12-letter words containing k, g, o
- rough-spoken — coarse or vulgar in speech.
- running joke — a joke or humorous allusion used recurrently in a play, film, television skit, etc., for a cumulative comic effect.
- running knot — a knot made around and so as to slide along a part of the same rope, thus forming a noose (running noose) that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- scorekeeping — an official of a sports contest who keeps record of the score.
- scrapbooking — hobby: collaging
- 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a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.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-mocking — to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
- sewage works — a place where chemicals are used to clean sewage so that it can then be allowed to go into rivers, etc or used to make manure
- shopbreaking — the act of breaking into a shop
- skew polygon — the figure formed by joining four or more points, not all in one plane, by the same number of lines
- 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.
- smoking area — a designated area in which smoking is permitted
- smoking lamp — formerly, a lamp aboard ship for lighting pipes, now used figuratively to indicate when smoking is or is not allowed: The smoking lamp is lit.
- smoking room — a room set apart for smoking, as in a hotel or clubhouse.
- stage pocket — one of several metal boxes placed backstage in the floor (floor pocket) or wall of a theater and containing jacks for electric cables used in lighting units.
- stockbroking — business of buying and selling stock
- stocking cap — a long, conical, knitted cap, usually with a tassel or pompon at the tip.
- stockingless — not wearing or having stockings
- storage tank — A storage tank is a large vessel for storing oil, gas, and other petrochemical products.
- strong drink — alcoholic drink
- superkingdom — in some systems of biological classification, either of the two major subdivisions, prokaryote or eukaryote, into which all living organisms can be placed
- talk through — guide through: a procedure, etc.
- talking book — a phonograph record or tape recording of readings of a book, magazine, etc., made especially for use by the blind.
- talking shop — If you say that a conference or a committee is just a talking shop, you disapprove of it because nothing is achieved as a result of what is discussed.
- tanjungpriok — a port in Indonesia, on the NW coast of Java adjoining the capital, Jakarta: a major shipping and distributing centre for the whole archipelago
- to think big — If you think big, you make plans on a large scale, often using a lot of time, effort, or money.
- tonnage deck — the upper deck in a vessel with only two decks.
- tough cookie — If you say that someone is a tough cookie, you mean that they have a strong and determined character.
- turkoman rug — any of a number of handwoven rugs produced by the Turkomans and characterized by coarse warp and filling yarn, a short, even pile made with the Sehna knot, and a variety of geometric, marine, and serpentine designs.
- underkingdom — the domain of an underking
- unstockinged — not wearing or covered by stockings
- wakeboarding — (sports) A water sport where a rider on a small board is towed by a motor boat, and attached by a cable.
- waking hours — Your waking hours are the times when you are awake rather than asleep.
- 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.
- walk through — an act or instance of walking or going on foot.
- walk-through — Theater, Television. a rehearsal in which physical action is combined with reading the lines of a play. a perfunctory performance of a script.
- walking boot — a lightweight rigid knee-length boot with a reinforced sole and straps that fasten around the leg, used for support after a sprain or fracture
- walking shoe — a sturdy comfortable shoe worn by hillwalkers, etc
- walking tour — a tour on which you walk rather than using transport
- walkthroughs — Plural form of walkthrough.
- work through — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
- work-sharing — an arrangement whereby one full-time job may be carried out by two people working part time
- working girl — Older Use: Often Offensive. a woman who works.
- working rail — fly rail (def 2).
- working week — A working week is the amount of time during a normal week that you spend doing your job.
- workingwoman — a woman who is regularly employed.
- workingwomen — a woman who is regularly employed.
- yogurt-maker — a machine for making yogurt