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

  • roselle park — a borough in NE New Jersey.
  • saddle block — a type of spinal anaesthesia producing sensory loss in the buttocks, inner sides of the thighs, and perineum
  • sale of work — a sale of goods and handicrafts made by the members of a club, church congregation, etc, to raise money
  • salmon brick — a soft, imperfectly fired brick having a reddish-orange color.
  • salmon steak — a thick slice of salmon
  • saloonkeeper — a person who operates a saloon (sense 3)
  • sankt pölten — a city in NE Austria, the capital of Lower Austria state. Pop: 49 121 (2001)
  • school shark — an Australian shark resembling the tope, Notogaleus australis
  • sea milkwort — a maritime plant, Glaux maritima, having small, pinkish-white flowers.
  • shark patrol — a watch for sharks kept by an aircraft flying over beaches used by swimmers
  • silk factory — plant where silk fabric is produced
  • skeleton car — a freight car essentially consisting of a central longitudinal girder fastened to the trucks, sometimes supplemented by one or more pairs of cross cantilevers: used for carrying logs or containers.
  • skeleton law — a framework or basic outline of law or rule
  • skeleton map — a map showing only basic details of a land, place, etc
  • slash pocket — a pocket set into a garment, especially below the waistline, to which easy access is provided by an exterior, vertical or diagonal slit.
  • 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 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.
  • snatch block — a fairlead having the form of a block that can be opened to receive the bight of a rope at any point along its length.
  • solar cooker — a simple, low-cost device using focused sunshine to cook rice, boil water, etc.
  • south kvaløy — an island in the Arctic Ocean, off the N coast of Norway. Area: 735 sq km (284 sq miles)
  • soybean milk — a milk substitute made of soy flour and water, used especially in the making of tofu.
  • spinal block — spinal anesthesia.
  • stakeholders — the holder of the stakes of a wager.
  • stock saddle — Western saddle.
  • take counsel — receive advice
  • take hold of — grasp, seize sth
  • talk down to — to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking: to talk about poetry.
  • 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.
  • thanks a lot — thank you
  • thessalonike — official name of Salonika.
  • thessaloníki — official name of Salonika.
  • to pull rank — If you say that someone in authority pulls rank, you mean that they unfairly force other people to do what they want because of their higher rank or position.
  • to talk shop — If you say that people are talking shop, you mean that they are talking about their work, and this is boring for other people who do not do the same work.
  • to walk tall — If you say that someone walks tall, you mean that they behave in a way that shows that they have pride in themselves and in what they are doing.
  • touch-tackle — touch football.
  • trial docket — docket (def 1).
  • trial-docket — Also called trial docket. a list of cases in court for trial, or the names of the parties who have cases pending.
  • troublemaker — a person who causes difficulties, distress, worry, etc., for others, especially one who does so habitually as a matter of malice.
  • unreckonable — to count, compute, or calculate, as in number or amount.
  • unsailorlike — not befitting a sailor
  • walk of life — The walk of life that you come from is the position that you have in society and the kind of job you have.
  • 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-on part — acting role with no spoken lines
  • 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.
  • walker hound — an American foxhound having a black, tan, and white, or, sometimes, a tan and white coat.
  • 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
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