of rifle that is made in Russia.
- kalsomining — to wash or cover with calcimine.
- kenogenesis — Alternative form of caenogenesis.
- keogh plans — a pension plan for an unincorporated business entity or self-employed person.
- keratoconus — a degenerative condition characterized by conical protrusion of the cornea and irregular astigmatism.
- ketogenesis — the production of ketone bodies in the body, as in diabetes mellitus or low-carbohydrate weight-loss diets.
- ketopentose — (carbohydrate) A pentose that is also a ketose.
- key station — a radio or television station that originates most of a network's broadcasting.
- kinesiology — the science dealing with the interrelationship of the physiological processes and anatomy of the human body with respect to movement.
- kinetoplast — A mass of mitochondrial DNA lying close to the nucleus in some flagellate protozoa.
- kinetoscope — an early motion-picture device, invented by Edison, in which the film passed behind a peephole for viewing by a single viewer.
- king closer — a brick of regular length and thickness, used in building corners, having a long bevel from a point on one side to one about halfway across the adjacent end.
- king salmon — chinook salmon.
- kinky boots — boots with a very high heel and pointed toe, reaching to the thigh and often made of a shiny material, which are intended to look provocative and sexy
- knifepoints — Plural form of knifepoint.
- knighthoods — Plural form of knighthood.
- knobkerries — Plural form of knobkerry.
- knock-knees — a condition in which the legs are bent inwards causing the knees to touch when standing
- knockabouts — Plural form of knockabout.