15-letter words containing p, o, l, k
- poikilothermism — the state or quality of being cold-blooded, as fishes and reptiles.
- point-and-click — of or denoting an interface with which the user typically interacts by using a mouse to move the cursor and then clicking on a screen object.
- poke mullock at — to ridicule
- police marksman — a police officer skilled in precision shooting, esp with a sniper rifle
- proximity talks — a diplomatic process whereby an impartial representative acts as go-between for two opposing parties who are willing to attend the same conference but unwilling to meet face to face
- push one's luck — 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.
- reception clerk — a person who works in a hotel at the desk or office where guests can books rooms or ask the staff questions
- rocket airplane — an airplane propelled wholly or mainly by a rocket engine.
- shrimp cocktail — prawns and lettuce in Mary Rose sauce
- smoke pollution — pollution caused by fuels, etc, that produce smoke when burned
- spell a paddock — to give a field a rest period by letting it lie fallow
- spiny cocklebur — a cocklebur, Xanthium spinosum, introduced into North America from Europe.
- spiral notebook — a notebook held together by a coil of wire passed through small holes punched at the back edge of the covers and individual pages
- unsportsmanlike — a man who engages in sports, especially in some open-air sport, as hunting, fishing, racing, etc.
- walleye pollock — a cod, Theragra chalcogramma, ranging the northern Pacific, that is related to and resembles the pollock.
- work oneself up — become overwrought
- working capital — the amount of capital needed to carry on a business.
- yorke peninsula — a peninsula in S Australia between Spencer Gulf and the Gulf of St. Vincent. 160 miles (257 km) long and 20–35 miles (32–56 km) wide.