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

  • network storm — broadcast storm
  • new york city — Also called New York State. a state in the NE United States. 49,576 sq. mi. (128,400 sq. km). Capital: Albany. Abbreviation: NY (for use with zip code), N.Y.
  • news blackout — a situation in which a government or other authority imposes a ban on the publication of news on a particular subject
  • nocking point — a marked part of the bowstring where the arrow is placed
  • north dakotan — a state in the N central United States. 70,665 sq. mi. (183,020 sq. km). Capital: Bismarck. Abbreviation: ND (for use with zip code), N. Dak.
  • north merrick — a town on S Long Island, in SE New York.
  • northern pike — a pike, Esox lucius, of North American and Eurasian waters, valued as a game fish.
  • on the market — an open place or a covered building where buyers and sellers convene for the sale of goods; a marketplace: a farmers' market.
  • on the stocks — in preparation or under construction
  • orthopinakoid — a crystalline plane
  • outspokenness — The quality of being outspoken; bluntness; frankness; candour.
  • overhand knot — a simple knot of various uses that slips easily.
  • parking orbit — a temporary orbit in which a spacecraft awaits the next phase of its mission.
  • peacock plant — a plant, Calathea makoyana, native to Brazil, having leaves that are spotted on the upper surface and purple on the lower surface.
  • petrol tanker — a specially equipped ship or truck for transporting petrol and other fuels
  • phantom stock — an employee bonus expressed as the cash value of a specified amount of company stock to be received at a future date, meant to create employee interest in raising stock prices without giving any stock away.
  • phytoplankter — a minute organism which constitutes part of phytoplankton
  • phytoplankton — the aggregate of plants and plantlike organisms in plankton.
  • pick-up joint — a place where people go with the intention of meeting someone to start a sexual relationship with
  • pick-up point — the prearranged place where you go to collect people or things
  • plant kingdom — the plants of the world collectively.
  • pollen basket — (of bees) a smooth area on the hind tibia of each leg fringed with long hairs and serving to transport pollen.
  • pompton lakes — a town in NE New Jersey.
  • pony trekking — the act of riding ponies cross-country, esp as a pastime
  • poplar kitten — a moth, (Furcula bifida,) which has larvae like those of the related puss moth
  • profit taking — the selling of securities that have risen in price above costs; selling in order to realize a profit.
  • profit-making — A profit-making business or organization makes a profit.
  • profit-taking — Profit-taking is the selling of stocks and shares at a profit after their value has risen or just before their value falls.
  • prolonge knot — a knot consisting of three overlapping loops formed by a single rope passed alternately over and under itself at crossings.
  • question mark — Also called interrogation point, interrogation mark. a mark indicating a question: usually, as in English, the mark (?) placed after a question.
  • rann of kutch — an extensive salt waste in W central India, and S Pakistan: consists of the Great Rann in the north and the Little Rann in the southeast; seasonal alternation between marsh and desert; some saltworks. In 1968 an international tribunal awarded about 10 per cent of the border area to Pakistan. Area: 23 000 sq km (9000 sq miles)
  • return stroke — the main discharge in a lightning stroke
  • return-cocked — (of a cock bead) situated at an angle or arris.
  • right-to-know — of or relating to laws or policies that make certain government or company data and records available to any individual who has a right or need to know their contents.
  • roasting jack — a rotating spit for roasting meat on
  • rock painting — a painting done on rock, usually by early people
  • rocket engine — a reaction engine that produces a thrust due to an exhaust consisting entirely of material, as oxidizer, fuel, and inert matter, that has been carried with the engine in the vehicle it propels, none of the propellant being derived from the medium through which the vehicle moves.
  • rocking stone — any fairly large rock so situated on its base that slight forces can cause it to move or sway.
  • rolling stock — the wheeled vehicles of a railroad, including locomotives, freight cars, and passenger cars.
  • round kumquat — an evergreen, citrus shrub or small tree, Fortunella japonica, of Japan, having blunt, broad leaves and globe-shaped, edible fruit.
  • sanction mark — a mark on pieces of 19th-century French furniture signifying that the piece met the quality standards required by the Parisian guild of ebonists
  • sea buckthorn — a thorny Eurasian shrub, Hippophaë rhamnoides, growing on sea coasts and having silvery leaves and orange fruits: family Elaeagnaceae
  • season ticket — a ticket for a specified series or number of events or valid for unlimited use during a specified time, often sold at a reduced rate, for athletic events, concerts, transportation, etc.
  • second-strike — noting, pertaining to, or using nuclear forces capable of withstanding attack and retaliating after an adversary has launched a first strike.
  • severodonetsk — a city in E Ukraine, NE of Donetsk.
  • shockumentary — a television programme showing members of the public in shocking or violent situations
  • shoulder knot — a knot of ribbon or lace worn on the shoulder, as by men of fashion in the 17th and 18th centuries, by servants in livery, or by women or children.
  • silk stocking — a lady's stocking made from a very fine material such as silk or nylon
  • silk-stocking — rich or luxurious in dress.
  • sirloin steak — cut of beef
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