11-letter words containing o, k
- cross-check — If you cross-check information, you check that it is correct using a different method or source from the one originally used to obtain it.
- crown block — A crown block is a fixed set of sheaves (= pulleys) at the top of a derrick, over which the drilling line is run.
- cryokinesis — The psychic ability to control and create ice and cold temperatures.
- cryokinetic — Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of cryokinesis.
- cuckoo spit — a white frothy mass on the stems and leaves of many plants, produced by froghopper larvae (cuckoo spit insects), which feed on the plant juices
- cuckoo wasp — any of several small, metallic-green or -blue wasps of the family Chrysididae that deposit their eggs in nests of other wasps.
- cuckoo-spit — Also called frog spit. a frothy secretion found on plants, exuded by the young of certain insects, as the froghoppers, and serving as a protective covering.
- cuckoopints — Plural form of cuckoopint.
- cupronickel — any ductile corrosion-resistant copper alloy containing up to 40 per cent nickel: used in coins, condenser tubes, turbine blades, etc
- custom-make — to make according to the specifications of an individual buyer
- cycloalkane — any saturated hydrocarbon similar to an alkane but having a cyclic molecular structure and the general formula CnH2n
- cycloalkene — (organic chemistry) Any unsaturated alicyclic hydrocarbon.
- cytokeratin — Either of several forms of keratin found in the intracytoplasmic cytoskeleton of epithelial tissue.
- cytokinesis — division of the cytoplasm of a cell, occurring at the end of mitosis or meiosis
- cytokinetic — of or relating to cytokinesis
- damask rose — a rose, Rosa damascena, native to Asia and cultivated for its pink or red fragrant flowers, which are used to make the perfume attar
- dark comedy — a play, movie, etc., having elements of comedy and tragedy, often involving gloomy or morbid satire.
- dead-reckon — to calculate (one's position) by means of dead reckoning.
- dead-stroke — relating to a stroke made that has no kickback or reverberation
- deadlocking — Present participle of deadlock.
- debarkation — Disembarkation.
- deep pocket — extensive financial resources; great wealth
- delta stock — any of the fourth rank of active securities on the Stock Exchange. Market makers need not display prices of these securities continuously and any prices displayed are taken only as an indication rather than an offer to buy or sell
- demarkation — the determining and marking off of the boundaries of something.
- desert rock — a type of heavy-metal music that has strong country-rock and folk influences
- desk copier — a photocopier compact enough to fit on a desk, table, or similar surface.
- desk editor — someone employed to read through newspaper text before publication to correct errors
- desk jobber — a wholesaler or distributor who conducts business in drop shipments.
- desk jockey — an office worker who sits at a desk, often as contrasted with someone who does more important or active work: desk jockeys at the CIA.
- deuterotoky — parthenogenesis in which both males and females are produced
- diamondback — any edible North American terrapin of the genus Malaclemys, esp M. terrapin, occurring in brackish and tidal waters and having diamond-shaped markings on the shell: family Emydidae
- diazoalkane — any diazo compound having the general formula R 2 CN 2 , where R is hydrogen or any saturated organic group, as diazomethane, CH 2 N 2 .
- dick around — to spend time wastefully or unprofitably
- dinner fork — a fork used to eat the main course of a meal.
- disc jockey — a person who conducts a radio broadcast consisting of recorded music, informal talk, commercial announcements, etc.
- disfrocking — Present participle of disfrock.
- disk flower — one of a number of small tubular flowers composing the disk of certain composite plants.
- disk harrow — a harrow having a number of sharp-edged, concave disks set at such an angle that as the harrow is drawn along the ground they turn the soil, pulverize it, and destroy weeds.
- disk jockey — radio host
- diskography — discography.
- do a stroke — If someone does not do a stroke of work, they are very lazy and do no work at all.
- dock strike — an industrial dispute involving dock workers
- dock worker — A dock worker is a person who works in the docks, loading and unloading ships.
- dockization — the process of turning into docks
- dockmackies — Plural form of dockmackie.
- dockominium — a dock or boat slip bought and sold as real property.
- dockworkers — Plural form of dockworker.
- doctorspeak — the language of physicians and other health professionals; specialized or technical jargon used by healthcare workers.
- dogger bank — a shoal in the North Sea, between N England and Denmark: fishing grounds; naval battle 1915.
- don cossack — a member of the eastern branch of the Cossacks, living along the Don