12-letter words containing k, i, o
- power kiting — an activity in which a person, sitting in a small buggy or wearing skis, etc, is propelled by the wind power generated by a large kite to which he or she is attached by ropes
- powerwalking — a form of exercise that involves rapid walking with arms bent and swinging naturally.
- private joke — a joke that is understood only by a certain social group
- pruning hook — an implement with a hooked blade, used for pruning vines, branches, etc.
- public works — government-funded construction
- reading book — a book for people who are learning to read, to help them become accustomed to looking at and understanding written words
- reaping hook — a curved cutting tool with a sharp edge, used in the cutting or harvesting of crops
- receipt book — book containing receipt slips
- ribbon snake — either of two long-tailed garter snakes, Thamnophis proximus or T. sauritus, of eastern and central North America, having a brownish body and yellow or orange stripes.
- richard korf — (person) A Professor of computer science at the University of California, Los Angeles. Richard Korf received his B.S. from MIT in 1977, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in computer science from Carnegie-Mellon University in 1980 and 1983. From 1983 to 1985 he served as Herbert M. Singer Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University. Dr. Korf studies problem-solving, heuristic search and planning in artificial intelligence. He wrote "Learning to Solve Problems by Searching for Macro-Operators" (Pitman, 1985). He serves on the editorial boards of Artificial Intelligence, and the Journal of Applied Intelligence. Dr. Korf is the recipient of several awards and is a Fellow of the American Association for Artificial Intelligence.
- ring knocker — a commissioned officer in the U.S. armed forces who is a graduate of a military academy.
- ring network — (networking, topology) A network topology in which all nodes are connected to a single wire in a ring or point-to-point. There are no endpoints. This topology is used by token ring networks. Compare: bus network, star network.
- risk pooling — Risk pooling is the practice of sharing all risks among a group of insurance companies.
- rock bunting — a seed-eating songbird, Emberiza cia
- rock carving — the practice of carving on rock
- rock climber — sb who scales mountains
- rock cornish — a small hybrid chicken produced by mating Cornish and White Rock chickens and marketed especially as a roaster.
- rock glacier — a mass of rock resembling a valley glacier that moves or is moved down a slope by its own weight or by the action of frost and interstitial ice.
- rock jasmine — any of several alpine plants belonging to the genus Androsace, of the primrose family, having tufted leaves often in basal rosettes, and umbels of pink, red, purple, or white flowers.
- rock springs — a city in SW Wyoming.
- rockhounding — the activity of searching for and collecting rocks
- roman strike — a striking mechanism of c1700, giving the equivalent in tones of Roman numerals, a bell of one pitch striking once for each number I, a bell of another pitch striking once for V, twice for X.
- rostenkowski — Dan(iel) 1928–2010, U.S. politician: congressman 1959–94.
- 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.
- salmon brick — a soft, imperfectly fired brick having a reddish-orange color.
- sankt moritz — German name of St. Moritz.
- scissor-kick — a type of swimming kick used esp in the sidestroke, in which one leg is moved forward and the other bent back and they are then brought together again in a scissor-like action
- scorekeeping — an official of a sports contest who keeps record of the score.
- scrapbooking — hobby: collaging
- sea milkwort — a maritime plant, Glaux maritima, having small, pinkish-white flowers.
- section mark — section (def 16).
- 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.
- senior clerk — a clerk who is in a senior position and performs office tasks under minimal supervision
- septic shock — condition caused by blood poisoning
- service book — a book containing the forms of worship used in divine services.
- servile work — work of a physical nature that is forbidden on Sundays and on certain holidays
- severodvinsk — a city in the N Russian Federation in Europe, on Dvina Gulf, E of Archangel.
- shift worker — a person who does shiftwork
- shock tactic — Shock tactics are a way of trying to influence people's attitudes to a particular matter by shocking them.
- shopbreaking — the act of breaking into a shop
- shostakovich — Dimitri Dimitrievich [dih-mee-tree di-mee-tree-uh-vich;; Russian dmyee-tryee dmyee-tryi-yi-vyich] /dɪˈmi tri dɪˈmi tri ə vɪtʃ;; Russian ˈdmyi tryi ˈdmyi tryɪ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1906–75, Russian composer.
- silk factory — plant where silk fabric is produced
- 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.
- sink or swim — fail or succeed
- skeletonizer — any of numerous insect species that reduce leaves to a skeleton
- skeuomorphic — an ornament or design on an object copied from a form of the object when made from another material or by other techniques, as an imitation metal rivet mark found on handles of prehistoric pottery.
- ski trousers — warm padded trousers used for skiing