8-letter words containing LOC
Embark on an exploration of 8-letter words that contain the letter LOC. This segment uncovers the diverse range of words that incorporate LOC within this specific length, revealing the versatility and richness of language. Ideal for vocabulary enthusiasts and word-game aficionados.
Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
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location | 10 | a determination of the place where something is | - |
bollocks | 16 | make a mess of, destroy or ruin | - |
blocking | 17 | the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements | - |
unlocked | 15 | not firmly fastened or secured | an unlocked room |
sherlock | 17 | someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information | - |
velocity | 16 | distance travelled per unit time | - |
lockdown | 18 | the act of confining prisoners to their cells (usually to regain control during a riot) | - |
relocate | 10 | become established in a new location | Our company relocated to the Midwest |
blockade | 17 | a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy | - |
locating | 11 | a determination of the place where something is | - |
blockage | 17 | an obstruction in a pipe or tube | we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe |
deadlock | 16 | a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible | - |
clocking | 17 | the time taken to traverse a measured course | it was a world record clocking |
locality | 13 | a surrounding or nearby region | it is a rugged locality |
allocate | 10 | distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose | - |
picklock | 22 | - | - |
gridlock | 16 | a traffic jam so bad that no movement is possible | - |
headlock | 18 | a wrestling hold in which the opponent's head is locked between the crook of your elbow and the side of your body | - |
sunblock | 16 | a cream spread on the skin; contains a chemical (as PABA) to filter out ultraviolet light and so protect from sunburn | - |
localize | 19 | restrict something to a particular area | - |
havelock | 20 | a cloth covering for a service cap with a flap extending over the back of the neck to protect the neck from direct rays of the sun | - |
forelock | 17 | a lock of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears | - |
lockstep | 16 | a manner of marching in file in which each person's leg moves with and behind the corresponding leg of the person ahead | the prisoner's ankles were so chained together that they could only march in lockstep |
holocene | 13 | approximately the last 10,000 years | - |
locution | 10 | a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations | - |
uplocked | 17 | - | - |
wedlocks | 18 | - | - |
warlocks | 17 | - | - |
xylocarp | 22 | - | - |
yellochs | 16 | - | - |
subblock | 18 | - | - |
symploce | 17 | repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning and another at the end of successive clauses, i.e., simultaneous use of anaphora and epistrophe | - |
unblocks | 16 | - | - |
stenlock | 14 | - | - |
rowlocks | 17 | - | - |
rullocks | 14 | - | - |
rollocks | 14 | - | - |
schlocks | 19 | - | - |
schlocky | 22 | - | - |
sidelock | 15 | - | - |
shylocks | 20 | - | - |
sillocks | 14 | - | - |
skelloch | 17 | - | - |
slockens | 14 | - | - |
relocked | 15 | - | - |
pellocks | 16 | - | - |
pillocks | 16 | - | - |
pollocks | 16 | - | - |
psilocin | 12 | a hallucinogenic compound obtained from a mushroom | - |
putlocks | 16 | - | - |
raplochs | 15 | - | - |
overlock | 17 | - | - |
padlocks | 17 | - | - |
alocasia | 10 | any plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries | - |
antilock | 14 | - | - |
armlocks | 16 | - | - |
ballocks | 16 | - | - |
bellocks | 16 | - | - |
blockier | 16 | - | - |
blockies | 16 | - | - |
blockish | 19 | resembling a block in shape | - |
blockers | 16 | - | - |
bullocky | 19 | resembling a bullock in strength and power | thick bullocky shoulders |
bullocks | 16 | - | - |
alcolock | 16 | - | - |
agalloch | 14 | - | - |
airlocks | 14 | - | - |
elocutes | 10 | - | - |
elocuted | 11 | - | - |
elflocks | 17 | - | - |
earlocks | 14 | - | - |
enlocked | 15 | - | - |
firelock | 17 | a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock | - |
fetlocks | 17 | - | - |
floccing | 16 | - | - |
floccose | 15 | (of plants) having tufts of soft woolly hairs | - |
floccule | 15 | a small loosely aggregated mass of flocculent material suspended in or precipitated from a liquid | - |
flocculi | 15 | - | - |
flockier | 17 | - | - |
flocking | 18 | - | - |
galoched | 15 | - | - |
galoches | 14 | - | - |
gralloch | 14 | - | - |
hairlock | 17 | - | - |
gunlocks | 15 | - | - |
hemlocks | 19 | - | - |
hoolocks | 17 | - | - |
hillocks | 17 | - | - |
hillocky | 20 | - | - |
inlocked | 15 | - | - |
killocks | 18 | - | - |
gavelock | 18 | - | - |
genlocks | 15 | - | - |
glochids | 15 | - | - |
lovelock | 17 | - | - |
mashloch | 18 | - | - |
mullocky | 19 | - | - |
mullocks | 16 | - | - |
nonlocal | 10 | - | - |
oarlocks | 14 | - | - |
laylocks | 17 | - | - |
locative | 13 | the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the place of the state or action denoted by the verb | - |
locators | 10 | - | - |
lockable | 16 | - | - |
lockages | 15 | - | - |
lockaway | 20 | - | - |
locaters | 10 | - | - |
localise | 10 | restrict something to a particular area | - |
localism | 12 | a partiality for some particular place | - |
localist | 10 | - | - |
localite | 10 | - | - |
lockfast | 17 | - | - |
lockfuls | 17 | - | - |
lockings | 15 | - | - |
locoisms | 12 | - | - |
locomote | 12 | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically | - |
locoweed | 14 | street names for marijuana | - |
loculate | 10 | - | - |
locustae | 10 | - | - |
locustal | 10 | - | - |
locusted | 11 | - | - |
locofoco | 15 | - | - |
lockjaws | 24 | - | - |
locknuts | 14 | - | - |
lockouts | 14 | - | - |
lockpick | 22 | - | - |
lockrams | 16 | - | - |
locksets | 14 | - | - |
locksman | 16 | - | - |
locksmen | 16 | - | - |
locutory | 13 | - | - |
charlock | 19 | weedy Eurasian plant often a pest in grain fields | - |
clochard | 16 | a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support | - |
clockers | 16 | - | - |
colocate | 12 | - | - |
daglocks | 16 | - | - |
carlocks | 16 | - | - |
monobloc | 14 | - | - |
locavore | 13 | - | - |
lockless | 14 | - | - |
porlocks | 16 | - | - |
cutblock | 18 | - | - |
droplock | 17 | - | - |
ziplocks | 25 | - | - |