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13-letter words containing t, i, n, o, k

  • in the pocket — (of a fly half) in an attacking position slightly further back from play than normal, making himself available for a drop goal attempt
  • karaoke night — a social occasion when karaoke sessions are held for entertainment, often in a pub or bar
  • kathenotheism — Belief that multiple deities exist, and different deities are supreme among them at different times.
  • keep in touch — stay in contact
  • kentish glory — a moth, Endromis versicolora, common in north and central Europe, having brown variegated front wings and, in the male, orange hindwings
  • keratinocytes — Plural form of keratinocyte.
  • kidney stones — an abnormal stone, or concretion, composed primarily of oxalates and phosphates, found in the kidney.
  • killing frost — the occurrence of temperatures cold enough to kill all but the hardiest vegetation, especially the last such occurrence in spring and the first in fall, events that limit the agricultural growing season.
  • kin selection — a form of natural selection that favors altruistic behavior toward close relatives resulting in an increase in the altruistic individual's genetic contribution to the next generation.
  • kinematograph — cinematograph.
  • kinesiologist — the science dealing with the interrelationship of the physiological processes and anatomy of the human body with respect to movement.
  • king's bounty — a grant, given in the royal name, to a mother of triplets.
  • kleptomaniacs — Plural form of kleptomaniac.
  • knitting wool — wool used for knitting
  • know by sight — the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision.
  • know-nothings — an ignorant or totally uninformed person; ignoramus.
  • knuckle joint — a joint forming a knuckle.
  • kota kinabalu — a state in Malaysia, on the N tip of Borneo: formerly a British crown colony. 29,347 sq. mi. (76,008 sq. km). Capital: Kota Kinabalu.
  • lake manitoba — a lake in W Canada, in S Manitoba: fed by the outflow from Lake Winnipegosis; drains into Lake Winnipeg. Area: 4706 sq km (1817 sq miles)
  • laughingstock — an object of ridicule; the butt of a joke or the like: His ineptness as a public official made him the laughingstock of the whole town.
  • locking plate — a narrow wheel geared to a striking train or other mechanism and having a notched rim engaging with another mechanism permitting it to rotate through a specific arc.
  • losing streak — a succession of losses or defeats
  • love-stricken — If you describe someone as love-stricken, you mean that they are so much in love that they are behaving in a strange and foolish way.
  • mackinaw boat — a flat-bottomed boat with sharp prow and square stern, propelled by oars and sometimes sails, formerly widely used on the upper Great Lakes.
  • mackinaw coat — a short double-breasted coat of a thick woolen material, commonly plaid.
  • make position — the situation in which a short vowel may be regarded as long, that is, when it occurs before two or more consonants
  • marketisation — Alternative spelling of marketization.
  • marketization — The exposure of an industry or service to market forces.
  • microplankton — plankton visible as individual organisms only with the aid of a microscope, which excludes most animal plankton.
  • mid wicket on — mid on.
  • milking stool — a low, usually three-legged stool with a flat seat in the shape of a half circle, used by a person when milking a cow.
  • milton keynes — a residential district in S England, near London, established in the 1960s.
  • monkey tricks — mischievous behaviour or acts, such as practical jokes
  • monkey's fist — a ball-like knot used as an ornament or as a throwing weight at the end of a line.
  • montauk point — the SE end of Long Island, in SE New York.
  • motherfucking — a mean, despicable, or vicious person.
  • mountain bike — dirt bike, off-road cycle
  • mountebanking — Present participle of mountebank.
  • national bank — a bank chartered by the U.S. government and formerly authorized to issue notes that served as money.
  • national park — an area of scenic beauty, historical importance, or the like, owned and maintained by a national government for the use of the people.
  • new york city — Also called New York State. a state in the NE United States. 49,576 sq. mi. (128,400 sq. km). Capital: Albany. Abbreviation: NY (for use with zip code), N.Y.
  • nocking point — a marked part of the bowstring where the arrow is placed
  • north merrick — a town on S Long Island, in SE New York.
  • northern pike — a pike, Esox lucius, of North American and Eurasian waters, valued as a game fish.
  • orthopinakoid — a crystalline plane
  • parking orbit — a temporary orbit in which a spacecraft awaits the next phase of its mission.
  • pick-up joint — a place where people go with the intention of meeting someone to start a sexual relationship with
  • pick-up point — the prearranged place where you go to collect people or things
  • plant kingdom — the plants of the world collectively.
  • pony trekking — the act of riding ponies cross-country, esp as a pastime
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