14-letter words containing k, o, t, a
- hangman's knot — a slip noose for hanging a person, usually having eight or nine turns around the rope.
- have a stomack — to be pregnant
- heterokaryosis — condition in which a binucleate or multinucleate cell contains genetically dissimilar nuclei.
- heterokaryotic — condition in which a binucleate or multinucleate cell contains genetically dissimilar nuclei.
- holoplanktonic — plankton that spend their entire life cycle as free-swimming organisms (opposed to hemiplankton).
- housing market — property trade
- hyperkeratosis — Pathology. proliferation of the cells of the cornea. a thickening of the horny layer of the skin.
- hyperkeratotic — Pathology. proliferation of the cells of the cornea. a thickening of the horny layer of the skin.
- in the wake of — the track of waves left by a ship or other object moving through the water: The wake of the boat glowed in the darkness.
- income bracket — a group or category of people whose income falls within defined upper and lower levels
- insertion mark — a symbol used to show that a missing letter or symbol should be inserted
- interblock gap — the area or space separating consecutive blocks of data or consecutive physical records on an external storage medium.
- internal clock — biological clock.
- into the black — into a profitable condition financially
- isthmus of kra — an isthmus of SW Thailand, between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Thailand: the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula. Width: about 56 km (35 miles)
- jack crosstree — jack1 (def 9b).
- jackson method — (programming) A proprietary structured method for software analysis, design and programming.
- java black rot — a disease of stored sweet potatoes, characterized by dry rot of and black protuberances on the tubers, caused by a fungus, Diplodia tubericola.
- jerkwater town — a small unimportant town
- kakistocracies — Plural form of kakistocracy.
- kalamata olive — a purplish-black, almond-shaped olive with a fruity flavor and meaty texture, often split and cured in brine and packed in vinegar.
- kamloops trout — a variety of rainbow trout found in Canadian lakes
- kangaroo court — a self-appointed or mob-operated tribunal that disregards or parodies existing principles of law or human rights, especially one in a frontier area or among criminals in prison.
- karstification — the process of turning into karst
- karyotypically — (cytology) With regard to the karyotype.
- kastrop-rauxel — Castrop-Rauxel.
- kedleston hall — a mansion near Derby in Derbyshire: rebuilt (1759–65) for the Curzon family by Matthew Brettingham, James Paine, and Robert Adam
- keep a lookout — If someone keeps a lookout, especially on a boat, they look around all the time in order to make sure there is no danger.
- keratinization — Conversion into keratin or keratinous tissue.
- keratinophilic — (of a plant such as a fungus) growing on keratinous substances such as hair, hooves, nails, etc
- keystone state — Pennsylvania (used as a nickname).
- khaki election — a general election held during or immediately after a war, esp one in which the war has an effect on how people vote
- khartoum north — a city in E central Sudan, on the Blue Nile River, opposite Khartoum.
- kilogram-meter — a meter-kilogram-second unit of work or energy, equal to the work done by a force of one kilogram when its point of application moves through a distance of one meter in the direction of the force; approximately 7.2 foot-pounds. Abbreviation: kg-m.
- king of beasts — the lion.
- kings mountain — a ridge in N South Carolina: American victory over the British 1780.
- 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.
- knotty rhatany — See under rhatany (def 1).
- known quantity — Mathematics. a quantity whose value is given: in algebra, frequently represented by a letter from the first part of the alphabet, as a, b, or c.
- konstantinovka — a city in E Ukraine, NW of Gorlovka.
- krolewska huta — former name of Chorzów.
- lacrosse stick — stick: for lacrosse
- lake constance — a lake in W Europe, bounded by S Germany, W Austria, and N Switzerland, through which the Rhine flows. Area: 536 sq km. (207 sq miles)
- last knockings — the final stage of a period or activity
- late check-out — A late check-out at a hotel is an arrangement which allows a guest to check out later than the normal time.
- laughing stock — object of others' amusement
- laughingstocks — Plural form of laughingstock.
- leukocytoblast — the precursor cell to a mature leukocyte
- leukocytopenia — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.