9-letter words containing o, c, l, k
- kilocycle — a unit equal to 1000 cycles: used especially in radio as 1000 cycles per second for expressing the frequency of electromagnetic waves; kilohertz. The term kilohertz is now preferred in technical use. Abbreviation: kc.
- klopstock — Friedrich Gottlieb [free-drikh gawt-leep] /ˈfri drɪx ˈgɔt lip/ (Show IPA), 1724–1803, German poet.
- kluckhohn — Clyde (Kay Maben) [mey-buh n] /ˈmeɪ bən/ (Show IPA), 1905–60, American anthropologist.
- knob lock — a lock having a spring bolt moved by a knob or knobs, and a dead bolt moved by a key.
- knockless — (of an engine, bearing, or fuel) producing no knocking sound
- leukocyte — white blood cell.
- linstocks — Plural form of linstock.
- livestock — the horses, cattle, sheep, and other useful animals kept or raised on a farm or ranch.
- localtalk — (networking) An Apple Computer network standard using Apple Computer's own networking hardware. Compare EtherTalk.
- lock away — put in prison
- lock down — a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- lock gate — one of the two gates of a lock
- lock rail — the rail of a door that meets the shutting stile at the level of the lock.
- lock seam — a joint between two pieces of sheet metal, made by folding up the overlapping edges against each other, then folding them over in the same direction a number of times.
- lock step — a way of marching in such close file that the corresponding legs of the marchers must keep step precisely
- lockboxes — Plural form of lockbox.
- lockdowns — Plural form of lockdown.
- locked in — a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- locked up — Synonym for hung, wedged.
- lockerbie — a town in SW Scotland, in Dumfries and Galloway: scene (1988) of the UK's worst air disaster when a passenger jet (Pan Am flight 103) was brought down by a terrorist bomb, killing 270 people, including eleven residents of the town. Pop: 4009 (2001)
- lockhouse — the house of a lock-keeper
- lockmaker — a person who makes locks
- locksmith — a person who makes or repairs locks and keys.
- look back — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
- look sick — to be outclassed
- lord muck — an ordinary man behaving or being treated as if he were aristocratic
- lovelocks — Plural form of lovelock.
- luck into — the force that seems to operate for good or ill in a person's life, as in shaping circumstances, events, or opportunities: With my luck I'll probably get pneumonia.
- lunchhook — Usually, lunchhooks. hands.
- matchlock — an old form of gunlock in which the priming was ignited by a slow match.
- mccloskey — John, 1810–85, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman: first U.S. cardinal 1875.
- mock lisp — The Lisp used by the Gosling Emacs editor.
- mock mold — bed (def 23).
- mockingly — to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
- mocktails — Plural form of mocktail.
- monoblock — Alternative spelling of monobloc.
- neckcloth — cravat (def 2).
- neckmould — (architecture) A small convex moulding surrounding a column at the junction of the shaft and capital.
- nickelous — containing bivalent nickel.
- non-black — a person who is not of a Black race
- nonblacks — Plural form of nonblack.
- oil slick — a smooth area on the surface of water caused by the presence of oil.
- ollycrock — (South Africa) giant periwinkle.
- opa-locka — a town in S Florida.
- overclock — Computers. to modify (a hardware component, as a processor, graphics card, or memory) so as to increase the speed of that component beyond the specifications of the manufacturer: You can overclock your video card to improve its performance.
- packcloth — a cloth used for packing
- pillicock — a penis
- plow back — an agricultural implement used for cutting, lifting, turning over, and partly pulverizing soil.
- pocketful — the amount that a pocket will hold.
- polo neck — high turtleneck collar