12-letter words containing k, r, a, t, o
- monkey trial — John Thomas, 1901–70, U.S. high-school teacher whose teaching of the Darwinian theory of evolution became a cause célèbre (Scopes Trial or Monkey Trial) in 1925.
- mother-naked — stark naked; as naked as when born.
- network card — network interface controller
- nomenklatura — a select list or class of people from which appointees for top-level government positions are drawn, especially from a Communist Party.
- north dakota — a state in the N central United States. 70,665 sq. mi. (183,020 sq. km). Capital: Bismarck. Abbreviation: ND (for use with zip code), N. Dak.
- north korean — a country in E Asia: formed 1948 after the division of the former country of Korea at 38° N. 50,000 sq. mi. (129,500 sq. km). Capital: Pyongyang. Compare Korea.
- north kvaløy — an island in the Arctic Ocean, off the N coast of Norway. Area: 329 sq km (127 sq miles)
- oak-root rot — a disease of oaks and other trees and woody plants, caused by the fungus Amillariella mellea (oak-root fungus) the fruiting body of which is the honey mushroom, and characterized by rotting roots, girdling of crown, and eventual death of the tree.
- off the rack — (of clothing) not made to specific or individual requirements; ready-made: off-the-rack men's suits.
- off-the-rack — (of clothing) not made to specific or individual requirements; ready-made: off-the-rack men's suits.
- orange stick — a slender, rounded stick, originally of orangewood, having tapered ends and used in manicuring, especially to push back the cuticles or clean the fingernails.
- package tour — a planned tour in which one fee is charged for all expenses: offering package tours of the chateau country.
- packed tower — A packed tower is a tall distillation vessel which uses packing.
- packet radio — (communications, radio) The use of packet switched communications protocols in large networks (i.e not wireless LANs or Bluetooth) having wireless links to terminals at least. Packet radio is split into amateur packet radio (AX25) and General Packet Radio Service (GRPS).
- pattern book — collection of textile motifs or designs
- persian knot — a hand-tied knot, used in rug weaving, in which the ends of yarn looped around a warp thread appear at each of the interstices between adjacent threads and produce a compact and relatively even pile effect.
- petrozavodsk — a city in NW Russia, capital of the Karelian Autonomous Republic, on Lake Onega: developed around ironworks established by Peter the Great in 1703; university (1940). Pop: 265 000 (2005 est)
- port jackson — an inlet of the Pacific in SE Australia: the harbor of Sydney.
- postcardlike — (of a scene) resembling a postcard
- private joke — a joke that is understood only by a certain social group
- product mark — a trademark used on only one product.
- quack doctor — an unqualified person who claims medical knowledge or other skills
- quartz clock — an extremely accurate electronic movement utilizing the natural frequency of vibrations of a quartz crystal to regulate the operation of the timepiece (quartz clock or quartz watch)
- rat kangaroo — any of several rabbit-sized, ratlike Australian kangaroos of the subfamily Potoroinae.
- rat-kangaroo — any of several rabbit-sized, ratlike Australian kangaroos of the subfamily Potoroinae.
- rock crystal — transparent quartz, especially when colorless.
- rocket plane — aircraft that launches rockets
- rocket range — a firing range for rockets
- rocket salad — rocket2 (def 2).
- rocket-salad — any of various plants belonging to the genus Hesperis, of the mustard family, and related genera. Compare dame's rocket.
- rockumentary — a documentary about rock music.
- rohnert park — a city in W California.
- roller-skate — to glide about by means of roller skates.
- roman strike — a striking mechanism of c1700, giving the equivalent in tones of Roman numerals, a bell of one pitch striking once for each number I, a bell of another pitch striking once for V, twice for X.
- sankt moritz — German name of St. Moritz.
- sea milkwort — a maritime plant, Glaux maritima, having small, pinkish-white flowers.
- section mark — section (def 16).
- shark patrol — a watch for sharks kept by an aircraft flying over beaches used by swimmers
- silk factory — plant where silk fabric is produced
- skateboarder — person who rides skateboard
- skeleton car — a freight car essentially consisting of a central longitudinal girder fastened to the trucks, sometimes supplemented by one or more pairs of cross cantilevers: used for carrying logs or containers.
- smart cookie — intelligent or sharp-witted person
- smoky quartz — a smoky-yellow to dark brown or black variety of quartz, used as a gem.
- snake doctor — South Midland and Southern U.S. a dragonfly.
- south korean — 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.
- sport jacket — A sport jacket is the same as a sport coat.
- stakeholders — the holder of the stakes of a wager.
- star network — a circuit with three or more branches all of which have one common terminal.
- stick around — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
- stock market — a particular market where stocks and bonds are traded; stock exchange.