11-letter words containing k, o, r
- horse block — a step or block of stone, wood, etc., for getting on or off a horse or in or out of a vehicle.
- hot working — Hot working is a process in which a metal is shaped under pressure at a fairly high temperature.
- hotelkeeper — a manager or owner of a hotel.
- housebreaks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of housebreak.
- housebroken — (of a pet) trained to avoid excreting inside the house or in improper places.
- housekeeper — a person, often hired, who does or directs the domestic work and planning necessary for a home, as cleaning or buying food.
- houseworker — a paid employee in a home, as a maid or cook.
- hunker down — to squat on one's heels (often followed by down).
- hybrid rock — an igneous rock formed by molten magma incorporating pre-existing rock through which it passes
- imparkation — the act of imparking
- interbroker — relating to interbroker dealers or their work
- interlocked — Simple past tense and past participle of interlock.
- ioshkar-ola — autonomous republic in the Russian Federation in Europe. 8994 sq. mi. (23,294 sq. km). Capital: Ioshkar-Ola.
- irksomeness — The state of being irksome; vexatiousness; tediousness; wearisomeness.
- ironworkers — Plural form of ironworker.
- ironworking — The making of useful or decorative items from iron.
- irrevokable — Alternative spelling of irrevocable.
- isokeraunic — isoceraunic.
- ivory black — a fine black pigment made by calcining ivory.
- jabberwocky — a playful imitation of language consisting of invented, meaningless words; nonsense; gibberish.
- jack around — to spend time in useless activity
- jack mormon — a non-Mormon living amicably among Mormons.
- jackarooing — Present participle of jackaroo.
- jerk around — If you say that someone is jerking you around, you mean that they are not being honest with you about something.
- jerome kern — Jerome (David) 1885–1945, U.S. composer.
- joey hooker — Joseph, 1814–79, Union general in the U.S. Civil War.
- journeywork — the work of a journeyman.
- k-radiation — one of a series of lines (K-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (K-radiation) produced by the transition of an electron to the K-shell.
- kaffir corn — a Southern African variety of sorghum, cultivated in dry regions for its grain and as fodder
- kaiser roll — a rounded, unsweetened roll, formed by folding the corners of a square of dough toward the center, often sprinkled with poppy seeds before baking.
- kantorovich — Leonid Vitalyevich [ley-uh-nid vi-tal-yuh-vich;; Russian lyi-uh-nyeet vyi-tah-lyuh-vyich] /ˈleɪ ə nɪd vɪˈtæl yə vɪtʃ;; Russian lyɪ ʌˈnyit vyɪˈtɑ lyə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1912–86, Soviet mathematician and economist: Nobel Prize in Economics 1975.
- karaoke bar — a bar that holds karaoke sessions
- karate chop — a sharp blow used in karate, usually delivered by a slanting stroke with the side of the hand.
- karate-chop — a sharp blow used in karate, usually delivered by a slanting stroke with the side of the hand.
- karyotyping — the analysis of chromosomes.
- katabothron — an underground channel created by water erosion
- keep kosher — to observe the Jewish dietary laws
- keep stroke — to make strokes in rhythm
- keeper hook — an S -shaped hook for securing doors, windows, etc., or for fastening a batten to a flat.
- kelly hours — a suggestion for the name of the hours before and after the traditional school day during which child-minding facilities are provided for the children of working parents
- keratectomy — excision of part of the cornea.
- keratoconus — a degenerative condition characterized by conical protrusion of the cornea and irregular astigmatism.
- keratoderma — a disease of the horny layer of the skin, especially of the soles or palms.
- keratolysis — the loosening or shedding of the horny layer of the epidermis.
- keratolytic — the loosening or shedding of the horny layer of the epidermis.
- keratometer — an instrument for measuring the curvature of the cornea.
- keratophyre — a fine-grained soda trachyte
- keratoscope — an instrument, as Placido's disk, for determining the symmetry of the curvature of the cornea.
- keratoscopy — an instrument, as Placido's disk, for determining the symmetry of the curvature of the cornea.
- kerb broker — a stockbroker who works on the streets, especially after the stock exchange is closed for the day