8-letter words containing o, s, k
- skinfood — cosmetic cream for the skin
- skioring — the traditional sport of being dragged on skis behind an animal
- skip off — to leave work, school, etc, early or without authorization
- skip out — leave, flee
- skobelev — former name of Fergana.
- skokiaan — (in South Africa) a potent alcoholic beverage drunk by Black Africans in shebeens
- sky show — a fireworks display
- skyboard — a sport that is similar to skydiving but uses a special lightweight board (skyboard) attached to the feet and usually equipped with a parachute.
- skyborne — airborne.
- skyrmion — a particle consisting of a magnetic field surrounding a group of atoms
- slipknot — a knot that slips easily along the cord or line around which it is made.
- slommock — to walk assertively with a hip-rolling gait
- slopwork — the manufacture of cheap clothing.
- slotback — an offensive back who lines up about one yard behind the gap in the line between a tackle and an end stationed a distance outside of the tackle.
- slovakia — a republic in central Europe: formerly a part of Czechoslovakia; under German protection 1939–45; independent since 1993. 18,931 sq. mi. (49,035 sq. km). Capital: Bratislava.
- slowback — a laggard, idler or lazy person
- slowpoke — a person who makes slow progress.
- slummock — to move heavily and awkwardly
- smocking — a loose, lightweight overgarment worn to protect the clothing while working.
- 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.
- snowbank — a mound of snow, as a snowdrift or snow shoveled from a road or sidewalk.
- snowpack — the accumulation of winter snowfall, especially in mountain or upland regions.
- soak out — to draw out (dirt, etc.) by or as by soaking
- soakaway — a pit filled with rubble, etc, into which rain or waste water drains
- soapbark — a Chilean tree, Quillaja saponaria, of the rose family, having evergreen leaves and small, white flowers.
- sobieski — John, John III (def 2).
- sock hop — an informal dance where participants dance in their socks, popular esp. in the 1950s among high-school students
- 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.
- softback — paperback book
- songbook — a book of songs with words and music.
- souplike — resembling or characteristic of soup
- souvlaki — a dish similar to shish kebab made with lamb.
- soy milk — liquid obtained from soybeans
- speak to — talk or converse with