12-letter words containing o, r, s, k
- electroshock — Of or relating to medical treatment by means of electric shocks.
- enterokinase — (enzyme) An enzyme, secreted by the upper intestinal mucosa, that catalyzes the activation of trypsinogen by converting it to trypsin.
- 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.
- floorwalkers — Plural form of floorwalker.
- florida keys — chain of small islands extending southwest from the S tip of Fla.
- flour shaker — a container, often with a perforated top, from which flour is shaken
- folkloristic — the traditional beliefs, legends, customs, etc., of a people; lore of a people.
- forsakenness — past participle of forsake.
- fort jackson — a military reservation and U.S. Army training center in N central South Carolina, NE of Columbia.
- 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.
- fourses cake — a traditional English bread made with lard, dried fruit, and spices
- frog sticker — Slang. a knife, especially one carried as a weapon.
- frog-sticker — Slang. a knife, especially one carried as a weapon.
- future shock — physical and psychological disturbance caused by a person's inability to cope with very rapid social and technological change.
- georges bank — a bank extending generally NE from Nantucket: fishing grounds. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- glatt kosher — prepared for eating according to the dietary laws followed by Hasidic Jews, which differ somewhat from those followed by other observers of kashruth: glatt kosher meat.
- gopher snake — a bullsnake, Pituophis melanoleucus, of western North America, that invades burrows to prey on rodents.
- grass hockey — field hockey.
- grayson kirk — Grayson (Louis) 1903–1997, U.S. educator: president of Columbia University 1953–68.
- groom's cake — a fruit cake in layers of graduated size, served at a wedding.
- ground shark — any of various requiem sharks, especially of the genus Carcharhinus.
- groundstroke — A stroke played after the ball has bounced, as opposed to a volley.
- guest worker — a foreign worker permitted to work in a country, especially in Western Europe, on a temporary basis.
- hammarskjold — Dag Hjalmar [dahg yahl-mahr] /dɑg ˈyɑl mɑr/ (Show IPA), 1905–61, Swedish statesman: Secretary General of the United Nations 1953–61; Nobel Peace Prize 1961.
- harold stark — Harold Raynsford [reynz-ferd] /ˈreɪnz fərd/ (Show IPA), 1880–1972, U.S. admiral.
- hobble skirt — a woman's skirt that is very narrow at the bottom, causing the wearer to walk with short, mincing steps.
- holkar state — a former state of central India, ruled by the Holkar dynasty of Maratha rulers of Indore (18th century until 1947)
- horse's neck — a drink of whiskey and ginger ale, served with ice and garnished with a spiral of lemon peel on the rim of the glass.
- horsebreaker — One who trains, or breaks in, horses.
- hotelkeepers — Plural form of hotelkeeper.
- house-broken — (of a pet) trained to avoid excreting inside the house or in improper places.
- housebreaker — a person who breaks into and enters a house with a felonious intent.
- housekeepers — Plural form of housekeeper.
- housewrecker — wrecker (def 4).
- hydrokinesis — (science fiction): The psychic ability to manipulate or control water.
- in the works — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
- jackarooesse — (Australia, obsolete, rare) A female jackaroo.
- kakistocracy — government by the worst persons; a form of government in which the worst persons are in power.
- kalmar sound — a strait between SE Sweden and Öland Island. 85 miles (137 km) long; 14 miles (23 km) wide.
- karyokinesis — mitosis.
- 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.
- katharevousa — The purist form of modern Greek used in traditional literary writing, as opposed to the form that is spoken and used in everyday writing (called demotic).
- keratogenous — producing horn or a horny substance.
- keratoplasty — plastic surgery performed upon the cornea, especially a corneal transplantation.
- keratotomies — Plural form of keratotomy.