7-letter words containing o, r, k
- korolev — Sergei Pavlovich [sur-gey pav-lohvich;; Russian syir-gyey puh-vlaw-vyich] /sɜrˈgeɪ pæv loʊvɪtʃ;; Russian syɪrˈgyeɪ pəˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1906–66, Russian aeronautical and rocket scientist.
- korowai — a decorative woven cloak worn by a Māori chief
- koshers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kosher.
- kosovar — also Kosovan
- kouprey — a wild ox, Bibos (Novibos) sauveli, of Laos and Cambodia, having a blackish-brown body with white markings on the back and feet: an endangered species.
- kroeber — Alfred Louis, 1876–1960, U.S. anthropologist.
- krommer — Franz, 1759–1831, Austrian violinist and composer.
- kronach — Lucas ("the Elder") 1472–1553, German painter and graphic artist.
- krypton — an inert, monatomic gaseous element, present in very small amounts in the atmosphere: used in high-power, tungsten-filament light bulbs. Symbol: Kr; atomic weight: 83.80; atomic number: 36.
- krytron — a type of fast electronic gas-discharge switch, used as a trigger in nuclear weapons
- kurnool — a city in S central India, in Andhra Pradesh state.
- kushiro — a city in SE Hokkaido, Japan.
- lapwork — a type of craftwork in which there are parts or edges that overlap each other
- legwork — work or research involving extensive walking or traveling about, usually away from one's office, as in gathering data for a book, a legal action, etc.
- linkrot — the condition of a website link not being updated, with the result that the host website is no longer hyperlinked to the desired website
- lockers — Plural form of locker.
- lockram — a rough-textured linen cloth.
- lockyer — Sir Joseph Norman, 1836–1920, English astronomer and author.
- lookers — Plural form of looker.
- lordkin — a little lord
- markhor — a wild goat, Capra falconeri, of mountainous regions from Afghanistan to India, having compressed, spiral horns and long, shaggy hair: all populations are threatened or endangered.
- markova — Alicia (Lilian Alicia Marks) 1910–2004, English ballet dancer.
- merfolk — Mythical creatures that are human from the waist up and fish from the waist down.
- mockers — to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
- mockery — ridicule, contempt, or derision.
- moniker — a person's name, especially a nickname or alias.
- monkery — the mode of life, behavior, etc., of monks; monastic life.
- morioka — a city in N Honshu, Japan, on the Kitakami River.
- netrock — /net'rok/ (IBM) A flame; used especially on VNET, IBM's internal corporate network.
- network — any netlike combination of filaments, lines, veins, passages, or the like: a network of arteries; a network of sewers under the city.
- no risk — an expression of assent
- no-mark — an insignificant or worthless person
- nonpark — Not of or pertaining to a park.
- nonwork — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
- nookery — a snug, secure, or cozy nook.
- nordkyn — Cape, a cape in N Norway, E of North Cape: northernmost point of the European mainland.
- norfolk — a county in E England. 2068 sq. mi. (5355 sq. km).
- norilsk — a city in the N Russian Federation in Asia, near the mouth of the Yenisei River.
- norwalk — a city in SW California.
- notwork — (networking, humour) /not'werk/ A network that is performing badly. Said at IBM to have originally referred to a particular period of flakiness on IBM's VNET corporate network ca. 1988; but there are independent reports of the term from elsewhere. The joke sounds better in Russian, where "nyet" means "no", hence nyetwork /nyet'werk/.
- nynorsk — a literary language based on western Norwegian dialects and Old Norse and in 1885 adopted as one of the two official languages of Norway.
- oaktree — An oak (tree).
- oarlock — any of various devices providing a pivot for an oar in rowing, especially a swiveling, crutchlike or ringlike metal device projecting above a gunwale.
- ostmark — (formerly) a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of East Germany: replaced by the Deutsche mark in 1990.
- ouakari — Alternative form of uakari.
- our kid — my younger brother or sister
- outbark — to bark more than or louder than
- outrank — to have a higher rank than: A major outranks a captain in the army.
- outrock — to outdo in rocking
- outwork — to work harder, better, or faster than.