11-letter words containing k, o, p
- kleptocracy — a government or state in which those in power exploit national resources and steal; rule by a thief or thieves.
- kleptocrats — Plural form of kleptocrat.
- kleptomania — an irresistible impulse to steal, stemming from emotional disturbance rather than economic need.
- knife-point — the sharp tip of a knife.
- knifepoints — Plural form of knifepoint.
- knoop scale — a scale of hardness based on the indentation made in the material to be tested by a diamond point.
- knotty pine — pine wood with many knots
- kohl pencil — a thin cylindrical cosmetic instrument used to darken the area around the eyes
- krugersdorp — a city in S Transvaal, in the NE Republic of South Africa, NW of Johannesburg.
- kymographic — Of or pertaining to a kymograph.
- lampworking — the method or process of producing articles made of glass tubes or rods formed or shaped while softened by the flame of a lamp or blast lamp.
- leopardskin — the skin of a leopard
- leptokurtic — (of a frequency distribution) being more concentrated about the mean than the corresponding normal distribution.
- leucoplakia — a disorder of a mucous membrane characterized by one or more white patches, occurring most commonly on the cheek, tongue, vulva, or penis: often medically insignificant but sometimes becoming malignant.
- leukoplakia — a disorder of a mucous membrane characterized by one or more white patches, occurring most commonly on the cheek, tongue, vulva, or penis: often medically insignificant but sometimes becoming malignant.
- leukoplakic — Relating to leukoplakia.
- leukoplasia — a disorder of a mucous membrane characterized by one or more white patches, occurring most commonly on the cheek, tongue, vulva, or penis: often medically insignificant but sometimes becoming malignant.
- lock-keeper — A lock-keeper is a person whose job is to be in charge of and maintain a lock or group of locks on a canal.
- lockkeepers — Plural form of lockkeeper.
- loudspeaker — any of various devices, usually electronic, by which speech, music, etc., can be intensified and made audible throughout a room, hall, or the like.
- lymphokines — Plural form of lymphokine.
- make up for — compensate
- marksperson — A marksman or markswoman.
- mellowspeak — bland or vague language associated with New Age philosophy
- milk powder — dry milk.
- mu shu pork — moo shu pork
- nonspeaking — the act, utterance, or discourse of a person who speaks.
- nosy parker — a prying person
- office park — a complex of office buildings located on land planted with lawns, trees, bushes, etc.
- open market — an unrestricted competitive market in which any buyer and seller is free to participate.
- open ticket — a return ticket which does not specify a date for travel
- open-necked — If you are wearing an open-necked shirt or blouse, you are wearing a shirt or blouse which has no buttons at the top or on which the top button is not done up.
- opera cloak — a large cloak worn over evening clothes
- opisthokont — (biology) Any of very many eukaryotes whose flagellate cells propel themselves with a single posterior flagellum.
- optokinetic — relating to a reflex whereby the eye follows a moving object
- orland park — a town in NE Illinois.
- outpolitick — to surpass in politicking
- outspokenly — In an outspoken manner.
- overpackage — to package excessively
- oyster pink — a delicate pinkish-white colour, sometimes with a greyish tinge
- packet boat — a boat that travels a regular route, as along a coast or on a river, carrying passengers, freight, and mail
- packet soup — soup supplied in dried form in a packet
- packing box — a box in which goods are packed for transport or storage.
- park forest — a city in NE Illinois.
- parking lot — an area, usually divided into individual spaces, intended for parking motor vehicles.
- passagework — writing that is often extraneous to the thematic material of a work and is typically of a virtuosic or decorative character: passagework consisting of scales, arpeggios, trills, and double octaves.
- pawnbroking — the business of a pawnbroker.
- peacock ore — bornite.
- peak period — the busiest or most popular time
- peak season — busiest annual period