9-letter words containing k, o, t
- knock out — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- knockouts — Plural form of knockout.
- knotgrass — A common Eurasian plant of the dock family, with jointed creeping stems and small pink flowers. It is a serious weed in some areas.
- knotholes — Plural form of knothole.
- knottiest — Superlative form of knotty.
- knotweeds — Plural form of knotweed.
- know best — to be the best guide, authority, etc.
- knurl toe — French foot (def 1).
- komintern — Third International.
- konimeter — an instrument for measuring the amount of dust in the air.
- kontakion — a short hymn honoring a saint.
- korat cat — rare blue-grey breed of cat
- kórinthos — an ancient city in Greece, on the Isthmus of Corinth: one of the wealthiest and most powerful of the ancient Greek cities.
- kostunica — Vojislav (ˈvɒjɪslæf). born 1944, Serbian politician; president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (2000–03); prime minister of Serbia and Montenegro (2004–06); prime minister of Serbia (2006–08)
- kowtowing — Present participle of kowtow.
- krautrock — (music) A genre of German experimental rock music from the 1970s.
- kronstadt — a naval base in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, on an island in the Gulf of Finland: fortress founded 1710.
- kropotkin — Prince Pëter Alekseevich [pyawtr uh-lyi-ksyey-yi-vyich] /ˈpyɔtr ʌ lyɪˈksyeɪ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1842–1921, Russian geographer, author, and anarchist.
- kurchatov — Igor Vasilievich [ee-guh r-vuh-syee-lyi-vyich] /ˈi gər vʌˈsyi lyɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1903–60, Soviet nuclear physicist.
- lakefront — the land along the edge of a lake: Property along the lakefront is more expensive every year.
- leukocyte — white blood cell.
- leukothea — a sea goddess, the deified Ino, who gave Odysseus a veil as a float after a storm had destroyed his raft.
- leukotomy — prefrontal lobotomy.
- linstocks — Plural form of linstock.
- livestock — the horses, cattle, sheep, and other useful animals kept or raised on a farm or ranch.
- localtalk — (networking) An Apple Computer network standard using Apple Computer's own networking hardware. Compare EtherTalk.
- lock gate — one of the two gates of a lock
- lock step — a way of marching in such close file that the corresponding legs of the marchers must keep step precisely
- locksmith — a person who makes or repairs locks and keys.
- look into — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
- loop knot — a knot made by doubling over a line at its end and tying both thicknesses into a square knot in such a way as to leave a loop.
- lorikeets — Plural form of lorikeet.
- love knot — a knot of ribbon as a token of love.
- luck into — the force that seems to operate for good or ill in a person's life, as in shaping circumstances, events, or opportunities: With my luck I'll probably get pneumonia.
- markowitz — Harry M, born 1927, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1990.
- matchbook — a small cardboard folder into which several rows of paper matches are stapled or glued.
- matchlock — an old form of gunlock in which the priming was ignited by a slow match.
- mathworks — The MathWorks, Inc.
- meat hook — Usually, meat hooks. Slang. a hand or fist: Get your meat hooks away from that cake! It's for dessert.
- meathooks — Usually, meat hooks. Slang. a hand or fist: Get your meat hooks away from that cake! It's for dessert.
- meatworks — (Australia, New Zealand) A slaughterhouse or meat processing plant.
- mekometer — a device that accurately measures distance by measuring the polarization of a reflected beam of light
- mesh knot — sheet bend.
- metalwork — objects made of metal.
- milktoast — milquetoast.
- milkworts — Plural form of milkwort.
- mink coat — overcoat made of mink fur
- mockernut — a North American hickory, Carya tomentosa, bearing a sweet, edible nut.
- mocktails — Plural form of mocktail.
- molotovsk — former name of Severodvinsk.