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

  • crack cocaine — Crack cocaine is a form of the drug cocaine which has been purified and made into crystals.
  • crock of shit — a quantity or source of lies or nonsense
  • crosschecking — Present participle of crosscheck.
  • cuckoo shrike — any Old World tropical songbird of the family Campephagidae, typically having a strong notched bill, long rounded tail, and pointed wings
  • cuckoo-shrike — any of numerous Old World passerine birds of the family Campephagidae, certain species of which superficially resemble cuckoos and have hooked bills like shrikes.
  • dark reaction — the stage of photosynthesis involving the reduction of carbon dioxide and the dissociation of water, using chemical energy stored in ATP: does not require the presence of light
  • decisionmaker — One who makes decisions.
  • deptford pink — a plant, Dianthus armeria, of the pink family, native to Eurasia, having slender, erect stems and leaves and clusters of small, bright pink flowers.
  • diplock court — in Northern Ireland, a court of law designed to try cases linked with terrorism. In order to prevent the intimidation of jurors, the court consists of a single judge and no jury
  • downside risk — an estimate of the potential loss of value of an investment in a falling market
  • drink problem — If someone is said to have a drink problem, they are thought to drink too much alcohol
  • drink to that — People say 'I'll drink to that' to show that they agree with and approve of something that someone has just said.
  • drinking song — a song of hearty character suitable for singing by a group engaged in convivial drinking.
  • drongo shrike — any insectivorous songbird of the family Dicruridae, of the Old World tropics, having a glossy black plumage, a forked tail, and a stout bill
  • dronkverdriet — drunk and maudlin
  • dry ski slope — A dry ski slope is a slope made of an artificial substance on which you can practise skiing.
  • exercise book — An exercise book is a small book that students use for writing in.
  • firing stroke — The firing stroke is the stroke of an engine in which the fuel is burned and energy sent to the piston.
  • folkloristics — folklore (def 2).
  • for a kickoff — the beginning of something
  • for chrissake — for Christ's sake
  • gastrokinetic — (pharmacology, of a drug) Serving to increase motility of the gastrointestinal tract.
  • ghiordes knot — a hand-tied knot, used in rug weaving, in which the parallel ends of looped yarn alternate with two threads of warp, producing an uneven pile effect.
  • gravity clock — a clock driven by its own weight as it descends a rack, cord, incline, etc.
  • greek cypriot — a Cypriot of Greek descent
  • herringchoker — a native or resident of any of the Maritime Provinces but especially of New Brunswick.
  • hickory hills — a town in NE Illinois.
  • holiday-maker — vacationer.
  • holidaymakers — Plural form of holidaymaker.
  • honor killing — the killing of a relative, especially a female relative, as retribution for the perceived dishonoring of the family, as dictated or sanctioned by some cultures and religions.
  • house cricket — a dark brown cricket, Acheta domesticus, having a light-colored head with dark crossbands, commonly occurring throughout North America and Europe, where it may be an indoor pest.
  • housebreaking — to train (a pet) to excrete outdoors or in a specific place.
  • how's tricks? — how are you?
  • hydrocracking — the cracking of petroleum or the like in the presence of hydrogen.
  • hydrofracking — a process in which fractures in rocks below the earth's surface are opened and widened by injecting chemicals and liquids at high pressure: used especially to extract natural gas or oil.
  • hydrokinetics — the branch of hydrodynamics that deals with the laws governing liquids or gases in motion.
  • invoice clerk — a worker, esp in an office, who deals with invoices
  • jack robinson — Bill ("Bojangles") 1878–1949, U.S. tap dancer.
  • kangaroo vine — an Australian vine, Cissus antarctica, of the grape family, having shiny, leathery leaves.
  • karaoke night — a social occasion when karaoke sessions are held for entertainment, often in a pub or bar
  • kentish glory — a moth, Endromis versicolora, common in north and central Europe, having brown variegated front wings and, in the male, orange hindwings
  • keratinocytes — Plural form of keratinocyte.
  • keratomycosis — Fungal infection of the cornea.
  • killing frost — the occurrence of temperatures cold enough to kill all but the hardiest vegetation, especially the last such occurrence in spring and the first in fall, events that limit the agricultural growing season.
  • kilowatt-hour — a unit of energy, equivalent to the energy transferred or expended in one hour by one kilowatt of power; approximately 1.34 horsepower-hours. Abbreviation: kWh, K.W.H., kwhr.
  • kinematograph — cinematograph.
  • king's ransom — an extremely large amount of money: The painting was sold for a king's ransom.
  • kinross-shire — a former county of E central Scotland: became part of Tayside region in 1975 and part of Perth and Kinross in 1996
  • knickerbocker — a descendant of the Dutch settlers of New York.
  • kolding fjord — an inlet of the Little Belt at the head of which is Kolding
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