11-letter words containing k, o, h, e
- mock-heroic — imitating or burlesquing that which is heroic, as in manner, character, or action: mock-heroic dignity.
- monkeyshine — Usually, monkeyshines. a frivolous or mischievous prank; monkey business.
- netherstock — a stocking
- north korea — a country in E Asia: formed 1948 after the division of the former country of Korea at 38° N. 50,000 sq. mi. (129,500 sq. km). Capital: Pyongyang. Compare Korea.
- oak leather — a thick sheet of mycelium occurring in decayed oak wood.
- oathbreaker — Someone who breaks an oath.
- on the hook — a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something.
- on the make — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- on the rack — If you say that someone is on the rack, you mean that they are suffering either physically or mentally.
- on the take — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- ostrichlike — a large, two-toed, swift-footed flightless bird, Struthio camelus, indigenous to Africa and Arabia, domesticated for its plumage: the largest of living birds.
- other ranks — (in the armed forces) all those who do not hold a commissioned rank
- phantomlike — an apparition or specter.
- phoenixlike — having a resemblance to a phoenix in the sense of re-emerging and beginning again
- phrase book — a small book containing everyday phrases and sentences and their equivalents in a foreign language, written especially for travelers.
- pigeon hawk — merlin.
- pocketphone — a mobile phone
- pond hockey — ice hockey played on a frozen pond
- porkchopper — a labor official put on the union payroll as a reward for past loyalty or services.
- porkpie hat — a hat with a round flat crown and a brim that can be turned up or down
- psyche knot — a woman's hairdo in which a knot or coil of hair projects from the back of the head.
- reckon with — to count, compute, or calculate, as in number or amount.
- road hockey — an imitation of the game of ice hockey played typically by children without ice skates on a public road.
- rocket ship — a rocket-propelled aircraft or spacecraft.
- safety hook — a hook that can be transformed into an eye by locking a hinged piece in place.
- schecklaton — a gilded leather used for embroidering jacks
- shacklebone — the wrist
- shake on it — to shake hands in agreement, reconciliation, etc
- shcherbakov — a former name (1946–57) of Andropov.
- shell shock — battle fatigue.
- 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.
- ship-broker — a person who acts for a shipowner by getting cargo and passengers for his ships and also handling insurance and other matters
- shockheaded — having a shock or thick mass of hair on the head.
- shopbreaker — a robber who breaks into a shop
- shopkeeping — a retail merchant or tradesman; a person who owns or operates a small store or shop.
- shovel beak — a deformity of the beak in intensively reared chicks
- 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.
- 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
- smoke shelf — a ledge at the bottom of a smoke chamber, so made as to deflect or break downdrafts from the chimney.
- smokechaser — a person who fights forest fires, especially one with lightweight equipment.
- sound check — an on-the-spot rehearsal by a band before a gig to enable the sound engineer to set up the mixer
- 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.
- stake horse — a horse that is regularly entered in stake races.
- stakeholder — the holder of the stakes of a wager.
- steak house — A steak house is a restaurant that serves mainly steaks.
- stock horse — a horse or pony used in herding cattle.
- stockhausen — Karlheinz [kahrl-hahynts] /ˈkɑrlˌhaɪnts/ (Show IPA), 1928–2007, German composer.