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12-letter words containing k, r, a, t, o

  • give or take — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
  • glatt kosher — prepared for eating according to the dietary laws followed by Hasidic Jews, which differ somewhat from those followed by other observers of kashruth: glatt kosher meat.
  • gordian knot — pertaining to Gordius, ancient king of Phrygia, who tied a knot (the Gordian knot) that, according to prophecy, was to be undone only by the person who was to rule Asia, and that was cut, rather than untied, by Alexander the Great.
  • ground track — the path on the earth's surface below an aircraft, missile, rocket, or spacecraft.
  • hark back to — recall: earlier era
  • harold stark — Harold Raynsford [reynz-ferd] /ˈreɪnz fərd/ (Show IPA), 1880–1972, U.S. admiral.
  • heart of oak — a brave person
  • heterokaryon — a cell containing two or more nuclei of differing genetic constitutions.
  • heterokontan — of or relating to a heterokont
  • holkar state — a former state of central India, ruled by the Holkar dynasty of Maratha rulers of Indore (18th century until 1947)
  • jacket crown — a type of artificial, tooth-colored dental crown made of acrylic or porcelain
  • joking apart — seriously: said to recall a discussion to seriousness after there has been joking
  • k/t boundary — Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary: the time zone comprising the end of the Cretaceous and the beginning of the Tertiary periods
  • kakistocracy — government by the worst persons; a form of government in which the worst persons are in power.
  • kangaroo rat — any of various small jumping rodents of the family Heteromyidae, of Mexico and the western U.S.
  • karyokinetic — Of or pertaining to karyokinesis.
  • kashmir goat — one of a long-haired breed of goat raised in Tibet and the higher elevations of China, the Indian subcontinent, Afghanistan, and Turkey for its meat, milk, and cashmere wool.
  • katamorphism — metamorphism at or near the earth's surface: breaks down complex minerals into simpler ones.
  • katharevousa — The purist form of modern Greek used in traditional literary writing, as opposed to the form that is spoken and used in everyday writing (called demotic).
  • katharometer — (science) A device used for analyzing gas mixtures by measuring their thermal conductivity.
  • keratinocyte — An epidermal cell that produces keratin.
  • keratogenous — producing horn or a horny substance.
  • keratohyalin — (biology) A protein structure found in granules in the stratum granulosum of the epidermis, which may be involved in keratinization, and in Hassall corpuscles in the thymus.
  • keratoplasty — plastic surgery performed upon the cornea, especially a corneal transplantation.
  • keratotomies — Plural form of keratotomy.
  • ketoaciduria — (pathology) The presence of (excess) ketoacids in the urine.
  • keyboardists — Plural form of keyboardist.
  • kinetography — a camera for taking pictures for a kinetoscope.
  • kiteboarding — A sport in which participants ride a form of wakeboard or surfboard harnessed to a large kite which is controlled by the rider.
  • kittikachorn — Thanom [thah-nom] /θɑˈnɒm/ (Show IPA), 1911–2004, Thai army officer and statesman: premier 1963–73.
  • kleptocratic — a government or state in which those in power exploit national resources and steal; rule by a thief or thieves.
  • korea strait — a strait between Korea and Japan, connecting the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea. 120 miles (195 km) long.
  • kurchatovium — (chemistry) A rejected name for rutherfordium.
  • labor market — the available supply of labor considered with reference to the demand for it.
  • lake ontario — a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
  • lake torrens — a shallow salt lake in E central South Australia, about 8 m (25 ft) below sea level. Area: 5776 sq km (2230 sq miles)
  • locker plant — an establishment for storing food under refrigeration, containing lockers for renting to individual users.
  • looked-after — (of children) brought up by the state in institutions because their parents are dead or not able to care for them properly
  • magnitogorsk — a city in the W Russian Federation in Asia, on the Ural River, near the boundary between Europe and Asia.
  • make history — do sth of great significance
  • mark out for — to select for or note as selected for
  • market cross — a place in a town or village where a cross was set up and a regular market was held
  • market order — an order to buy or sell a specified amount of a security at the best price available.
  • mary of teck — Mary (def 4).
  • masterstroke — a masterly action or achievement; an extremely skillful or effective action: War was avoided by a masterstroke of diplomacy.
  • meroplankton — a floating mass of eggs and larvae of organisms that are nektonic or benthic in their adult stage; temporary plankton.
  • metalworkers — Plural form of metalworker.
  • metalworking — the act or technique of making metal objects.
  • mockumentary — a movie or television show depicting fictional events but presented as a documentary.
  • money market — the short-term trade in money, as in the sale and purchase of bonds and certificates.
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