18-letter words containing k, o, g
- overtime work(ing) — work at a regular job done in addition to regular working hours
- peacekeeping force — a force designated to the maintenance of peace, esp the prevention of further fighting between hostile forces in an area
- people trafficking — the practice of bringing immigrants into a country illegally
- percussion flaking — a method of forming a flint tool by striking flakes from a stone core with another stone or a piece of bone or wood.
- programming skills — the skills required to write a program so that data may be processed by a computer
- right-to-work laws — a state law making it illegal to refuse employment to a person for the sole reason that he or she is not a union member.
- runge-kutta method — a numerical method, involving successive approximations, used to solve differential equations.
- say/kiss goodnight — If you say goodnight to someone or kiss them goodnight, you say something such as 'Goodnight' to them or kiss them before one of you goes home or goes to sleep.
- ski-mountaineering — a combination of the sports of skiing and mountaineering, for example by climbing up a mountain then skiing down it
- skin friction drag — aerodynamic resistance or drag due to the contact of moving air with the surface of an airplane, a glider, etc.
- social bookmarking — the practice of saving bookmarked Web pages to a public website as a way to share the links with other Internet users: Social bookmarking is a tool that allows you to add tags and comments to your bookmarks.
- societal marketing — marketing that takes into account society's long-term welfare
- spackling compound — spackle
- stinking chamomile — mayweed.
- stinking goosefoot — a European goosefoot with foul-smelling leaves
- take cognizance of — note, acknowledge
- take to one's legs — to run away
- to take the plunge — If you take the plunge, you decide to do something that you consider difficult or risky.
- track geometry car — a railroad car equipped with instruments for providing a continuous printed record of the cross level, gauge, alignment, warp, curvature, and bank of a track.
- trickle irrigation — drip irrigation.
- virginia snakeroot — any of various plants whose roots have been regarded as a remedy for snakebites, as the herb Aristolochia serpentaria (Virginia snakeroot) having a medicinal rhizome and rootlets, and the white-flowered Polygala senega (Seneca snakeroot) having a medicinal root.
- westinghouse brake — a railroad air brake operated by compressed air.
- wingback formation — single wingback formation.
- work your guts out — If you say that you are working your guts out or slogging your guts out, you are emphasizing that you are working as hard as you can.
- work-study program — a program enabling high-school or college students to combine academic work with actual job experience.
- working hypothesis — See under hypothesis (def 1).
- working men's club — A working men's club is a place where working people, especially men, can go to relax, drink alcoholic drinks, and sometimes watch live entertainment.