8-letter words containing s, k, e
- reckless — utterly unconcerned about the consequences of some action; without caution; careless (usually followed by of): to be reckless of danger.
- redshank — an Old World sandpiper, Tringa totanus, having red legs and feet.
- resketch — to sketch again
- restrike — a coin freshly minted from dies of an earlier issue.
- restruck — a coin freshly minted from dies of an earlier issue.
- riskless — free of risk
- rockless — lacking rocks
- rockrose — any plant of the genus Cistus or some allied genus, as Helianthemum.
- roskilde — a city on the island of Zealand, in E Denmark: a suburb of Copenhagen.
- ruckseat — a seat fixed to or forming part of a rucksack
- rukeyser — Muriel, 1913–80, U.S. poet.
- sackable — offence: justifying loss of job
- sackless — innocent or not deserving of punishment
- sather-k — (language) Karlsruhe Sather. A sublanguage of Sather used for introductory courses in object-oriented design and typesafe programming. E-mail: <[email protected]>.
- sea duck — any of various diving ducks, as the scaups, goldeneyes, scoters, and eiders, found principally on seas.
- sea kale — a European broad-leaved maritime plant, Crambe maritima, of the mustard family, having fleshy, blue basal leaves, used as a pot plant.
- sea king — one of the piratical Scandinavian chiefs who ravaged the coasts of medieval Europe.
- sea pink — thrift (def 3).
- sea risk — Often, sea risks. the hazard of traveling or transporting by sea.
- sealskin — the skin of a seal.
- seamlike — like or resembling a seam
- seaquake — an agitation of the sea caused by a submarine eruption or earthquake.
- seaspeak — the language used by sailors to ease communication between ships
- seatback — the back support of a seat in an aircraft, motor vehicle, etc.
- seatwork — work that can be done by a child at his or her seat in school without supervision.
- sedgwick — Ellery, 1872–1960, U.S. journalist and editor.
- seedcake — a sweet cake containing aromatic seeds, usually caraway.
- seek out — search, hunt
- selamlik — the portion of a Turkish palace or house reserved for men.
- selznick — David O(liver) 1902–65, U.S. motion-picture producer.
- set back — the act or state of setting or the state of being set.
- set-back — Surveying. the interval by which a chain or tape exceeds the length being measured.
- setbacks — a check to progress; a reverse or defeat: The new law was a setback.
- seversky — Alexander Procofieff de [pruh-koh-fee-ef duh] /prəˈkoʊ fiˌɛf də/ (Show IPA), 1894–1974, U.S. airplane designer, manufacturer, and writer; born in Russia.
- sex work — prostitution.
- shackled — a ring or other fastening, as of iron, for securing the wrist, ankle, etc.; fetter.
- shackles — two metal rings joined by a chain which are fastened around someone's wrists or ankles in order to prevent them from moving or escaping
- shake up — an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc.
- shake-up — a thorough change in a business, department, or the like, as by dismissals, demotions, etc.
- shakeout — an elimination or winnowing out of some competing businesses, products, etc., as a result of intense competition in a market of declining sales or rising standards of quality.
- sheikdom — the land or territory under the control of a sheik.
- shekinah — the presence of God on earth or a symbol or manifestation of His presence.
- shelduck — a sheldrake.
- shellack — lac that has been purified and formed into thin sheets, used for making varnish.
- sherlock — a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “fair-haired.”.
- shiitake — a large, meaty, black or dark brown mushroom, Lentinus edodes, native to eastern Asia and frequently used in Japanese and Chinese cookery.
- shockley — William Bradford, 1910–1989, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1956.
- shrinker — a person or thing that shrinks.
- shrunken — a past participle of shrink.
- shunpike — a side road taken instead of a turnpike or expressway to avoid tolls or to travel at a leisurely pace.