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11-letter words containing k, p, c

  • joe sixpack — Slang. the average or typical blue-collar man.
  • jump jockey — A jump jockey is someone who rides horses in races such as steeplechases, where the horses have to jump over obstacles.
  • kanchipuram — a city in SE India, in Tamil Nadu: a sacred Hindu town known as "the Benares of the South"; textile industries. Pop: 152 984 (2001)
  • karate chop — a sharp blow used in karate, usually delivered by a slanting stroke with the side of the hand.
  • karate-chop — a sharp blow used in karate, usually delivered by a slanting stroke with the side of the hand.
  • keep wicket — to play as wicketkeeper in the game of cricket
  • keratoscope — an instrument, as Placido's disk, for determining the symmetry of the curvature of the cornea.
  • keratoscopy — an instrument, as Placido's disk, for determining the symmetry of the curvature of the cornea.
  • kiloparsecs — Plural form of kiloparsec.
  • kinetoscope — an early motion-picture device, invented by Edison, in which the film passed behind a peephole for viewing by a single viewer.
  • kirkpatrick — Jeane (Jordan) [jeen] /dʒin/ (Show IPA), 1926–2006, U.S. diplomat: ambassador to the U.N. 1981–85.
  • kleptocracy — a government or state in which those in power exploit national resources and steal; rule by a thief or thieves.
  • kleptocrats — Plural form of kleptocrat.
  • kneecapping — (uncountable) The act of destroying the kneecaps of (a person), usually by shooting at the knees, as a punishment carried out by criminals or terrorists.
  • knoop scale — a scale of hardness based on the indentation made in the material to be tested by a diamond point.
  • kohl pencil — a thin cylindrical cosmetic instrument used to darken the area around the eyes
  • kymographic — Of or pertaining to a kymograph.
  • lake placid — a town in NE New York, in the Adirondack Mountains: resort.
  • leptokurtic — (of a frequency distribution) being more concentrated about the mean than the corresponding normal distribution.
  • leucoplakia — a disorder of a mucous membrane characterized by one or more white patches, occurring most commonly on the cheek, tongue, vulva, or penis: often medically insignificant but sometimes becoming malignant.
  • leukoplakic — Relating to leukoplakia.
  • lickspittle — a contemptible, fawning person; a servile flatterer or toady.
  • lock-keeper — A lock-keeper is a person whose job is to be in charge of and maintain a lock or group of locks on a canal.
  • lockkeepers — Plural form of lockkeeper.
  • lumpsuckers — Plural form of lumpsucker.
  • marketplace — an open area in a town where a market is held.
  • meatpacking — (US) The slaughter and further processing of animals for meat.
  • mis-package — a bundle of something, usually of small or medium size, that is packed and wrapped or boxed; parcel.
  • muck-up day — the last day of school before the annual examinations, marked by practical jokes and other student pranks
  • nit-picking — to be excessively concerned with or critical of inconsequential details.
  • nyckelharpa — an old-time Swedish stringed musical instrument, similar to the hurdy-gurdy but sounded with a bow instead of a wheel.
  • office park — a complex of office buildings located on land planted with lawns, trees, bushes, etc.
  • open ticket — a return ticket which does not specify a date for travel
  • open-necked — If you are wearing an open-necked shirt or blouse, you are wearing a shirt or blouse which has no buttons at the top or on which the top button is not done up.
  • opera cloak — a large cloak worn over evening clothes
  • optokinetic — relating to a reflex whereby the eye follows a moving object
  • outpolitick — to surpass in politicking
  • overpackage — to package excessively
  • pack animal — a mule, donkey, burro, or horse bred for vigor and hardiness and used for carrying heavy loads.
  • packability — The quality or state of being packable.
  • packet boat — a boat that travels a regular route, as along a coast or on a river, carrying passengers, freight, and mail
  • packet soup — soup supplied in dried form in a packet
  • packing box — a box in which goods are packed for transport or storage.
  • packing nut — a nut that serves to condense packing and so to tighten its seal.
  • pancake day — Christian calendar: Shrove Tuesday
  • pancake ice — newly formed ice in flat pieces too small and thin to obstruct navigation.
  • panel truck — a small truck having a fully enclosed body, used mainly to deliver light or small objects.
  • pawn ticket — a receipt given for goods left with a pawnbroker.
  • pc-talk iii — (communications, tool)   An MS-DOS communications program by Andrew Fluegelman.
  • peace talks — negotiations aimed at ending conflict
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