16-letter words containing o, r, k

kiloelectronvolt — (physics) A unit of energy equal to a thousand electron volts.
kilogram calorie — kilocalorie.
kingdom of arles — a kingdom in SE France which had dissolved by 1378: known as the Kingdom of Burgundy until about 1200
kirchhoff's laws — the law that the algebraic sum of the currents flowing toward any point in an electric network is zero.
kirribilli house — the official Sydney residence of the Australian Prime Minister
kitagawa utamaro — Kitagawa [kee-tah-gah-wah] /ˈki tɑˈgɑ wɑ/ (Show IPA), 1753–1806, Japanese painter, draftsman, and designer of prints.
kleptoparasitism — The parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc. from animals of the same or another species.
knapsack problem — the problem of determining which numbers from a given collection of numbers have been added together to yield a specific sum: used in cryptography to encipher (and sometimes decipher) messages.
knights of labor — a secret workingmen's organization formed in 1869 to defend the interests of labor.
knock for a loop — a portion of a cord, ribbon, etc., folded or doubled upon itself so as to leave an opening between the parts.
knowledge worker — a person employed to produce or analyse ideas and information
kondratieff wave — a long business cycle of economic expansion and contraction, postulated to last about 60 years.
kurdaitcha shoes — (in certain Central Australian Aboriginal tribes) the emu-feather shoes worn by the kurdaitcha on his mission so that his footsteps may not be traced
large-print book — a book where the text is printed in larger text than normal, so as to make it easier to read, esp for the visually impaired
lick observatory — the astronomical observatory of the University of California, situated on Mount Hamilton, near San Jose, California, and having a 120-inch (3-meter) reflecting telescope and a 36-inch (91-cm) refracting telescope.
lightning stroke — a discharge of lightning between a cloud and the earth, esp one that causes damage
lincoln reckoner — An interactive mathematics program including matrix operations, written about 1965. It ran on the TX-2.
luck of the draw — 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.
maid of all work — a maid who does all types of housework
make a break for — run towards
make a pitch for — to give verbal support to
make a virtue of — If you make a virtue of something, you pretend that you did it because you chose to, although in fact you did it because you had to.
man booker prize — an annual prize for a work of Commonwealth or Irish fiction of £50,000, awarded as the Booker Prize from 1969–2002
man on horseback — a military leader who presents himself as the savior of the country during a period of crisis and either assumes or threatens to assume dictatorial powers.
measured daywork — a system of wage payment, usually determined by work-study techniques, whereby the wage of an employee is fixed on the understanding that a specific level of work performance will be maintained
meet one's maker — to die
megakaryoblastic — (cytology) Of or pertaining to a megakaryoblast.
mock turtle soup — a rich, clear soup prepared to resemble green turtle soup, made with a calf's head or other meat, seasonings, and often with wine.
modersohn-becker — Paula [pou-lah] /ˈpaʊ lɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1907, German painter.
moravska ostrava — former name of Ostrava.
morning sickness — nausea occurring in the early part of the day, especially as a characteristic symptom in the first months of pregnancy.
morris plan bank — a private banking organization, formerly common in the U.S., designed primarily to grant small loans to industrial workers.
mover and shaker — a person who has power and influence, esp., a member of a group having power and influence
nagorno-karabakh — a region in SW Azerbaijan: residents mostly Armenian. 1700 sq. mi. (4400 sq. km).
narcotraffickers — Plural form of narcotrafficker.
narcotrafficking — the buying and selling of illegal drugs.
network analysis — a mathematical method of analyzing complex problems, as in transportation or project scheduling, by representing the problem as a network of lines and nodes.
network computer — a relatively inexpensive computer with minimal processing power, designed primarily to provide access to computer networks, as corporate intranets or the Internet. Abbreviation: NC.
network database — (database) A kind of database management system in which each record type can have multiple owners, e.g. orders are owned by both customers and products. This contrasts with a hierarchical database (one owner) or relational database (no explicit owner).
network engineer — (job) A high-level LAN/WAN technician who plans, implements and supports network solutions between multiple platforms. A network engineer installs and maintains local area network hardware and software, and troubleshoots network usage and computer peripherals. He may have CNE certification.
network meltdown — (networking) (By analogy with catastrophic failure of a nuclear reactor) An event that causes saturation, or near saturation, of a network. Network meltdown usually results from illegal or misrouted packets (see Chernobyl packet) and typically lasts only a short time. It may also be caused by a hardware fault. It is the network equivalent of thrashing.
network operator — (job) A person who monitors and maintains the operation of a communications network. A network operator troubleshoots hardware (cables, routers, network switches, hubs, network adaptors), software, and transmission problems.
network provider — a business or organization that provides customers with access to a telecommunications network (esp mobile phone networks) or to the internet
network topology — (networking) The "shape" of a network, how the nodes are connected to each other. Common topologies are bus network, star network and ring network.
new world monkey — any of various arboreal anthropoid primates of the group or superfamily Platyrrhini, inhabiting forests from Mexico to Argentina and typically having a hairy face, widely separated nostrils, long arms, and a long, prehensile tail, and including the capuchin, douroucouli, howler monkey, marmoset, saki, spider monkey, squirrel monkey, titi, uakari, and woolly monkey.
nick someone for — to defraud someone to the extent of
norodom sihanouk — Prince Norodom [nawr-uh-dom,, -duh m] /ˈnɔr əˌdɒm,, -dəm/ (Show IPA), 1922–2004, Cambodian statesman: premier 1952–60; chief of state 1960–70 and 1975–76.
not miss a trick — to be very alert
oak leaf cluster — a U.S. military decoration in the form of a small bronze twig bearing four oak leaves and three acorns, worn on the ribbon of another decoration for valor, wounds, or distinguished service to signify a second award of the same medal.
observation deck — an area on a high building that is surrounded with railings or fencing and which provides panoramic views

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