14-letter words containing k, o, c
- king's proctor — a British judiciary officer who may intervene in probate, nullity, or divorce actions when collusion, suppression of evidence, or other irregularities are alleged.
- kissing cousin — any more or less distant kin familiar enough to be greeted with a kiss, as a cousin (kissing cousin)
- kit inspection — inspection of soldiers' kit by a superior officer, to make sure it is all clean, working, and in a good state
- kitchen police — soldiers detailed by roster or as punishment to assist in kitchen duties.
- kitty-cornered — cater-cornered
- kleene closure — Kleene star
- kleptomaniacal — Having a compulsion to steal, as a kleptomaniac does.
- knickerbockers — Also, knickerbockers [nik-er-bok-erz] /ˈnɪk ərˌbɒk ərz/ (Show IPA). loose-fitting short trousers gathered in at the knees.
- knock together — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- knockout drops — a drug secretly put into someone's drink to cause stupefaction
- knotted clover — a British wildflower, Trifolium striatum, an annual clover with pale pink flowers
- know backwards — to understand completely
- know the score — understand the situation
- kochel listing — the chronological number of a composition of Mozart as assigned in the catalog of the composer's works compiled in the 19th century by the Austrian musicologist Ludwig von Köchel (1800–1877) and since revised several times. Abbreviation: K.
- kyoto protocol — climate change agreement
- kyphoscoliosis — a condition in which the spinal column is convex both backward and sideways.
- lacrosse stick — stick: for lacrosse
- lake constance — a lake in W Europe, bounded by S Germany, W Austria, and N Switzerland, through which the Rhine flows. Area: 536 sq km. (207 sq miles)
- lake maracaibo — a lake in NW Venezuela, linked with the Gulf of Venezuela by a dredged channel: centre of the Venezuelan and South American oil industry. Area: about 13 000 sq km (500 sq miles)
- last knockings — the final stage of a period or activity
- late check-out — A late check-out at a hotel is an arrangement which allows a guest to check out later than the normal time.
- laughing stock — object of others' amusement
- laughingstocks — Plural form of laughingstock.
- leukocytoblast — the precursor cell to a mature leukocyte
- leukocytopenia — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- licorice stick — a clarinet.
- like clockwork — the mechanism of a clock.
- line of attack — a line of attack to a problem or situation is how you approach it
- linoleum block — a piece of thick, soft, cork linoleum often mounted on a block of wood, incised or carved in relief with a design, pattern, or pictorial motif, and used in making prints.
- locker-lampson — Frederick (Frederick Locker) 1821–95, English poet.
- locking pliers — pliers whose jaws are connected at a sliding pivot, permitting them to be temporarily locked in a fixed position for ease in grasping and turning nuts.
- long-neck clam — soft-shell clam.
- longcase clock — tall freestanding timepiece
- luggage locker — a large locker at a transport terminal or airport where luggage can be left temporarily
- mackinaw trout — lake trout.
- macromarketing — marketing concerning all marketing as a whole, marketing systems, and the mutual effect that society and marketing systems have on each other
- make a muck of — to ruin or spoil
- make allowance — to take circumstances, limitations, etc. into consideration
- make no secret — If you make no secret of something, you tell others about it openly and clearly.
- market economy — a capitalistic economic system in which there is free competition and prices are determined by the interaction of supply and demand.
- markov process — a process in which future values of a random variable are statistically determined by present events and dependent only on the event immediately preceding.
- megakaryocytes — Plural form of megakaryocyte.
- megakaryocytic — Of, pertaining to, or containing megakaryocytes.
- mercator track — a line appearing straight on a Mercator chart; rhumb line.
- mesh stockings — stockings with a netted pattern or made out of a netted material such as lace or netted nylon
- micromarketing — the marketing of products or services designed to meet the needs of a very small section of the market
- mid wicket off — mid off.
- milk chocolate — chocolate that has been mixed with milk.
- miracle worker — If you describe someone as a miracle worker, you mean that they have achieved or are able to achieve success in something that other people have found very difficult.
- mockumentaries — Plural form of mockumentary.