13-letter words containing o, s, k
- drongo shrike — any insectivorous songbird of the family Dicruridae, of the Old World tropics, having a glossy black plumage, a forked tail, and a stout bill
- dry ski slope — A dry ski slope is a slope made of an artificial substance on which you can practise skiing.
- duck shooting — duck hunting with a gun
- ducking stool — a former instrument of punishment consisting of a chair in which an offender was tied to be plunged into water.
- dyer's rocket — weld2 .
- east rockaway — a town in SE New York.
- endoskeletons — Plural form of endoskeleton.
- evening stock — a plant, Matthiola incana, of the genus Matthiola, of the Mediterranean region, cultivated for its brightly coloured flowers: Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- exercise book — An exercise book is a small book that students use for writing in.
- feature shock — (jargon) (From Alvin Toffler's "Future Shock") A user's confusion when confronted with a package that has too many features and poor introductory material.
- firing stroke — The firing stroke is the stroke of an engine in which the fuel is burned and energy sent to the piston.
- floutingstock — a laughing-stock; the object of mockery or flouting
- folkloristics — folklore (def 2).
- for chrissake — for Christ's sake
- for sb's sake — When you do something for someone's sake, you do it in order to help them or make them happy.
- game of skill — a game in which the outcome is determined by skill rather than by chance, as chess.
- gastrokinetic — (pharmacology, of a drug) Serving to increase motility of the gastrointestinal tract.
- get the works — to be the victim of extreme measures
- ghiordes knot — a hand-tied knot, used in rug weaving, in which the parallel ends of looped yarn alternate with two threads of warp, producing an uneven pile effect.
- glamour stock — a popular stock that rises quickly or continuously in price and attracts large numbers of investors.
- glockenspiels — Plural form of glockenspiel.
- grease monkey — a mechanic, especially one who works on automobiles or airplanes.
- grossglockner — a mountain in S Austria: highest peak in the Hohe Tauern range. 12,457 feet (3799 meters).
- ground stroke — a stroke made by hitting the ball after it has bounced from the ground. Compare volley (def 4b).
- groundkeepers — Plural form of groundkeeper.
- groundskeeper — a person who is responsible for the care and maintenance of a particular tract of land, as an estate, a park, or a cemetery.
- groundstrokes — Plural form of groundstroke.
- groundworkers — Plural form of groundworker.
- handsome lake — 1735-1815; Seneca prophet, social reformer, & founder of a North American Indian religion named after him
- hickory hills — a town in NE Illinois.
- hit the books — to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- hognose snake — any harmless North American snake of the genus Heterodon, the several species having an upturned snout and noted for flattening the head or playing dead when disturbed.
- holidaymakers — Plural form of holidaymaker.
- home row keys — home keys
- honest broker — a neutral person or organization that mediates disputes; an impartial mediator.
- hook-swinging — a ritualistic torture, practiced among the Mandan Indians, in which a voluntary victim was suspended from hooks attached to the flesh of the back.
- hopkinsianism — a modified Calvinism taught by Samuel Hopkins (1721–1803), that emphasized the sovereignty of God, the importance of His decrees, and the necessity of submitting to His will, accepting even damnation, if required, for His glory, and holding that ethics is merely disinterested benevolence.
- horror-struck — stricken with horror; horrified; aghast.
- horse-breaker — a person who breaks in a horse
- house cricket — a dark brown cricket, Acheta domesticus, having a light-colored head with dark crossbands, commonly occurring throughout North America and Europe, where it may be an indoor pest.
- house of keys — the lower house of the legislature of the Isle of Man.
- housebreakers — Plural form of housebreaker.
- housebreaking — to train (a pet) to excrete outdoors or in a specific place.
- housing stock — the total number of houses, flats, etc, in an area
- how's tricks? — how are you?
- hub-and-spoke — of or designating a system of air transportation by which local flights carry passengers to one major regional airport where they can board long-distance or other local flights for their final destinations.
- hydrokinetics — the branch of hydrodynamics that deals with the laws governing liquids or gases in motion.
- if you ask me — You can say 'if you ask me' to emphasize that you are stating your personal opinion.
- in one's book — a handwritten or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usually on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers.
- insulin shock — a state of collapse caused by a decrease in blood sugar resulting from the administration of excessive insulin.