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11-letter words containing k, e, t, o

  • rock steady — the style of vocalized Jamaican popular music that succeeded ska and preceded reggae in the 1960s, influenced by American soul music and having a more upbeat tempo with emphasis on electric bass and guitar rather than on horns.
  • rocket bomb — an aerial bomb equipped with a rocket for added velocity after being dropped from an aircraft.
  • rocket fuel — an explosive charge that powers a rocket
  • rocket ship — a rocket-propelled aircraft or spacecraft.
  • rocket sled — a sled propelled along a long track by rocket engines, for testing the effects of high rates of acceleration and deceleration.
  • rocketsonde — a telemeter for gathering data on the atmosphere at very high altitudes, carried aloft by rocket and returned to earth by parachute.
  • rollerskate — a form of skate with four wheels or rollers instead of a runner, for use on a sidewalk or other surface offering traction.
  • rope socket — either of a pair of matching fittings fastened to the ends of lengths of wire rope to join them together.
  • round steak — a steak cut from directly above the hind leg of beef.
  • rudderstock — the vertical member at the forward edge of a rudder, hinged at the sternpost and attached to the helm or steering gear.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • shake on it — to shake hands in agreement, reconciliation, etc
  • shuttlecock — Also called shuttle. the object that is struck back and forth in badminton and battledore, consisting of a feathered cork head and a plastic crown.
  • single knot — overhand knot.
  • skatemobile — a scooterlike vehicle built of boxes, boards, or the like, and mounted on skate wheels.
  • skeletonize — to reduce to a skeleton, outline, or framework.
  • sketch book — a collection of essays and stories (1819–20) by Washington Irving.
  • sketch show — a show, such as a TV show or public performance, consisting of a variety of short comedy scenes
  • skittle out — to dismiss (batsmen) quickly
  • skyrocketed — a rocket firework that ascends into the air and explodes at a height, usually in a brilliant array of sparks of one or more colors.
  • slit pocket — a pocket on the underside of a garment, reached through a vertical opening
  • slop bucket — slop pail.
  • smoke point — heat at which oil gives off smoke
  • smoke-eater — a firefighter.
  • smoked meat — animal flesh cooked by smoking
  • snickometer — a device, which uses sound waves recorded by the stump microphone, employed by TV commentators to determine whether or not a batsman has made contact with the ball
  • so to speak — to utter words or articulate sounds with the ordinary voice; talk: He was too ill to speak.
  • sock puppet — a hand puppet made out of a sock.
  • soft-spoken — (of persons) speaking with a soft or gentle voice; mild.
  • 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
  • sports desk — the editorial section of a newspaper, television or radio programme, etc that deals with sports news
  • 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).
  • spot strike — a labor strike by a local branch of a union.
  • 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.
  • steelworker — a person employed in the process of manufacturing steel and steel products.
  • step reebok — a set of aerobic exercises designed to improve the cardiovascular system, which consists of stepping on and off a special box of adjustable height
  • step rocket — a multistage rocket that discards burned-out stages.
  • stink stone — any of various limestones that emit an unpleasant odor when scratched or struck.
  • stock clerk — a worker in a stockroom who is in charge of the materials and goods stored there.
  • stock horse — a horse or pony used in herding cattle.
  • stock level — the quantity or number of goods or raw materials kept on the premises of a shop or business
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