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11-letter words containing k, p

  • kleptomania — an irresistible impulse to steal, stemming from emotional disturbance rather than economic need.
  • knee spavin — chronic inflammation of the carpal joint of a horse
  • knee-sprung — (of a horse, mule, etc.) having a forward bowing of the knee caused by shortening of the flexor tendons.
  • 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.
  • knife pleat — a sharply creased narrow pleat, usually one of a series folded in the same direction.
  • knife-point — the sharp tip of a knife.
  • knifepoints — Plural form of knifepoint.
  • knoop scale — a scale of hardness based on the indentation made in the material to be tested by a diamond point.
  • knotty pine — pine wood with many knots
  • kohl pencil — a thin cylindrical cosmetic instrument used to darken the area around the eyes
  • krugersdorp — a city in S Transvaal, in the NE Republic of South Africa, NW of Johannesburg.
  • kuiper belt — a disk-shaped region on the edge of the solar system that contains masses of ice and icy rock, believed to be the source of comets with orbital periods of less than 200 years. Compare Oort cloud.
  • kulturkampf — the conflict between the German imperial government and the Roman Catholic Church from 1872 or 1873 until 1886, chiefly over the control of education and ecclesiastical appointments.
  • kymographic — Of or pertaining to a kymograph.
  • lake placid — a town in NE New York, in the Adirondack Mountains: resort.
  • lakshadweep — a union territory of India comprising a group of islands and coral reefs in the Arabian Sea, off the SW coast of India. About 12 sq. mi. (31 sq. km).
  • lampworking — the method or process of producing articles made of glass tubes or rods formed or shaped while softened by the flame of a lamp or blast lamp.
  • lassen peak — an active volcano in N California, in the S Cascade Range. 10,465 feet (3190 meters).
  • leopardskin — the skin of a leopard
  • 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.
  • leukoplakia — 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.
  • leukoplasia — 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.
  • 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.
  • loudspeaker — any of various devices, usually electronic, by which speech, music, etc., can be intensified and made audible throughout a room, hall, or the like.
  • lumpsuckers — Plural form of lumpsucker.
  • lymphokines — Plural form of lymphokine.
  • magpie lark — a black-and-white pied bird, Grallina cyanoleuca, inhabiting areas near water in Australia and southern New Guinea.
  • maiden pink — a turf-forming plant, Dianthus deltoides , found from western Europe to eastern Asia, having red or pink flowers.
  • make a pass — sports
  • make up for — compensate
  • make-up bag — a bag in which cosmetics are kept
  • make-up man — a man who applies cosmetics to a person, such as to a model or actor
  • marketplace — an open area in a town where a market is held.
  • marking pen — marker (def 10).
  • marksperson — A marksman or markswoman.
  • marlinspike — a pointed iron implement used in separating the strands of rope in splicing, marling, etc.
  • meatpacking — (US) The slaughter and further processing of animals for meat.
  • mellowspeak — bland or vague language associated with New Age philosophy
  • milk powder — dry milk.
  • mis-package — a bundle of something, usually of small or medium size, that is packed and wrapped or boxed; parcel.
  • misspeaking — (obsolete) Speaking ill; defamation, slander.
  • mu shu pork — moo shu pork
  • muck-up day — the last day of school before the annual examinations, marked by practical jokes and other student pranks
  • mudskippers — Plural form of mudskipper.
  • napkin ring — a ring or band of metal, wood, plastic, etc., through which a folded napkin is inserted, often as part of a place setting.
  • nit-picking — to be excessively concerned with or critical of inconsequential details.
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