11-letter words containing k, o, t, a
- porkpie hat — a hat with a round flat crown and a brim that can be turned up or down
- potato cake — any of various kinds of small savoury cakes made from flour and mashed potatoes, often fried or baked
- prokaryotes — any cellular organism that has no nuclear membrane, no organelles in the cytoplasm except ribosomes, and has its genetic material in the form of single continuous strands forming coils or loops, characteristic of all organisms in the kingdom Monera, as the bacteria and blue-green algae.
- prokaryotic — any cellular organism that has no nuclear membrane, no organelles in the cytoplasm except ribosomes, and has its genetic material in the form of single continuous strands forming coils or loops, characteristic of all organisms in the kingdom Monera, as the bacteria and blue-green algae.
- quick ratio — A quick ratio is a measure of liquidity that is calculated by dividing current assets minus inventories by current liabilities.
- ration book — a book showing an individual's entitlement to certain rationed goods
- realpolitik — political realism or practical politics, especially policy based on power rather than on ideals.
- report back — If you report back to someone, you tell them about something that they asked you to find out about.
- 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 beauty — a gold and black butterflyfish, Holocanthus tricolor, ranging from the West Indies to Brazil.
- rock rabbit — rock hyrax.
- rock steady — the style of vocalized Jamaican popular music that succeeded ska and preceded reggae in the 1960s, influenced by American soul music and having a more upbeat tempo with emphasis on electric bass and guitar rather than on horns.
- rockhampton — a city in E Queensland, in E Australia.
- rollerskate — a form of skate with four wheels or rollers instead of a runner, for use on a sidewalk or other surface offering traction.
- rotary kiln — type of industrial oven
- round steak — a steak cut from directly above the hind leg of beef.
- safety hook — a hook that can be transformed into an eye by locking a hinged piece in place.
- safety lock — a lock designed to prevent picking.
- 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
- schecklaton — a gilded leather used for embroidering jacks
- shake on it — to shake hands in agreement, reconciliation, etc
- skatemobile — a scooterlike vehicle built of boxes, boards, or the like, and mounted on skate wheels.
- smoke-eater — a firefighter.
- smoked meat — animal flesh cooked by smoking
- smoky topaz — smoky quartz used as a gemstone: not a true topaz.
- smooth-talk — to persuade by flattery, cajolery, coaxing, or the like: We smooth-talked the company into a huge donation.
- so to speak — to utter words or articulate sounds with the ordinary voice; talk: He was too ill to speak.
- south korea — a country in E Asia: formed 1948 after the division of the former country of Korea at 38° N. 36,600 sq. mi. (94,795 sq. km). Capital: Seoul. Compare Korea.
- spanakopita — a baked dish consisting of spinach, feta cheese, eggs, and scallions enclosed in layers of phyllo.
- spatterdock — any of various water lilies of the genus Nuphar, having globular yellow flowers and growing in lakes or sluggish streams, especially N. advena, of the eastern U.S.
- spatterwork — a method of decorating whereby ink or another fluid is spattered over a medium
- spot market — a market in which commodities, as grain, gold, or crude oil, are dealt in for cash and immediate delivery (distinguished from futures market).
- square knot — a common knot in which the ends come out alongside of the standing parts.
- stake horse — a horse that is regularly entered in stake races.
- stakeholder — the holder of the stakes of a wager.
- staktometer — an instrument for counting drops of liquid, consisting of a glass tube with a hollow bulb in it and one narrow end with a small opening
- stary oskol — a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, SW of Voronezh.
- steak house — A steak house is a restaurant that serves mainly steaks.
- stick float — a float attached at the top and bottom to the line
- stock guard — a barrier for keeping cattle and other animals off the tracks or right of way.
- stockhausen — Karlheinz [kahrl-hahynts] /ˈkɑrlˌhaɪnts/ (Show IPA), 1928–2007, German composer.
- stocktaking — the examination or counting over of materials or goods on hand, as in a stockroom or store.
- stokes' law — the law that the force that retards a sphere moving through a viscous fluid is directly proportional to the velocity of the sphere, the radius of the sphere, and the viscosity of the fluid.
- storm track — the path followed by the center of a cyclonic storm.
- stroke play — medal play.
- tae kwon do — a Korean martial art, a particularly aggressive form of karate, that utilizes punches, jabs, chops, blocking and choking moves, and especially powerful, leaping kicks.
- tailor-make — to make or adjust to meet the needs of the particular situation, individual, object, etc.: to tailor-make a tour.
- take a joke — have a sense of humour
- take action — act, do sth practical
- take notice — listen, heed