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8-letter words containing o, c, l, k

  • coldwork — The elimination of flaws and rough or sharp areas on the surface of blown or cast glass objects; usually achieved by some combination of grinding and polishing.
  • comblike — resembling a comb
  • commlink — (scifi) A communications link.
  • conklingRoscoe, 1829–88, U.S. lawyer and politician: senator 1867–81.
  • cookable — That can be cooked; suitable for cooking.
  • cookless — without a cook
  • cordlike — a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
  • cork elm — any of several tall elms (genus Ulmus) of the E U.S., with corky ridges, as wahoo
  • corklike — Resembling a cork or some aspect of one.
  • cormlike — resembling a corm
  • cornsilk — The fine threadlike styles on an ear of corn.
  • cowalker — A phantom or astral body deemed to be separable from the physical body and capable of acting independently; a doppelganger.
  • cowlicks — Plural form of cowlick.
  • cowlneck — a style of neckline for a woman's garment having material draped in rounded folds.
  • croakily — In a croaky manner.
  • cuckolds — Plural form of cuckold.
  • deadlock — If a dispute or series of negotiations reaches deadlock, neither side is willing to give in at all and no agreement can be made.
  • deck log — a log filled in by the officer of the watch at the end of each watch, giving details of weather, navigation, unusual happenings, etc.
  • dockland — the land or area surrounding a commercial port.
  • droplock — a variable-rate bank loan used on international markets that is automatically replaced by a fixed-rate long-term bond if the long-term interest rates fall to a specified level; it thus combines the advantages of a bank loan with those of a bond
  • elflocks — A tangled mass of hair.
  • fetlocks — Plural form of fetlock.
  • firelock — a gun having a lock in which the priming is ignited by sparks struck from flint and steel, as the flintlock musket.
  • flick-on — a manoeuvre in which a player receives an incoming pass and flicks it on with a gentle header or kick to another player.
  • flockbed — a bed with a mattress stuffed with wool refuse, shearings of cloth, or the like.
  • flocking — a lock or tuft of wool, hair, cotton, etc.
  • flowback — return or redistribution of something that has been received or acquired.
  • foldback — (in multitrack recording) a process for returning a signal to a performer instantly
  • forelock — a pin or flat wedge passed through a hole near the end of a threadless bolt to fasten parts together.
  • forslack — to neglect or be neglectful
  • gavelock — a spear or javelin
  • gridlock — the stoppage of free vehicular movement in an urban area because key intersections are blocked by traffic.
  • grockles — Plural form of grockle.
  • gunlocks — Plural form of gunlock.
  • hackbolt — a European seabird, Puffinus major
  • halfcock — The position when the cock of a gun as at the first notch.
  • havelock — a town in SE North Carolina.
  • headlock — a hold in which a wrestler locks an arm around the opponent's head.
  • hemlocks — Plural form of hemlock.
  • herblockHerbert Lawrence (Herblock) 1909–2001, U.S. cartoonist.
  • hillocks — Plural form of hillock.
  • hillocky — Resembling a hillock.
  • hock leg — a leg similar to a cabriole leg, but having a straight perpendicular section between the upper, convex section and the foot.
  • holdback — the iron or strap on the shaft of a horse-drawn vehicle to which the breeching of the harness is attached, enabling the horse to hold back or to back the vehicle.
  • holodeck — (science fiction) A room that provides holographic simulations for recreation, training, etc.
  • hot lick — lick (def 11).
  • iceblock — An ice block, a block of ice.
  • jackroll — to force (a woman) to submit to sexual intercourse with a number of young men at the same time
  • killcrop — a baby that is always hungry, thought to be a fairy changeling
  • kolaches — Plural form of kolache.
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