10-letter words containing k, o, l
- landlocked — shut in completely, or almost completely, by land: a landlocked bay.
- latch hook — a handheld tool similar to a latch needle, used for drawing loops of yarn through canvas or similar material to make rugs and the like.
- laurel oak — an oak, Quercus laurifolia, of the southeastern U.S., found in moist areas and having shiny dark green leaves.
- lead block — any block that alters the direction of a rope; fairlead.
- lego brick — a toy plastic brick with studs which can be connected to other plastic bricks and used to construct toy buildings, vehicles, etc
- lemon kali — an artificially flavored carbonated lemon drink; lemon soda pop.
- leukoblast — an immature leukocyte.
- leukocytes — white blood cell.
- leukocytic — Of or pertaining to leukocytes.
- leukoderma — vitiligo.
- leukopathy — (pathology) depigmentation of the skin.
- leukopenia — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- leukopenic — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- leukorrhea — A whitish or yellowish discharge of mucus from the vagina.
- like a log — without stirring or being disturbed (in the phrase sleep like a log)
- likelihood — the state of being likely or probable; probability.
- line block — a letterpress printing block made by a photoengraving process without the use of a screen
- lions book — (publication) "Source Code and Commentary on Unix level 6", by John Lions. The two parts of this book contained the entire source listing of the Unix Version 6 kernel, and a commentary on the source discussing the algorithms. These were circulated internally at the University of New South Wales beginning 1976-77, and were, for years after, the *only* detailed kernel documentation available to anyone outside Bell Labs. Because Western Electric wished to maintain trade secret status on the kernel, the Lions book was never formally published and was only supposed to be distributed to affiliates of source licensees (it is still possible to get a Bell Labs reprint of the book by sending a copy of a V6 source licence to the right person at Bellcore, but *real* insiders have the UNSW edition). In spite of this, it soon spread by samizdat to a good many of the early Unix hackers. In 1996 it was reprinted as a "classic":
- loan shark — a person who lends money at excessively high rates of interest; usurer.
- lock horns — a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- lock on to — (of a radar beam) to automatically follow (a target)
- lockkeeper — The person assigned to look after a canal or river lock, operating it and organizing its maintenance.
- lockmaster — one in charge of a canal lock
- lockshield — (attributive) A kind of radiator valve used to balance the system by restricting the flow of water on the return side.
- locksmiths — Plural form of locksmith.
- lockstitch — A stitch made by a sewing machine by firmly linking together two threads or stitches.
- lokayatika — a member of the Lokayata school.
- long drink — a drink containing a large quantity of non-alcoholic beverage
- longs peak — a peak in N Colorado, in the Rocky Mountain National Park. 14,255 feet (4345 meters).
- look after — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
- look ahead — see what is in front
- look alive — having life; living; existing; not dead or lifeless.
- look in on — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
- look sharp — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
- look up to — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
- look-alike — a person or thing that looks like or closely resembles another; double.
- lookalikes — Plural form of lookalike.
- looked-for — hoped for
- looyenwork — a physical therapy intended to release muscle fibre adhesions
- lopatnikov — Nicolai Lvovich [nik-uh-lahy luh-voh-vich;; Russian nyi-kuh-lahy lvaw-vyich] /ˈnɪk əˌlaɪ ləˈvoʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian nyɪ kʌˈlaɪ ˈlvɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1903–76, U.S. composer, born in Russia.
- lord knows — You can say 'Lord knows' to emphasize something that you feel or believe very strongly.
- lose track — a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
- lossmakers — Plural form of lossmaker.
- lossmaking — a business that consistently operates at a loss.
- love token — a gift that is symbolic of a love relationship
- lovemaking — the act of courting or wooing.
- loves park — a town in N Illinois.
- lovestruck — Alternative spelling of love-struck.
- low-necked — (of a dress or other garment) cut low so as to leave the neck and shoulders exposed; décolleté.
- low-ticket — having a relatively low price: a growing market for low-ticket items.