8-letter words containing k, o, p
- potemkin — Prince Grigori Aleksandrovich [gri-gawr-ee al-ig-zan-druh-vich,, -zahn-;; Russian gryi-gaw-ryee uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /grɪˈgɔr i ˌæl ɪgˈzæn drə vɪtʃ,, -ˈzɑn-;; Russian gryɪˈgɔ ryi ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1739–91, Russian statesman and favorite of Catherine II.
- pothooks — a hook for suspending a pot or kettle over an open fire.
- pre-soak — to soak something (such as washing) beforehand
- provoked — to anger, enrage, exasperate, or vex.
- provoker — to anger, enrage, exasperate, or vex.
- puck hog — a player who is reluctant to pass the puck to other members of his or her team
- pudovkin — Vsevolod Ilarionovich [fsye-vuh-luh t ee-luh-ryi-aw-nuh-vyich] /ˈfsyɛ və lət i lə ryɪˈɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1893–1953, Russian motion-picture director.
- pyinkado — a leguminous tree, Xylia xylocarpa (or dolabriformis), native to India and Myanmar
- pyknosis — a process of thickening, esp. in the shrinking nucleus of a degenerating cell
- reaphook — a sickle
- ropelike — a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- ropewalk — a long, narrow path or building where ropes are made.
- ropework — the activities involved in making, mending, tying, and using ropes
- shook up — to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
- shook-up — upset
- shoptalk — the specialized vocabulary having to do with work or a field of work: I don't understand electronics shoptalk.
- ski pole — a slender pole or stick, usually with a metal point at one end, a loop for the hand at the other, and a disk near the lower end to prevent its sinking into snow, used in skiing to gain momentum, maintain balance, execute certain jumps, etc.
- skin pop — to inject (a drug) under the skin rather than into a vein.
- skin-pop — to inject (a drug) under the skin rather than into a vein.
- skip off — to leave work, school, etc, early or without authorization
- skip out — leave, flee
- slipknot — a knot that slips easily along the cord or line around which it is made.
- slopwork — the manufacture of cheap clothing.
- slowpoke — a person who makes slow progress.
- smokepot — a pot or device for producing smoke or a vapour resembling smoke
- snowpack — the accumulation of winter snowfall, especially in mountain or upland regions.
- soapbark — a Chilean tree, Quillaja saponaria, of the rose family, having evergreen leaves and small, white flowers.
- sock hop — an informal dance where participants dance in their socks, popular esp. in the 1950s among high-school students
- souplike — resembling or characteristic of soup
- speak to — talk or converse with
- speakout — a firm or brave statement of one's beliefs
- spekboom — a South African shrub
- spookery — matters relating to spies and espionage
- spookily — like or befitting a spook or ghost; suggestive of spooks.
- sprocket — Machinery. Also called chainwheel, sprocket wheel. a toothed wheel engaging with a conveyor or power chain. one tooth of such a wheel.
- stinkpot — Also called stinkball. a jar containing combustibles or other materials that generate offensive and suffocating vapors, formerly used in warfare.
- stock up — buy a lot of sth for future use
- stockpot — a pot in which stock for soup, sauces, etc., is made and kept.
- stoke up — to feed and tend (a fire, etc) with fuel
- stopbank — an embankment to prevent flooding
- stopcock — cock1 (def 3).
- tank top — a close-fitting, low-cut top having shoulder straps and often made of lightweight, knitted fabric.
- the poky — prison
- tipstock — the detachable section of a gun's handle, usually gripped by the left hand of the user
- toe pick — one of the sharp teeth in the front part of a figure-skating blade.
- tompkins — Daniel D. 1774–1825, U.S. politician and jurist: vice president of the U.S. 1817–25.
- top kick — a first sergeant.
- top kill — a technique in which a heavy fluid, usually drilling mud, is pumped into a leaking oil well to stop the flow of oil: The top kill is underway, but success remains uncertain as engineers desperately pump mud into the damaged blowout preventer.
- topkhana — a building where artillery, ammunition, etc., are made, repaired, and stored.
- topmaker — a wool dealer who specializes in selling wool tops to spinners