9-letter words containing k, o, t, a
- cant hook — a heavy wooden lever with a blunt tip and a hinged hook near the end: used by lumbermen in handling logs
- cardstock — paper stock stiff enough for the printing of business cards and similar uses.
- catchwork — A simple irrigation system, used on sloping land, in which water from a stream or spring is fed in at the top and allowed to trickle down over a number of artificial terraces.
- chalk out — to outline (a plan, scheme, etc); sketch
- chopsteak — chopped steak.
- chukotian — a group of genetically related languages spoken on the Chukchi and Kamchatka peninsulas in eastern Siberia, including Chukchi, Kamchadal, and Koryak.
- coatracks — Plural form of coatrack.
- cockateel — Archaic form of cockatiel.
- cockatiel — A cockatiel is a bird similar to a cockatoo that is often kept as a pet.
- cockatoos — Plural form of cockatoo.
- cockboats — Plural form of cockboat.
- cockmatch — a cockfight
- cocktails — Plural form of cocktail.
- contakion — kontakion.
- copytaker — (esp in a newspaper office) a person employed to type reports as journalists dictate them over the telephone
- cornstalk — a stalk or stem of corn
- countback — a system of deciding the winner of a tied competition by comparing earlier points or scores
- crackpots — Plural form of crackpot.
- craftwork — works of artistry or craft
- crank out — If you say that a company or person cranks out a quantity of similar things, you mean they produce them quickly, in the same way, and are usually implying that the things are not original or are of poor quality.
- crosstalk — unwanted signals in one channel of a communications system as a result of a transfer of energy from one or more other channels
- dankworth — Sir John (Philip William). 1927–2010, British jazz composer, bandleader, and saxophonist: married to Cleo Laine
- data fork — Macintosh file system
- datebooks — Plural form of datebook.
- deadstock — the merchandise or commodities of a shop, etc, that is unsold and generating no income
- dog track — racing circuit for dogs
- drop tank — an external aircraft tank, usually containing fuel, that can be detached and dropped in flight
- earthwork — excavation and piling of earth in connection with an engineering operation.
- east york — city in SE Ontario, Canada: part of metropolitan Toronto: pop. 108,000
- enokitake — a mushroom of the genus Flammulina used in Asian cuisine
- eukaryote — An organism consisting of a cell or cells in which the genetic material is DNA in the form of chromosomes contained within a distinct nucleus. Eukaryotes include all living organisms other than the eubacteria and archaebacteria.
- fat stock — livestock that has been fattened for market.
- flake out — flake out, Slang. to fall asleep; take a nap.
- flake-out — flake out, Slang. to fall asleep; take a nap.
- flat knot — reef knot.
- folk tale — a tale or legend originating and traditional among a people or folk, especially one forming part of the oral tradition of the common people.
- folktales — a tale or legend originating and traditional among a people or folk, especially one forming part of the oral tradition of the common people.
- footbrake — a brake operated by applying pressure to a foot pedal
- footmarks — Plural form of footmark.
- footstalk — a pedicel; peduncle.
- forjaskit — exhausted
- forsaketh — Archaic third-person singular form of forsake.
- frankfort — a state in the E central United States. 40,395 sq. mi. (104,625 sq. km). Capital: Frankfort. Abbreviation: KY (for use with zip code), Ken., Ky.
- freak out — any abnormal phenomenon or product or unusual object; anomaly; aberration.
- freak-out — an act or instance of freaking out.
- goatskins — Plural form of goatskin.
- hackathon — a usually competitive event in which people work in groups on software or hardware projects, with the goal of creating a functioning product by the end of the event: At the hackathon our team produced an app that helps you monitor your sleeping habits.
- hawk moth — any of numerous moths of the family Sphingidae, noted for their very swift flight and ability to hover while sipping nectar from flowers.
- headstock — the part of a machine containing or directly supporting the moving or working parts, as the assembly supporting and driving the live spindle in a lathe.
- hektogram — a unit of mass or weight equal to 100 grams, equivalent to 3.527 ounces avoirdupois. Abbreviation: hg.