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12-letter words containing c, o, k

  • self-mockery — gentle humour at one's own expense
  • self-mocking — to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
  • senior clerk — a clerk who is in a senior position and performs office tasks under minimal supervision
  • septic shock — condition caused by blood poisoning
  • service book — a book containing the forms of worship used in divine services.
  • shamrock-pea — a trailing plant, Parochetus communis, of the legume family, native to Asia and east Africa, having shamrocklike leaves with a brown crescent at the base and pea-shaped, pink and blue flowers.
  • shellshocked — suffering from shellshock
  • shock horror — A shock horror story is presented in a way that is intended to cause great shock or anger.
  • shock tactic — Shock tactics are a way of trying to influence people's attitudes to a particular matter by shocking them.
  • shock troops — soldiers trained to attack
  • shostakovich — Dimitri Dimitrievich [dih-mee-tree di-mee-tree-uh-vich;; Russian dmyee-tryee dmyee-tryi-yi-vyich] /dɪˈmi tri dɪˈmi tri ə vɪtʃ;; Russian ˈdmyi tryi ˈdmyi tryɪ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1906–75, Russian composer.
  • silk factory — plant where silk fabric is produced
  • silky cornel — a cornel, Cornus amomum, of the eastern U.S., having leaves covered with short, silky hairs on the underside and bearing blue berries.
  • skeleton car — a freight car essentially consisting of a central longitudinal girder fastened to the trucks, sometimes supplemented by one or more pairs of cross cantilevers: used for carrying logs or containers.
  • sketch-books — Also, sketchpad. a book or pad of drawing paper for sketches.
  • skeuomorphic — an ornament or design on an object copied from a form of the object when made from another material or by other techniques, as an imitation metal rivet mark found on handles of prehistoric pottery.
  • slash pocket — a pocket set into a garment, especially below the waistline, to which easy access is provided by an exterior, vertical or diagonal slit.
  • slipper sock — a sock with a soft leather or vinyl sole sewn onto it, used as indoor footwear.
  • smart cookie — intelligent or sharp-witted person
  • smoke screen — a mass of dense smoke produced to conceal an area, vessel, or plane from the enemy.
  • smoke-screen — a mass of dense smoke produced to conceal an area, vessel, or plane from the enemy.
  • snake doctor — South Midland and Southern U.S. a dragonfly.
  • snatch block — a fairlead having the form of a block that can be opened to receive the bight of a rope at any point along its length.
  • socket joint — a joint in which the rounded end of one part fits into the cavity of another part
  • soda cracker — a thin, crisp cracker or wafer prepared from a yeast dough that has been neutralized by baking soda.
  • solar cooker — a simple, low-cost device using focused sunshine to cook rice, boil water, etc.
  • solid rocket — any of various rockets using solid fuel
  • soup kitchen — a place where food, usually soup, is served at little or no charge to the needy.
  • specksioneer — a whaler
  • spinal block — spinal anesthesia.
  • sport jacket — A sport jacket is the same as a sport coat.
  • spotted dick — a steamed or boiled suet pudding containing dried fruit
  • stage pocket — one of several metal boxes placed backstage in the floor (floor pocket) or wall of a theater and containing jacks for electric cables used in lighting units.
  • stick around — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
  • stick it out — to carry on or endure something until it is ended
  • stick up for — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
  • sticky blood — a condition of the blood, particularly associated with Hughes syndrome, in which antibodies tend to adhere to platelets and glue them together, leading to an increased likelihood of clotting
  • stock market — a particular market where stocks and bonds are traded; stock exchange.
  • stock option — an option giving the holder, usually an officer or employee, the right to buy stock of the issuing corporation at a specific price within a stated period.
  • stock record — a record kept of the amount, type, etc., of raw materials and supplies on hand, as in a manufacturing plant.
  • stock saddle — Western saddle.
  • stock symbol — A stock symbol is a standard abbreviation for a publicly traded stock.
  • stock ticker — ticker (def 1).
  • stockbreeder — the breeding and raising of livestock for marketing or exhibition.
  • stockbroking — business of buying and selling stock
  • stockholders — Also called stockowner. a holder or owner of stock in a corporation.
  • stocking cap — a long, conical, knitted cap, usually with a tassel or pompon at the tip.
  • stockingless — not wearing or having stockings
  • stockpunisht — punished by being put in stocks
  • stoney creek — a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada.
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