8-letter words containing k, o, s, t
- klystron — An electron tube that generates or amplifies microwaves by velocity modulation.
- knowbots — Plural form of knowbot.
- koestler — Arthur, 1905–83, British novelist, critic, and journalist; born in Hungary.
- konstanz — German name of Constance.
- kookiest — Superlative form of kooky.
- kostroma — a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NE of Moscow, on the Volga.
- kuntsevo — a former city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, incorporated into Moscow 1962.
- kurtoses — Plural form of kurtosis.
- kurtosis — the state or quality of flatness or peakedness of the curve describing a frequency distribution in the region about its mode.
- lekythos — an oil jar having an ellipsoidal body, narrow neck, flanged mouth, curved handle extending from below the lip to the shoulder, and a narrow base terminating in a foot: used chiefly for ointments.
- linstock — a staff with one end forked to hold a match, formerly used in firing cannon.
- lobstick — lopstick.
- lockfast — (Scottish) Fastened or secured with a lock.
- locknuts — Plural form of locknut.
- lockouts — Plural form of lockout.
- lockstep — a way of marching in very close file, in which the leg of each person moves with and closely behind the corresponding leg of the person ahead.
- lookouts — Plural form of lookout.
- looksist — Forming prejudices based on a person's physical appearance.
- lopstick — a tree trimmed of all but its topmost branches to serve as a landmark or marker.
- matsuoka — Yosuke [yaw-soo-ke] /yɔˈsu kɛ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1946, Japanese statesman.
- mattocks — Plural form of mattock.
- monotask — to perform one task at a time
- mopstick — a mop handle
- muskroot — The root of Ferula sumbul, a tall umbelliferous plant, formerly used in medicine and as a substitute for musk.
- neckshot — a shot in the neck of an animal
- networks — Plural form of network.
- no-stick — nonstick: a no-stick skillet.
- nonstick — having or providing a finish designed to prevent food from sticking during cooking or baking: a nonstick saucepan; a nonstick cooking spray.
- nonstock — (business) Not issuing capital stock.
- oatcakes — Plural form of oatcake.
- oistrakh — David [dey-vid] /ˈdeɪ vɪd/ (Show IPA), 1908–74, Russian violinist.
- ostmarks — Plural form of ostmark.
- ostrakon — ostracon.
- out sick — If you are out sick, you are not at work because you are sick.
- outlooks — Plural form of outlook.
- outranks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outrank.
- outskate — (ice hockey, skating) To skate better than another skater.
- outskirt — Often, outskirts. the outlying district or region, as of a city, metropolitan area, or the like: to live on the outskirts of town; a sparsely populated outskirt.
- outslick — to outsmart
- outsmoke — to smoke more than
- outspeak — to outdo or excel in speaking.
- outspoke — Simple past form of outspeak.
- outtakes — Plural form of outtake.
- outworks — Plural form of outwork.
- overtask — to impose too heavy a task upon
- penstock — a pipe conducting water from a head gate to a waterwheel.
- post oak — any of several American oaks, especially Quercus stellata, the wood of which is used for posts.
- postmark — an official mark stamped on letters and other mail, serving as a cancellation of the postage stamp and indicating the place, date, and sometimes time of sending or receipt.
- postpunk — of or related to a style of music that followed punk rock
- pothooks — a hook for suspending a pot or kettle over an open fire.