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14-letter words containing o, r, k

  • starch blocker — a substance ingested in the belief that it inhibits the body's ability to metabolize starch and thereby promotes weight loss: declared illegal in the U.S. by the FDA.
  • starting block — a device used by runners, especially sprinters, for increasing their speed off the mark, consisting of a metal or wooden frame, usually secured to the ground at both ends, with adjustable, triangular-shaped blocks on each side for bracing the feet.
  • stick together — be united
  • stinking roger — any of various plants having an unpleasant odor.
  • stock in trade — the requisites for carrying on a business, especially goods kept on hand for sale in a store.
  • stock transfer — Stock transfer is the act of moving goods from one part of the distribution chain to another.
  • stock turnover — the rate at which stock is sold and replenished
  • stock watering — the creation of more new shares in a company than is justified by its assets
  • stock-in-trade — items used in performing a job
  • stockbrokerage — a stockbroker's work or business
  • stocking frame — a type of knitting machine
  • stoke-on-trent — a city in N Staffordshire, in central England, on the Trent River: pottery and china.
  • stop-and-frisk — a policy that permits a police officer to momentarily detain and pat down or search a person suspected of criminal activity, especially when suspected of concealing a weapon.
  • straight poker — one of the original forms of poker in which players are dealt five cards face down, upon which they bet and then have the showdown without drawing any cards.
  • strike through — cross out
  • sunburst clock — a clock with the pattern or design of a sun
  • surface worker — a person who works on or near the ground surface
  • surfer's knobs — a tumorlike nodule below a surfer's knee or on the upper area of the foot, caused by pressure on the skin and tissue exerted by the surfboard.
  • surgeon's knot — a knot resembling a reef knot, used by surgeons for tying ligatures and the like.
  • surgical shock — a state of shock that can occur during or after surgery
  • tailor's chalk — hardened chalk or soapstone used to make temporary guide marks on a garment that is being altered.
  • take away from — detract
  • take inventory — count stock or belongings
  • take the floor — that part of a room, hallway, or the like, that forms its lower enclosing surface and upon which one walks.
  • take years off — to make (someone) feel or look much younger
  • tank destroyer — a high-speed, self-propelled, armored combat vehicle with antitank cannon.
  • ten-acre block — a block of subdivided farming land, usually within commuting distance of a city, that provides a semirural way of life
  • the job market — the people who are looking for work and the jobs available for them to do
  • the silk route — an ancient trade route that linked Asia and the countries of the Mediterranean and was followed by Marco Polo when he travelled to Cathay
  • throwing stick — a short, straight or curved stick, flat or cylindrical in form, often having a hand grip, and used generally in preliterate societies as a hunting weapon to throw at birds and small game.
  • ticket counter — the place where you buy a ticket for public transport, the theatre, cinema, etc
  • to break cover — If you break cover, you leave a place where you have been hiding or sheltering from attack, usually in order to run to another place.
  • to break ranks — If you say that a member of a group or organization breaks ranks, you mean that they disobey the instructions of their group or organization.
  • to close ranks — If you say that the members of a group close ranks, you mean that they are supporting each other only because their group is being criticized.
  • to get to work — If you get to work, go to work, or set to work on a job, task, or problem, you start doing it or dealing with it.
  • to know better — If someone knows better than to do something, they are old enough or experienced enough to know it is the wrong thing to do.
  • to strike gold — If you strike gold, you find, do, or produce something that brings you a lot of money or success.
  • to strike home — If something that is thrown or fired strikes home, it reaches its target.
  • tokara islands — a group of Japanese islands in the W Pacific Ocean, in the N Ryukyu Islands.
  • toorak tractor — a luxury four-wheel drive or sport utility vehicle
  • torpedo attack — an attack launched from aircraft, ships, or submarines, using a bomb that is shaped like a tube and travels under water
  • treasury stock — outstanding shares of stock reacquired and held by the issuing corporation.
  • trick or treat — Halloween tradition
  • trick question — sth asked to mislead or incriminate sb
  • trick-or-treat — to become involved or take part in trick or treat.
  • trouser pocket — a pocket in a pair of trousers
  • trudgen stroke — a swimming stroke in which a double overarm motion and a scissors kick are used
  • try one's luck — to attempt something that is uncertain
  • turkish angora — a long-haired breed of cat, similar to the Persian
  • turkish coffee — a strong, usually sweetened coffee, made by boiling the pulverized coffee beans.
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