14-letter words containing k, r, o, n
- skeleton draft — a basic or minimum draft or outline
- ski instructor — sb who teaches skiing
- skirting board — fabric for making skirts.
- social drinker — a person who drinks alcoholic beverages usually in the company of others and is in control of his or her drinking.
- social network — a network of friends, colleagues, and other personal contacts: Strong social networks can encourage healthy behaviors.
- sock suspender — garter (def 1).
- sonderkommando — a group of prisoners assigned to collect belongings and dispose of the bodies of other prisoners who had died or been killed.
- sorting tracks — the part of a railroad yard used for the final sorting of cars from a classification yard.
- stalking horse — If you describe a person or thing as a stalking horse, you mean that it is being used to obtain a temporary advantage so that someone can get what they really want.
- stalking-horse — a horse, or a figure of a horse, behind which a hunter hides in stalking game.
- starting block — a device used by runners, especially sprinters, for increasing their speed off the mark, consisting of a metal or wooden frame, usually secured to the ground at both ends, with adjustable, triangular-shaped blocks on each side for bracing the feet.
- stinking roger — any of various plants having an unpleasant odor.
- stock in trade — the requisites for carrying on a business, especially goods kept on hand for sale in a store.
- stock transfer — Stock transfer is the act of moving goods from one part of the distribution chain to another.
- stock turnover — the rate at which stock is sold and replenished
- stock watering — the creation of more new shares in a company than is justified by its assets
- stock-in-trade — items used in performing a job
- stocking frame — a type of knitting machine
- stoke-on-trent — a city in N Staffordshire, in central England, on the Trent River: pottery and china.
- stop-and-frisk — a policy that permits a police officer to momentarily detain and pat down or search a person suspected of criminal activity, especially when suspected of concealing a weapon.
- sunburst clock — a clock with the pattern or design of a sun
- surfer's knobs — a tumorlike nodule below a surfer's knee or on the upper area of the foot, caused by pressure on the skin and tissue exerted by the surfboard.
- surgeon's knot — a knot resembling a reef knot, used by surgeons for tying ligatures and the like.
- take inventory — count stock or belongings
- tank destroyer — a high-speed, self-propelled, armored combat vehicle with antitank cannon.
- ten-acre block — a block of subdivided farming land, usually within commuting distance of a city, that provides a semirural way of life
- throwing stick — a short, straight or curved stick, flat or cylindrical in form, often having a hand grip, and used generally in preliterate societies as a hunting weapon to throw at birds and small game.
- ticket counter — the place where you buy a ticket for public transport, the theatre, cinema, etc
- to break ranks — If you say that a member of a group or organization breaks ranks, you mean that they disobey the instructions of their group or organization.
- to close ranks — If you say that the members of a group close ranks, you mean that they are supporting each other only because their group is being criticized.
- to know better — If someone knows better than to do something, they are old enough or experienced enough to know it is the wrong thing to do.
- tokara islands — a group of Japanese islands in the W Pacific Ocean, in the N Ryukyu Islands.
- trick question — sth asked to mislead or incriminate sb
- trudgen stroke — a swimming stroke in which a double overarm motion and a scissors kick are used
- try one's luck — to attempt something that is uncertain
- turkish angora — a long-haired breed of cat, similar to the Persian
- uncrowned king — a man or woman of high status among a certain group
- unforeknowable — not foreknowable
- unknown factor — a factor that is not known or understood
- vandyke collar — a wide collar of lace and linen with the edge formed into scallops or deep points.
- vernier rocket — a small, low-thrust rocket engine for correcting the heading and velocity of a long-range ballistic missile.
- virginia stock — a plant, Malcolmia maritima, of the mustard family, native to the Mediterranean region, having oblong leaves on a weak, often reclining stem and reddish or white flowers.
- voluntary work — unpaid employment for a cause
- walkaround pay — extra pay earned by an employee for accompanying an official inspector on a plant tour or around a job site.
- walking shorts — medium to long shorts, often cut fuller than Bermuda shorts and used for walking or leisure activity.
- wardrobe trunk — a large, upright trunk, usually with space on one side for hanging clothes and drawers or compartments on the other for small articles, shoes, etc.
- windsor rocker — a Windsor chair on rockers
- work placement — temporary job, internship
- working memory — temporary or short-term recall
- working papers — documents permitting employment