13-letter words containing o, a, k, e, n, s
- pollen basket — (of bees) a smooth area on the hind tibia of each leg fringed with long hairs and serving to transport pollen.
- pompton lakes — a town in NE New Jersey.
- question mark — Also called interrogation point, interrogation mark. a mark indicating a question: usually, as in English, the mark (?) placed after a question.
- rainbow snake — a burrowing snake, Farancia erytrogramma, of the southeastern U.S., having red and black stripes along the body, a red and yellow underside, and a sharp-tipped tail used in maneuvering prey.
- raking course — a concealed course of bricks laid diagonally to the wall surface in a raking bond.
- risk aversion — a strong disinclination to take risks
- roanoke bells — a wild plant, Mertensia virginica, of the borage family, native to the eastern U.S., grown as a garden plant for its handsome, nodding clusters of blue flowers.
- rocking shear — a shear having a curved blade that cuts with a rocking motion.
- rosenkavalier — an opera (1911) by Richard Strauss.
- saloon keeper — a person who owns or operates a saloon.
- sea buckthorn — a thorny Eurasian shrub, Hippophaë rhamnoides, growing on sea coasts and having silvery leaves and orange fruits: family Elaeagnaceae
- season ticket — a ticket for a specified series or number of events or valid for unlimited use during a specified time, often sold at a reduced rate, for athletic events, concerts, transportation, etc.
- shock and awe — US military: use of extreme force
- shockumentary — a television programme showing members of the public in shocking or violent situations
- sirloin steak — cut of beef
- skateboarding — a device for riding upon, usually while standing, consisting of a short, oblong piece of wood, plastic, or aluminum mounted on large roller-skate wheels, used on smooth surfaces and requiring better balance of the rider than the ordinary roller skate does.
- skin and bone — You can say someone is just skin and bone when you do not approve of the fact that they are very thin.
- skin reaction — an irritation or inflammation of the skin due to an allergy or infection, brought about by natural means or by a skin test.
- slow-speaking — tending to speak slowly
- smoked salmon — pink-fleshed fish cooked by smoking
- spark erosion — a method of machining using a shaped electrode which erodes the workpiece by an electric spark discharge between itself and the workpiece
- spokesmanship — the office or skilful use of the office of spokesman
- sportsmanlike — a man who engages in sports, especially in some open-air sport, as hunting, fishing, racing, etc.
- standing joke — If something is a standing joke among a group of people, they often make jokes about it.
- station break — an interval between or during programs for identifying the station, making announcements, etc.
- steve wozniak — (person) Co-founder of Apple Computer with Steve Jobs on 01 April 1976 and the inventor of the Apple II personal computer.
- streaky bacon — Streaky bacon is bacon which has stripes of fat between stripes of meat.
- streptokinase — an enzyme used to dissolve blood clots.
- take occasion — to avail oneself of an opportunity (to do something)
- take stock in — a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.; inventory.
- task-oriented — focusing on the completion of particular tasks as a measure of success
- thrombokinase — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
- train-workers — people who work on trains
- tseng kuo-fan — 1811–72, Chinese general and statesman.
- undated stock — stock that has no definitive repayment commitment
- unscholarlike — not befitting a scholar; ungentlemanly
- walking horse — Tennessee walking horse.
- water-soaking — to soak or saturate with water.
- whiskerandoed — having extravagant whiskers
- working asset — invested capital that is comparatively liquid.
- works manager — a factory manager