12-letter words containing o, s, h, k
- shark patrol — a watch for sharks kept by an aircraft flying over beaches used by swimmers
- shavano peak — a mountain in central Colorado, in the S Sawatch Range, in the Rocky Mountains. 14,229 feet (4337 meters).
- shellshocked — suffering from shellshock
- shift worker — a person who does shiftwork
- shock horror — A shock horror story is presented in a way that is intended to cause great shock or anger.
- shock tactic — Shock tactics are a way of trying to influence people's attitudes to a particular matter by shocking them.
- shock troops — soldiers trained to attack
- shopbreaking — the act of breaking into a shop
- short-spoken — speaking in a short, brief, or curt manner.
- shostakovich — Dimitri Dimitrievich [dih-mee-tree di-mee-tree-uh-vich;; Russian dmyee-tryee dmyee-tryi-yi-vyich] /dɪˈmi tri dɪˈmi tri ə vɪtʃ;; Russian ˈdmyi tryi ˈdmyi tryɪ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1906–75, Russian composer.
- sketch-books — Also, sketchpad. a book or pad of drawing paper for sketches.
- skeuomorphic — an ornament or design on an object copied from a form of the object when made from another material or by other techniques, as an imitation metal rivet mark found on handles of prehistoric pottery.
- slash pocket — a pocket set into a garment, especially below the waistline, to which easy access is provided by an exterior, vertical or diagonal slit.
- smooth snake — any of several slender nonvenomous colubrid snakes of the European genus Coronella, esp C. austriaca, having very smooth scales and a reddish-brown coloration
- snatch block — a fairlead having the form of a block that can be opened to receive the bight of a rope at any point along its length.
- soup kitchen — a place where food, usually soup, is served at little or no charge to the needy.
- south dakota — a state in the N central United States: a part of the Midwest. 77,047 sq. mi. (199,550 sq. km). Capital: Pierre. Abbreviation: SD (for use with zip code), S. Dak.
- south korean — a country in E Asia: formed 1948 after the division of the former country of Korea at 38° N. 36,600 sq. mi. (94,795 sq. km). Capital: Seoul. Compare Korea.
- south kvaløy — an island in the Arctic Ocean, off the N coast of Norway. Area: 735 sq km (284 sq miles)
- sparrow hawk — a small, short-winged European hawk, Accipiter nisus, that preys on smaller birds.
- speakerphone — a telephone or telephone attachment equipped with both loudspeaker and microphone, thus permitting the instrument to be used without being held.
- stakeholders — the holder of the stakes of a wager.
- stakhanovism — a method for increasing production by rewarding individual initiative, developed in the Soviet Union in 1935.
- stakhanovite — a worker in the Soviet Union who regularly surpassed production quotas and was specially honored and rewarded.
- stockholders — Also called stockowner. a holder or owner of stock in a corporation.
- stockpunisht — punished by being put in stocks
- talking shop — If you say that a conference or a committee is just a talking shop, you disapprove of it because nothing is achieved as a result of what is discussed.
- thanks a lot — thank you
- the bollocks — something excellent
- the likes of — of the same form, appearance, kind, character, amount, etc.: I cannot remember a like instance.
- thessalonike — official name of Salonika.
- thessaloníki — official name of Salonika.
- to talk shop — If you say that people are talking shop, you mean that they are talking about their work, and this is boring for other people who do not do the same work.
- to the skies — extremely highly
- tooth socket — a bony hollow into which a tooth fits
- tschaikovsky — Peter Ilyich [il-yich] /ˈɪl yɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich.
- turkey shoot — a marksmanship contest, usually at a festive gathering, in which rifles are fired at moving targets, originally live turkeys.
- turkey-shoot — a marksmanship contest, usually at a festive gathering, in which rifles are fired at moving targets, originally live turkeys.
- tussock moth — any of several moths of the family Lymantriidae, the larvae of which have characteristic tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of various deciduous trees.
- voroshilovsk — former name of Stavropol.
- waking hours — Your waking hours are the times when you are awake rather than asleep.
- walking shoe — a sturdy comfortable shoe worn by hillwalkers, etc
- walkthroughs — Plural form of walkthrough.
- weathercocks — Plural form of weathercock.
- whiskey sour — a cocktail made with whiskey, lemon juice, and sugar.
- work-sharing — an arrangement whereby one full-time job may be carried out by two people working part time
- world-shaker — something of sufficient importance to affect the entire world: The book is no world-shaker, but it's pleasant reading.
- yellowshanks — A bird, the yellowlegs.