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11-letter words containing o, r, k

  • bus network — (networking)   A network topology in which all nodes are connected to a single wire or set of wires (the bus). Bus networks typically use CSMA/CD techniques to determine which node should transmit data at any given time. Some networks are implemented as a bus, e.g. Ethernet - a one-bit bus operating at 10, 100, 1000 or 10,000 megabits per second. Originally Ethernet was a physical layer bus consisting of a wire (with terminators at each end) to which each node was attached. Switched Ethernet, while no longer physically a bus still acts as one at the logical layers.
  • butt stroke — a blow struck with the butt of a rifle, as in close combat.
  • cabinetwork — the making of furniture, esp of fine quality
  • caneworking — A glassblowing technique that uses rods of coloured glass to add intricate patterns and stripes to blown glass objects.
  • canker sore — an ulceration, esp of the lips or lining of the oral cavity
  • cankerworms — Plural form of cankerworm.
  • carbon sink — areas of vegetation, esp forests, and the phytoplankton-rich seas that absorb the carbon dioxide produced by the burning of fossil fuels
  • care worker — A care worker is someone whose job involves helping people who have particular problems or special needs, for example in a care home.
  • carrot cake — a sweet cake made with grated carrots
  • cartoonlike — cartoonish
  • caseworkers — Plural form of caseworker.
  • casual work — temporary, as opposed to permanent or regular, employment
  • chalkboards — Plural form of chalkboard.
  • checkerspot — any of several butterflies of the genus Melitaea, having black wings with yellowish-brown, checkerlike markings.
  • checkerwork — a pile of loosely stacked bricks in the regenerator of a regenerative furnace.
  • chequerwork — any work that resembles a chequerboard in pattern
  • cheremkhovo — a city in the SE Russian Federation in Asia, on the Trans-Siberian Railroad, near Lake Baikal.
  • chokecherry — any of several North American species of cherry, esp Prunus virginiana, having very astringent dark red or black fruit
  • chop stroke — (in tennis, cricket, etc.) a stroke made with a sharp downward movement of the racket, bat, etc., imparting a backspin to the ball.
  • chucker-out — a person employed at a club, pub, disco, etc, to throw out drunks or troublemakers and stop those considered undesirable from entering
  • church book — any of various books commonly used by a church, as a service book or a parish register.
  • cinderblock — Made of cinder blocks.
  • clock radio — a radio combined with an alarm clock in a compact cabinet, the clock serving as a timer to turn the radio on or off at a preset time.
  • clock tower — A clock tower is a tall, narrow building with a clock at the top.
  • clock-radio — a device combining the functions of a radio and alarm clock which can be used to play the radio at a set time
  • clock-timer — timer (def 4).
  • close ranks — to maintain discipline or solidarity, esp in anticipation of attack
  • coal strike — a cessation of work by coal miners as a protest against working conditions or low pay
  • cock-teaser — a woman who acts flirtatiously and appears to be sexually available, but does not engage in sexual activity
  • cockatrices — Plural form of cockatrice.
  • cockblocker — Agent noun of cockblock: one who cockblocks.
  • cockchafers — Plural form of cockchafer.
  • cockcrowing — The crowing sound of a cock.
  • cockfighter — One who engages in a cockfight.
  • cockroaches — Plural form of cockroach.
  • cocksuckers — (vulgar) Plural form of cocksucker.
  • codebreaker — A person who solves a code or codes.
  • coffeemaker — Any of several different types of kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee.
  • cold turkey — Cold turkey is the unpleasant physical reaction that people experience when they suddenly stop taking a drug that they have become addicted to.
  • cold-turkey — to withdraw from (an addictive substance or a habit) abruptly and completely.
  • computernik — a person who is very interested in, and knowledgeable about, computers
  • comstockery — immoderate censorship on grounds of immorality
  • control key — a key on the keyboard of a computer that is used in conjunction with the standard keys in order to initiate a specific function, such as editing
  • cook strait — the strait between North and South Islands, New Zealand. Width: 26 km (16 miles)
  • cook's tour — a rapid but extensive tour or survey of anything
  • cookie bear — cookie monster
  • coral snake — any venomous elapid snake of the genus Micrurus and related genera, of tropical and subtropical America, marked with red, black, yellow, and white transverse bands
  • cork-tipped — (of a cigarette) having a filter of cork or some material resembling cork
  • corkscrewed — Simple past tense and past participle of corkscrew.
  • corn cockle — a tall annual weed (Agrostemma githago) of the pink family, with flat, pinkish flowers and poisonous seeds, often found in grainfields
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