10-letter words containing o, s, k, e
- strike off — to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.
- strike oil — any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- strike out — to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.
- strikeover — an act or instance of typing over a character, as one typed in error, without erasing it.
- stroke oar — the oar nearest to the stern of the boat.
- stud poker — a variety of poker in which each player is dealt one card face down in the first round and one card face up in each of the next four rounds, each of the last four rounds being followed by a betting interval. Compare seven-card stud.
- superblock — an area of city land larger than the usual block, treated according to a unified plan and generally closed to vehicular through traffic.
- superstock — an exceptionally lucrative investment
- sverdlovsk — former name (1924–91) of Ekaterinburg.
- sweat sock — one of a pair of socks made of thick, absorbent cotton, wool, or other material and worn during exercise, sports, leisure activity, etc.
- take notes — to write down notes, as during a lecture or interview, for later reference
- take stock — a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.; inventory.
- task force — Navy, Military. a temporary grouping of units under one commander, formed for the purpose of carrying out a specific operation or mission.
- tereshkova — Valentina Vladimirovna [vuh-lyin-tyee-nuh vluh-dyi-myee-ruh v-nuh] /və lyɪnˈtyi nə vlə dyɪˈmyi rəv nə/ (Show IPA), born 1937, Soviet cosmonaut: first woman in space 1963.
- timoshenko — Semion Konstantinovich [syi-myawn ken-stuhn-tyee-nuh-vyich] /syɪˈmyɔn kɛn stʌnˈtyi nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1895–1970, Russian general.
- track shoe — a light, heelless, usually leather shoe having either steel spikes for use outdoors on a cinder or dirt track, or a rubber sole for use indoors on a board floor.
- triskelion — a symbolic figure consisting of three legs, arms, or branches radiating from a common center, as the device of Sicily and the Isle of Man.
- trotskyite — a supporter of Trotsky or Trotskyism.
- trunk hose — full, baglike breeches covering the body from the waist to the middle of the thigh or lower, sometimes having the stockings attached in one piece, worn by men in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- two shakes — to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
- two-stroke — relating to or designating an internal-combustion engine whose piston makes two strokes for every explosion
- unbespoken — not bespoken or arranged for
- understock — to provide an insufficient quantity, as of merchandise, supplies, or livestock.
- unforsaken — past participle of forsake.
- unsmokable — not able to be smoked
- upperworks — the parts of a vessel above the waterline when fully laden
- von bekesy — Georg [gey-awrg;; Hungarian ge-awrg] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg;; Hungarian ˈgɛ ɔrg/ (Show IPA), 1899–1972, U.S. physicist, born in Hungary: Nobel Prize in medicine 1961.
- water-soak — to soak or saturate with water.
- waterworks — (used with a singular or plural verb) a complete system of reservoirs, pipelines, conduits, etc., by which water is collected, purified, stored, and pumped to urban users.
- womenfolks — Alternative form of womenfolk.
- woodshrike — any of several species of shrike, including the common woodshrike, Tephrodornis pondicerianus, and the large woodshrike, Tephrodornis gularis
- woonsocket — a city in NE Rhode Island.
- work rules — a set of rules, usually established by one or more unions in an agreement with management, specifying the tasks to be done by each employee.
- work sheet — a sheet of paper on which a record of work, working time, etc. is kept
- work space — area used for work
- workbasket — a basket used to hold needlework paraphernalia.
- workhorses — Plural form of workhorse.
- workhouses — Plural form of workhouse.
- workmaster — a master workman
- workperson — A worker; an employee.
- workpieces — Plural form of workpiece.
- workplaces — Plural form of workplace.
- worksheets — Plural form of worksheet.
- workspaces — Plural form of workspace.
- workstream — The organised output of several distinct, and often unrelated, work groups.
- worktables — Plural form of worktable.
- worm snake — any of several small, wormlike snakes, especially Carphophis amoenus, of the eastern and central U.S.
- zinovievsk — a former name of Kirovograd.
- zookeepers — Plural form of zookeeper.