8-letter words containing k, o, w
- kollwitz — Käthe [ke-tuh] /ˈkɛ tə/ (Show IPA), 1867–1945, German graphic artist and sculptor.
- kotowing — Present participle of kotow.
- kowtowed — Simple past tense and past participle of kowtow.
- kowtower — One who kowtows; a sycophant.
- kurosawa — Akira [ah-kee-rah] /ɑˈki rɑ/ (Show IPA), 1910–1998, Japanese film director.
- kweichow — Guizhou.
- kwyjibos — Plural form of kwyjibo.
- lacework — lace (def 1).
- lakewood — a city in central Colorado, near Denver.
- lampwork — (glassblowing) A method for working with blown glass that does not require a furnace.
- lathwork — work made of laths
- leadwork — work involving lead, such as maintenance work on lead pipes
- leg work — work or research involving extensive walking or traveling about, usually away from one's office, as in gathering data for a book, a legal action, etc.
- leg-work — work or research involving extensive walking or traveling about, usually away from one's office, as in gathering data for a book, a legal action, etc.
- lifework — the complete or principal work, labor, or task of a lifetime.
- linework — (arts) The technique of drawing lines.
- linkwork — something composed of links, as a chain.
- lock-jaw — tetanus in which the jaws become firmly locked together; trismus.
- lockaway — an investment intended to be held for a relatively long time
- lockdown — the confining of prisoners to their cells, as following a riot or other disturbance.
- lockwood — Belva Ann Bennett [bel-vuh] /ˈbɛl və/ (Show IPA), 1830–1917, U.S. lawyer and women's-rights activist.
- lookdown — the appearance of paper when inspected under reflected light.
- low-risk — A low-risk customer, risk, occupation, or property is not very likely to be exposed to a danger.
- makework — Alternative form of make-work.
- markdown — a reduction in price, usually to encourage buying.
- meshwork — meshed material or a structure of meshes; a network.
- milk cow — a cow that is raised for its milk rather than for beef.
- milkwood — any of various trees having a milky juice, as Pseudomedia spuria, of Jamaica.
- milkwort — any plant or shrub of the genus Polygala, formerly supposed to increase the secretion of milk.
- millwork — ready-made carpentry work from a mill.
- misknown — Past participle of misknow.
- misknows — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misknow.
- moonwalk — an exploratory walk by an astronaut on the surface of the moon.
- muckworm — (not in technical use) the larva of any of several insects, as the dung beetle, which lives in or beneath manure.
- neckdown — An angled narrowing of the roadway and widening of the pavement, used as a traffic calming measure.
- networks — Plural form of network.
- new look — a new or changed appearance, approach, etc., especially one characterized by marked departure from the previous or traditional one.
- new york — Also called New York State. a state in the NE United States. 49,576 sq. mi. (128,400 sq. km). Capital: Albany. Abbreviation: NY (for use with zip code), N.Y.
- nyetwork — notwork
- oak lawn — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- oak wilt — a disease of oaks, characterized by wilting and discoloration of the leaves and defoliation, usually starting at and spreading from the top of the tree and the ends of the branches, caused by a fungus, Chalara quercina.
- openwork — any kind of work, especially ornamental, as of embroidery, lace, metal, stone, or wood, having a latticelike nature or showing openings through its substance.
- outworks — Plural form of outwork.
- overweak — too weak
- overwork — to cause to work too hard, too much, or too long; weary or exhaust with work (often used reflexively): Don't overwork yourself on that new job.
- packwood — Bob, born 1932, U.S. politician: senator 1969–95.
- partwork — series of magazines issued at weekly or monthly intervals, which are designed to be bound together to form a complete course or book
- pilework — construction built from heavy stakes or cylinders
- pipework — pipes and stops on an organ
- plowback — a reinvestment of earnings or profits in a business enterprise.