11-letter words containing s, t, o, c, k
- keratoscope — an instrument, as Placido's disk, for determining the symmetry of the curvature of the cornea.
- keratoscopy — an instrument, as Placido's disk, for determining the symmetry of the curvature of the cornea.
- kinetoscope — an early motion-picture device, invented by Edison, in which the film passed behind a peephole for viewing by a single viewer.
- kleptocrats — Plural form of kleptocrat.
- knockabouts — Plural form of knockabout.
- knockwursts — Plural form of knockwurst.
- knot stitch — a stitch that produces a knot on the fabric surface, made by twining the thread about the needle.
- lemon stick — a lemon half with a peppermint stick stuck in it, through which the lemon juice is sucked.
- lobsterback — redcoat.
- lock stitch — a sewing-machine stitch in which two threads are locked together at small intervals.
- microskirts — Plural form of microskirt.
- model stock — Model stock is the maintenance of adequate levels of stock of an item so that an adequate supply is always available for selling.
- netherstock — a stocking
- nose tackle — nose guard
- objectworks — An object-oriented development environment developed by ParcPlace, available under Smalltalk and C++.
- ostrichlike — a large, two-toed, swift-footed flightless bird, Struthio camelus, indigenous to Africa and Arabia, domesticated for its plumage: the largest of living birds.
- overstocked — containing too many fish
- packet soup — soup supplied in dried form in a packet
- penny stock — common stock, usually highly speculative, selling for less than a dollar a share.
- pocket-size — small enough to fit conveniently into one's pocket.
- pooh sticks — a children's game: each player throws a stick into a stream from one side of a bridge and the winner is the person whose stick emerges first on the other side
- pot sticker — a pan-fried and steamed Chinese dumpling with a ground meat or vegetable filling.
- psyche knot — a woman's hairdo in which a knot or coil of hair projects from the back of the head.
- risk factor — a condition, behavior, or other factor that increases risk: Smoking is a major risk factor for cancer; depression as a risk factor in suicide.
- rock steady — the style of vocalized Jamaican popular music that succeeded ska and preceded reggae in the 1960s, influenced by American soul music and having a more upbeat tempo with emphasis on electric bass and guitar rather than on horns.
- rock thrush — any of several Old World thrushes of the genus Monticola, usually having bluish plumage, especially M. saxatilis, of Europe.
- rocket ship — a rocket-propelled aircraft or spacecraft.
- rocket sled — a sled propelled along a long track by rocket engines, for testing the effects of high rates of acceleration and deceleration.
- rocketsonde — a telemeter for gathering data on the atmosphere at very high altitudes, carried aloft by rocket and returned to earth by parachute.
- rope socket — either of a pair of matching fittings fastened to the ends of lengths of wire rope to join them together.
- rudderstock — the vertical member at the forward edge of a rudder, hinged at the sternpost and attached to the helm or steering gear.
- safety lock — a lock designed to prevent picking.
- schecklaton — a gilded leather used for embroidering jacks
- shock front — the forward boundary surface of a shock wave.
- shuttlecock — Also called shuttle. the object that is struck back and forth in badminton and battledore, consisting of a feathered cork head and a plastic crown.
- silk cotton — the silky covering of the seeds of certain tropical trees of the bombax family, used for stuffing cushions, pillows, etc.
- sketch book — a collection of essays and stories (1819–20) by Washington Irving.
- sketch show — a show, such as a TV show or public performance, consisting of a variety of short comedy scenes
- skyrocketed — a rocket firework that ascends into the air and explodes at a height, usually in a brilliant array of sparks of one or more colors.
- slit pocket — a pocket on the underside of a garment, reached through a vertical opening
- slop bucket — slop pail.
- 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
- sock puppet — a hand puppet made out of a sock.
- sound truck — a truck carrying a loudspeaker from which speeches, music, etc., are broadcast, as for advertising, campaigning, or the like.
- spatterdock — any of various water lilies of the genus Nuphar, having globular yellow flowers and growing in lakes or sluggish streams, especially N. advena, of the eastern U.S.
- step rocket — a multistage rocket that discards burned-out stages.
- stick float — a float attached at the top and bottom to the line
- stick it to — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
- stock clerk — a worker in a stockroom who is in charge of the materials and goods stored there.
- stock guard — a barrier for keeping cattle and other animals off the tracks or right of way.