8-letter words containing o, k, l, a
- kilobase — (in expressing the lengths of nucleic acid molecules) 1,000 bases.
- kilobaud — (unit) 1000 baud.
- kilogram — a unit of mass equal to 1000 grams: the basic unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI), equal to the mass of the international prototype of the kilogram, a platinum-iridium cylinder kept in Sèvres, France. Abbreviation: kg.
- kilogray — one thousand grays
- kilowatt — a unit of power, equal to 1000 watts. Abbreviation: kW, kw.
- know-all — a know-it-all.
- knowable — capable of being known.
- kohlrabi — a cultivated cabbage, Brassica oleracea gongylodes, whose stem above ground swells into an edible, bulblike formation.
- kola nut — a brownish seed, about the size of a chestnut, produced by a tropical tree belonging to the genus Cola, containing both caffeine and theobromine: its extract is used in soft drinks.
- kolaches — Plural form of kolache.
- kolhapur — a city in S Maharashtra, in SW India.
- kool-aid — a drink made from this mix.
- koolhaas — Rem. born 1944, Dutch architect and theorist, co-founder of the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (1975); buildings include the Grand Palais and associated developments in Lille, France (1989–96); books include S, M, L, XL (1996)
- korfball — (uncountable) A non-contact unisex team sport originating from Holland, similar to netball, where players attempt to throw a ball into a basket atop a pole.
- lab book — a notebook used to note down experiments, hypotheses, etc, of the kind that may be carried out or formed in a laboratory
- lacework — lace (def 1).
- lakeport — a port city located on the shore of a lake, especially one of the Great Lakes.
- lakewood — a city in central Colorado, near Denver.
- lampwork — (glassblowing) A method for working with blown glass that does not require a furnace.
- landlock — (transitive) To enclose or nearly enclose (a harbour, vessel, etc.) with land.
- larksome — mischievous or fond of larking
- lathwork — work made of laths
- laverock — a lark, especially a skylark.
- leadwork — work involving lead, such as maintenance work on lead pipes
- lekgotla — a meeting place for village assemblies, court cases, and meetings of village leaders
- leukomas — Plural form of leukoma.
- liakoura — modern name of Parnassus (def 1).
- live oak — an evergreen oak, Quercus virginiana, of the southern U.S., having a short, broad trunk and shiny, oblong leaves: the state tree of Georgia.
- loanback — a facility offered by some life-assurance companies in which an individual can borrow from his pension fund
- lock bay — a broadened section of a canal before the gates of a lock.
- lock-jaw — tetanus in which the jaws become firmly locked together; trismus.
- lockable — capable of being locked; fitted with a lock: The car has a lockable glove compartment.
- lockaway — an investment intended to be held for a relatively long time
- lockfast — (Scottish) Fastened or secured with a lock.
- lockhart — John Gibson, 1794–1854, Scottish biographer and novelist.
- lokacara — an action in accordance with socially accepted rules.
- lokayata — a materialistic school of philosophers in India that opposed Hinduism by regarding only matter as real, sense data as the only source of knowledge, and the gratification of the appetites as the only good.
- longkang — (Singapore, Malaysia) drain.
- loo mask — a half-mask worn during the 18th century for masquerades, etc
- loopback — The routing of a signal, data stream, etc. from its origin back to the origin, primarily as a means of testing the transmission or transportation infrastructure.
- makhlouf — Saint Sharbel [shahr-buh l] /ˈʃɑr bəl/ (Show IPA), 1828–98, Lebanese monk: canonized 1977.
- malenkov — Georgi Maximilianovich [gyi-awr-gyee muh-ksyi-myi-lyah-nuh-vyich] /gyɪˈɔr gyi mə ksyɪ myɪˈlyɑ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1902–88, Russian political leader: premier of the Soviet Union 1953–55.
- man lock — an air lock serving as a decompression chamber for workers.
- moatlike — Resembling a moat or some aspect of one.
- mockable — to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
- mocktail — a nonalcoholic cocktail.
- moonwalk — an exploratory walk by an astronaut on the surface of the moon.
- nonblack — (of a person) not black.
- novalike — Resembling a nova or some aspect of one.
- oak gall — any of various rounded galls produced on oaks, especially the horned oak gall.