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12-letter words containing n, o, k, e

  • reaping hook — a curved cutting tool with a sharp edge, used in the cutting or harvesting of crops
  • record token — a gift voucher that can be used as payment for records of a specified value
  • red kangaroo — a large Australian kangaroo, Macropus rufus, the male of which has a reddish coat
  • ribbon snake — either of two long-tailed garter snakes, Thamnophis proximus or T. sauritus, of eastern and central North America, having a brownish body and yellow or orange stripes.
  • ring knocker — a commissioned officer in the U.S. armed forces who is a graduate of a military academy.
  • ring network — (networking, topology)   A network topology in which all nodes are connected to a single wire in a ring or point-to-point. There are no endpoints. This topology is used by token ring networks. Compare: bus network, star network.
  • rock and rye — a bottled drink made with rye whiskey, rock candy, and fruit.
  • rock jasmine — any of several alpine plants belonging to the genus Androsace, of the primrose family, having tufted leaves often in basal rosettes, and umbels of pink, red, purple, or white flowers.
  • rocker panel — body paneling below the passenger compartment of a vehicle.
  • rocket plane — aircraft that launches rockets
  • rocket range — a firing range for rockets
  • rockumentary — a documentary about rock music.
  • rohnert park — a city in W California.
  • 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.
  • rooter skunk — hog-nosed skunk (def 1).
  • rostenkowski — Dan(iel) 1928–2010, U.S. politician: congressman 1959–94.
  • rough-spoken — coarse or vulgar in speech.
  • running joke — a joke or humorous allusion used recurrently in a play, film, television skit, etc., for a cumulative comic effect.
  • salmon steak — a thick slice of salmon
  • saloonkeeper — a person who operates a saloon (sense 3)
  • sankt pölten — a city in NE Austria, the capital of Lower Austria state. Pop: 49 121 (2001)
  • scorekeeping — an official of a sports contest who keeps record of the score.
  • section mark — section (def 16).
  • self-cooking — the act of a person or thing that cooks.
  • self-locking — a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
  • self-mocking — to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
  • senior clerk — a clerk who is in a senior position and performs office tasks under minimal supervision
  • severodvinsk — a city in the N Russian Federation in Europe, on Dvina Gulf, E of Archangel.
  • shavano peak — a mountain in central Colorado, in the S Sawatch Range, in the Rocky Mountains. 14,229 feet (4337 meters).
  • shopbreaking — the act of breaking into a shop
  • short-spoken — speaking in a short, brief, or curt manner.
  • silky cornel — a cornel, Cornus amomum, of the eastern U.S., having leaves covered with short, silky hairs on the underside and bearing blue berries.
  • skeleton bob — a small sledge for racing over a frozen track, steered by the rider by movements of the head and shoulders
  • 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.
  • skeleton key — a key with nearly the whole substance of the bit filed away so that it may open various locks.
  • skeleton law — a framework or basic outline of law or rule
  • skeleton map — a map showing only basic details of a land, place, etc
  • skeletonizer — any of numerous insect species that reduce leaves to a skeleton
  • skew polygon — the figure formed by joining four or more points, not all in one plane, by the same number of lines
  • smoke screen — a mass of dense smoke produced to conceal an area, vessel, or plane from the enemy.
  • smoke signal — If someone such as a politician or businessman sends out smoke signals, they give an indication of their views and intentions. This indication is often not clear and needs to be worked out.
  • smoke-screen — a mass of dense smoke produced to conceal an area, vessel, or plane from the enemy.
  • smoking area — a designated area in which smoking is permitted
  • smooth snake — any of several slender nonvenomous colubrid snakes of the European genus Coronella, esp C. austriaca, having very smooth scales and a reddish-brown coloration
  • snake doctor — South Midland and Southern U.S. a dragonfly.
  • sneak out of — leave secretly
  • socket joint — a joint in which the rounded end of one part fits into the cavity of another part
  • soup kitchen — a place where food, usually soup, is served at little or no charge to the needy.
  • 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.
  • soybean milk — a milk substitute made of soy flour and water, used especially in the making of tofu.
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