11-letter words containing o, a, k, g
- gob-smacked — utterly astounded; astonished.
- gobsmacking — Causing one to be gobsmacked; astounding, flabbergasting.
- godforsaken — desolate; remote; deserted: They live in some godforsaken place 40 miles from the nearest town.
- googlewhack — A Google search result consisting of a single hit, in response to a search on two separate words.
- gorillalike — (informal) Resembling or characteristic of a gorilla.
- grand forks — a town in E North Dakota.
- granny knot — a reef knot with the ends crossed the wrong way, making it liable to slip or jam
- half-joking — something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act: He tells very funny jokes. She played a joke on him.
- hardworking — industrious; zealous: a hardworking family man.
- home baking — such things as bread, cakes and biscuits that are baked at home
- jackarooing — Present participle of jackaroo.
- kalsomining — to wash or cover with calcimine.
- karyotyping — the analysis of chromosomes.
- keogh plans — a pension plan for an unincorporated business entity or self-employed person.
- keyboarding — the row or set of keys on a piano, organ, or the like.
- kilometrage — The total distance, in kilometres, travelled.
- kilovoltage — electric potential difference or electromotive force, as measured in kilovolts.
- kinetograph — a camera for taking pictures for a kinetoscope.
- king salmon — chinook salmon.
- kingcroaker — The weakfish or sea trout.
- knot garden — an intricately designed flower or herb garden with plants arranged to create an interlacing pattern, sometimes with fanciful topiary and carefully tended paths.
- knotgrasses — Plural form of knotgrass.
- kohanga reo — an infant class in which the lessons are conducted in Māori
- kongur shan — a mountain in China, in W Xinjiang: the highest peak in the Pamirs. Height: 7719 m (25 325 ft)
- kotahitanga — unity or solidarity
- kwangchowan — Older Spelling. Guangzhouwan.
- kymographic — Of or pertaining to a kymograph.
- lake ladoga — a lake in NW Russia, in the SW Karelian Republic: the largest lake in Europe; drains through the River Neva into the Gulf of Finland. Area: about 18 000 sq km (7000 sq miles)
- 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.
- leukaemogen — a substance or agent which promotes the development of leukaemia
- luckengowan — a daisy or other flower having petals drawn together similar to a bud
- magic smoke — (electronics, humour) A substance trapped inside integrated circuit packages that enables them to function (also called "blue smoke"; this is similar to the archaic "phlogiston" hypothesis about combustion). Its existence is demonstrated by what happens when a chip burns up - the magic smoke gets let out, so it doesn't work any more. See Electing a Pope, smoke test. "Once, while hacking on a dedicated Zilog Z80 system, I was testing code by blowing EPROMs and plugging them in the system then seeing what happened. One time, I plugged one in backward. I only discovered that *after* I realised that Intel didn't put power-on lights under the quartz windows on the tops of their EPROMs - the die was glowing white-hot. Amazingly, the EPROM worked fine after I erased it, filled it full of zeros, then erased it again. For all I know, it's still in service. Of course, this is because the magic smoke didn't get let out." Compare the original phrasing of Murphy's Law.
- mock orange — Also called syringa. any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Philadelphus, of the saxifrage family, especially P. coronarius, a widely cultivated species having fragrant white flowers.
- moneymaking — profitable: a moneymaking scheme.
- moviemaking — The production of movies.
- muskallonge — muskellunge.
- noisemaking — The production of noise.
- nonbreaking — Alternative spelling of non-breaking.
- nonspeaking — the act, utterance, or discourse of a person who speaks.
- oath-taking — the action of making an oath
- orange book — (security, standard) A standard from the US Government National Computer Security Council (an arm of the U.S. National Security Agency), "Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria, DOD standard 5200.28-STD, December 1985" which defines criteria for trusted computer products. There are four levels, A, B, C, and D. Each level adds more features and requirements. D is a non-secure system. C1 requires user log-on, but allows group ID. C2 requires individual log-on with password and an audit mechanism. (Most Unix implementations are roughly C1, and can be upgraded to about C2 without excessive pain). Levels B and A provide mandatory control. Access is based on standard Department of Defense clearances. B1 requires DOD clearance levels. B2 guarantees the path between the user and the security system and provides assurances that the system can be tested and clearances cannot be downgraded. B3 requires that the system is characterised by a mathematical model that must be viable. A1 requires a system characterized by a mathematical model that can be proven. See also crayola books, book titles.
- outbreaking — The act of breaking out.
- outflanking — Present participle of outflank.
- overpackage — to package excessively
- oxygen mask — a masklike device placed or worn over the nose and mouth when inhaling supplementary oxygen from an attached tank.
- packing box — a box in which goods are packed for transport or storage.
- parking lot — an area, usually divided into individual spaces, intended for parking motor vehicles.
- passagework — writing that is often extraneous to the thematic material of a work and is typically of a virtuosic or decorative character: passagework consisting of scales, arpeggios, trills, and double octaves.
- pawnbroking — the business of a pawnbroker.
- piatigorsky — Gregor [greg-er] /ˈgrɛg ər/ (Show IPA), 1903–76, U.S. cellist, born in Russia.