16-letter words containing t, o, k, i, e
- karyokinetically — In a karyokinetic manner; by means of karyokinesis.
- keep on a string — to have control or a hold over (someone), esp emotionally
- kiloelectronvolt — (physics) A unit of energy equal to a thousand electron volts.
- king of the hill — a game in which each player attempts to climb to the top of some point, as a mound of earth, and to prevent all others from pushing or pulling him or her off the top.
- kit and caboodle — a set or collection of tools, supplies, instructional matter, etc., for a specific purpose: a first-aid kit; a sales kit.
- kleptoparasitism — The parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc. from animals of the same or another species.
- knowledgeability — possessing or exhibiting knowledge, insight, or understanding; intelligent; well-informed; discerning; perceptive.
- kondratieff wave — a long business cycle of economic expansion and contraction, postulated to last about 60 years.
- kurdaitcha shoes — (in certain Central Australian Aboriginal tribes) the emu-feather shoes worn by the kurdaitcha on his mission so that his footsteps may not be traced
- large-print book — a book where the text is printed in larger text than normal, so as to make it easier to read, esp for the visually impaired
- lick observatory — the astronomical observatory of the University of California, situated on Mount Hamilton, near San Jose, California, and having a 120-inch (3-meter) reflecting telescope and a 36-inch (91-cm) refracting telescope.
- lighthouse clock — an American mantel clock of the early 19th century, having the dial and works exposed beneath a glass dome on a tapered, cylindrical body.
- lightning stroke — a discharge of lightning between a cloud and the earth, esp one that causes damage
- like cat and dog — quarrelling savagely
- make a complaint — If a guest makes a complaint, they express their dissatisfaction with something.
- make a day of it — to cause an activity to last a day
- make a pitch for — to give verbal support to
- make a virtue of — If you make a virtue of something, you pretend that you did it because you chose to, although in fact you did it because you had to.
- megakaryoblastic — (cytology) Of or pertaining to a megakaryoblast.
- mock examination — an examination, esp in a school, taken as practice before an official examination
- muskegon heights — a city in W Michigan, on Lake Michigan.
- narcotraffickers — Plural form of narcotrafficker.
- network analysis — a mathematical method of analyzing complex problems, as in transportation or project scheduling, by representing the problem as a network of lines and nodes.
- network engineer — (job) A high-level LAN/WAN technician who plans, implements and supports network solutions between multiple platforms. A network engineer installs and maintains local area network hardware and software, and troubleshoots network usage and computer peripherals. He may have CNE certification.
- network provider — a business or organization that provides customers with access to a telecommunications network (esp mobile phone networks) or to the internet
- observation deck — an area on a high building that is surrounded with railings or fencing and which provides panoramic views
- oil storage tank — a very large industrial container where petroleum is stored
- old-girl network — an association among women that is comparable to or modeled on an old-boy network.
- out like a light — If someone goes out like a light, they fall asleep or become unconscious very quickly or immediately.
- ovshinsky effect — an effect that turns special types of glassy, thin films into semiconductors upon application of low voltage.
- pharmacokinetics — the branch of pharmacology that studies the fate of pharmacological substances in the body, as their absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination.
- pick up stompies — to come late to a conversation and so misunderstand what is being discussed
- pocket billiards — pool2 (def 1).
- portfolio worker — a person in portfolio employment
- posigrade rocket — an auxiliary rocket used to separate the sections of a multistage rocket, fired in the direction of flight.
- potemkin village — a pretentiously showy or imposing façade intended to mask or divert attention from an embarrassing or shabby fact or condition.
- poverty-stricken — suffering from poverty; extremely poor: poverty-stricken refugees.
- put the skids to — to thwart or cause to fail
- rainbow lorikeet — a small Australasian parrot, Trichoglossus haematodus, with brightly-coloured plumage
- redbank whiteoak — a city in S Tennessee.
- regional network — mid-level network
- reservation desk — a desk in a hotel, office, etc, where an employee takes bookings for rooms, tickets, etc
- restricted stock — unregistered stock, as that issued privately as compensation to corporate executives subject to special conditions.
- rocket scientist — a specialist in rocketry.
- rockville centre — a city on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- round the wrekin — the long way round
- san antonio peak — a mountain in S California: highest peak in the San Gabriel Mountains, near San Bernardino. 10,080 feet (3072 meters).
- seaside knotweed — See under knotweed.
- sedimentary rock — rock formed from compacted minerals
- sekondi-takoradi — a seaport in SW Ghana.