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10-letter words containing k, r, o, n

  • roadmaking — road building
  • rock candy — sugar in large, hard, cohering crystals.
  • rock fence — a wall built of unmortared stones, as one bordering a field.
  • rock hound — a geologist.
  • rock plant — a plant found among rocks or in rock gardens.
  • rock snake — any large Australasian python of the genus Liasis
  • rock-bound — hemmed in, enclosed, or covered by rocks; rocky: the rock-bound coast of Maine.
  • rock-candy — sugar in large, hard, cohering crystals.
  • rock-hound — a geologist.
  • rocket gun — any weapon that uses a rocket as a projectile, as a rocket launcher or bazooka.
  • rockingham — Second Marquis of, Charles Watson-Wentworth.
  • rodentlike — belonging or pertaining to the gnawing or nibbling mammals of the order Rodentia, including the mice, squirrels, beavers, etc.
  • rollicking — carefree and joyous: They had a rollicking good time.
  • rollocking — a very severe telling-off; dressing-down
  • ropemaking — the act, skill, or process of fabricating rope.
  • round rock — a town in central Texas.
  • skimmerton — shivaree (def 1).
  • skin color — tone of complexion
  • smoke ring — a visible ring formed by the sudden release of smoke, usually created by blowing smoke from the mouth or by a cigarette, incense stick etc
  • snorkeling — Also called, British, snort. a device permitting a submarine to remain submerged for prolonged periods, consisting of tubes extended above the surface of the water to take in air for the diesel engine and for general ventilation and to discharge exhaust gases and foul air.
  • snorkeller — a person who uses a snorkel or goes snorkelling
  • sock-liner — a thin piece of material, as leather, that is laid on top of the insole of a shoe, boot, or other footwear.
  • soft drink — a beverage that is not alcoholic or intoxicating and is usually carbonated, as root beer or ginger ale.
  • soundtrack — the narrow band on one or both sides of a motion-picture film on which sound is recorded.
  • spoken for — engaged, reserved, or allocated
  • springlock — a lock that fastens automatically by a spring.
  • sternworks — the rear of a vessel
  • stockinger — a person who knits on a stocking frame
  • stockowner — stockholder (def 1).
  • stonebreak — any of a variety of plants in the genus Saxifraga
  • strongbark — any of the several tropical American shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Bourreria, of the borage family, especially B. ovata, of southern Florida and the West Indies, having elliptic leaves and fragrant, white flowers.
  • sword knot — a looped strap, ribbon, or the like attached to the hilt of a sword as a support or ornament.
  • talk round — If you talk someone round, you persuade them to change their mind so that they agree with you, or agree to do what you want them to do
  • tarkington — (Newton) Booth, 1869–1946, U.S. novelist and playwright.
  • tena korua — a Māori greeting to two people
  • tenterhook — one of the hooks or bent nails that hold cloth stretched on a tenter.
  • think over — consider, deliberate
  • tick-borne — carried or transmitted by ticks: tick-borne disease.
  • top-ranked — A top-ranked sports player or team is the most successful player or team in a particular sport.
  • town clerk — a town official who keeps records and issues licenses.
  • track down — a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
  • trackpoint — (hardware)   (Or "pointing stick", "nipple") A small knob found in the middle of some keyboards that works like a very short isometric joystick. Pressing it toward or away from you or from side to side moves the pointer on the screen. Ted Selker brought the concept of an in-keyboard pointing device to IBM in September 1987. TrackPoint was introduced in 1992 on the IBM ThinkPad and later on some desktops. It takes up virtually no extra room on the box or the work area and also requires minimal movement of the hands from the keyboard. Many imitations of highly variable quality appeared. Pointing sticks have also been used in many other notebook brands, including TI, HP, Compac, Dell, Toshiba (e.g. Portege 4000's "AccuPoint II"), and AST (e.g. Ascentia 910N). "TrackPoint" and "Trackpoint" are IBM trademarks.
  • triskelion — a symbolic figure consisting of three legs, arms, or branches radiating from a common center, as the device of Sicily and the Isle of Man.
  • trunk hose — full, baglike breeches covering the body from the waist to the middle of the thigh or lower, sometimes having the stockings attached in one piece, worn by men in the 16th and 17th centuries.
  • trunk road — A trunk road is a major road that has been specially built for travelling long distances. A trunk road is not as wide or as fast as a motorway.
  • trunk show — a showing and sale in a retail store of an entire collection of clothing, jewelry, etc., from a particular designer.
  • turle knot — a special kind of knot for tying a leader, especially of gut, to an eyed hook or fly.
  • under-work — to do less work on than is necessary or required: to underwork an idea.
  • understock — to provide an insufficient quantity, as of merchandise, supplies, or livestock.
  • unforsaken — past participle of forsake.
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