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11-letter words containing k, n, o, t

  • pyrokinetic — the ability to set objects or people on fire through the concentration of psychic power.
  • ration book — a book showing an individual's entitlement to certain rationed goods
  • reckon with — to count, compute, or calculate, as in number or amount.
  • rocketsonde — a telemeter for gathering data on the atmosphere at very high altitudes, carried aloft by rocket and returned to earth by parachute.
  • rockhampton — a city in E Queensland, in E Australia.
  • rocky mount — a city in NE North Carolina.
  • rotary kiln — type of industrial oven
  • round steak — a steak cut from directly above the hind leg of beef.
  • schecklaton — a gilded leather used for embroidering jacks
  • shake on it — to shake hands in agreement, reconciliation, etc
  • shock front — the forward boundary surface of a shock wave.
  • silk cotton — the silky covering of the seeds of certain tropical trees of the bombax family, used for stuffing cushions, pillows, etc.
  • single knot — overhand knot.
  • skeletonize — to reduce to a skeleton, outline, or framework.
  • ski touring — cross-country skiing.
  • skimmington — (in rural Britain, formerly) the custom of forming a mock procession to ridicule an unfaithful spouse
  • smoke point — heat at which oil gives off smoke
  • snickometer — a device, which uses sound waves recorded by the stump microphone, employed by TV commentators to determine whether or not a batsman has made contact with the ball
  • soft drinks — A soft drink is a cold, nonalcoholic drink such as lemonade or fruit juice, or a carbonated drink.
  • soft-spoken — (of persons) speaking with a soft or gentle voice; mild.
  • sound truck — a truck carrying a loudspeaker from which speeches, music, etc., are broadcast, as for advertising, campaigning, or the like.
  • spanakopita — a baked dish consisting of spinach, feta cheese, eggs, and scallions enclosed in layers of phyllo.
  • square knot — a common knot in which the ends come out alongside of the standing parts.
  • stink stone — any of various limestones that emit an unpleasant odor when scratched or struck.
  • stockhausen — Karlheinz [kahrl-hahynts] /ˈkɑrlˌhaɪnts/ (Show IPA), 1928–2007, German composer.
  • stockinette — Also, stockinet. a stretchy, machine-knitted fabric used for making undergarments, infants' wear, etc.
  • stockpiling — the activity of acquiring and storing a large quantity of something
  • stocktaking — the examination or counting over of materials or goods on hand, as in a stockroom or store.
  • stone broke — having no money whatsoever.
  • stone-broke — having no money whatsoever.
  • stoneworker — any construction, as walls or the like, of stone; stone masonry.
  • stony brook — a town in N Long Island, in SE New York.
  • stony-broke — completely without money; penniless
  • strike down — to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.
  • strike note — the note produced by a bell when struck, defining its musical pitch
  • strike zone — the area above home plate extending from the batter's knees to his or her shoulders.
  • strikebound — closed by a strike: a strikebound factory.
  • subnotebook — a laptop computer smaller and lighter than a notebook, typically weighing less than 5 pounds (2.3 kg).
  • tae kwon do — a Korean martial art, a particularly aggressive form of karate, that utilizes punches, jabs, chops, blocking and choking moves, and especially powerful, leaping kicks.
  • take action — act, do sth practical
  • take notice — listen, heed
  • take out on — If you take something out on someone, you behave in an unpleasant way towards them because you feel angry or upset, even though this is not their fault.
  • talk around — to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking: to talk about poetry.
  • tanbark oak — any oak that yields tanbark, especially an evergreen oak, Lithocarpus densiflora, of the Pacific coast of North America.
  • technospeak — any abstruse technical jargon
  • teleworking — Teleworking is working from home using equipment such as telephones, fax machines, and modems to contact people.
  • ten o'clock — 10 A.M., 1100 hours
  • tena koutou — a Māori greeting to two or more people
  • tenterhooks — one of the hooks or bent nails that hold cloth stretched on a tenter.
  • thankworthy — deserving gratitude.
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