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11-letter words containing s, e, k, o, n

  • non-skilled — having skill; trained or experienced in work that requires skill.
  • non-striker — a person or thing that strikes.
  • nonsinkable — (of items designed to float on water) not liable to sink
  • nonskeletal — of or pertaining to parts of the body other than the skeletal structure
  • nonspeaking — the act, utterance, or discourse of a person who speaks.
  • nonstrikers — Plural form of nonstriker.
  • nose tackle — nose guard
  • nosy parker — a prying person
  • one's folks — one's family or relatives, esp. one's parents
  • onside kick — a kickoff deliberately kicked a short distance in an attempt by the kicking team to regain possession of the ball by recovering it after it has traveled forward the legally required distance of 10 yards, beyond the 50-yard line.
  • other ranks — (in the armed forces) all those who do not hold a commissioned rank
  • outer banks — chain of long, narrow, sandy islands, along the coast of N.C.
  • outspokenly — In an outspoken manner.
  • oxygen mask — a masklike device placed or worn over the nose and mouth when inhaling supplementary oxygen from an attached tank.
  • oyster pink — a delicate pinkish-white colour, sometimes with a greyish tinge
  • peak season — busiest annual period
  • penny stock — common stock, usually highly speculative, selling for less than a dollar a share.
  • pond-skater — any of various heteropterous insects of the family Gerrididae, esp Gerris lacustris (common pond-skater), having a slender hairy body and long hairy legs with which they skim about on the surface of ponds
  • psyche knot — a woman's hairdo in which a knot or coil of hair projects from the back of the head.
  • pyrokinesis — the ability to set objects or people on fire through the concentration of psychic power.
  • rocketsonde — a telemeter for gathering data on the atmosphere at very high altitudes, carried aloft by rocket and returned to earth by parachute.
  • round steak — a steak cut from directly above the hind leg of beef.
  • schecklaton — a gilded leather used for embroidering jacks
  • shacklebone — the wrist
  • shake on it — to shake hands in agreement, reconciliation, etc
  • sherlockian — pertaining to or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, known for his skill in solving mysteries through deductive reasoning.
  • shimonoseki — a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan: treaty ending Sino-Japanese War signed 1895.
  • shingle oak — an oak, Quercus imbricaria, yielding a wood used for shingles, clapboards, etc.
  • shopkeeping — a retail merchant or tradesman; a person who owns or operates a small store or shop.
  • single knot — overhand knot.
  • skeletonize — to reduce to a skeleton, outline, or framework.
  • skinner box — a box used in experiments in animal learning, especially in operant conditioning, equipped with a mechanism that automatically gives the animal food or other reward or permits escape, as by opening a door.
  • slacken off — If something slackens off, it becomes slower, less active, or less intense.
  • smoke point — heat at which oil gives off smoke
  • smokescreen — If something that you do or say is a smokescreen, it is intended to hide the truth about your activities or intentions.
  • sneak up on — If someone sneaks up on you, they try and approach you without being seen or heard, perhaps to surprise you or do you harm.
  • snickometer — a device, which uses sound waves recorded by the stump microphone, employed by TV commentators to determine whether or not a batsman has made contact with the ball
  • snorkelling — the activity of swimming with a snorkel
  • soft-spoken — (of persons) speaking with a soft or gentle voice; mild.
  • sound check — an on-the-spot rehearsal by a band before a gig to enable the sound engineer to set up the mixer
  • sound-alike — a person or thing that resembles another in sound
  • spoken word — The spoken word is used to refer to language expressed in speech, for example in contrast to written texts or music.
  • spokeswoman — a woman who speaks for another person or for a group.
  • sponge cake — a light, sweet cake made with a comparatively large proportion of eggs but no shortening.
  • square knot — a common knot in which the ends come out alongside of the standing parts.
  • stink stone — any of various limestones that emit an unpleasant odor when scratched or struck.
  • stockhausen — Karlheinz [kahrl-hahynts] /ˈkɑrlˌhaɪnts/ (Show IPA), 1928–2007, German composer.
  • stockinette — Also, stockinet. a stretchy, machine-knitted fabric used for making undergarments, infants' wear, etc.
  • stone broke — having no money whatsoever.
  • stone-broke — having no money whatsoever.
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