11-letter words containing k, u, r, s
- quack grass — a couch grass, Agropyron repens, a pernicious weed in cultivated fields.
- quacksalver — a quack doctor.
- quick grass — the couch grass, Agropyron repens.
- quicksilver — the metallic element mercury.
- rijksmuseum — a museum in Amsterdam housing the national art collection of the Netherlands
- rock thrush — any of several Old World thrushes of the genus Monticola, usually having bluish plumage, especially M. saxatilis, of Europe.
- round steak — a steak cut from directly above the hind leg of beef.
- ruda slaska — a city in S Poland, NW of Katowice.
- rudderstock — the vertical member at the forward edge of a rudder, hinged at the sternpost and attached to the helm or steering gear.
- rust bucket — an old, run-down freighter, especially one whose hull is covered with rust.
- saarbrucken — a state in W Germany, in the Saar River valley. 991 sq. mi. (2569 sq. km). Capital: Saarbrücken.
- saltchucker — a saltwater angler
- sand-struck — (of bricks) made with a mold lined with sand to permit freeing.
- sauk centre — a town in central Minnesota: model for town in Sinclair Lewis's novel Main Street.
- scuff marks — marks made by scuffing
- sharksucker — any of several remoras, as Echeneis naucrates, usually found attached to sharks.
- sicknursing — the nursing of the sick
- ski touring — cross-country skiing.
- skin colour — the colour of a person's skin, ie Black, White, etc
- skulduddery — (of people) adultery
- skulduggery — dishonorable proceedings; mean dishonesty or trickery: bribery, graft, and other such skulduggery.
- skunk river — a river in central Iowa, flowing SE to the Mississippi River. 264 miles (425 km) long.
- skunk works — (usually lowercase). Also, skunk works, skunkworks [skuhngk-wurks] /ˈskʌŋkˌwɜrks/ (Show IPA). Slang. an often secret experimental laboratory or facility for producing innovative products, as in the computer or aerospace field.
- smokejumper — a firefighter who parachutes to forest fires inaccessible to ground crews.
- sound truck — a truck carrying a loudspeaker from which speeches, music, etc., are broadcast, as for advertising, campaigning, or the like.
- source book — an original writing, as a document, record, or diary, that supplies an authoritative basis for future writing, study, evaluation, etc.
- soured milk — milk that has been deliberately soured by fermentation or by adding acids such as lemon juice or vinegar, to be used in cooking
- south korea — 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.
- square knot — a common knot in which the ends come out alongside of the standing parts.
- stagestruck — obsessed with the desire to become an actor or actress.
- stake truck — a truck or trailer with a stake body, as for hauling farm animals or feed bags.
- star-struck — captivated by famous people or by fame itself.
- stock guard — a barrier for keeping cattle and other animals off the tracks or right of way.
- stock-route — a public trail having right of way across private properties and over which cattle and sheep may be herded to grazing grounds or to market.
- strike dumb — to amaze; astound; astonish
- strike fund — an amount of money reserved by a union to make payments to striking works should a strike occur
- strikebound — closed by a strike: a strikebound factory.
- struck jury — a jury obtained by special agreement between the opposing attorneys, each taking turns in eliminating a member of the impaneled group until 12 members remain.
- stumpsucker — windsucker; cribber.
- sucker bait — an enticement calculated to lure a person into a scheme in which he or she may be victimized.
- sucker list — a list of names and addresses of persons considered by a business, charity organization, etc., to be likely purchasers or donors.
- suckerpunch — to strike (someone) with an unexpected blow.
- sucket fork — a utensil for sweetmeats of the 16th, 17th, and early 18th centuries, having fork tines at one end and a spoon bowl at the other end of a common stem.
- sukarnapura — Jayapura
- sunk relief — cavo-relievo.
- super-slick — very well-executed or presented
- supermarket — a large retail market that sells food and other household goods and that is usually operated on a self-service basis.
- superstrike — an exceptionally large strike
- supertanker — a tanker with a deadweight capacity of over 75,000 tons.
- thumbsucker — a person who habitually sucks a thumb.