10-letter words containing i, r, k, s, o
- maskirovka — the use, by Russia or the former Soviet Union, of military deception intended to confuse Western intelligence
- mesokurtic — (of a frequency distribution or its graphical representation) having the same kurtosis as the normal distribution.
- microskirt — An extremely short skirt, ending just underneath the buttocks.
- ministroke — transient ischemic attack.
- moonstrike — the act of landing a spacecraft on the moon
- motorbikes — Plural form of motorbike.
- noisemaker — a person or thing that makes noise, as a reveler on New Year's Eve, Halloween, etc., or a rattle, horn, or similar device used on such an occasion.
- nonstriker — One who is not participating in an industrial strike.
- overstrike — to stamp a new device, value, or inscription on (a coin).
- perovskite — a naturally occurring titanate of calcium, CaTiO 3 , found as yellow, brown, or black cubic crystals, usually in metamorphic rocks.
- piatigorsk — a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, in Caucasia.
- pitchforks — a large, long-handled fork for manually lifting and pitching hay, stalks of grain, etc.
- pokerishly — in a pokerish manner
- poststrike — of or relating to the period after a (workers) strike
- potsticker — a pan-fried and steamed Chinese dumpling with a ground meat or vegetable filling.
- prick song — written music.
- prick-post — (in a framed structure) a secondary post, as a queen post.
- printworks — (used with a singular or plural verb) a factory that prints textiles or other materials.
- proskomide — prothesis (def 2a).
- pyatigorsk — a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, in Caucasia.
- raskolniki — a member of any of several sects founded by dissenters from the Russian Orthodox Church who opposed the liturgical reforms of Nikon in the 17th century.
- rock music — heavy form of pop music
- rock-solid — Something that is rock-solid is extremely hard.
- sailorlike — resembling a sailor
- sidestroke — a stroke in which the body is turned sideways in the water, the hands pull alternately, and the legs perform a scissors kick.
- siegeworks — constructions built by a besieging force
- silkgrower — a person who breeds silkworms for their silk
- silverwork — fine or decorative work executed in silver.
- ski resort — place with skiing facilities
- ski troops — a body of soldiers trained to fight on skis.
- skimmerton — shivaree (def 1).
- skin color — tone of complexion
- smoke ring — a visible ring formed by the sudden release of smoke, usually created by blowing smoke from the mouth or by a cigarette, incense stick etc
- snorkeling — Also called, British, snort. a device permitting a submarine to remain submerged for prolonged periods, consisting of tubes extended above the surface of the water to take in air for the diesel engine and for general ventilation and to discharge exhaust gases and foul air.
- sock-liner — a thin piece of material, as leather, that is laid on top of the insole of a shoe, boot, or other footwear.
- soft drink — a beverage that is not alcoholic or intoxicating and is usually carbonated, as root beer or ginger ale.
- spark coil — a coil of many turns of insulated wire on an iron core, used for producing sparks.
- spiderwork — a thing which has the appearance of a spider's web
- springlock — a lock that fastens automatically by a spring.
- stitchwork — embroidery or needlework.
- stockinger — a person who knits on a stocking frame
- stockrider — a cowboy.
- storksbill — Also called heron's-bill. any of various plants belonging to the genus Erodium, of the geranium family, having deeply lobed leaves, loose clusters of pink, purple, white, or yellow flowers, and long, slender fruit.
- strike off — to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.
- strike oil — any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- strike out — to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.
- strikeover — an act or instance of typing over a character, as one typed in error, without erasing it.
- swordstick — a hollow walking stick containing a short sword or dagger
- triskelion — a symbolic figure consisting of three legs, arms, or branches radiating from a common center, as the device of Sicily and the Isle of Man.
- trotskyism — the form of Communism advocated by Leon Trotsky, based on an immediate, worldwide revolution by the proletariat.