14-letter words containing k, e, r, o
- to know better — If someone knows better than to do something, they are old enough or experienced enough to know it is the wrong thing to do.
- to strike gold — If you strike gold, you find, do, or produce something that brings you a lot of money or success.
- to strike home — If something that is thrown or fired strikes home, it reaches its target.
- torpedo attack — an attack launched from aircraft, ships, or submarines, using a bomb that is shaped like a tube and travels under water
- treasury stock — outstanding shares of stock reacquired and held by the issuing corporation.
- trick or treat — Halloween tradition
- trick question — sth asked to mislead or incriminate sb
- trick-or-treat — to become involved or take part in trick or treat.
- trouser pocket — a pocket in a pair of trousers
- trudgen stroke — a swimming stroke in which a double overarm motion and a scissors kick are used
- try one's luck — to attempt something that is uncertain
- turkish coffee — a strong, usually sweetened coffee, made by boiling the pulverized coffee beans.
- uncrowned king — a man or woman of high status among a certain group
- unforeknowable — not foreknowable
- up to the mark — acceptably good
- vandyke collar — a wide collar of lace and linen with the edge formed into scallops or deep points.
- vernier rocket — a small, low-thrust rocket engine for correcting the heading and velocity of a long-range ballistic missile.
- volksdeutscher — a member of the German people, especially one of a community having its home outside of Germany, usually in central or eastern Europe.
- wardrobe trunk — a large, upright trunk, usually with space on one side for hanging clothes and drawers or compartments on the other for small articles, shoes, etc.
- welfare worker — sb who does social or community work
- west yorkshire — a metropolitan county in N England. 787 sq. mi. (2039 sq. km).
- white charlock — a related plant, Raphanus raphanistrum, with yellow, mauve, or white flowers and podlike fruits
- windsor rocker — a Windsor chair on rockers
- work placement — temporary job, internship
- work prospects — chances of gaining employment
- working memory — temporary or short-term recall
- working papers — documents permitting employment
- write the book — a handwritten or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usually on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers.
- writer's block — a usually temporary condition in which a writer finds it impossible to proceed with the writing of a novel, play, or other work.
- yekaterinoslav — a former name of Dnepropetrovsk.
- yorkshire bond — flying bond.
- you never know — You say 'You never know' or 'One never knows' to indicate that it is not definite or certain what will happen in the future, and to suggest that there is some hope that things will turn out well.