9-letter words containing o, k, r, i
- firelocks — Plural form of firelock.
- fireworks — Often, fireworks. a combustible or explosive device for producing a striking display of light or a loud noise, used for signaling or as part of a celebration.
- fish fork — a small fork having usually three tines, used for eating fish at table.
- folkloric — based on or resembling folklore: folkloric music.
- folkright — a law or right of the people as opposed to that of the privileged classes.
- for kicks — If you say that someone does something for kicks, you mean that they do it because they think it will be exciting.
- foreskins — Plural form of foreskin.
- foreskirt — the front skirt of an article of clothing (as opposed to the train)
- forestick — the front log in a wood fire, as in a fireplace.
- forethink — to have prescience of
- forjaskit — exhausted
- forkiness — the state of being forky
- forklifts — Plural form of forklift.
- forsaking — Present participle of forsake.
- forskolin — (biochemistry) A labdane diterpene produced by the plant Coleus forskohlii; commonly used in the study and research of cell physiology.
- fossicker — Someone who fossicks.
- frog kick — a type of kick in which the legs are bent at the knees, extended outward, and then brought together forcefully.
- frolicked — merry play; merriment; gaiety; fun.
- frolicker — merry play; merriment; gaiety; fun.
- goldbrick — Informal. a brick made to look like gold, sold by a swindler.
- grillwork — material so formed as to function as or to have the appearance of a grille.
- hair-lock — a curl of the hair of the head
- handiwork — work done by hand.
- heraklion — Iraklion
- hickories — Plural form of hickory.
- hieromonk — a monk who is also a priest.
- hookerish — Lb slang Resembling or befitting a prostitute.
- horiatiki — a traditional Greek salad consisting of tomatoes, cucumber, onion, olives, and feta cheese
- hornywink — a lapwing
- horselike — a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- hydro-ski — a hydrofoil attached to a seaplane to aid in takeoffs and landings.
- hygrodeik — A form of hygrometer having wet and dry bulb thermometers, with an adjustable index showing the percentage of moisture in the air, etc.
- interknot — to knot together
- interlock — to fit into each other, as parts of machinery, so that all action is synchronized.
- interwork — to work or weave together; interweave.
- inworking — an internal operation
- irksomely — In an irksome manner; tediously.
- iron duke — 1st Duke of (Arthur Wellesley"the Iron Duke") 1769–1852, British general and statesman, born in Ireland: prime minister 1828–30.
- iron mask — an iron covering for the face, supposedly used in the past to conceal the identity of a well-known prisoner
- iron-sick — noting a wooden hull, fastened with iron, in which chemical interaction between the iron and the wood has resulted in the decay of both; nail-sick.
- ironworks — an establishment where iron is smelted or where it is cast or wrought.
- kairomone — A chemical substance emitted by an organism and detected by another of a different species that gains advantage from this, e.g., a parasite seeking a host.
- kaiserdom — The dignity, rank or office of a kaiser; the state of being a kaiser.
- kamilaroi — an Australian aboriginal language spoken in northern New South Wales.
- keratosis — any skin disease characterized by a horny growth, as a wart.
- keratotic — any skin disease characterized by a horny growth, as a wart.
- ketonuria — the presence of ketone bodies in the urine.
- khouribga — a city in W central Morocco.
- kick over — to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
- kickboard — a buoyant, usually small board that is used to support the arms of a swimmer, used chiefly in practicing kicking movements.