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12-letter words containing k, o, l

  • rock-shelter — a shallow cave or cavelike area, as one formed by an overhanging cliff or standing rocks, occupied by Stone Age peoples, possibly for extended periods.
  • rocker panel — body paneling below the passenger compartment of a vehicle.
  • rocket plane — aircraft that launches rockets
  • rocket salad — rocket2 (def 2).
  • rocket-salad — any of various plants belonging to the genus Hesperis, of the mustard family, and related genera. Compare dame's rocket.
  • roller-skate — to glide about by means of roller skates.
  • roselle park — a borough in NE New Jersey.
  • saddle block — a type of spinal anaesthesia producing sensory loss in the buttocks, inner sides of the thighs, and perineum
  • sale of work — a sale of goods and handicrafts made by the members of a club, church congregation, etc, to raise money
  • salmon brick — a soft, imperfectly fired brick having a reddish-orange color.
  • salmon steak — a thick slice of salmon
  • saloonkeeper — a person who operates a saloon (sense 3)
  • sankt pölten — a city in NE Austria, the capital of Lower Austria state. Pop: 49 121 (2001)
  • school shark — an Australian shark resembling the tope, Notogaleus australis
  • sea milkwort — a maritime plant, Glaux maritima, having small, pinkish-white flowers.
  • 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a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.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-mockery — gentle humour at one's own expense
  • 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
  • servile work — work of a physical nature that is forbidden on Sundays and on certain holidays
  • shark patrol — a watch for sharks kept by an aircraft flying over beaches used by swimmers
  • shellshocked — suffering from shellshock
  • 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.
  • skeleton bob — a small sledge for racing over a frozen track, steered by the rider by movements of the head and shoulders
  • skeleton car — a freight car essentially consisting of a central longitudinal girder fastened to the trucks, sometimes supplemented by one or more pairs of cross cantilevers: used for carrying logs or containers.
  • skeleton key — a key with nearly the whole substance of the bit filed away so that it may open various locks.
  • skeleton law — a framework or basic outline of law or rule
  • skeleton map — a map showing only basic details of a land, place, etc
  • skeletonizer — any of numerous insect species that reduce leaves to a skeleton
  • skew polygon — the figure formed by joining four or more points, not all in one plane, by the same number of lines
  • slash pocket — a pocket set into a garment, especially below the waistline, to which easy access is provided by an exterior, vertical or diagonal slit.
  • slipper sock — a sock with a soft leather or vinyl sole sewn onto it, used as indoor footwear.
  • 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 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.
  • snatch block — a fairlead having the form of a block that can be opened to receive the bight of a rope at any point along its length.
  • solar cooker — a simple, low-cost device using focused sunshine to cook rice, boil water, etc.
  • solid rocket — any of various rockets using solid fuel
  • south kvaløy — an island in the Arctic Ocean, off the N coast of Norway. Area: 735 sq km (284 sq miles)
  • soybean milk — a milk substitute made of soy flour and water, used especially in the making of tofu.
  • spinal block — spinal anesthesia.
  • stakeholders — the holder of the stakes of a wager.
  • sticky blood — a condition of the blood, particularly associated with Hughes syndrome, in which antibodies tend to adhere to platelets and glue them together, leading to an increased likelihood of clotting
  • stock saddle — Western saddle.
  • stock symbol — A stock symbol is a standard abbreviation for a publicly traded stock.
  • stockholders — Also called stockowner. a holder or owner of stock in a corporation.
  • stockingless — not wearing or having stockings
  • stork's-bill — Also called heron's-bill. any of various plants belonging to the genus Erodium, of the geranium family, having deeply lobed leaves, loose clusters of pink, purple, white, or yellow flowers, and long, slender fruit.
  • take counsel — receive advice
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