14-letter words containing r, o, c, k, t
- practical joke — a playful trick, often involving some physical agent or means, in which the victim is placed in an embarrassing or disadvantageous position.
- prawn cocktail — A prawn cocktail is a dish that consists of prawns, salad, and a sauce. It is usually eaten at the beginning of a meal.
- protocol stack — (protocol) A layered set of protocols which work together to provide a set of network functions. Each intermediate protocol layer uses the layer below it to provide a service to the layer above. The OSI seven layer model is an attempt to provide a standard framework within which to describe protocol stacks.
- railroad track — railway line
- rathke's pouch — an invagination of stomodeal ectoderm developing into the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland.
- reception desk — the front desk in a hotel where guests can books rooms or ask questions
- reckon without — If you say that you had reckoned without something, you mean that you had not expected it and so were not prepared for it.
- recovery stock — a security that has fallen in price but is believed to have the ability to recover
- rock formation — rock that is arranged or formed in a certain way
- rock partridge — the Greek partridge; Alectoris graeca
- rocket science — rocketry.
- rocking rhythm — a rhythmic pattern created by a succession of metrical feet each of which consists of one accented syllable between two unaccented ones.
- rotating stock — Rotating stock is a system used especially in food stores and to reduce wastage, in which the oldest stock is moved to the front of shelves and new stock is added at the back.
- schlockmeister — a person who deals in or sells inferior or worthless goods; junk dealer.
- scratch monkey — (humour) As in "Before testing or reconfiguring, always mount a scratch monkey", a proverb used to advise caution when dealing with irreplaceable data or devices. Used to refer to any scratch volume hooked to a computer during any risky operation as a replacement for some precious resource or data that might otherwise get trashed. This term preserves the memory of Mabel, the Swimming Wonder Monkey, star of a biological research program at the University of Toronto. Mabel was not (so the legend goes) your ordinary monkey; the university had spent years teaching her how to swim, breathing through a regulator, in order to study the effects of different gas mixtures on her physiology. Mabel suffered an untimely demise one day when a DEC engineer troubleshooting a crash on the program's VAX inadvertently interfered with some custom hardware that was wired to Mabel. It is reported that, after calming down an understandably irate customer sufficiently to ascertain the facts of the matter, a DEC troubleshooter called up the field circus manager responsible and asked him sweetly, "Can you swim?" Not all the consequences to humans were so amusing; the sysop of the machine in question was nearly thrown in jail at the behest of certain clueless droids at the local "humane" society. The moral is clear: When in doubt, always mount a scratch monkey. A corespondent adds: The details you give are somewhat consistent with the version I recall from the Digital "War Stories" notesfile, but the name "Mabel" and the swimming bit were not mentioned, IIRC. Also, there's a very detailed account that claims that three monkies died in the incident, not just one. I believe Eric Postpischil wrote the original story at DEC, so his coming back with a different version leads me to wonder whether there ever was a real Scratch Monkey incident.
- ski instructor — sb who teaches skiing
- smoke detector — an electronic fire alarm that is activated by the presence of smoke.
- social network — a network of friends, colleagues, and other personal contacts: Strong social networks can encourage healthy behaviors.
- sorting tracks — the part of a railroad yard used for the final sorting of cars from a classification yard.
- speckled trout — brook trout (def 1).
- starch blocker — a substance ingested in the belief that it inhibits the body's ability to metabolize starch and thereby promotes weight loss: declared illegal in the U.S. by the FDA.
- starting block — a device used by runners, especially sprinters, for increasing their speed off the mark, consisting of a metal or wooden frame, usually secured to the ground at both ends, with adjustable, triangular-shaped blocks on each side for bracing the feet.
- stick together — be united
- stock in trade — the requisites for carrying on a business, especially goods kept on hand for sale in a store.
- stock transfer — Stock transfer is the act of moving goods from one part of the distribution chain to another.
- stock turnover — the rate at which stock is sold and replenished
- stock watering — the creation of more new shares in a company than is justified by its assets
- stock-in-trade — items used in performing a job
- stockbrokerage — a stockbroker's work or business
- stocking frame — a type of knitting machine
- sunburst clock — a clock with the pattern or design of a sun
- tailor's chalk — hardened chalk or soapstone used to make temporary guide marks on a garment that is being altered.
- ten-acre block — a block of subdivided farming land, usually within commuting distance of a city, that provides a semirural way of life
- throwing stick — a short, straight or curved stick, flat or cylindrical in form, often having a hand grip, and used generally in preliterate societies as a hunting weapon to throw at birds and small game.
- ticket counter — the place where you buy a ticket for public transport, the theatre, cinema, etc
- to break cover — If you break cover, you leave a place where you have been hiding or sheltering from attack, usually in order to run to another place.
- to close ranks — If you say that the members of a group close ranks, you mean that they are supporting each other only because their group is being criticized.
- toorak tractor — a luxury four-wheel drive or sport utility vehicle
- torpedo attack — an attack launched from aircraft, ships, or submarines, using a bomb that is shaped like a tube and travels under water
- treasury stock — outstanding shares of stock reacquired and held by the issuing corporation.
- trick or treat — Halloween tradition
- trick question — sth asked to mislead or incriminate sb
- trick-or-treat — to become involved or take part in trick or treat.
- trouser pocket — a pocket in a pair of trousers
- try one's luck — to attempt something that is uncertain
- turkish coffee — a strong, usually sweetened coffee, made by boiling the pulverized coffee beans.
- unknown factor — a factor that is not known or understood
- vernier rocket — a small, low-thrust rocket engine for correcting the heading and velocity of a long-range ballistic missile.
- virginia stock — a plant, Malcolmia maritima, of the mustard family, native to the Mediterranean region, having oblong leaves on a weak, often reclining stem and reddish or white flowers.
- volksdeutscher — a member of the German people, especially one of a community having its home outside of Germany, usually in central or eastern Europe.