12-letter words containing e, k, o
- short-spoken — speaking in a short, brief, or curt manner.
- 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.
- skateboarder — person who rides skateboard
- skeleton bob — a small sledge for racing over a frozen track, steered by the rider by movements of the head and shoulders
- 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.
- skeleton key — a key with nearly the whole substance of the bit filed away so that it may open various locks.
- skeleton law — a framework or basic outline of law or rule
- skeleton map — a map showing only basic details of a land, place, etc
- skeletonizer — any of numerous insect species that reduce leaves to a skeleton
- 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.
- skew polygon — the figure formed by joining four or more points, not all in one plane, by the same number of lines
- ski trousers — warm padded trousers used for skiing
- 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 jumper — an employee of the forest service parachuted to strategic spots in fighting forest fires
- smoke screen — a mass of dense smoke produced to conceal an area, vessel, or plane from the enemy.
- smoke signal — If someone such as a politician or businessman sends out smoke signals, they give an indication of their views and intentions. This indication is often not clear and needs to be worked out.
- smoke-screen — a mass of dense smoke produced to conceal an area, vessel, or plane from the enemy.
- smoking area — a designated area in which smoking is permitted
- smooth snake — any of several slender nonvenomous colubrid snakes of the European genus Coronella, esp C. austriaca, having very smooth scales and a reddish-brown coloration
- snake doctor — South Midland and Southern U.S. a dragonfly.
- sneak out of — leave secretly
- 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.
- south korean — a country in E Asia: formed 1948 after the division of the former country of Korea at 38° N. 36,600 sq. mi. (94,795 sq. km). Capital: Seoul. Compare Korea.
- soybean milk — a milk substitute made of soy flour and water, used especially in the making of tofu.
- speakerphone — a telephone or telephone attachment equipped with both loudspeaker and microphone, thus permitting the instrument to be used without being held.
- specksioneer — a whaler
- spokesperson — a person who speaks for another or for a group.
- 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.
- stakeholders — the holder of the stakes of a wager.
- stakhanovite — a worker in the Soviet Union who regularly surpassed production quotas and was specially honored and rewarded.
- star network — a circuit with three or more branches all of which have one common terminal.
- statute book — a book containing the laws enacted by the legislature of a state or nation.
- stock market — a particular market where stocks and bonds are traded; stock exchange.
- 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 ticker — ticker (def 1).
- stockbreeder — the breeding and raising of livestock for marketing or exhibition.
- stockholders — Also called stockowner. a holder or owner of stock in a corporation.
- stockingless — not wearing or having stockings
- stonebreaker — a person that breaks up stone
- stoney creek — a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada.