11-letter words containing k, o, e, n
- reckon with — to count, compute, or calculate, as in number or amount.
- rock blenny — a prickleback, Xiphister mucosus, of the Pacific coast from southern California to Alaska.
- rock garden — a garden on rocky ground or among rocks, for the growing of alpine or other plants.
- rock gunnel — any small eellike blenny of the family Pholididae (Pholidae), especially Pholis gunnellus (rock gunnel) common in shallow waters of the North Atlantic.
- rock pigeon — rock dove.
- rock-garden — a garden on rocky ground or among rocks, for the growing of alpine or other plants.
- rocketsonde — a telemeter for gathering data on the atmosphere at very high altitudes, carried aloft by rocket and returned to earth by parachute.
- roll-necked — (of a garment) having a high neck that may be rolled over
- roller rink — a rink for roller-skating.
- round steak — a steak cut from directly above the hind leg of beef.
- schecklaton — a gilded leather used for embroidering jacks
- shacklebone — the wrist
- shake on it — to shake hands in agreement, reconciliation, etc
- sherlockian — pertaining to or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, known for his skill in solving mysteries through deductive reasoning.
- shimonoseki — a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan: treaty ending Sino-Japanese War signed 1895.
- shingle oak — an oak, Quercus imbricaria, yielding a wood used for shingles, clapboards, etc.
- shopkeeping — a retail merchant or tradesman; a person who owns or operates a small store or shop.
- single knot — overhand knot.
- skeletonize — to reduce to a skeleton, outline, or framework.
- skinner box — a box used in experiments in animal learning, especially in operant conditioning, equipped with a mechanism that automatically gives the animal food or other reward or permits escape, as by opening a door.
- slacken off — If something slackens off, it becomes slower, less active, or less intense.
- smoke point — heat at which oil gives off smoke
- smokescreen — If something that you do or say is a smokescreen, it is intended to hide the truth about your activities or intentions.
- sneak up on — If someone sneaks up on you, they try and approach you without being seen or heard, perhaps to surprise you or do you harm.
- 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
- snorkelling — the activity of swimming with a snorkel
- soft-spoken — (of persons) speaking with a soft or gentle voice; mild.
- sound check — an on-the-spot rehearsal by a band before a gig to enable the sound engineer to set up the mixer
- sound-alike — a person or thing that resembles another in sound
- spoken word — The spoken word is used to refer to language expressed in speech, for example in contrast to written texts or music.
- spokeswoman — a woman who speaks for another person or for a group.
- sponge cake — a light, sweet cake made with a comparatively large proportion of eggs but no shortening.
- square knot — a common knot in which the ends come out alongside of the standing parts.
- stink stone — any of various limestones that emit an unpleasant odor when scratched or struck.
- stockhausen — Karlheinz [kahrl-hahynts] /ˈkɑrlˌhaɪnts/ (Show IPA), 1928–2007, German composer.
- stockinette — Also, stockinet. a stretchy, machine-knitted fabric used for making undergarments, infants' wear, etc.
- stone broke — having no money whatsoever.
- stone-broke — having no money whatsoever.
- stoneworker — any construction, as walls or the like, of stone; stone masonry.
- stony-broke — completely without money; penniless
- strike down — to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.
- strike note — the note produced by a bell when struck, defining its musical pitch
- strike zone — the area above home plate extending from the batter's knees to his or her shoulders.
- strikebound — closed by a strike: a strikebound factory.
- subnotebook — a laptop computer smaller and lighter than a notebook, typically weighing less than 5 pounds (2.3 kg).
- tae kwon do — a Korean martial art, a particularly aggressive form of karate, that utilizes punches, jabs, chops, blocking and choking moves, and especially powerful, leaping kicks.
- take action — act, do sth practical
- take notice — listen, heed
- take out on — If you take something out on someone, you behave in an unpleasant way towards them because you feel angry or upset, even though this is not their fault.
- technospeak — any abstruse technical jargon