9-letter words containing o, k, e, s
- muskmelon — a round or oblong melon, occurring in many varieties, having a juicy, often aromatic, sweet, yellow, white, or green, edible flesh.
- muskogean — a family of American Indian languages of the southeastern U.S., including Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and several less well-known languages.
- mykerinos — Mycerinus.
- neckdowns — Plural form of neckdown.
- nickelous — containing bivalent nickel.
- no-strike — of, relating to, or containing a provision that workers are not permitted to strike under certain terms and conditions: a no-strike clause in a labor contract.
- nollekens — Joseph. 1737–1823, British neoclassical sculptor of portrait busts, tombs, and mythological subjects
- nonkosher — Not kosher.
- nonskater — a person who does not skate
- nonsmoker — a person who does not smoke.
- notebooks — Plural form of notebook.
- oakenshaw — an area of woodland containing oak trees
- oddsmaker — a person who calculates or predicts the outcome of a contest, as in sports or politics, and sets betting odds.
- oil sheik — a sheik who is involved in or who controls the supply of petroleum from Arab countries to other countries
- olykoeks' — doughnut.
- on strike — to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.
- onlookers — Plural form of onlooker.
- ookinesis — the series of nuclear changes occurring in the ovum during maturation and fertilization.
- ossietzky — Carl von [kahrl fuh n] /kɑrl fən/ (Show IPA), 1889–1938, German pacifist: Nobel Peace Prize 1935.
- ouspensky — Peter Demianovich [pee-ter di-myah-nuh-vich;; Russian pyawtr dyi-myah-nuh-vyich] /ˈpi tər dɪˈmyɑ nə vɪtʃ;; Russian ˈpyɔtr dyɪˈmyɑ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1878–1947, Russian philosopher and author.
- outbreaks — Plural form of outbreak.
- outskates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outskate.
- outspeaks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outspeak.
- outspoken — uttered or expressed with frankness or without reserve: outspoken criticism.
- outstrike — (transitive) To strike faster than.
- outstroke — a stroke in an outward direction.
- overbooks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overbook.
- overcooks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overcook.
- overskirt — an outer skirt.
- oversmoke — to smoke (something) too much
- overstink — to stink more than (something else)
- overstock — to stock to excess: We are overstocked on this item.
- packhorse — a horse used for carrying goods, freight, supplies, etc.
- periaktos — an ancient device used for changing theatre scenery, usually consisting of a revolving triangular prism with different scenes painted on each face; the device was heavily used in the Renaissance
- perovskia — a member of the Perovskia genus of aromatic plant native to central Asia, esp Russian sage, Perovskia atriplicifolia
- pranksome — tending to play pranks; mischievous; prankish
- presswork — the working or management of a printing press.
- proselike — the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- rockiness — the state or condition of a person who is shaky or unsteady, as from drinking, fatigue, or illness.
- rockslide — a fall of rocks down a hillside
- rose pink — a light pinkish red color.
- sage cock — the male sage grouse.
- scalework — an ornamentation technique used to depict scales on fish or other creatures
- schlocker — something of poor quality; schlock
- schnorkel — (formerly) snorkel (def 1).
- schnorkle — (formerly) snorkel (def 1).
- sea smoke — fog caused by cold air flowing over a body of comparatively warm water, the vapor condensing in small convective columns near the water surface and giving the appearance of smoke or steam.
- seedstock — seed, tubers, or roots selected and kept for planting.
- semiworks — a manufacturing plant equipped to develop and manufacture a new product in small quantities prior to full-scale manufacture
- serpukhov — a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.