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9-letter words containing k, r

  • sapsucker — any of several American woodpeckers of the genus Sphyrapicus that drill holes in maple, apple, hemlock, etc., drinking the sap and eating the insects that gather there.
  • sarkiness — the quality of being sarcastic
  • scalework — an ornamentation technique used to depict scales on fish or other creatures
  • scarfskin — the outermost layer of the skin; epidermis.
  • schickard — a large crater in the SW quadrant of the moon, about 227 kilometres (141 miles) in diameter
  • schlocker — something of poor quality; schlock
  • schmecker — a heroin user
  • schnorkel — (formerly) snorkel (def 1).
  • schnorkle — (formerly) snorkel (def 1).
  • scrapbook — an album in which pictures, newspaper clippings, etc., may be pasted or mounted.
  • screaking — screeching or creaking
  • scrub oak — any of several oaks, as Quercus ilicifolia and Q. prinoides, characterized by a scrubby manner of growth, usually found in dry, rocky soil.
  • scut work — work that is regarded as tedious and routine or menial
  • sea wrack — seaweed or a growth of seaweed, especially of the larger kinds cast up on the shore.
  • semitruck — tractor-trailer.
  • semiworks — a manufacturing plant equipped to develop and manufacture a new product in small quantities prior to full-scale manufacture
  • seraskier — the Turkish military commander-in-chief
  • serpukhov — a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
  • sevenbark — wild hydrangea.
  • sewerlike — resembling a sewer
  • shakerism — the beliefs and practices of the Shakers.
  • shakspere — William ("the Bard"; "the Bard of Avon") 1564–1616, English poet and dramatist.
  • shark bay — a large inlet on the W coast of Western Australia, 800 km (500 miles) north of Perth; the coastline is over 1500 km (930 miles) long and has two large shallow embayments and numerous islands; noted for its large sea-grass beds, stromatolites, and colonies of dugong; a World Heritage site. Area: 2.2 million hectares. Pop: 900 (2014 est)
  • shark net — a net for catching sharks
  • sharklike — any of a group of elongate elasmobranch, mostly marine fishes, certain species of which are large, voracious, and sometimes dangerous to humans.
  • sharkskin — a smooth fabric of acetate or rayon with a dull or chalklike appearance, for apparel.
  • sheetrock — a trademark name for plasterboard or drywall, composed of gypsum enclosed by heavy sheets of paper and used for constructing interior walls and ceilings
  • sheldrake — any of several Old World ducks of the genus Tadorna, certain species of which have highly variegated plumage.
  • shellbark — the shagbark tree.
  • shellwork — decorative work composed of seashells: an elaborate picture frame decorated with shellwork.
  • shickered — intoxicated; drunk.
  • shiftwork — a system of employment where an individual's normal hours of work are, in part, outside the period of normal day working and may follow a different pattern in consecutive periods of weeks
  • shipwreck — the destruction or loss of a ship, as by sinking.
  • shoe rack — shelving unit for storing footwear
  • shoemaker — William Lee ("Willie") 1931–2003, U.S. jockey.
  • shortcake — a cake made with a relatively large amount of butter or other shortening.
  • shotmaker — a sports player delivering good shots
  • shrewlike — a woman of violent temper and speech; termagant.
  • shrieking — a loud, sharp, shrill cry.
  • shrinkage — the act or fact of shrinking.
  • shrinking — to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
  • shunpiker — a driver who takes a side road to avoid paying a turnpike toll
  • sicknurse — someone who nurses a sick person
  • sidetrack — any railroad track, other than a siding, auxiliary to the main track.
  • silk road — ancient trade route extending from China to the Mediterranean
  • silk tree — a tree, Albizia julibrissin, of the legume family, native to Asia, having pinnate leaves and plumelike pink flowers and widely cultivated as an ornamental.
  • sitzkrieg — slow-moving warfare marked by repeated stalemate.
  • skagerrak — an arm of the North Sea, between Denmark and Norway. 150 miles (240 km) long; 80–90 miles (130–145 km) wide.
  • skatepark — A skatepark is an area that is designed for people to practise skateboarding.
  • skew arch — an arch, as at the entrance to a tunnel, having sides, or jambs, that are not at right angles with the face.
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