16-letter words containing c, o, k

rockville centre — a city on W Long Island, in SE New York.
round lake beach — a town in NE Illinois.
run the blockade — to go past or through a blockade
scotch blackface — one of a Scottish breed of mountain sheep having a black face and growing long, coarse wool.
scribbling block — scratch pad.
secondary market — the market that exists for an issue after large blocks of shares have been publicly distributed.
secondhand smoke — smoke from a cigarette, cigar, or pipe that is involuntarily inhaled, especially by nonsmokers.
sedimentary rock — rock formed from compacted minerals
seneca snakeroot — any of various plants whose roots have been regarded as a remedy for snakebites, as the herb Aristolochia serpentaria (Virginia snakeroot) having a medicinal rhizome and rootlets, and the white-flowered Polygala senega (Seneca snakeroot) having a medicinal root.
shakedown cruise — extortion, as by blackmail or threats of violence.
shepherd's crook — hooked or curved stick
sick as a parrot — very disappointed
silk-cotton tree — any of several spiny trees belonging to the genus Ceiba, of the bombax family, having palmately compound leaves and seeds surrounded by silk cotton, especially C. pentandra, from which kapok is obtained.
slap on the back — to congratulate
smack one's lips — If you smack your lips, you open and close your mouth noisily, especially before or after eating, to show that you are eager to eat or enjoyed eating.
software package — bundle of files to execute computer program
sole stockholder — the only person who holds shares in a business
sour-milk cheese — cottage cheese made from sour milk.
spotted mackerel — a small mackerel, Scomberomorus queenslandicus, of northern Australian waters
stick at nothing — to be prepared to do anything; be unscrupulous or ruthless
stick out a mile — to be extremely obvious
stock allocation — Stock allocation is the decisions made about how quantities held at a central point will be distributed amongst several outlets in a retail chain.
stock car racing — the sport of racing in stock cars
stock controller — someone employed to monitor and manage goods and stock so that new stock can be ordered as required and the right numbers and quantities made available all the time
stock management — the monitoring and control of goods and stock so that new stock can be ordered as required and the right numbers and quantities made available at all times
stockbroker belt — The stockbroker belt is an area outside a city, especially London, where rich people who travel to work in the city live.
stocking machine — a type of knitting machine
stocking stuffer — a small, usually inexpensive gift that is placed with others in a Christmas stocking.
stockton-on-tees — a seaport in Cleveland, in NE England, near the mouth of the Tees River.
symbolical books — the books containing the creeds, beliefs, or doctrine of religious groups that have emerged since the Reformation
take one's place — to take up one's usual or specified position
the black forest — a hilly wooded region of SW Germany, in Baden-Württemberg: a popular resort area
the cuckoo's egg — A great book (and subsequent BBC TV series) telling the true story of Clifford Stoll, an astronomy professor at UCB's Lawrence Berkeley Lab. A 75-cent accounting error alerted him to the presence of an unauthorised user (a cracker) on his system. The cracker, code named "Hunter", was breaking into US computer systems and stealing sensitive military and security information. Hunter was part of a spy ring paid in cash and cocaine, and reporting to the KGB.
the king country — an area in the centre of North Island, New Zealand: home of the King Movement, a nineteenth-century Māori separatist movement
the long paddock — a stockroute or roadside area offering feed to sheep and cattle in dry times
ticket collector — transport worker who checks tickets
to break the ice — If you break the ice at a party or meeting, or in a new situation, you say or do something to make people feel relaxed and comfortable.
to keep a secret — If you say that someone can keep a secret, you mean that they can be trusted not to tell other people a secret that you have told them.
to lose track of — If you lose track of someone or something, you no longer know where they are or what is happening.
to pass the buck — If you pass the buck, you refuse to accept responsibility for something, and say that someone else is responsible.
to rock the boat — If you say that someone is rocking the boat, you mean that they are upsetting a calm situation and causing trouble.
to stake a claim — If you stake a claim, you say that something is yours or that you have a right to it.
to take the cake — If someone has done something very stupid, rude, or selfish, you can say that they take the cake or that what they have done takes the cake, to emphasize your surprise at their behavior.
to try your luck — If someone tries their luck at something, they try to succeed at it, often when it is very difficult or there is little chance of success.
tollhouse cookie — a crisp cookie containing bits of chocolate and sometimes chopped nuts.
tracking station — a facility equipped with instrumentation for following the flight path of, communicating with, and collecting data from a rocket or spacecraft.
travelling clock — a small clock taken by someone who is travelling
trick photograph — a photograph that creates an illusion
trick-or-treater — a person, typically a child, who goes from door to door in costume on Halloween asking for candy or other treats
trucking company — a company that transports goods by lorry

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