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13-letter words containing o, a, k, e

  • poker machine — a fruit machine
  • 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.
  • poplar kitten — a moth, (Furcula bifida,) which has larvae like those of the related puss moth
  • porcelainlike — resembling porcelain
  • pork-barreler — a politician, especially a senator or member of Congress who is party to or benefits from a pork barrel.
  • porkpie (hat) — a man's soft hat with a round, flat crown
  • power takeoff — an accessory unit or apparatus attached to an engine-powered machine and powered by the engine. Abbreviation: PTO.
  • power walking — a form of exercise that involves rapid walking with arms bent and swinging naturally.
  • question mark — Also called interrogation point, interrogation mark. a mark indicating a question: usually, as in English, the mark (?) placed after a question.
  • racket sports — sports, such as tennis, squash, badminton, etc, that are played using a racket
  • 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.
  • realpolitiker — someone who practises or believes in realpolitik
  • redcloud peak — a mountain in SW Colorado, in the San Juan Mountains, in the S Rocky Mountains. 14,034 feet (4278 meters).
  • research work — work concerning research into or investigation into a subject, topic, etc, particularly in the sciences
  • 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.
  • rock barnacle — any marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia, usually having a calcareous shell, being either stalked (goose barnacle) and attaching itself to ship bottoms and floating timber, or stalkless (rock barnacle or acorn barnacle) and attaching itself to rocks, especially in the intertidal zone.
  • rock the boat — to move or sway to and fro or from side to side.
  • rocket attack — a missile attack
  • rocking shear — a shear having a curved blade that cuts with a rocking motion.
  • rocking valve — (on a steam engine) a valve mechanism oscillating through an arc to open and close.
  • 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
  • sea hollyhock — a rose mallow, Hibiscus moscheutos.
  • 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
  • shock therapy — (not in technical use) any of various therapies, as insulin shock therapy or electroconvulsive therapy, that induce convulsions or unconsciousness, used for symptomatic relief in certain mental disorders.
  • 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.
  • skilled labor — labor that requires special training for its satisfactory performance.
  • 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
  • smoke chamber — an enlarged area between the throat of a fireplace and the chimney flue.
  • smoked salmon — pink-fleshed fish cooked by smoking
  • smooth-talker — a person who gets another person to do their bidding by using a slick, gently persuasive, practised, or competent manner
  • social market — an economic system in which industry and commerce are run by private enterprise within limits set by the government to ensure equality of opportunity and social and environmental responsibility
  • social worker — sb who assists local community
  • spark erosion — a method of machining using a shaped electrode which erodes the workpiece by an electric spark discharge between itself and the workpiece
  • speak volumes — a collection of written or printed sheets bound together and constituting a book.
  • spokesmanship — the office or skilful use of the office of spokesman
  • sports jacket — a jacket, often of textured wool or colorful pattern, with a collar, lapels, long sleeves, and buttons in the front, cut somewhat fuller than the jacket of a business suit, worn with slacks for informal occasions.
  • sportsmanlike — a man who engages in sports, especially in some open-air sport, as hunting, fishing, racing, etc.
  • spotted crake — a Eurasian rail, Porzana porzana, of swamps and marshes, having a buff speckled plumage and dark brown wings
  • 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.
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