10-letter words containing k, o, l, c
- cokebottle — (character, humour) /kohk'bot-l/ Any unusual character, particularly one you can't type because it isn't on your keyboard. MIT people used to complain about the "control-meta-cokebottle" commands at SAIL, and SAIL people complained about the "altmode-altmode-cokebottle" commands at MIT. After the demise of the space-cadet keyboard, "cokebottle" was used less, but was often used to describe weird or non-intuitive keystrokes. The OSF/Motif window manager, "mwm" keystroke for switching to the default keybindings and behaviour is control-meta-bang. Since exclamation mark might be thought to look like a Coke bottle, Motif hackers referred to this keystroke as "cokebottle". See also quadruple bucky.
- cold drink — a beverage that is chilled.
- coldcocked — to knock (someone) unconscious, as with the fist.
- cook inlet — an inlet of the Pacific on the coast of S Alaska: part of the Gulf of Alaska
- cook-chill — a method of food preparation used by caterers, in which cooked dishes are chilled rapidly and reheated as required
- cookeville — a town in central Tennessee.
- cookieless — Without cookies (the food).
- cool drink — any soft drink
- coral pink — a light to medium yellowish-pink color.
- corncockle — a European caryophyllaceous plant, Agrostemma githago, that has reddish-purple flowers and grows in cornfields and by roadsides
- cornflakes — a breakfast cereal made from toasted maize, eaten with milk, sugar, etc
- cornstalks — Plural form of cornstalk.
- corpselike — Resembling a corpse.
- cow killer — a large velvet ant (Dasymutilla occidentalis) of the S and E U.S.: the wingless female has a powerful sting
- crewelwork — embroidery done with crewel
- cross talk — interference in one channel from another or others
- cross-link — a chemical bond, atom, or group of atoms that connects two adjacent chains of atoms in a large molecule such as a polymer or protein
- crosswalks — Plural form of crosswalk.
- cuckolding — Present participle of cuckold.
- cuckoldize — to make (a married man) into a cuckold
- dark cloud — grey clouds threatening rain
- deadlocked — If a dispute or series of negotiations is deadlocked, no agreement can be reached because neither side will give in at all. You can also say that the people involved are deadlocked.
- deblocking — Present participle of deblock.
- doodlesack — bagpipe (def 1).
- dreadlocks — a hair style, especially among Rastafarians, in which the hair is worn in long, ropelike locks.
- drillstock — a device for holding a drill.
- drop black — carbon, as animal black or lampblack, formed into pellets by mixing with water or glue: used as a black pigment.
- flash-lock — stanch1 (def 5).
- flintlocks — Plural form of flintlock.
- folk dance — a dance that originated among, and has been transmitted through, the common people. Compare court dance.
- folk magic — any attempt to practice charms, spells, etc., to control events or people.
- folk music — music, usually of simple character and anonymous authorship, handed down among the common people by oral tradition.
- folklorico — Mexican folk dancing, especially a program or repertoire of such dances.
- footlicker — A sycophant; a fawner; a toady.
- footlocker — A small trunk or storage chest, originally stored at the foot of a bed.
- frolicking — merry play; merriment; gaiety; fun.
- glowsticks — Plural form of glowstick.
- goalkicker — a person who makes a goal kick
- gold brick — Informal. a brick made to look like gold, sold by a swindler.
- gold stick — the gilded rod carried on state occasions by certain members of the royal household.
- goldilocks — (used with a singular verb) a person with golden hair.
- gottschalk — Louis Moreau [maw-roh,, moh-] /mɔˈroʊ,, moʊ-/ (Show IPA), 1829–69, U.S. pianist and composer.
- gridlocked — Simple past tense and past participle of gridlock.
- halfcocked — Simple past tense and past participle of halfcock.
- hammerlock — a hold in which one arm of an opponent is twisted and forced upward behind his back.
- hectokilo- — one hundred thousand; the factor 105
- hollyhocks — Plural form of hollyhock.
- hotel rack — rack6 (def 2).
- hucklebone — hipbone.
- interlocks — Plural form of interlock.