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10-letter words containing k, o, r, i

  • rock chick — a girl or woman who likes rock music and dresses in a typical rock-and-roll style
  • rock climb — an instance of rock climbing or the route followed
  • rock music — heavy form of pop music
  • rock pipit — a small passerine bird; Anthus petrosis
  • rock tripe — any lichen of the genus Umbilicaria.
  • rock-solid — Something that is rock-solid is extremely hard.
  • rockabilly — a style of popular music combining the features of rock-'n'-roll and hillbilly music.
  • rockingham — Second Marquis of, Charles Watson-Wentworth.
  • rocky hill — a town in central Connecticut.
  • rodentlike — belonging or pertaining to the gnawing or nibbling mammals of the order Rodentia, including the mice, squirrels, beavers, etc.
  • rolf kraki — a possibly historical Danish king of the 9th century, the subject of an Old Icelandic saga and in accounts by the Danish historian Saxo Grammaticus: involved in great battles with his stepfather, Adils of Sweden.
  • rollicking — carefree and joyous: They had a rollicking good time.
  • rollocking — a very severe telling-off; dressing-down
  • ropemaking — the act, skill, or process of fabricating rope.
  • sailorlike — resembling a sailor
  • sidestroke — a stroke in which the body is turned sideways in the water, the hands pull alternately, and the legs perform a scissors kick.
  • siegeworks — constructions built by a besieging force
  • silkgrower — a person who breeds silkworms for their silk
  • silverwork — fine or decorative work executed in silver.
  • ski resort — place with skiing facilities
  • ski troops — a body of soldiers trained to fight on skis.
  • skimmerton — shivaree (def 1).
  • skin color — tone of complexion
  • smoke ring — a visible ring formed by the sudden release of smoke, usually created by blowing smoke from the mouth or by a cigarette, incense stick etc
  • snorkeling — Also called, British, snort. a device permitting a submarine to remain submerged for prolonged periods, consisting of tubes extended above the surface of the water to take in air for the diesel engine and for general ventilation and to discharge exhaust gases and foul air.
  • sock-liner — a thin piece of material, as leather, that is laid on top of the insole of a shoe, boot, or other footwear.
  • soft drink — a beverage that is not alcoholic or intoxicating and is usually carbonated, as root beer or ginger ale.
  • spark coil — a coil of many turns of insulated wire on an iron core, used for producing sparks.
  • spiderwork — a thing which has the appearance of a spider's web
  • springlock — a lock that fastens automatically by a spring.
  • stitchwork — embroidery or needlework.
  • stockinger — a person who knits on a stocking frame
  • stockrider — a cowboy.
  • storksbill — 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.
  • strike off — to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.
  • strike oil — any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
  • strike out — to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.
  • strikeover — an act or instance of typing over a character, as one typed in error, without erasing it.
  • swordstick — a hollow walking stick containing a short sword or dagger
  • talk radio — a radio format featuring talk shows and listener call-ins.
  • tarkington — (Newton) Booth, 1869–1946, U.S. novelist and playwright.
  • think over — consider, deliberate
  • tick-borne — carried or transmitted by ticks: tick-borne disease.
  • timberwork — structural work formed of timbers.
  • trackpoint — (hardware)   (Or "pointing stick", "nipple") A small knob found in the middle of some keyboards that works like a very short isometric joystick. Pressing it toward or away from you or from side to side moves the pointer on the screen. Ted Selker brought the concept of an in-keyboard pointing device to IBM in September 1987. TrackPoint was introduced in 1992 on the IBM ThinkPad and later on some desktops. It takes up virtually no extra room on the box or the work area and also requires minimal movement of the hands from the keyboard. Many imitations of highly variable quality appeared. Pointing sticks have also been used in many other notebook brands, including TI, HP, Compac, Dell, Toshiba (e.g. Portege 4000's "AccuPoint II"), and AST (e.g. Ascentia 910N). "TrackPoint" and "Trackpoint" are IBM trademarks.
  • triskelion — a symbolic figure consisting of three legs, arms, or branches radiating from a common center, as the device of Sicily and the Isle of Man.
  • trotskyism — the form of Communism advocated by Leon Trotsky, based on an immediate, worldwide revolution by the proletariat.
  • trotskyist — A Trotskyist is someone who supports the revolutionary left-wing ideas of Leon Trotsky.
  • trotskyite — a supporter of Trotsky or Trotskyism.
  • turkophile — a person who favors or admires Turkey, Turkish customs, or Turks.
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