8-letter words containing k, o, t
- footmark — a footprint.
- footwork — the use of the feet, as in tennis, boxing, or dancing.
- foretake — (transitive) To take, receive, or adopt beforehand; assume.
- fork out — an instrument having two or more prongs or tines, for holding, lifting, etc., as an implement for handling food or any of various agricultural tools.
- forklift — Also called forklift truck, fork truck. a small vehicle with two power-operated prongs at the front that can be slid under heavy loads and then raised for moving and stacking materials in warehouses, shipping depots, etc.
- forktail — Any of various small insectivorous birds in the genus Enicurus.
- forthink — to regret or rethink
- freakout — A frightening or disorientating experience, especially one that results from the use of a hallucinogenic drug.
- fretwork — ornamental work consisting of interlacing parts, especially work in which the design is formed by perforation.
- futtocks — Plural form of futtock.
- geek out — a digital-technology expert or enthusiast (a term of pride as self-reference, but often used disparagingly by others).
- goatlike — any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.
- goatskin — the skin or hide of a goat.
- gritrock — Gritstone.
- gunstock — the stock or support in which the barrel of a shoulder weapon is fixed.
- hackbolt — a European seabird, Puffinus major
- hakafoth — a ceremony on Simhath Torah and on other occasions in which members of a synagogue congregation carry Torah scrolls around the synagogue seven or more times.
- hakodate — a seaport on S Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- halakoth — Halakhah.
- hike out — to lean backwards over the side of a light sailing boat in order to carry the centre of gravity as far to windward as possible to reduce heeling
- hocktide — a former festival celebrated on the second Monday and Tuesday after Easter
- hook-tip — any of several moths of the genus Daepana, characterized by the hooked point on each forewing
- hot cake — a pancake or griddlecake.
- hot lick — lick (def 11).
- hot link — a link between two files, as between a spreadsheet and a document, such that a change in one effects a change in the other.
- hot pack — a hot towel, dressing, or the like, applied to the body to reduce swelling, relieve pain, etc.
- hot take — a superficially researched and hastily written journalistic piece, online post, etc., that presents opinions as facts and is often moralistic: a hot take on healthcare reform.
- hot-desk — If employees hot-desk, they are not assigned particular desks and work at any desk that is available.
- hot-work — to work (metal) at a temperature high enough to permit recrystallization.
- hotcakes — Plural form of hotcake.
- ikhnaton — Amenhotep IV.
- ilkeston — a town in N central England, in SE Derbyshire. Pop: 37 270 (2001)
- impocket — to put in a pocket
- in stock — a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.; inventory.
- ink blot — a stain on paper, made by ink
- inkblots — Plural form of inkblot.
- inkstone — a slab of stone used in Chinese calligraphy and painting to grind dry ink and mix it with water.
- instroke — a stroke traveling in an inward direction.
- j-stroke — (in canoeing) a stroke, made in the shape of the letter J, used to alter the course of the canoe, usually to compensate for drifting sideways.
- jackboot — a sturdy leather boot reaching up over the knee, worn especially by soldiers.
- jackpots — Plural form of jackpot.
- jerk out — to utter sharply and abruptly
- jestbook — a book of jests or jokes.
- jockette — a female jockey
- jokester — a joker, especially a practical joker.
- joktaleg — a large clasp knife or pocketknife; jackknife.
- joystick — Informal. the control stick of an airplane, tank, or other vehicle.
- k ration — an emergency field ration for U.S. armed forces when other food or rations are not available, consisting of three separate packaged meals of concentrated or dehydrated food.
- kabouter — (Dutch mythology) A tiny folkloric man who traditionally wears a pointy red hat, lives in harmony with nature and resides in mushrooms, similar to a gnome, leprechaun or a smurf.
- kalathos — a fruit basket having a conventionalized shape of a lily, often used in ancient art as a symbol of fertility.