9-letter words containing s, t, o, c, k
- klopstock — Friedrich Gottlieb [free-drikh gawt-leep] /ˈfri drɪx ˈgɔt lip/ (Show IPA), 1724–1803, German poet.
- knobstick — A stick with a rounded knob at the end.
- knockouts — Plural form of knockout.
- kostunica — Vojislav (ˈvɒjɪslæf). born 1944, Serbian politician; president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (2000–03); prime minister of Serbia and Montenegro (2004–06); prime minister of Serbia (2006–08)
- linstocks — Plural form of linstock.
- livestock — the horses, cattle, sheep, and other useful animals kept or raised on a farm or ranch.
- lock step — a way of marching in such close file that the corresponding legs of the marchers must keep step precisely
- locksmith — a person who makes or repairs locks and keys.
- mocktails — Plural form of mocktail.
- non-stick — Non-stick saucepans, frying pans, or baking tins have a special coating on the inside which prevents food from sticking to them.
- nonsticky — not sticky
- outstruck — to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.
- overstock — to stock to excess: We are overstocked on this item.
- pack shot — (in television advertising) a close-up of the product being advertised, usually so that the viewer can register its logo and packaging
- post-rock — a type of music that often varies from traditional rock in terms of form and instrumentation
- quicksort — A sorting algorithm with O(n log n) average time complexity. One element, x of the list to be sorted is chosen and the other elements are split into those elements less than x and those greater than or equal to x. These two lists are then sorted recursively using the same algorithm until there is only one element in each list, at which point the sublists are recursively recombined in order yielding the sorted list. This can be written in Haskell:
- rock dust — a crushed limestone sprayed on surfaces in mines to make coal dust incombustible in case of a gas explosion.
- rock salt — common salt occurring in extensive, irregular beds in rocklike masses.
- rock star — a rock-'n'-roll star or celebrity.
- rock-salt — common salt occurring in extensive, irregular beds in rocklike masses.
- rockshaft — an oscillating shaft.
- rootstock — Horticulture. a root and its associated growth buds, used as a stock in plant propagation.
- sack coat — a short coat or jacket with a straight back and no seam at the waist.
- sackcloth — sacking.
- scut work — work that is regarded as tedious and routine or menial
- seedstock — seed, tubers, or roots selected and kept for planting.
- sheetrock — a trademark name for plasterboard or drywall, composed of gypsum enclosed by heavy sheets of paper and used for constructing interior walls and ceilings
- shortcake — a cake made with a relatively large amount of butter or other shortening.
- sick note — proof of illness
- skyrocket — 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.
- soft rock — a comparatively unaggressive, melodic style of rock-'n'-roll in which the arrangement and lyrics are emphasized more than the beat.
- soft tick — any of numerous ticks of the family Argasidae, lacking a dorsal shield and having the mouthparts on the underside of the head.
- stackroom — an area in a library where books are not on open shelves
- stick out — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
- stickwork — a player's degree of competence or proficiency as a baseball batter, hockey or lacrosse player, etc.: Frequent practice improved his stickwork.
- stock boy — a boy or man responsible for replenishing stock, as on the shelves of a grocery store.
- stock car — a standard model of automobile changed in various ways for racing purposes.
- stockfish — fish, as the cod or haddock, cured by splitting and drying in the air without salt.
- stockholm — a kingdom in N Europe, in the E part of the Scandinavian Peninsula. 173,732 sq. mi. (449,964 sq. km). Capital: Stockholm.
- stockhorn — pibgorn.
- stockiest — of solid and sturdy form or build; thick-set and, usually, short.
- stockinet — Also, stockinet. a stretchy, machine-knitted fabric used for making undergarments, infants' wear, etc.
- stockless — having no stock, as an anchor.
- stocklist — a list or inventory of all the items in stock
- stockpile — a supply of material, as a pile of gravel in road maintenance.
- stockport — borough of Greater Manchester, in NW England.
- stockroom — a room in which a stock of materials or goods is kept for use or sale.
- stocktake — to count and check the goods on hand in a shop or business
- stockwood — (Arthur) Mervyn. 1913–95, British Anglican prelate; bishop of Southwark (1959–80)
- stockwork — a method of working in a mine where the ore is found in clusters rather than in veins