12-letter words containing o, d, l, k
- holidaymaker — vacationer.
- jodrell bank — site of a radio astronomy observatory (Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratories) in NE Cheshire, England, that operates a 250-foot (76-meter) radio telescope.
- kachina doll — a Hopi Indian doll carved from cottonwood root in representation of a kachina and given as a gift to a child or used as a household decoration.
- kaleidophone — an instrument, invented by Professor Charles Wheatstone (1802-1875), consisting of a light on a vibrating rod with a reflecting knob for exhibiting the effect of sound waves
- kaleidoscope — an optical instrument in which bits of glass, held loosely at the end of a rotating tube, are shown in continually changing symmetrical forms by reflection in two or more mirrors set at angles to each other.
- kalmar sound — a strait between SE Sweden and Öland Island. 85 miles (137 km) long; 14 miles (23 km) wide.
- kindred soul — like-minded person
- kingdom hall — a meeting place of Jehovah's Witnesses for religious services.
- kluge around — (jargon) To avoid a bug or difficult condition by inserting a kluge. Compare workaround.
- knightlihood — Quality of being knightly.
- knowledgable — possessing or exhibiting knowledge, insight, or understanding; intelligent; well-informed; discerning; perceptive.
- knuckle down — a joint of a finger, especially one of the articulations of a metacarpal with a phalanx.
- lady's-smock — a N temperate plant, Cardamine pratensis, with white or rose-pink flowers: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- leader block — Nautical. lead block.
- leukopedesis — an outward flow of white blood cells through a blood-vessel wall.
- linking word — A linking word is a word which shows a connection between clauses or sentences. 'However' and 'so' are linking words.
- lock forward — either of two players who make up the second line of the scrum and apply weight to the forwards in the front line
- lodging knee — a knee reinforcing a hull horizontally, as at the ends of deck beams.
- long weekend — a weekend holiday extended by a day or days on either side
- look daggers — 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 down on — 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.
- looked-after — (of children) brought up by the state in institutions because their parents are dead or not able to care for them properly
- loudspeakers — Plural form of loudspeaker, especially a pair for a left and right channel.
- markov model — (probability, simulation) A model or simulation based on Markov chains.
- mekong delta — the delta of the Mekong River in Vietnam.
- milk product — Milk products are foods made from milk, for example butter, cheese, and yoghurt.
- misknowledge — a misunderstanding or misconception
- monkey gland — the testicle of an ape or monkey, said to have a revitalizing effect on humans when administered by grafting or adding the essence to the bloodstream
- needleworker — One who carries out needlework.
- nickel oxide — a green, water-insoluble powder, NiO, used chiefly in the manufacture of nickel salts and in green pigments for ceramic paints.
- nickelodeons — Plural form of nickelodeon.
- nordenskjold — Baron Nils Adolf Erik [nils ah-dawlf ey-rik] /nɪls ˈɑ dɔlf ˈeɪ rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1832–1901, Swedish arctic explorer, geographer, and geologist; born in Finland.
- oak-panelled — having panels that are made of oak
- oakland park — a town in S Florida.
- optical disk — Also, optical disc. Also called laser disk. a grooveless disk on which digital data, as text, music, or pictures, is stored as tiny pits in the surface and is read or replayed by a laser beam scanning the surface.
- poodle skirt — 1950s-style woman's circular skirt
- poodle-faker — a young man or newly commissioned officer who makes a point of socializing with women; ladies' man
- postcardlike — (of a scene) resembling a postcard
- powder flask — a small flask of gunpowder formerly carried by soldiers and hunters.
- rocket salad — rocket2 (def 2).
- rocket-salad — any of various plants belonging to the genus Hesperis, of the mustard family, and related genera. Compare dame's rocket.
- saddle block — a type of spinal anaesthesia producing sensory loss in the buttocks, inner sides of the thighs, and perineum
- shellshocked — suffering from shellshock
- solid rocket — any of various rockets using solid fuel
- stakeholders — the holder of the stakes of a wager.
- sticky blood — a condition of the blood, particularly associated with Hughes syndrome, in which antibodies tend to adhere to platelets and glue them together, leading to an increased likelihood of clotting
- stock saddle — Western saddle.
- stockholders — Also called stockowner. a holder or owner of stock in a corporation.
- take hold of — grasp, seize sth
- talk down to — to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking: to talk about poetry.