10-letter words containing o, a, k, e
- soapflakes — small particles of solid soap or detergent used for washing clothes
- soundalike — a person or thing that sounds like another, especially a better known or more famous prototype: a whole spate of Elvis Presley soundalikes.
- spokeshave — a cutting tool having a blade set between two handles, originally for shaping spokes, but now in general use for dressing curved edges of wood and forming round bars and shapes.
- spongecake — sweet cake of eggs and flour
- stake boat — an anchored boat to which barges or other boats are temporarily moored.
- stake body — an open truck body having a platform with sockets at the edge into which upright stakes may be placed to form a fence around a load.
- steakhouse — a restaurant specializing in beefsteak.
- stonebreak — any of a variety of plants in the genus Saxifraga
- stroke oar — the oar nearest to the stern of the boat.
- sweat sock — one of a pair of socks made of thick, absorbent cotton, wool, or other material and worn during exercise, sports, leisure activity, etc.
- take a bow — to bend the knee or body or incline the head, as in reverence, submission, salutation, recognition, or acknowledgment.
- take cover — to be or serve as a covering for; extend over; rest on the surface of: Snow covered the fields.
- take notes — to write down notes, as during a lecture or interview, for later reference
- take stock — a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.; inventory.
- take up on — If you take someone up on their offer or invitation, you accept it.
- take-along — intended or suitable for taking along, as on a trip: take-along snacks for long car trips.
- talked out — to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking: to talk about poetry.
- task force — Navy, Military. a temporary grouping of units under one commander, formed for the purpose of carrying out a specific operation or mission.
- tena korua — a Māori greeting to two people
- tereshkova — Valentina Vladimirovna [vuh-lyin-tyee-nuh vluh-dyi-myee-ruh v-nuh] /və lyɪnˈtyi nə vlə dyɪˈmyi rəv nə/ (Show IPA), born 1937, Soviet cosmonaut: first woman in space 1963.
- to make do — If you make do with something, you use or have it instead of something else that you do not have, although it is not as good.
- to make it — If you make it somewhere, you succeed in getting there, especially in time to do something.
- tonka bean — the fragrant, black almond-shaped seed of a tall tree belonging to the genus Dipteryx (or Coumarouna), of the legume family, especially D. odorata, of tropical South America, used in perfumes, as a source of coumarin, and as a substitute for vanilla.
- tool maker — a person who specializes in the production or reconditioning of precision tools, cutters, etc
- tool-maker — a machinist skilled in the building and reconditioning of tools, jigs, and related devices used in a machine shop.
- top-ranked — A top-ranked sports player or team is the most successful player or team in a particular sport.
- towel rack — a rack consisting of one or more bars on which towels or washcloths are hung.
- track shoe — a light, heelless, usually leather shoe having either steel spikes for use outdoors on a cinder or dirt track, or a rubber sole for use indoors on a board floor.
- trade book — a book designed for the general public and available through an ordinary book dealer, as distinguished from a limited-edition book, textbook, mass market paperback, etc.
- turkey oak — any of several oaks, as Quercus cerris, of Eurasia, or Q. laevis and Q. incana, of the southern U.S., that grow on dry, sandy barrens.
- two shakes — to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
- unforsaken — past participle of forsake.
- unknowable — not knowable; incapable of being known or understood.
- unlockable — to undo the lock of (a door, chest, etc.), especially with a key.
- unsmokable — not able to be smoked
- unworkable — practicable or feasible: He needs a workable schedule.
- wacked-out — whacked-out.
- wageworker — a member of the laboring class; wage earner.
- wake up to — If you wake up to something, you become aware of it.
- wake-robin — the cuckoopint.
- water-soak — to soak or saturate with water.
- waterworks — (used with a singular or plural verb) a complete system of reservoirs, pipelines, conduits, etc., by which water is collected, purified, stored, and pumped to urban users.
- wattlework — a simple covering for a human dwelling constructed from interwoven branches and leaved twigs
- weak force — a force between elementary particles that causes certain processes that take place with low probability, as radioactive beta-decay and collisions between neutrinos and other particles.
- weak point — an area of weakness
- whaikorero — the art of formal speech-making
- widowmaker — Alternative form of widow-maker.
- work space — area used for work
- workbasket — a basket used to hold needlework paraphernalia.
- workmaster — a master workman