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9-letter words containing p, a, k, o

  • pack shot — (in television advertising) a close-up of the product being advertised, usually so that the viewer can register its logo and packaging
  • packboard — a rigid wooden or metal frame, covered with fabric and having shoulder straps, to which equipment can be strapped for carrying.
  • packcloth — a cloth used for packing
  • packhorse — a horse used for carrying goods, freight, supplies, etc.
  • paintwork — layer of paint on wall or vehicle
  • paperwork — written or clerical work, as records or reports, forming a necessary but often a routine and secondary part of some work or job.
  • parkinson — a common neurologic disease believed to be caused by deterioration of the brain cells that produce dopamine, occurring primarily after the age of 60, characterized by tremors, especially of the fingers and hands, muscle rigidity, shuffling gait, slow speech, and a masklike facial expression.
  • parokheth — a richly embroidered curtain that hangs in front of the Holy Ark in a synagogue.
  • part work — magazine series
  • patchwork — something made up of an incongruous variety of pieces or parts; hodgepodge: a patchwork of verse forms.
  • peak load — the maximum load on an electrical power-supply system
  • peak-hour — during the busiest hours; used esp of traffic and demand for gas, electricity etc
  • periaktos — an ancient device used for changing theatre scenery, usually consisting of a revolving triangular prism with different scenes painted on each face; the device was heavily used in the Renaissance
  • perovskia — a member of the Perovskia genus of aromatic plant native to central Asia, esp Russian sage, Perovskia atriplicifolia
  • photomask — an opaque image on a transparent plate that is used to filter light so the image can be transferred, used in photolithography applications
  • phylakopi — an archaeological site on the Greek island of Melos, in the Cyclades group: excavations have revealed the remains of three successive ancient cities erected on a primitive Cycladic settlement.
  • pickaroon — to act or operate as a pirate or brigand.
  • pink coat — the coat, usually scarlet, of the hunt uniform worn by the staff and by male members of the hunt.
  • plainwork — simple needlework, such as hemming, as distinct from fancywork
  • plekhanov — Georgi (or Georgy) Valentinovich [gyi-awr-gyee-vuh-lyin-tyee-nuh-vyich] /gyɪˈɔr gyi və lyɪnˈtyi nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1857–1918, Russian philosopher and leader of the Mensheviks.
  • plow back — an agricultural implement used for cutting, lifting, turning over, and partly pulverizing soil.
  • pock-mark — Usually, pockmarks. scars or pits left by a pustule in smallpox or the like.
  • pokelogan — marshy or stagnant water that has branched off from a stream or lake.
  • poliakoff — Stephen. born 1952, British playwright and film director; work includes the stage plays Breaking the Silence (1984) and Blinded by the Sun (1996) and the television serials The Lost Prince (2003), Friends and Crocodiles (2005), and Dancing on the Edge (2013)
  • polka dot — a dot or round spot (printed, woven, or embroidered) repeated to form a pattern on a textile fabric.
  • polltaker — a person or organization that conducts polls; pollster.
  • polokwane — a town in NE South Africa, the capital of Limpopo province: commercial and agricultural centre. Pop: 90 398 (2001)
  • pontianak — a seaport on W Kalimantan (Borneo), in central Indonesia.
  • pony pack — a tray of usually one dozen growing plants that can be bought from a nursery for transplanting: a pony pack of tomato plants.
  • portapack — the first portable combined videotape recorder and camera
  • poundcake — a rich, sweet cake made originally with approximately a pound each of butter, sugar, and flour.
  • pranksome — tending to play pranks; mischievous; prankish
  • prokaryon — the nucleus of a prokaryote
  • prokaryot — any organism having cells in each of which the genetic material is in a single DNA chain, not enclosed in a nucleus
  • psalmbook — a book containing psalms for liturgical or devotional use.
  • retropack — a system of retrorockets on a spacecraft
  • salt pork — pork cured with salt, especially the fat pork taken from the back, sides, and belly.
  • scrapbook — an album in which pictures, newspaper clippings, etc., may be pasted or mounted.
  • skiascope — retinoscope.
  • skiascopy — retinoscope.
  • soopstake — sweeping up all stakes
  • spadework — preliminary or initial work, such as the gathering of data, on which further activity is to be based.
  • spark off — cause, provoke
  • sparkover — spark1 (def 2).
  • speak for — to utter words or articulate sounds with the ordinary voice; talk: He was too ill to speak.
  • speak out — to utter words or articulate sounds with the ordinary voice; talk: He was too ill to speak.
  • spokesman — a person who speaks for another or for a group.
  • strapwork — a type of ornamentation imitating pierced and interlaced straps or bands, usually forming a geometric pattern.
  • talk shop — a retail store, especially a small one.
  • top quark — a type of quark with a mass of c. 176 to 199 GeV/c2, a positive charge 2⁄3 that of an electron, zero charm, and zero strangeness
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