8-letter words containing o, s, k, e
- oversick — too sick
- overskip — to skip over
- oversoak — to soak too much
- overtask — to impose too heavy a task upon
- penstock — a pipe conducting water from a head gate to a waterwheel.
- pokerish — resembling a poker in stiffness
- pre-soak — to soak something (such as washing) beforehand
- rockless — lacking rocks
- rockrose — any plant of the genus Cistus or some allied genus, as Helianthemum.
- roskilde — a city on the island of Zealand, in E Denmark: a suburb of Copenhagen.
- seatwork — work that can be done by a child at his or her seat in school without supervision.
- seek out — search, hunt
- sex work — prostitution.
- shakeout — an elimination or winnowing out of some competing businesses, products, etc., as a result of intense competition in a market of declining sales or rising standards of quality.
- sheikdom — the land or territory under the control of a sheik.
- sherlock — a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “fair-haired.”.
- shockley — William Bradford, 1910–1989, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1956.
- sidelock — earlock.
- sikeston — a city in SE Missouri.
- sinkhole — a hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water to an underground passage.
- skeleton — Anatomy, Zoology. the bones of a human or an animal considered as a whole, together forming the framework of the body.
- skelloch — a shriek
- ski pole — a slender pole or stick, usually with a metal point at one end, a loop for the hand at the other, and a disk near the lower end to prevent its sinking into snow, used in skiing to gain momentum, maintain balance, execute certain jumps, etc.
- skobelev — former name of Fergana.
- skyborne — airborne.
- slowpoke — a person who makes slow progress.
- smokable — suitable for being smoked.
- smokebox — a chamber in a steam engine or boiler where smoke is collected
- smokeout — a day during which smokers are encouraged to abstain from smoking as part of a campaign to emphasize the hazards of the practice.
- smokepot — a pot or device for producing smoke or a vapour resembling smoke
- smolensk — a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the upper Dnieper, SW of Moscow: Russians defeated by Napoleon 1812.
- sobieski — John, John III (def 2).
- sockeroo — a notable success: Her performance was a sockeroo.
- socket 1 — x86 processor socket
- socket 2 — x86 processor socket
- socket 3 — x86 processor socket
- socket 4 — x86 processor socket
- socket 5 — x86 processor socket
- socket 6 — x86 processor socket
- socket 7 — (hardware, standard) A physical and electrical specification for the x86 processor socket matching the pins on Pentium microprocessors manufactured by Intel, and compatibles made by Cyrix, AMD and others. Any CPU chip conforming to this specification can be plugged into any conforming motherboard. Supported processors include: 2.5V - 3.5V Pentiums 75-233 MHz, AMD K5 through K6, Cyrix 6x86 (and MX) P120 - P233. Socket 7 uses a SPGA socket, either a 296 pin LIF or a 321 pin ZIF arranged as 37x37 or 19x19 (depending on who you speak to!). See also Super 7. Intel's Pentium II processor uses Slot 1 mounting.
- socket 8 — (hardware, standard) A physical and electrical specification for the x86 processor socket matching the pins on a Pentium Pro microprocessor. Socket 8 uses a dual pattern PGA/SPGA LIF/ZIF socket with 387 pins, arranged 24x26.
- socketed — a hollow part or piece for receiving and holding some part or thing.
- sockette — a small or short sock, esp one not covering the ankle
- sockless — having or wearing no socks
- soekarno — Achmed [ahk-med] /ˈɑk mɛd/ (Show IPA), 1901–1970, Indonesian statesman: president of the Republic of Indonesia 1945–67.
- souplike — resembling or characteristic of soup
- speak to — talk or converse with
- speakout — a firm or brave statement of one's beliefs
- spekboom — a South African shrub
- spookery — matters relating to spies and espionage