9-letter words containing r, y, o, k
- arrow key — (hardware) One of four keys on a keyboard marked with arrows pointing up, down, left and right. The arrow keys are used for such things as moving the cursor in a text document, for moving the input focus between the fields of a form or sometimes for scrolling a picture.
- ayckbourn — Sir Alan. born 1939, English dramatist. His plays include Absurd Person Singular (1973), the trilogy The Norman Conquests (1974), A Chorus of Disapproval (1985), House and Garden (2000), and Private Fears in Public Places (2004)
- backronym — an existing word turned into an acronym by creating an apt phrase whose initial letters match the word, as to help remember it or offer a theory of its origin. For example, rap has been said to be a backronym of “rhythm and poetry.”.
- backstory — the events which take place before, and which help to bring about, the events portrayed in a film
- busy work — work assigned for the sake of looking or keeping busy.
- busy-work — work assigned for the sake of looking or keeping busy.
- cape york — the northernmost point of the Australian mainland, in N Queensland on the Torres Strait at the tip of Cape York Peninsula (a peninsula between the Coral Sea and the Gulf of Carpentaria)
- chromakey — (in colour television) a special effect in which a coloured background can be eliminated and a different background substituted
- color-key — color-code.
- copybroke — (security) /kop'ee-brohk/ (Or "copywronged" - a play on "copyright") 1. Used to describe an instance of a copy-protected program that has been "broken"; that is, a copy with the copy-protection scheme disabled or removed. 2. Copy-protected software which is unusable because of some bit-rot or bug that has confused the copy protection. 3. Used to describe data damaged because of a side effect of a copy protection system.
- copytaker — (esp in a newspaper office) a person employed to type reports as journalists dictate them over the telephone
- corkingly — (informal) In a corking manner; splendidly.
- crookedly — not straight; bending; curved: a crooked path.
- cryobanks — Plural form of cryobank.
- cuckoldry — the act of making someone's husband a cuckold.
- cyberbook — (science fiction) A digital or electronic equivalent of a book.
- dayworker — a person who works during the daytime
- dockyards — Plural form of dockyard.
- dry stock — cattle that are raised for meat
- east york — city in SE Ontario, Canada: part of metropolitan Toronto: pop. 108,000
- eukaryote — An organism consisting of a cell or cells in which the genetic material is DNA in the form of chromosomes contained within a distinct nucleus. Eukaryotes include all living organisms other than the eubacteria and archaebacteria.
- fancywork — ornamental needlework.
- handywork — Dated form of handiwork.
- heyrovsky — Jaroslav [yah-raw-slahf] /ˈyɑ rɔ slɑf/ (Show IPA), 1890–1967, Czech chemist: Nobel Prize 1959.
- hornywink — a lapwing
- hydro-ski — a hydrofoil attached to a seaplane to aid in takeoffs and landings.
- hygrodeik — A form of hygrometer having wet and dry bulb thermometers, with an adjustable index showing the percentage of moisture in the air, etc.
- irksomely — In an irksome manner; tediously.
- karyocyte — (cytology) Any cell that has a nucleus.
- karyogamy — the fusion of the nuclei of cells, as in fertilization.
- karyogram — (genetics) A graphical representation of a karyotype.
- karyology — the study of the structure and function of cell nuclei.
- karyosome — Also called chromocenter. any of several masses of chromatin in the reticulum of a cell nucleus.
- karyotype — the chromosomes of a cell, usually displayed as a systematized arrangement of chromosome pairs in descending order of size.
- kerflooey — Informal. to cease functioning, especially suddenly and completely; fall apart; fail: As soon as the storm hit, every light in town went kerflooey.
- key largo — one of the islands in the Florida Keys. 30 miles (48 km) long; 2 miles (3.2 km) wide.
- keyboards — Plural form of keyboard.
- keylogger — the practice of using a software program or hardware device (keylogger) to record all keystrokes on a computer keyboard, either overtly as a surveillance tool or covertly as spyware: Many employers are making use of keylogging to monitor their employees' computer habits.
- keynoters — Plural form of keynoter.
- keystoner — a native or inhabitant of Pennsylvania (used as a nickname).
- keystroke — one stroke of any key on a machine operated by a keyboard, as a typewriter, computer terminal, or Linotype: I can do 3000 keystrokes an hour.
- keyworker — The keyworker for a particular group of clients or patients is the person who works with them most closely and has most responsibility for them.
- klystrons — Plural form of klystron.
- knobkerry — A wooden stick like a club, used in southern Africa.
- korzybski — Alfred (Habdank Skarbek) [hab-dangk skahr-bek;; Polish hahp-dahngk skahr-bek] /ˈhæb dæŋk ˈskɑr bɛk;; Polish ˈhɑp dɑŋk ˈskɑr bɛk/ (Show IPA), 1879–1950, U.S. writer on general semantics, born in Poland.
- kreymborg — Alfred, 1883–1966, U.S. poet, playwright, and critic.
- kymograph — an instrument for measuring and graphically recording variations in fluid pressure, as those of the human pulse.
- kzyl-orda — a city in S Kazakhstan, on the Syr Darya.
- major key — a key whose essential harmony is based on the major scale.
- marrowsky — spoonerism
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