11-letter words containing k, o, s, i
- risk factor — a condition, behavior, or other factor that increases risk: Smoking is a major risk factor for cancer; depression as a risk factor in suicide.
- rock island — a port in NW Illinois, on the Mississippi: government arsenal.
- rocket ship — a rocket-propelled aircraft or spacecraft.
- rollicksome — rollicking; frolicsome.
- salmon pink — salmon (defs 4, 5).
- sato eisaku — 1901–75, Japanese statesman: prime minister (1964–72). During his term of office Japan became a major economic power. He shared the Nobel peace prize (1974) for opposing the proliferation of nuclear weapons
- school milk — (formerly, in Britain) a third of a pint of milk, originally provided free by the local education authority to all young pupils, then later given only to children who passed a needs or means test
- scissorlike — like scissors; moving, operating, or crossing in a manner suggesting the blades of scissors.
- shake on it — to shake hands in agreement, reconciliation, etc
- sherlockian — pertaining to or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, known for his skill in solving mysteries through deductive reasoning.
- shimonoseki — a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan: treaty ending Sino-Japanese War signed 1895.
- shingle oak — an oak, Quercus imbricaria, yielding a wood used for shingles, clapboards, etc.
- ship-broker — a person who acts for a shipowner by getting cargo and passengers for his ships and also handling insurance and other matters
- shock radio — broadcasting by a commercial radio station whose humor includes tasteless jokes, sexual innuendo, and ethnic insults.
- shopkeeping — a retail merchant or tradesman; a person who owns or operates a small store or shop.
- signal book — a book containing the signals to be used for sending messages to other boats
- silk cotton — the silky covering of the seeds of certain tropical trees of the bombax family, used for stuffing cushions, pillows, etc.
- silver book — (publication) Jensen and Wirth's infamous "Pascal User Manual and Report", so called because of the silver cover of the widely distributed Springer-Verlag second edition of 1978 (ISBN 0-387-90144-2). See also book titles, Pascal.
- single knot — overhand knot.
- six o'clock — 6 P.M., 1800 hours
- skatemobile — a scooterlike vehicle built of boxes, boards, or the like, and mounted on skate wheels.
- skeletonize — to reduce to a skeleton, outline, or framework.
- ski touring — cross-country skiing.
- skimmington — (in rural Britain, formerly) the custom of forming a mock procession to ridicule an unfaithful spouse
- skin colour — the colour of a person's skin, ie Black, White, etc
- skinner box — a box used in experiments in animal learning, especially in operant conditioning, equipped with a mechanism that automatically gives the animal food or other reward or permits escape, as by opening a door.
- skittle out — to dismiss (batsmen) quickly
- slit pocket — a pocket on the underside of a garment, reached through a vertical opening
- smoke point — heat at which oil gives off smoke
- smoke-dried — to dry or cure (meat or other food) using smoke.
- smoking ban — the prohibition of smoking cigarettes, etc in public places
- smoking car — smoker (def 2a).
- smoking gun — indisputable proof or evidence of a crime.
- smoky river — a river in W central Alberta, Canada, flowing N to the Peace River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- snickometer — a device, which uses sound waves recorded by the stump microphone, employed by TV commentators to determine whether or not a batsman has made contact with the ball
- snorkelling — the activity of swimming with a snorkel
- social work — organized work directed toward the betterment of social conditions in the community, as by seeking to improve the condition of the poor, to promote the welfare of children, etc.
- sock lining — a thin piece of material, as leather, that is laid on top of the insole of a shoe, boot, or other footwear.
- sockdoliger — a conclusive argument; a hard blow
- soft drinks — A soft drink is a cold, nonalcoholic drink such as lemonade or fruit juice, or a carbonated drink.
- soft skills — emotional intelligence
- soldierlike — resembling a soldier
- sound-alike — a person or thing that resembles another in sound
- soured milk — milk that has been deliberately soured by fermentation or by adding acids such as lemon juice or vinegar, to be used in cooking
- spanakopita — a baked dish consisting of spinach, feta cheese, eggs, and scallions enclosed in layers of phyllo.
- spondulicks — money; cash.
- spot strike — a labor strike by a local branch of a union.
- spring lock — a lock that fastens automatically by a spring.
- stick float — a float attached at the top and bottom to the line
- stick it to — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.