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12-letter words containing k, e, l, s, o

  • rocket-salad — any of various plants belonging to the genus Hesperis, of the mustard family, and related genera. Compare dame's rocket.
  • roller-skate — to glide about by means of roller skates.
  • roselle park — a borough in NE New Jersey.
  • saddle block — a type of spinal anaesthesia producing sensory loss in the buttocks, inner sides of the thighs, and perineum
  • sale of work — a sale of goods and handicrafts made by the members of a club, church congregation, etc, to raise money
  • salmon steak — a thick slice of salmon
  • saloonkeeper — a person who operates a saloon (sense 3)
  • sankt pölten — a city in NE Austria, the capital of Lower Austria state. Pop: 49 121 (2001)
  • sea milkwort — a maritime plant, Glaux maritima, having small, pinkish-white flowers.
  • self-cooking — the act of a person or thing that cooks.
  • self-locking — a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
  • 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
  • servile work — work of a physical nature that is forbidden on Sundays and on certain holidays
  • shellshocked — suffering from shellshock
  • 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 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
  • skew polygon — the figure formed by joining four or more points, not all in one plane, by the same number of lines
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • soybean milk — a milk substitute made of soy flour and water, used especially in the making of tofu.
  • stakeholders — the holder of the stakes of a wager.
  • stock saddle — Western saddle.
  • stockholders — Also called stockowner. a holder or owner of stock in a corporation.
  • stockingless — not wearing or having stockings
  • take counsel — receive advice
  • the bollocks — something excellent
  • the likes of — of the same form, appearance, kind, character, amount, etc.: I cannot remember a like instance.
  • thessalonike — official name of Salonika.
  • thessaloníki — official name of Salonika.
  • unsailorlike — not befitting a sailor
  • vernoleninsk — former name of Nikolayev.
  • walk on eggs — the roundish reproductive body produced by the female of certain animals, as birds and most reptiles, consisting of an ovum and its envelope of albumen, jelly, membranes, egg case, or shell, according to species.
  • walking shoe — a sturdy comfortable shoe worn by hillwalkers, etc
  • well-stocked — a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.; inventory.
  • west suffolk — a former administrative division of Suffolk, in E England.
  • work-release — of or relating to a program under which prisoners may work outside of prison while serving their sentences.
  • workableness — The quality or state of being workable, or the extent to which a thing is workable.
  • worklessness — (British) Unemployment; the state of being without paid work.
  • world-shaker — something of sufficient importance to affect the entire world: The book is no world-shaker, but it's pleasant reading.
  • yellowshanks — A bird, the yellowlegs.
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