10-letter words containing o, s, k
- kohlrabies — Plural form of kohlrabi.
- kok-saghyz — a central Asian dandelion, Taraxacum kok-saghyz, of the composite family, having fleshy roots that yield a rubberlike latex.
- kolinskies — Plural form of kolinsky.
- kommunarsk — a city in E Ukraine.
- komsomolsk — a city in the E Russian Federation in Asia, on the Amur River.
- konigsberg — a former province in NE Germany: an enclave separated from Germany by the Polish Corridor; now divided between Poland and the Russian Federation. 14,283 sq. mi. (36,993 sq. km). Capital: Königsberg.
- korn shell — (ksh) A command interpreter for Unix.
- kovalevsky — Sonia [sohn-yuh] /ˈsoʊn yə/ (Show IPA), (Sofia Vasilievna Kovalevskaya) 1850–91, Russian mathematician.
- kramatorsk — a city in E Ukraine, in the Donets Basin.
- kronshtadt — city & naval fortress on an island in NW Russia, on the Gulf of Finland: pop. 45,000
- krummhorns — Plural form of krummhorn.
- kurrajongs — Plural form of kurrajong.
- kymographs — Plural form of kymograph.
- lake poets — the English poets Wordsworth, Coleridge, and Southey, who lived in and drew inspiration from the Lake District at the beginning of the 19th century
- lake pskov — the S part of Lake Peipus in NW Russia, linked to the main part by a channel 24 km (15 miles) long. Area: about 1000 sq km (400 sq miles)
- lakefronts — Plural form of lakefront.
- lakeshores — Plural form of lakeshore.
- leukoblast — an immature leukocyte.
- leukocytes — white blood cell.
- lions book — (publication) "Source Code and Commentary on Unix level 6", by John Lions. The two parts of this book contained the entire source listing of the Unix Version 6 kernel, and a commentary on the source discussing the algorithms. These were circulated internally at the University of New South Wales beginning 1976-77, and were, for years after, the *only* detailed kernel documentation available to anyone outside Bell Labs. Because Western Electric wished to maintain trade secret status on the kernel, the Lions book was never formally published and was only supposed to be distributed to affiliates of source licensees (it is still possible to get a Bell Labs reprint of the book by sending a copy of a V6 source licence to the right person at Bellcore, but *real* insiders have the UNSW edition). In spite of this, it soon spread by samizdat to a good many of the early Unix hackers. In 1996 it was reprinted as a "classic":
- loan shark — a person who lends money at excessively high rates of interest; usurer.
- lock horns — a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- lockmaster — one in charge of a canal lock
- lockshield — (attributive) A kind of radiator valve used to balance the system by restricting the flow of water on the return side.
- locksmiths — Plural form of locksmith.
- lockstitch — A stitch made by a sewing machine by firmly linking together two threads or stitches.
- longs peak — a peak in N Colorado, in the Rocky Mountain National Park. 14,255 feet (4345 meters).
- look sharp — 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.
- lookalikes — Plural form of lookalike.
- lord knows — You can say 'Lord knows' to emphasize something that you feel or believe very strongly.
- lose track — a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
- lossmakers — Plural form of lossmaker.
- lossmaking — a business that consistently operates at a loss.
- loves park — a town in N Illinois.
- lovestruck — Alternative spelling of love-struck.
- lysenkoism — a genetic doctrine formulated by Lysenko and asserting that acquired characteristics are inheritable.
- mackintosh — Charles Rennie [ren-ee] /ˈrɛn i/ (Show IPA), 1868–1928, Scottish architect and designer.
- malinovsky — Rodion Yakovlevich [ruh-dyi-awn yah-kuh-vlyi-vyich] /rə dyɪˈɔn ˈyɑ kə vlyɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1967, Russian army officer: minister of defense of the U.S.S.R. 1957–67.
- malinowski — Bronislaw Kasper [bron-uh-slahf kas-per;; Polish braw-nee-slahf kahs-puh r] /ˈbrɒn əˌslɑf ˈkæs pər;; Polish brɔˈni slɑf ˈkɑs pər/ (Show IPA), 1884–1942, Polish anthropologist in the U.S.
- markswoman — a woman skilled in shooting at a mark; a woman who shoots well.
- markswomen — Plural form of markswoman.
- maskalonge — muskellunge.
- maskinonge — muskellunge.
- maskirovka — the use, by Russia or the former Soviet Union, of military deception intended to confuse Western intelligence
- masterwork — masterpiece.
- matchbooks — Plural form of matchbook.
- matchlocks — Plural form of matchlock.
- matryoshka — Each of a set of brightly painted hollow wooden dolls of varying sizes, designed to nest inside one another.
- mayakovski — Vladimir Vladimirovich [vlad-uh-meer vlad-uh-meer-uh-vich;; Russian vluh-dyee-myir vluh-dyee-myi-ruh-vyich] /ˈvlæd əˌmɪər ˌvlæd əˈmɪər əˌvɪtʃ;; Russian vlʌˈdyi myɪr vlʌˈdyi myɪ rə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1893–1930, Russian poet.
- mckeesport — a city in SW Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh.