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12-letter words containing r, o, c, k

  • rockumentary — a documentary about rock music.
  • salmon brick — a soft, imperfectly fired brick having a reddish-orange color.
  • school shark — an Australian shark resembling the tope, Notogaleus australis
  • scissor-kick — a type of swimming kick used esp in the sidestroke, in which one leg is moved forward and the other bent back and they are then brought together again in a scissor-like action
  • scorekeeping — an official of a sports contest who keeps record of the score.
  • scrapbooking — hobby: collaging
  • section mark — section (def 16).
  • self-mockery — gentle humour at one's own expense
  • senior clerk — a clerk who is in a senior position and performs office tasks under minimal supervision
  • service book — a book containing the forms of worship used in divine services.
  • shamrock-pea — a trailing plant, Parochetus communis, of the legume family, native to Asia and east Africa, having shamrocklike leaves with a brown crescent at the base and pea-shaped, pink and blue flowers.
  • shock horror — A shock horror story is presented in a way that is intended to cause great shock or anger.
  • shock troops — soldiers trained to attack
  • silk factory — plant where silk fabric is produced
  • silky cornel — a cornel, Cornus amomum, of the eastern U.S., having leaves covered with short, silky hairs on the underside and bearing blue berries.
  • skeleton car — a freight car essentially consisting of a central longitudinal girder fastened to the trucks, sometimes supplemented by one or more pairs of cross cantilevers: used for carrying logs or containers.
  • skeuomorphic — an ornament or design on an object copied from a form of the object when made from another material or by other techniques, as an imitation metal rivet mark found on handles of prehistoric pottery.
  • slipper sock — a sock with a soft leather or vinyl sole sewn onto it, used as indoor footwear.
  • smart cookie — intelligent or sharp-witted person
  • smoke screen — a mass of dense smoke produced to conceal an area, vessel, or plane from the enemy.
  • smoke-screen — a mass of dense smoke produced to conceal an area, vessel, or plane from the enemy.
  • snake doctor — South Midland and Southern U.S. a dragonfly.
  • soda cracker — a thin, crisp cracker or wafer prepared from a yeast dough that has been neutralized by baking soda.
  • solar cooker — a simple, low-cost device using focused sunshine to cook rice, boil water, etc.
  • solid rocket — any of various rockets using solid fuel
  • specksioneer — a whaler
  • sport jacket — A sport jacket is the same as a sport coat.
  • stick around — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
  • stick up for — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
  • stock market — a particular market where stocks and bonds are traded; stock exchange.
  • stock record — a record kept of the amount, type, etc., of raw materials and supplies on hand, as in a manufacturing plant.
  • stock ticker — ticker (def 1).
  • stockbreeder — the breeding and raising of livestock for marketing or exhibition.
  • stockbroking — business of buying and selling stock
  • stockholders — Also called stockowner. a holder or owner of stock in a corporation.
  • stoney creek — a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada.
  • strike force — a military force armed and trained for attack.
  • stumpknocker — spotted sunfish.
  • summer stock — the production of plays, musical comedy, etc., during the summer, especially in a suburban or resort area, often by a repertory company.
  • take care of — a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern: He was never free from care.
  • throckmorton — Francis. 1554–84, English conspirator, who with French and Spanish support plotted (1583) to depose Elizabeth I in favour of Mary, Queen of Scots: executed
  • tick trefoil — any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Desmodium, of the legume family, having trifoliolate leaves and jointed pods with hooked hairs by which they adhere to objects.
  • tickler coil — the coil by which the plate circuit of a vacuum tube is inductively coupled with the grid circuit in the process of regeneration.
  • track record — a record of achievements or performance: an executive with a good track record.
  • trainer sock — a sock designed to be worn with a training shoe, often cut low at the ankle so that very little shows above the shoe
  • trial docket — docket (def 1).
  • trial-docket — Also called trial docket. a list of cases in court for trial, or the names of the parties who have cases pending.
  • trickle-down — of, relating to, or based on the trickle-down theory: the trickle-down benefits to the local community.
  • truck jobber — a jobber or wholesaler who makes calls carrying goods on a truck, thereby being able to take and deliver orders on the same call.
  • tuckered out — exhausted
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