12-letter words containing o, k, r, i
- eriskay pony — a breed of medium-sized pony, typically grey, with a dense waterproof coat. The Eriskay is the only surviving variety of the native ponies of the Western Isles of Scotland
- ferrokinesis — (parapsychology) The ability to mentally manipulate iron and other metals.
- flickermouse — Alternative form of flittermouse.
- florida keys — chain of small islands extending southwest from the S tip of Fla.
- folkloristic — the traditional beliefs, legends, customs, etc., of a people; lore of a people.
- foretokening — Indication in advance.
- forked chain — branched chain.
- formula milk — An artificial substitute for breast milk intended for feeding infants. It can come in powdered form to be mixed with water or in instant liquid form.
- fort detrick — a military reservation in N Maryland, NW of Frederick.
- fort pickens — Andrew, 1739–1817, American Revolutionary general.
- fort pulaski — Count Casimir [kaz-uh-meer] /ˈkæz əˌmɪər/ (Show IPA), 1748–79, Polish patriot; general in the American Revolutionary army.
- fortresslike — Resembling a fortress in shape or impregnability.
- frankalmoign — a form of tenure by which religious bodies held lands, esp on condition of praying for the soul of the donor
- frog sticker — Slang. a knife, especially one carried as a weapon.
- frog-sticker — Slang. a knife, especially one carried as a weapon.
- give or take — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- goldbricking — Present participle of goldbrick.
- gordian knot — pertaining to Gordius, ancient king of Phrygia, who tied a knot (the Gordian knot) that, according to prophecy, was to be undone only by the person who was to rule Asia, and that was cut, rather than untied, by Alexander the Great.
- graving dock — an excavated shore dry dock for the repair and maintenance of ships.
- grayson kirk — Grayson (Louis) 1903–1997, U.S. educator: president of Columbia University 1953–68.
- hard-working — industrious; zealous: a hardworking family man.
- hickory pine — bristlecone pine.
- hkakabo razi — the highest peak in Myanmar, in Kachin state, in the N. 19,294 feet (5881 meters).
- hobble skirt — a woman's skirt that is very narrow at the bottom, causing the wearer to walk with short, mincing steps.
- holidaymaker — vacationer.
- hydrokinesis — (science fiction): The psychic ability to manipulate or control water.
- hydrokinetic — pertaining to the motion of liquids.
- in the works — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
- infrakingdom — (taxonomy) A taxonomic category sometimes inserted below subkingdom.
- inkhorn term — an obscure, affectedly or ostentatiously erudite borrowing from another language, especially Latin or Greek.
- interlocking — to fit into each other, as parts of machinery, so that all action is synchronized.
- internetwork — two or more computer networks connected by routers, bridges, etc.: The Internet is the largest internetwork.
- interworking — to work or weave together; interweave.
- joking apart — seriously: said to recall a discussion to seriousness after there has been joking
- junior clerk — a clerk of low rank
- kakistocracy — government by the worst persons; a form of government in which the worst persons are in power.
- karyokinesis — mitosis.
- karyokinetic — Of or pertaining to karyokinesis.
- karyomapping — a technique for determining whether an embryo has inherited a genetic defect by analysing DNA taken from it and its close relatives
- kashmir goat — one of a long-haired breed of goat raised in Tibet and the higher elevations of China, the Indian subcontinent, Afghanistan, and Turkey for its meat, milk, and cashmere wool.
- katamorphism — metamorphism at or near the earth's surface: breaks down complex minerals into simpler ones.
- keeping room — hall (def 11).
- keratinocyte — An epidermal cell that produces keratin.
- keratohyalin — (biology) A protein structure found in granules in the stratum granulosum of the epidermis, which may be involved in keratinization, and in Hassall corpuscles in the thymus.
- keratotomies — Plural form of keratotomy.
- ketoaciduria — (pathology) The presence of (excess) ketoacids in the urine.
- keyboardists — Plural form of keyboardist.
- kidney donor — someone who donates one of their kidneys to be transplanted into another person
- killer micro — [Popularised by Eugene Brooks] A microprocessor-based machine that infringes on mini, mainframe, or supercomputer performance turf. Often heard in "No one will survive the attack of the killer micros!", the battle cry of the downsizers. Used especially of RISC architectures. The popularity of the phrase "attack of the killer micros" is doubtless reinforced by the movie title "Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes" (one of the canonical examples of so-bad-it's-wonderful among hackers). This has even more flavour now that killer micros have gone on the offensive not just individually (in workstations) but in hordes (within massively parallel computers).
- kilocalories — Plural form of kilocalorie.