10-letter words containing k, o, t
- gottschalk — Louis Moreau [maw-roh,, moh-] /mɔˈroʊ,, moʊ-/ (Show IPA), 1829–69, U.S. pianist and composer.
- grottolike — Having the appearance of a grotto.
- groupthink — the practice of approaching problems or issues as matters that are best dealt with by consensus of a group rather than by individuals acting independently; conformity.
- grunt work — work that is repetitious, often physically exhausting, and boring.
- guest book — (web) The electronic equivalent of the physical notebooks found in some small hotels, in which visitors can write their names, comments and suggestions for the benefit of the proprietors and future visitors or purely for posterity. The electronic version is a form on a website into which users can enter similar details for display on the site.
- hackintosh — 1. (jargon, computer) An Apple Lisa that has been hacked into emulating a Macintosh (also called a "Mac XL"). 2. (jargon, computer) A Macintosh assembled from parts theoretically belonging to different models in the line.
- handstroke — the downward movement of the bell rope as the bell swings around allowing the ringer to grasp and pull it
- headstocks — Plural form of headstock.
- heartbroke — heartbroken
- heath cock — the male of the black grouse.
- heatstroke — a disturbance of the temperature-regulating mechanisms of the body caused by overexposure to excessive heat, resulting in fever, hot and dry skin, and rapid pulse, sometimes progressing to delirium and coma.
- hectokilo- — one hundred thousand; the factor 105
- hektograph — to copy with the hectograph.
- hektoliter — a unit of capacity equal to 100 liters, equivalent to 2.8378 U.S. bushels, or 26.418 U.S. gallons. Abbreviation: hl.
- hektometer — a unit of length equal to 100 meters, or 328.08 feet. Abbreviation: hm.
- hektostere — a unit of capacity equal to 100 steres, or 131 cubic yards.
- herskowitz — Melville (Jean) 1895–1963, American anthropologist.
- heterokont — any organism that possesses two flagella of unequal length. Heterokonts include diatoms and some other algae
- hip pocket — back pocket of trousers
- honky-tonk — a cheap, noisy, and garish nightclub or dance hall.
- hooktender — (in lumbering) the supervisor of a rigging crew.
- hoop skirt — a woman's skirt made to stand out and drape in a stiff bell-like shape from the waist by an undergarment framework of flexible hoops connected by tapes.
- hoop-skirt — a skirt that has hoops made of bone or metal, etc fastened inside it to make it stiff and full
- hot ticket — an extremely popular or trendy person or thing; a person or thing in high demand.
- hot-walker — a person whose job is walking racehorses after races, workouts, etc. to allow them to cool off gradually
- hotel rack — rack6 (def 2).
- hotel work — any of various jobs required in a hotel, such as receptionists, waiters, etc
- huntiegowk — a fool's errand or a person sent on an April fool's errand
- in hock to — If you are in hock to someone, you feel you have to do things for them because they have given you money or support.
- ink bottle — a bottle containing ink
- interlocks — Plural form of interlock.
- intershock — To shock mutually, as if by collision.
- interstock — a stock grafted between the understock and the scion.
- ion rocket — a rocket or rocket engine using ion propulsion.
- isokinetic — (biophysics) Relating to the force that a muscle applies during a limb movement at constant velocity.
- jabotinsky — Vladimir, 1880–1940, Russian Zionist leader in Palestine.
- jack frost — frost or freezing cold personified.
- jack towel — a long towel with the ends sewed together, for hanging on a roller.
- jackbooted — wearing jackboots.
- jackstones — Plural form of jackstone.
- job market — the total number of vacant jobs open to those seeking employment.
- job ticket — a slip or card accompanying a job order and used for giving instructions or for recording time spent on the work.
- jockstraps — Plural form of jockstrap.
- jogjakarta — a city in central Java, in S Indonesia.
- john tukey — (person) The eminent statistician credited with coining the term "bit" in 1949.
- jokjakarta — Jogjakarta.
- joss stick — a slender stick of a dried, fragrant paste, burned by the Chinese as incense before a joss.
- juke joint — an establishment where one can eat, drink, and, usually, dance to music provided by a jukebox.
- just folks — Usually, folks. (used with a plural verb) people in general: Folks say there wasn't much rain last summer.
- kaolinitic — Of or relating to kaolinite.