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9-letter words containing k, o, p

  • lock step — a way of marching in such close file that the corresponding legs of the marchers must keep step precisely
  • locked up — Synonym for hung, wedged.
  • look upon — regard, consider: as
  • loop knot — a knot made by doubling over a line at its end and tying both thicknesses into a square knot in such a way as to leave a loop.
  • misspoken — Simple past tense and past participle of misspeak.
  • mock epic — a long, humorous poem written in mock-heroic style.
  • mock lisp — The Lisp used by the Gosling Emacs editor.
  • monkey up — To hack together hardware for a particular task, especially a one-shot job. Connotes an extremely crufty and consciously temporary solution. Compare hack up, kluge up.
  • monkeypod — a tropical American tree, Samanea saman, of the legume family, having spreading branches and dense heads of small, pink flowers.
  • monkeypot — the woody, operculate seed vessel of any of certain large South American trees of the genus Lecythis.
  • monkeypox — A viral disease of African origin, related to smallpox and transmitted to humans through fluid exchange by rodents and primates.
  • moreporks — Plural form of morepork.
  • moss pink — a phlox, Phlox subulata, of the eastern U.S., having showy pink to purple flowers.
  • navpaktos — Greek name of Lepanto.
  • oak apple — oak gall.
  • opa-locka — a town in S Florida.
  • open book — someone or something easily understood or interpreted; something very clear: The child's face is an open book.
  • open look — (operating system)   A graphical user interface and window manager from Sun and AT&T.
  • open mike — a session in a pub or club where members of the public are invited to perform comedy or to sing
  • open-book — someone or something easily understood or interpreted; something very clear: The child's face is an open book.
  • ouspensky — Peter Demianovich [pee-ter di-myah-nuh-vich;; Russian pyawtr dyi-myah-nuh-vyich] /ˈpi tər dɪˈmyɑ nə vɪtʃ;; Russian ˈpyɔtr dyɪˈmyɑ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1878–1947, Russian philosopher and author.
  • outspeaks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outspeak.
  • outspoken — uttered or expressed with frankness or without reserve: outspoken criticism.
  • pack into — If someone packs a lot of something into a limited space or time, they fit a lot into it.
  • pack shot — (in television advertising) a close-up of the product being advertised, usually so that the viewer can register its logo and packaging
  • packboard — a rigid wooden or metal frame, covered with fabric and having shoulder straps, to which equipment can be strapped for carrying.
  • packcloth — a cloth used for packing
  • packhorse — a horse used for carrying goods, freight, supplies, etc.
  • paintwork — layer of paint on wall or vehicle
  • paperwork — written or clerical work, as records or reports, forming a necessary but often a routine and secondary part of some work or job.
  • parkinson — a common neurologic disease believed to be caused by deterioration of the brain cells that produce dopamine, occurring primarily after the age of 60, characterized by tremors, especially of the fingers and hands, muscle rigidity, shuffling gait, slow speech, and a masklike facial expression.
  • parokheth — a richly embroidered curtain that hangs in front of the Holy Ark in a synagogue.
  • part work — magazine series
  • patchwork — something made up of an incongruous variety of pieces or parts; hodgepodge: a patchwork of verse forms.
  • peak load — the maximum load on an electrical power-supply system
  • peak-hour — during the busiest hours; used esp of traffic and demand for gas, electricity etc
  • periaktos — an ancient device used for changing theatre scenery, usually consisting of a revolving triangular prism with different scenes painted on each face; the device was heavily used in the Renaissance
  • perovskia — a member of the Perovskia genus of aromatic plant native to central Asia, esp Russian sage, Perovskia atriplicifolia
  • photodisk — a disk for use in a computer that contains photographs or can have photographs stored on it in a digitally coded manner
  • photomask — an opaque image on a transparent plate that is used to filter light so the image can be transferred, used in photolithography applications
  • phylakopi — an archaeological site on the Greek island of Melos, in the Cyclades group: excavations have revealed the remains of three successive ancient cities erected on a primitive Cycladic settlement.
  • pick over — to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
  • pickaroon — to act or operate as a pirate or brigand.
  • pickproof — (of a lock) designed so that it cannot be picked.
  • piecework — work done and paid for by the piece.
  • pike pole — (in lumbering) a long pole with a metal point and a fixed hook, for catching and guiding logs.
  • pillicock — a penis
  • pinchcock — a clamp for compressing a flexible pipe, as a rubber tube, in order to regulate or stop the flow of a fluid.
  • pinhooker — someone who trades in young racehorses for profit
  • pink coat — the coat, usually scarlet, of the hunt uniform worn by the staff and by male members of the hunt.
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