11-letter words containing p, o, c, k, e
- kohl pencil — a thin cylindrical cosmetic instrument used to darken the area around the eyes
- leptokurtic — (of a frequency distribution) being more concentrated about the mean than the corresponding normal distribution.
- leucoplakia — a disorder of a mucous membrane characterized by one or more white patches, occurring most commonly on the cheek, tongue, vulva, or penis: often medically insignificant but sometimes becoming malignant.
- leukoplakic — Relating to leukoplakia.
- lock-keeper — A lock-keeper is a person whose job is to be in charge of and maintain a lock or group of locks on a canal.
- lockkeepers — Plural form of lockkeeper.
- office park — a complex of office buildings located on land planted with lawns, trees, bushes, etc.
- open ticket — a return ticket which does not specify a date for travel
- open-necked — If you are wearing an open-necked shirt or blouse, you are wearing a shirt or blouse which has no buttons at the top or on which the top button is not done up.
- opera cloak — a large cloak worn over evening clothes
- optokinetic — relating to a reflex whereby the eye follows a moving object
- overpackage — to package excessively
- packet boat — a boat that travels a regular route, as along a coast or on a river, carrying passengers, freight, and mail
- packet soup — soup supplied in dried form in a packet
- peacock ore — bornite.
- penny stock — common stock, usually highly speculative, selling for less than a dollar a share.
- picked over — to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
- picket boat — a vessel used to patrol a harbor.
- pieceworker — someone who does work paid for according to the quantity produced
- plate block — a block of four or more stamps containing the number or numbers of the printing plate or plates in the margin of the sheet.
- pocket book — a book small enough to be carried in one's pocket
- pocket door — a door, usually one of a communicating pair, that slides into and out of a recess in a doorway wall.
- pocket park — a very small park or outdoor area for public leisure, especially an urban plaza or courtyard with benches and fountains.
- pocket veto — the action of the President in retaining unsigned a bill passed by Congress within the last ten days of a session and thus causing it to die
- pocket-size — small enough to fit conveniently into one's pocket.
- pocket-veto — to veto (a bill) by exercising a pocket veto.
- pocketknife — a knife with one or more blades that fold into the handle, suitable for carrying in the pocket.
- pocketphone — a mobile phone
- poikilocyte — an abnormally shaped red blood cell
- poker-faced — an expressionless face: He can tell a funny story with a poker face.
- police work — the everyday duties of police officers, esp the investigation of criminal activities
- policymaker — a person responsible for making policy, especially in government.
- pond hockey — ice hockey played on a frozen pond
- porkchopper — a labor official put on the union payroll as a reward for past loyalty or services.
- pot sticker — a pan-fried and steamed Chinese dumpling with a ground meat or vegetable filling.
- potato cake — any of various kinds of small savoury cakes made from flour and mashed potatoes, often fried or baked
- psyche knot — a woman's hairdo in which a knot or coil of hair projects from the back of the head.
- punk rocker — a type of rock-'n'-roll, reaching its peak in the late 1970s and characterized by loud, insistent music and abusive or violent protest lyrics, and whose performers and followers are distinguished by extremes of dress and socially defiant behavior.
- pyrokinetic — the ability to set objects or people on fire through the concentration of psychic power.
- recipe book — a book containing lists of ingredients and directions for making different food dishes
- report back — If you report back to someone, you tell them about something that they asked you to find out about.
- rock pigeon — rock dove.
- rocket ship — a rocket-propelled aircraft or spacecraft.
- rope socket — either of a pair of matching fittings fastened to the ends of lengths of wire rope to join them together.
- scorekeeper — an official of a sports contest who keeps record of the score.
- slit pocket — a pocket on the underside of a garment, reached through a vertical opening
- slop bucket — slop pail.
- sock puppet — a hand puppet made out of a sock.
- spatterdock — any of various water lilies of the genus Nuphar, having globular yellow flowers and growing in lakes or sluggish streams, especially N. advena, of the eastern U.S.
- sponge cake — a light, sweet cake made with a comparatively large proportion of eggs but no shortening.