12-letter words containing k, o, h, l
- kitchen foil — aluminium foil used in cooking or storing food
- knightlihood — Quality of being knightly.
- kosher-style — (of a cuisine, restaurant, etc.) featuring traditional Jewish dishes, but not adhering to the dietary laws: kosher-style cooking.
- loansharking — the practice of lending money at excessive rates of interest.
- locksmithing — The science and art of making and defeating locks.
- look through — the opacity and texture of paper when inspected by transmitted light.
- look-through — the opacity and texture of paper when inspected by transmitted light.
- machtpolitik — power politics
- monk's cloth — a heavy cotton fabric in a basket weave, used for curtains, bedspreads, etc.
- monkey flush — three cards of the same suit, usually not in sequence.
- mushroomlike — Having the form or characteristics of a mushroom.
- no such luck — You can say 'No such luck' when you want to express your disappointment over something.
- north kvaløy — an island in the Arctic Ocean, off the N coast of Norway. Area: 329 sq km (127 sq miles)
- nothing like — totally dissimilar to, completely unlike
- on the blink — to open and close the eye, especially involuntarily; wink rapidly and repeatedly.
- on the block — for sale at auction
- pelican hook — a hooklike device for holding the link of a chain or the like, consisting of a long shackle with a hinged rod held closed with a sliding ring.
- pigtail hook — a screw hook having an eye in the form of a spiral for holding a loop, chain link, etc., at any angle.
- plinth block — a plinth interrupting a door or window architrave at the floor or ground level.
- poikilotherm — an organism with poikilothermic qualities
- rock-shelter — a shallow cave or cavelike area, as one formed by an overhanging cliff or standing rocks, occupied by Stone Age peoples, possibly for extended periods.
- school shark — an Australian shark resembling the tope, Notogaleus australis
- shark patrol — a watch for sharks kept by an aircraft flying over beaches used by swimmers
- shellshocked — suffering from shellshock
- slash pocket — a pocket set into a garment, especially below the waistline, to which easy access is provided by an exterior, vertical or diagonal slit.
- snatch block — a fairlead having the form of a block that can be opened to receive the bight of a rope at any point along its length.
- south kvaløy — an island in the Arctic Ocean, off the N coast of Norway. Area: 735 sq km (284 sq miles)
- stakeholders — the holder of the stakes of a wager.
- stockholders — Also called stockowner. a holder or owner of stock in a corporation.
- take hold of — grasp, seize sth
- talk through — guide through: a procedure, etc.
- talking shop — If you say that a conference or a committee is just a talking shop, you disapprove of it because nothing is achieved as a result of what is discussed.
- thanks a lot — thank you
- the bollocks — something excellent
- the likes of — of the same form, appearance, kind, character, amount, etc.: I cannot remember a like instance.
- the new look — a fashion in women's clothes introduced in 1947, characterized by long full skirts
- thessalonike — official name of Salonika.
- thessaloníki — official name of Salonika.
- to talk shop — If you say that people are talking shop, you mean that they are talking about their work, and this is boring for other people who do not do the same work.
- touch-tackle — touch football.
- unlikelihood — the state of being unlikely; improbability.
- voroshilovsk — former name of Stavropol.
- walk through — an act or instance of walking or going on foot.
- walk-through — Theater, Television. a rehearsal in which physical action is combined with reading the lines of a play. a perfunctory performance of a script.
- walker hound — an American foxhound having a black, tan, and white, or, sometimes, a tan and white coat.
- walking shoe — a sturdy comfortable shoe worn by hillwalkers, etc
- walkthroughs — Plural form of walkthrough.
- world-shaker — something of sufficient importance to affect the entire world: The book is no world-shaker, but it's pleasant reading.
- yellowshanks — A bird, the yellowlegs.