9-letter words containing k, u, o
- cocklebur — any coarse weed of the genus Xanthium, having spiny burs: family Asteraceae (composites)
- cockspurs — Plural form of cockspur.
- cokuloris — a palette with irregular holes, placed between lighting and camera to prevent glare
- cold duck — an alcoholic beverage made from equal parts of burgundy and champagne
- cooked up — to prepare (food) by the use of heat, as by boiling, baking, or roasting.
- cooked-up — to prepare (food) by the use of heat, as by boiling, baking, or roasting.
- cookhouse — a place for cooking, esp a camp kitchen
- cornhusks — Plural form of cornhusk.
- countback — a system of deciding the winner of a tied competition by comparing earlier points or scores
- coupstick — (historical) A stick or switch used among some Native Americans for making or counting a coup.
- courtlike — reminiscent of the court in style or manner; elegant; courtly
- crank out — If you say that a company or person cranks out a quantity of similar things, you mean they produce them quickly, in the same way, and are usually implying that the things are not original or are of poor quality.
- crossbuck — (in the US) a white cross-shaped road sign used at railway crossings
- cuckolded — the husband of an unfaithful wife.
- cuckoldly — having the qualities of a cuckold
- cuckoldom — the state of being a cuckold
- cuckoldry — the act of making someone's husband a cuckold.
- deckhouse — a houselike cabin on the deck of a ship
- deskbound — doing sedentary work; working exclusively at a desk.
- do a bunk — run away
- dock dues — payments made for the passing of goods through a dock
- door-buck — a sawhorse.
- doughlike — Resembling dough.
- doukhobor — a member of an independent religious sect originating in Russia in the 18th century, believing in the supreme authority of the inner voice and in the transmigration of souls, rejecting the divinity of Christ and the establishing of churches, and expressing opposition to civil authority by refusing to pay taxes, do military service, etc.
- dubrovnik — a seaport in S Croatia, on the Adriatic: resort.
- duck pond — a pond for ducks
- duck soup — something that is easy to do or accomplish: Fixing the car will be duck soup for anyone with the right tools.
- duckboard — a board or boards laid as a track or floor over wet or muddy ground.
- duckshove — to evade (responsibility or an issue)
- duikerbok — duiker.
- dukhobors — a pacifistic, nonritualistic, mystical religious sect that separated (1785) from the Eastern Orthodox Church: in the 1890s, many members emigrated to W Canada
- dummkopfs — Plural form of dummkopf.
- dunk shot — a shot in which a player near the basket jumps with the ball and thrusts it through the basket with one hand or both hands held above the rim. See also slam dunk (def 1).
- elkhounds — Plural form of elkhound.
- eukaryote — An organism consisting of a cell or cells in which the genetic material is DNA in the form of chromosomes contained within a distinct nucleus. Eukaryotes include all living organisms other than the eubacteria and archaebacteria.
- flake out — flake out, Slang. to fall asleep; take a nap.
- flake-out — flake out, Slang. to fall asleep; take a nap.
- flunk out — to fail in a course or examination.
- flushwork — decorative treatment of the surface of an outside wall with flints split to show their smooth black surface, combined with dressed stone to form patterns such as tracery or initials
- freak out — any abnormal phenomenon or product or unusual object; anomaly; aberration.
- freak-out — an act or instance of freaking out.
- fumed oak — oak wood given a darker color and more distinct marking by exposure to ammonia fumes
- gobstruck — (slang, chiefly, UK) gobsmacked; astonished; astounded.
- good luck — good fortune
- gorakhpur — a city in SE Uttar Pradesh, in N India.
- groupwork — (education, therapy) Work done in groups.
- gruntwork — Alternative spelling of grunt work.
- guesswork — work or procedure based on or consisting of the making of guesses or conjectures.
- guestbook — A book in which visitors to a particular place may write their names, addresses, and remarks.
- guidebook — a book of directions, advice, and information, especially for travelers or tourists.