10-letter words containing k, o, l
- 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.
- devil book — (publication) "The Design and Implementation of the 4.3BSD Unix Operating System", by Samuel J. Leffler, Marshall Kirk McKusick, Michael J. Karels, and John S. Quarterman (Addison-Wesley Publishers, 1989, ISBN 0-201-06196-1). The standard reference book on the internals of BSD Unix. So called because the cover has a picture depicting a little devil (a visual play on daemon) in sneakers, holding a pitchfork (referring to one of the characteristic features of Unix, the "fork(2)" system call).
- dinkum oil — the truth
- diplospeak — the polite and placatory language usually associated with diplomats
- dirty look — face: resentful expression
- dog kennel — temporary housing for dogs
- dog-walker — a person who walks other people's dogs, especially for a fee.
- doodlesack — bagpipe (def 1).
- downlooked — having a sad or dejected appearance
- dragonlike — a mythical monster generally represented as a huge, winged reptile with crested head and enormous claws and teeth, and often spouting fire.
- 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.
- falseworks — Plural form of falsework.
- field work — Also, field work. work done in the field, as research, exploration, surveying, or interviewing: archaeological fieldwork.
- fieldworks — Plural form of fieldwork.
- fisherfolk — People who catch fish for a living.
- flake tool — a Paleolithic or later stone tool made from a flake struck from a larger core.
- flakeboard — a form of particle board.
- flash-lock — stanch1 (def 5).
- flat broke — having no money
- flintlocks — Plural form of flintlock.
- floodmarks — Plural form of floodmark.
- floor-work — a sequence of exercises done at the beginning of a class or before a performance in sitting and supine positions on the floor in order to stretch and warm up the body.
- flower key — feature key
- flowerlike — resembling or in the shape of a flower; delicate; graceful.
- flunkeydom — The state of a being a flunkey.
- 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.
- folk weave — a type of fabric with a loose weave
- folkestone — a seaport in E Kent, in SE England, on the Strait of Dover.
- folklorico — Mexican folk dancing, especially a program or repertoire of such dances.
- folklorish — (colloquial) Typical or similar to folklore.
- folklorist — the traditional beliefs, legends, customs, etc., of a people; lore of a people.
- folksiness — friendly or neighborly; sociable.
- folksinger — A person who sings folk songs.
- folksonomy — a classification system derived from user-generated electronic tags or keywords that annotate and describe online content: Imprecise folksonomies can hinder information retrieval.
- footlicker — A sycophant; a fawner; a toady.
- footlocker — A small trunk or storage chest, originally stored at the foot of a bed.
- forestlike — Like a forest.
- forklifted — Simple past tense and past participle of forklift.
- frolicking — merry play; merriment; gaiety; fun.
- gentlefolk — persons of good family and breeding.
- glassworks — a factory where glass is made.
- glove silk — a warp knit fabric made of silk or nylon, used in the manufacture of gloves and undergarments.
- glovemaker — A maker of gloves; a glover.
- glowsticks — Plural form of glowstick.
- gnome-like — resembling a gnome