14-letter words containing k, o, p
- keep a rein on — to check, control, or restrain
- keep an eye on — the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.
- keep sb posted — update regularly
- keep the books — to keep written records of the finances of a business or other enterprise
- keep your cool — remain calm
- kentish plover — Charadrius alexandrinus, a small wading bird belonging to the plover family, breeding in the tropics and subtropics; it is white and greyish-brown, with black legs and bill
- keratinophilic — (of a plant such as a fungus) growing on keratinous substances such as hair, hooves, nails, etc
- keynote speech — opening address at a conference
- king's proctor — a British judiciary officer who may intervene in probate, nullity, or divorce actions when collusion, suppression of evidence, or other irregularities are alleged.
- kit inspection — inspection of soldiers' kit by a superior officer, to make sure it is all clean, working, and in a good state
- kitchen police — soldiers detailed by roster or as punishment to assist in kitchen duties.
- kleptomaniacal — Having a compulsion to steal, as a kleptomaniac does.
- kleptoparasite — A bird, insect, or other animal that habitually robs animals of other species of food.
- knockout drops — a drug secretly put into someone's drink to cause stupefaction
- know the ropes — to perceive or understand as fact or truth; to apprehend clearly and with certainty: I know the situation fully.
- kola peninsula — Also called Kola Peninsula. a peninsula in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, between the White and Barents seas.
- kola-peninsula — Also called Kola Peninsula. a peninsula in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, between the White and Barents seas.
- kyoto protocol — climate change agreement
- kyphoscoliosis — a condition in which the spinal column is convex both backward and sideways.
- leukocytopenia — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- leukodystrophy — (medicine) Any of a group of disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the white matter of the brain, caused by imperfect growth or development of the myelin sheath that acts as an insulator around nerve fibres.
- lexington park — a town in S Maryland.
- locker-lampson — Frederick (Frederick Locker) 1821–95, English poet.
- locking pliers — pliers whose jaws are connected at a sliding pivot, permitting them to be temporarily locked in a fixed position for ease in grasping and turning nuts.
- markov process — a process in which future values of a random variable are statistically determined by present events and dependent only on the event immediately preceding.
- milking parlor — a room in or attached to a barn on a modern dairy farm maintained exclusively for the mechanical milking of cows.
- omphaloskepsis — contemplation of one's navel as part of a mystical exercise.
- omphaloskeptic — One who contemplates or meditates upon one's navel; one who engages in omphaloscopy.
- one-trick pony — a person or thing considered as being limited to only one single talent, capability, quality, etc
- options market — a market in which options are traded
- package policy — an insurance policy which incorporates cover for different types of risk, such as liability and property
- paddock-basher — a vehicle suited to driving on rough terrain
- pakapoo ticket — Australian Slang. something that is indecipherable or confusing: scrawled over like a pakapoo ticket.
- paperback book — a book with covers made of flexible card, sold relatively cheaply
- parking sensor — A parking sensor is a device on a vehicle which detects obstacles and alerts the driver if the vehicle comes too close to them when being parked.
- passion killer — something that is sexually unattractive or inhibiting
- payback period — the period in which money owed, debts, etc, have to be paid back
- paying-in book — a book for keeping a record of money deposited into an account
- peacock's tail — a handsome brown seaweed, Padina pavonia (though coloured yellow-olive, red, and green) whose fan-shaped fronds have concentric bands of iridescent hairs
- peacock-flower — royal poinciana.
- peck's bad boy — the mischievous boy in a series of newspaper stories and collected volumes by the American newspaperman and humorist George Wilbur Peck (1840–1916).
- pedal keyboard — pedal (def 3a).
- pembroke pines — a city in SE Florida, near Fort Lauderdale.
- pembroke table — a drop-leaf table with fly rails and with a drawer at one end or each end of the skirt.
- penalty stroke — a stroke added to a score for a rule infraction.
- phosphate rock — phosphorite.
- pick one's way — to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
- pickled onions — onions which have been preserved in vinegar or brine
- placido's disk — a device marked with concentric black rings, used to detect corneal irregularities.
- play for keeps — to do something seriously and without showing any mercy