8-letter words containing k, o, t, s
- ratatosk — An SLR parser generator written in Gofer (a Haskell variant) by Torben AEgidius Mogensen <[email protected]>. Ratatosk generates purely functional backtracking LR0 grammar parsers (also in Gofer). Even though the sematic value of a production is a function of the attributes of its right-hand side (and thus apparently purely synthesised), inherited attributes are easily simulated by using higher-order functions.
- sack out — a large bag of strong, coarsely woven material, as for grain, potatoes, or coal.
- saltwork — place where salt is refined
- scutwork — menial, routine work, as that done by an underling: the scutwork of scrubbing pots and pans.
- seatwork — work that can be done by a child at his or her seat in school without supervision.
- seek out — search, hunt
- shakeout — an elimination or winnowing out of some competing businesses, products, etc., as a result of intense competition in a market of declining sales or rising standards of quality.
- shitwork — bad work; tedious, badly-paid work
- shkotzim — a term used especially by a Jew to refer to a boy or man who is not Jewish.
- shoptalk — the specialized vocabulary having to do with work or a field of work: I don't understand electronics shoptalk.
- shotokan — a popular system of karate based on the principles of Bushido and Zen
- sick-out — a form of industrial action in which all workers in a factory, etc, report sick simultaneously
- sigatoka — a disease of bananas, characterized by discolored spots on the leaves, caused by a fungus, Mycosphaerella musicola.
- sikeston — a city in SE Missouri.
- skeleton — Anatomy, Zoology. the bones of a human or an animal considered as a whole, together forming the framework of the body.
- ski boot — a heavy, thick-soled, ankle-high shoe for skiing, often having padding and extra supporting straps and laces around the ankle, with grooves at the back of the heel for binding to a ski.
- skiatron — a cathode-ray tube used in radar
- skip out — leave, flee
- slipknot — a knot that slips easily along the cord or line around which it is made.
- slotback — an offensive back who lines up about one yard behind the gap in the line between a tackle and an end stationed a distance outside of the tackle.
- smokeout — a day during which smokers are encouraged to abstain from smoking as part of a campaign to emphasize the hazards of the practice.
- smokepot — a pot or device for producing smoke or a vapour resembling smoke
- soak out — to draw out (dirt, etc.) by or as by soaking
- socket 1 — x86 processor socket
- socket 2 — x86 processor socket
- socket 3 — x86 processor socket
- socket 4 — x86 processor socket
- socket 5 — x86 processor socket
- socket 6 — x86 processor socket
- socket 7 — (hardware, standard) A physical and electrical specification for the x86 processor socket matching the pins on Pentium microprocessors manufactured by Intel, and compatibles made by Cyrix, AMD and others. Any CPU chip conforming to this specification can be plugged into any conforming motherboard. Supported processors include: 2.5V - 3.5V Pentiums 75-233 MHz, AMD K5 through K6, Cyrix 6x86 (and MX) P120 - P233. Socket 7 uses a SPGA socket, either a 296 pin LIF or a 321 pin ZIF arranged as 37x37 or 19x19 (depending on who you speak to!). See also Super 7. Intel's Pentium II processor uses Slot 1 mounting.
- socket 8 — (hardware, standard) A physical and electrical specification for the x86 processor socket matching the pins on a Pentium Pro microprocessor. Socket 8 uses a dual pattern PGA/SPGA LIF/ZIF socket with 387 pins, arranged 24x26.
- socketed — a hollow part or piece for receiving and holding some part or thing.
- sockette — a small or short sock, esp one not covering the ankle
- softback — paperback book
- speak to — talk or converse with
- speakout — a firm or brave statement of one's beliefs
- sprocket — Machinery. Also called chainwheel, sprocket wheel. a toothed wheel engaging with a conveyor or power chain. one tooth of such a wheel.
- stakeout — the surveillance of a location by the police, as in anticipation of a crime or the arrival of a wanted person.
- steenbok — a small antelope, Raphicerus campestris, of grassy areas of eastern and southern Africa.
- steinbok — steenbok.
- stenlock — a coal fish, Merlangus carbonarius
- stick to — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
- stick-on — a label, sticker, or the like, that has an adhesive backing.
- stickout — a person who is outstanding or conspicuous, usually for superior endowments, talents, etc.: Jimmy Brown is the stickout among running backs.
- stinkpot — Also called stinkball. a jar containing combustibles or other materials that generate offensive and suffocating vapors, formerly used in warfare.
- stock up — buy a lot of sth for future use
- stockade — Fortification. a defensive barrier consisting of strong posts or timbers fixed upright in the ground.
- stockage — supplies
- stockest — a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.; inventory.
- stocking — a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.; inventory.