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11-letter words containing o, k, l, a

  • montelukast — a type of oral drug containing a leukotriene inhibitor, used in the treatment of asthma and seasonal allergies.
  • musk mallow — Also called musk rose. a European mallow, Malva moschata, introduced into North America, having musk-scented white or lavender flowers.
  • muskallonge — muskellunge.
  • nitro-chalk — a chemical fertilizer containing calcium carbonate and ammonium nitrate
  • nonsinkable — (of items designed to float on water) not liable to sink
  • nonskeletal — of or pertaining to parts of the body other than the skeletal structure
  • nose tackle — nose guard
  • not look at — to refuse to consider
  • oak leather — a thick sheet of mycelium occurring in decayed oak wood.
  • of that ilk — of the place of the same name: used to indicate that the person named is proprietor or laird of the place named
  • oneida lake — a lake in central New York. 20 miles (32 km) long; 5 miles (8 km) wide.
  • opera cloak — a large cloak worn over evening clothes
  • orland park — a town in NE Illinois.
  • outflanking — Present participle of outflank.
  • overblanket — a blanket that is placed on a bed on top of the other bedding
  • parking lot — an area, usually divided into individual spaces, intended for parking motor vehicles.
  • pervouralsk — a city in the central RSFSR, in the Ural Mountains in Asia.
  • petrol tank — The petrol tank in a motor vehicle is the container for petrol.
  • phantomlike — an apparition or specter.
  • phitsanulok — a city in central Thailand.
  • pillow talk — private conversation, endearments, or confidences exchanged in bed or in intimate circumstances between spouses or lovers.
  • pink collar — of or relating to a type of employment traditionally held by women, especially relatively low-paying work: secretaries, phone operators, and other pink-collar workers.
  • pink salmon — a small Pacific salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, distinguished by its small scales and long anal fin and by the bright red spawning coloration of males, occurring from California to Alaska and in waters of Japan: fished commercially and for sport.
  • pink-collar — of or relating to a type of employment traditionally held by women, especially relatively low-paying work: secretaries, phone operators, and other pink-collar workers.
  • plank floor — a floor made from sawed, straight-grained timber.
  • plasterwork — finish or ornamental work done in plaster.
  • plate block — a block of four or more stamps containing the number or numbers of the printing plate or plates in the margin of the sheet.
  • plough back — an agricultural implement used for cutting, lifting, turning over, and partly pulverizing soil.
  • point-blank — aimed or fired straight at the mark especially from close range; direct.
  • policymaker — a person responsible for making policy, especially in government.
  • polkadotted — a dot or round spot (printed, woven, or embroidered) repeated to form a pattern on a textile fabric.
  • pollakiuria — abnormally frequent urination.
  • pool a risk — If an insurer pools a risk, it takes on a share of each risk underwritten by every other member in an association of insurers or reinsurers.
  • pork barrel — a government appropriation, bill, or policy that supplies funds for local improvements designed to ingratiate legislators with their constituents.
  • poyang lake — a lake in E China, in N Jiangxi province, connected by canal with the Yangtze River: the second largest lake in China. Area (at its greatest): 2780 sq km (1073 sq miles)
  • quail clock — a clock that announces the hours by a sound resembling that of a quail.
  • quark model — a scheme that explains the quantum numbers of all the baryons and mesons by assuming that baryons are composed of three quarks and mesons of a quark and an antiquark, with different combinations of quark and antiquark flavors giving different sets of quantum numbers.
  • rainbowlike — resembling a rainbow
  • random walk — Statistics. the path taken by a point or quantity that moves in steps, where the direction of each step is determined randomly.
  • realpolitik — political realism or practical politics, especially policy based on power rather than on ideals.
  • rock island — a port in NW Illinois, on the Mississippi: government arsenal.
  • rock salmon — (formerly) any of several coarse fishes when used as food, esp the dogfish or wolffish: now called rockfish or catfish
  • rollerskate — a form of skate with four wheels or rollers instead of a runner, for use on a sidewalk or other surface offering traction.
  • rotary kiln — type of industrial oven
  • safety lock — a lock designed to prevent picking.
  • salmon pink — salmon (defs 4, 5).
  • sample book — a number of pieces of fabric, wallpaper, etc fastened together at one edge, for people to examine when trying to choose which example to buy
  • schecklaton — a gilded leather used for embroidering jacks
  • sealed book — something beyond understanding and therefore unknown.
  • shacklebone — the wrist
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