9-letter words containing k, o, r
- twiforked — having two parts like a fork; bifurcate
- two-track — an oblique movement of a horse in which the forehand and hindquarters move on two distinct parallel tracks and the body is maintained uniformly in the direction of the movement.
- undercook — to cook for less than the recommended time
- undertook — simple past tense of undertake.
- underwork — to do less work on than is necessary or required: to underwork an idea.
- unprovoke — to remove provocation from
- unrevoked — not revoked, withdrawn, or cancelled
- urokinase — an enzyme, present in the blood and urine of mammals, that activates plasminogen and is used medicinally to dissolve blood clots.
- volksraad — the legislative assembly of the Boer republics in South Africa during the latter half of the 19th century
- voorkamer — the front room, esp of a Cape Dutch house or farmhouse
- wakeboard — The board one stands on for wakeboarding.
- wakeovers — Plural form of wakeover.
- walk over — If someone walks over you, they treat you very badly.
- walker-on — someone who has a small part in a play or theatrical entertainment, esp one without any lines
- walkovers — Plural form of walkover.
- wall rock — the rock forming the walls of a vein.
- warlockry — witchcraft
- water oak — an oak, Quercus nigra, of the southern U.S., growing chiefly along streams and swamps.
- waterwork — (arts) painting executed in size or distemper, on canvas or walls.
- waxworker — A worker in the wax industry.
- westbrook — a city in SW Maine.
- wheelwork — a train of gears, as in a timepiece.
- wireworks — an establishment where wire is made or put to some industrial use.
- wonderkid — a young person whose excellence in his or her discipline is appropriate to someone older and more experienced
- woodlarks — Plural form of woodlark.
- word-book — a book of words, usually with definitions, explanations, etc.; a dictionary.
- wordbooks — Plural form of wordbook.
- wordbreak — the point at which a word is divided when it runs over from one line of print to the next
- wordstock — (linguistics) The set of words in a language.
- work area — environment in which a job is done
- work back — to work overtime
- work camp — a camp for prisoners sentenced to labor, especially to outdoor labor such as roadbuilding or farming.
- work farm — a farm to which juvenile offenders are sent for a period to work, for disciplinary purposes or rehabilitation.
- work file — a temporary file that holds data during processing
- work over — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
- work song — a folk song sung by workers, with a rhythm like that of their work.
- work week — weekly working hours
- work-hour — any of the hours of a day during which work is done, as in an office, usually between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
- work-worn — roughened by hard work
- workalike — (computing) A computer capable of running software designed for another.
- workbench — a sturdy table at which an artisan works.
- workboats — Plural form of workboat.
- workbooks — Plural form of workbook.
- worked up — of, for, or concerning work: work clothes.
- worked-up — excited; perturbed: She's all worked-up about the new deadline.
- workerist — a supporter of working-class politics
- workforce — the total number of workers in a specific undertaking: a holiday for the company's work force.
- workgroup — a group of people who work together
- workhorse — a horse used for plowing, hauling, and other heavy labor, as distinguished from a riding horse, racehorse, etc.
- workhouse — a house of correction.