9-letter words containing o, r, s, k
- frostwork — the delicate tracery formed by frost, especially on glass.
- gas poker — a long tubular gas burner used to kindle a fire
- glasswork — the manufacture of glass and glassware.
- gobstruck — (slang, chiefly, UK) gobsmacked; astonished; astounded.
- grosbeaks — Plural form of grosbeak.
- grossbeak — Alternative form of grosbeak.
- guesswork — work or procedure based on or consisting of the making of guesses or conjectures.
- hawksmoor — Nicholas, 1661–1736, English architect.
- herdbooks — Plural form of herdbook.
- heyrovsky — Jaroslav [yah-raw-slahf] /ˈyɑ rɔ slɑf/ (Show IPA), 1890–1967, Czech chemist: Nobel Prize 1959.
- hickories — Plural form of hickory.
- hookerish — Lb slang Resembling or befitting a prostitute.
- hookworms — Plural form of hookworm.
- hornbooks — Plural form of hornbook.
- horseback — the back of a horse.
- horselike — a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- horserake — A rake drawn by a horse.
- housework — the work of cleaning, cooking, etc., to be done in housekeeping.
- hydro-ski — a hydrofoil attached to a seaplane to aid in takeoffs and landings.
- irksomely — In an irksome manner; tediously.
- iron mask — an iron covering for the face, supposedly used in the past to conceal the identity of a well-known prisoner
- iron-sick — noting a wooden hull, fastened with iron, in which chemical interaction between the iron and the wood has resulted in the decay of both; nail-sick.
- ironworks — an establishment where iron is smelted or where it is cast or wrought.
- jack rose — a cocktail made with apple brandy, lime or lemon juice, and grenadine.
- jobseeker — A person seeking employment.
- jockstrap — an elasticized belt, a men's undergarment, with a pouch for supporting and protecting the genitals, worn especially while participating in athletics.
- jokesters — Plural form of jokester.
- kaiserdom — The dignity, rank or office of a kaiser; the state of being a kaiser.
- kangaroos — Plural form of kangaroo.
- kantharos — a deep bowl set upon a stem terminating in a foot and having two handles rising from the brim and curving downward to join the body.
- karpathos — an island off the SE coast of Greece, part of the Dodecanese Islands, in the Aegean Sea. 110 sq. mi. (280 sq. km).
- karyosome — Also called chromocenter. any of several masses of chromatin in the reticulum of a cell nucleus.
- keratoses — having a skeleton formed of horny fibers, as certain sponges.
- keratosis — any skin disease characterized by a horny growth, as a wart.
- kerbstone — one of the stones, or a range of stones, forming a curb, as along a street.
- keyboards — Plural form of keyboard.
- keynoters — Plural form of keynoter.
- keystoner — a native or inhabitant of Pennsylvania (used as a nickname).
- keystroke — one stroke of any key on a machine operated by a keyboard, as a typewriter, computer terminal, or Linotype: I can do 3000 keystrokes an hour.
- kilograms — Plural form of kilogram.
- kingsport — a city in NE Tennessee.
- kissogram — A novelty greeting or message delivered by a man or woman who accompanies it with a kiss, arranged as a humorous surprise for the recipient.
- klystrons — Plural form of klystron.
- knotgrass — A common Eurasian plant of the dock family, with jointed creeping stems and small pink flowers. It is a serious weed in some areas.
- kolozsvar — Hungarian name of Cluj-Napoca.
- kórinthos — an ancient city in Greece, on the Isthmus of Corinth: one of the wealthiest and most powerful of the ancient Greek cities.
- korzybski — Alfred (Habdank Skarbek) [hab-dangk skahr-bek;; Polish hahp-dahngk skahr-bek] /ˈhæb dæŋk ˈskɑr bɛk;; Polish ˈhɑp dɑŋk ˈskɑr bɛk/ (Show IPA), 1879–1950, U.S. writer on general semantics, born in Poland.
- koshering — Present participle of kosher.
- krasnodar — a territory of the Russian Federation in SE Europe. 34,200 sq. mi. (88,578 sq. km).
- kraurosis — atrophy and shrinkage of the skin, especially of the vulva.