7-letter words containing o, s, k
- seafolk — the people who sail the sea
- seekonk — a city in SE Massachusetts.
- sekondi — a port in SW Ghana, 8 km (5 miles) northeast of Takoradi: linked administratively with Takoradi in 1946. Pop (with Takoradi): 335 000 (2005 est)
- shakudo — a Japanese alloy of copper and gold having a dark bluish-purple colour
- she-oak — any of various Australian trees of the genus Casuarina
- shertok — Moshe [moh-shuh] /ˈmoʊ ʃə/ (Show IPA), Sharett, Moshe.
- shikoku — an island in SW Japan, S of Honshu: the smallest of the main islands of Japan. 7249 sq. mi. (18,775 sq. km).
- shkoder — a city in NW Albania, on Lake Scutari: a former capital of Albania.
- shlocky — schlock (def 1).
- shocked — a group of sheaves of grain placed on end and supporting one another in the field.
- shocker — a thick, bushy mass, as of hair.
- shooker — simple past tense of shake.
- shylock — a relentless and revengeful moneylender in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.
- sialkot — a city in NE Pakistan: military station.
- sickout — an organized absence from work by employees on the pretext of sickness, as to avoid the legal problems or antistrike clauses that would be invoked in the case of a formal strike.
- sillock — a young coalfish
- sjambok — (in southern Africa) a heavy whip, usually of rhinoceros hide.
- skatole — a white, crystalline, watersoluble solid, C 9 H 9 N, having a strong, fecal odor: used chiefly as a fixative in the manufacture of perfume.
- skelton — John, c1460–1529, English poet.
- ski tow — Also called rope tow. a type of ski lift in which skiers are hauled up a slope while grasping a looped, endless rope driven by a motor.
- skiddoo — to go away; get out.
- skipton — a market town in N England, in North Yorkshire: 11th-century castle. Pop: 14 313 (2001)
- skookum — large; powerful; impressive.
- skoplje — a city in and the capital of Macedonia.
- skouras — Spyros (Panagiotes) [speer-ohs pan-uh-yoh-tis;; Greek spee-raws pah-nah-yaw-tees] /ˈspɪər oʊs ˌpæn əˈyoʊ tɪs;; Greek ˈspi rɔs ˌpɑ nɑˈyɔ tis/ (Show IPA), 1893–1971, U.S. film-studio executive, born in Greece.
- skyborn — born in heaven
- skydove — to engage in skydiving.
- skyhome — a sub-penthouse flat in a tall residential building
- skyhook — a fanciful hook imagined to be suspended in the air.
- skyphos — a cup characterized by a deep bowl, two handles projecting horizontally near the rim, and either a flat base or a foot.
- slavkov — Czech name of Austerlitz.
- slezsko — Czech name of Silesia.
- slocken — to slake
- smocked — a loose, lightweight overgarment worn to protect the clothing while working.
- smokies — Great Smoky Mountains
- smoking — the visible vapor and gases given off by a burning or smoldering substance, especially the gray, brown, or blackish mixture of gases and suspended carbon particles resulting from the combustion of wood, peat, coal, or other organic matter.
- snooker — a variety of pool played with 15 red balls and 6 balls of colors other than red, in which a player must shoot one of the red balls, each with a point value of 1, into a pocket before shooting at one of the other balls, with point values of from 2 to 7.
- snorkel — Also called, British, snort. a device permitting a submarine to remain submerged for prolonged periods, consisting of tubes extended above the surface of the water to take in air for the diesel engine and for general ventilation and to discharge exhaust gases and foul air.
- soak up — to lie in and become saturated or permeated with water or some other liquid.
- soakage — the act of soaking.
- soakers — absorbent, knitted briefs or shorts, often of wool, used as a diaper cover on infants.
- soaking — to lie in and become saturated or permeated with water or some other liquid.
- sobukwe — Robert (Mangaliso). 1924–78, South African politician. Founder of the Pan-Africanist Congress
- sock in — to strike or hit hard.
- sockeye — an important food fish, Oncorhynchus nerka, inhabiting the North Pacific.
- softkey — any key on a keyboard, as a function key, that can be programmed.
- sokaiya — (in Japan) an extortionist
- sokeman — a tenant holding land in socage.
- sokotra — an island in the Indian Ocean, S of Arabia: a part of the Republic of Yemen. 1382 sq. mi. (3579 sq. km).
- songkok — (in Malaysia and Indonesia) a kind of oval brimless hat