11-letter words containing k, a, e, s, o
- rollerskate — a form of skate with four wheels or rollers instead of a runner, for use on a sidewalk or other surface offering traction.
- round steak — a steak cut from directly above the hind leg of beef.
- safety hook — a hook that can be transformed into an eye by locking a hinged piece in place.
- safety lock — a lock designed to prevent picking.
- sample book — a number of pieces of fabric, wallpaper, etc fastened together at one edge, for people to examine when trying to choose which example to buy
- sato eisaku — 1901–75, Japanese statesman: prime minister (1964–72). During his term of office Japan became a major economic power. He shared the Nobel peace prize (1974) for opposing the proliferation of nuclear weapons
- schecklaton — a gilded leather used for embroidering jacks
- sealed book — something beyond understanding and therefore unknown.
- shacklebone — the wrist
- shake on it — to shake hands in agreement, reconciliation, etc
- shcherbakov — a former name (1946–57) of Andropov.
- sherlockian — pertaining to or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, known for his skill in solving mysteries through deductive reasoning.
- shingle oak — an oak, Quercus imbricaria, yielding a wood used for shingles, clapboards, etc.
- shockheaded — having a shock or thick mass of hair on the head.
- shopbreaker — a robber who breaks into a shop
- shovel beak — a deformity of the beak in intensively reared chicks
- skatemobile — a scooterlike vehicle built of boxes, boards, or the like, and mounted on skate wheels.
- slacken off — If something slackens off, it becomes slower, less active, or less intense.
- smoke alarm — A smoke alarm or a smoke detector is a device fixed to the ceiling of a room which makes a loud noise if there is smoke in the air, to warn people.
- smoke-eater — a firefighter.
- smokechaser — a person who fights forest fires, especially one with lightweight equipment.
- smoked meat — animal flesh cooked by smoking
- smokey bear — an officer or officers of a state highway patrol.
- sneak up on — If someone sneaks up on you, they try and approach you without being seen or heard, perhaps to surprise you or do you harm.
- so to speak — to utter words or articulate sounds with the ordinary voice; talk: He was too ill to speak.
- sockdolager — something unusually large, heavy, etc.
- sound-alike — a person or thing that resembles another in sound
- south korea — 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.
- spatterdock — any of various water lilies of the genus Nuphar, having globular yellow flowers and growing in lakes or sluggish streams, especially N. advena, of the eastern U.S.
- spatterwork — a method of decorating whereby ink or another fluid is spattered over a medium
- spokeswoman — a woman who speaks for another person or for a group.
- sponge cake — a light, sweet cake made with a comparatively large proportion of eggs but no shortening.
- spot market — a market in which commodities, as grain, gold, or crude oil, are dealt in for cash and immediate delivery (distinguished from futures market).
- square knot — a common knot in which the ends come out alongside of the standing parts.
- stake horse — a horse that is regularly entered in stake races.
- stakeholder — the holder of the stakes of a wager.
- staktometer — an instrument for counting drops of liquid, consisting of a glass tube with a hollow bulb in it and one narrow end with a small opening
- steak house — A steak house is a restaurant that serves mainly steaks.
- stockhausen — Karlheinz [kahrl-hahynts] /ˈkɑrlˌhaɪnts/ (Show IPA), 1928–2007, German composer.
- stokes' law — the law that the force that retards a sphere moving through a viscous fluid is directly proportional to the velocity of the sphere, the radius of the sphere, and the viscosity of the fluid.
- stroke play — medal play.
- swage block — an iron block containing holes and grooves of various sizes, used for heading bolts and shaping objects not easily worked on an anvil.
- technospeak — any abstruse technical jargon
- the dakotas — North Dakota and South Dakota
- theodorakis — Mikis (ˈmikis). born 1925, Greek composer, who wrote the music for the films Zorba the Greek (1965) and Serpico (1973): imprisoned (1967–70) for his opposition to the Greek military government
- to speak of — to utter words or articulate sounds with the ordinary voice; talk: He was too ill to speak.
- track shoes — light running shoes fitted with steel spikes for better grip
- unshockable — not able to be shocked
- wall socket — socket (def 2b).
- whiskerando — a man with extravagant whiskers