12-letter words containing k, o, r, i, n
- pinking iron — a tool for perforating, or for notching or scalloping the edge of fabric, leather, etc.
- pioneer work — pioneer work does something that has not been done before, for example by developing or using new methods or techniques
- piston skirt — The piston skirt is the cylindrical walls of a piston.
- 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.
- pruning hook — an implement with a hooked blade, used for pruning vines, branches, etc.
- 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
- 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.
- 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 cornish — a small hybrid chicken produced by mating Cornish and White Rock chickens and marketed especially as a roaster.
- 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.
- scorekeeping — an official of a sports contest who keeps record of the score.
- scrapbooking — hobby: collaging
- section mark — section (def 16).
- senior clerk — a clerk who is in a senior position and performs office tasks under minimal supervision
- severodvinsk — a city in the N Russian Federation in Europe, on Dvina Gulf, E of Archangel.
- shopbreaking — the act of breaking into a shop
- 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
- smoking area — a designated area in which smoking is permitted
- smoking room — a room set apart for smoking, as in a hotel or clubhouse.
- specksioneer — a whaler
- sports drink — a drink containing sugar and salts, etc designed to help replace fluid and energy lost through the physical exertion of sport
- stick around — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
- stockbroking — business of buying and selling stock
- strong drink — alcoholic drink
- sukarnoputri — Megawati (ˈmɛɡəˌwɒtɪ). born 1947, Indonesian politician; president of Indonesia (2001–04): daughter of Achmed Sukarno
- superkingdom — in some systems of biological classification, either of the two major subdivisions, prokaryote or eukaryote, into which all living organisms can be placed
- 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
- token strike — a brief strike intended to convey strength of feeling on a disputed issue
- trainer sock — a sock designed to be worn with a training shoe, often cut low at the ankle so that very little shows above the shoe
- trefoil knot — a knot having the form of a trefoil.
- trickle-down — of, relating to, or based on the trickle-down theory: the trickle-down benefits to the local community.
- trunk piston — a piston with a long skirt to take the side thrust, as in an automobile engine.
- underkingdom — the domain of an underking
- unsailorlike — not befitting a sailor