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12-letter words containing o, a, k, g

  • rock carving — the practice of carving on rock
  • rock glacier — a mass of rock resembling a valley glacier that moves or is moved down a slope by its own weight or by the action of frost and interstitial ice.
  • rocket range — a firing range for rockets
  • scrapbooking — hobby: collaging
  • sewage works — a place where chemicals are used to clean sewage so that it can then be allowed to go into rivers, etc or used to make manure
  • shopbreaking — the act of breaking into a shop
  • 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.
  • smoking area — a designated area in which smoking is permitted
  • smoking lamp — formerly, a lamp aboard ship for lighting pipes, now used figuratively to indicate when smoking is or is not allowed: The smoking lamp is lit.
  • stage pocket — one of several metal boxes placed backstage in the floor (floor pocket) or wall of a theater and containing jacks for electric cables used in lighting units.
  • stocking cap — a long, conical, knitted cap, usually with a tassel or pompon at the tip.
  • storage tank — A storage tank is a large vessel for storing oil, gas, and other petrochemical products.
  • talk through — guide through: a procedure, etc.
  • talking book — a phonograph record or tape recording of readings of a book, magazine, etc., made especially for use by the blind.
  • talking shop — If you say that a conference or a committee is just a talking shop, you disapprove of it because nothing is achieved as a result of what is discussed.
  • tanjungpriok — a port in Indonesia, on the NW coast of Java adjoining the capital, Jakarta: a major shipping and distributing centre for the whole archipelago
  • tonnage deck — the upper deck in a vessel with only two decks.
  • turkoman rug — any of a number of handwoven rugs produced by the Turkomans and characterized by coarse warp and filling yarn, a short, even pile made with the Sehna knot, and a variety of geometric, marine, and serpentine designs.
  • wakeboarding — (sports) A water sport where a rider on a small board is towed by a motor boat, and attached by a cable.
  • waking hours — Your waking hours are the times when you are awake rather than asleep.
  • walk on eggs — the roundish reproductive body produced by the female of certain animals, as birds and most reptiles, consisting of an ovum and its envelope of albumen, jelly, membranes, egg case, or shell, according to species.
  • walk through — an act or instance of walking or going on foot.
  • walk-through — Theater, Television. a rehearsal in which physical action is combined with reading the lines of a play. a perfunctory performance of a script.
  • walking boot — a lightweight rigid knee-length boot with a reinforced sole and straps that fasten around the leg, used for support after a sprain or fracture
  • walking shoe — a sturdy comfortable shoe worn by hillwalkers, etc
  • walking tour — a tour on which you walk rather than using transport
  • walkthroughs — Plural form of walkthrough.
  • work-sharing — an arrangement whereby one full-time job may be carried out by two people working part time
  • working rail — fly rail (def 2).
  • workingwoman — a woman who is regularly employed.
  • yogurt-maker — a machine for making yogurt
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