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11-letter words containing t, r, o, k

  • step rocket — a multistage rocket that discards burned-out stages.
  • 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.
  • stock horse — a horse or pony used in herding cattle.
  • stock order — A stock order is a request, often created automatically by retail software, for new supplies to refill the inventory and replenish shelves.
  • stock power — a power of attorney permitting a person other than the owner of stock in a corporation to transfer the title of ownership to a third party.
  • stock-route — a public trail having right of way across private properties and over which cattle and sheep may be herded to grazing grounds or to market.
  • stockbroker — a broker, especially one employed by a member firm of a stock exchange, who buys and sells stocks and other securities for customers.
  • stockholder — Also called stockowner. a holder or owner of stock in a corporation.
  • stockjobber — a stock salesperson, especially one who sells or promotes worthless securities.
  • stockkeeper — a person responsible for inventorying and monitoring stock levels
  • stone broke — having no money whatsoever.
  • stone-broke — having no money whatsoever.
  • stoneworker — any construction, as walls or the like, of stone; stone masonry.
  • stony brook — a town in N Long Island, in SE New York.
  • stony-broke — completely without money; penniless
  • storekeeper — a person who owns a store.
  • storm track — the path followed by the center of a cyclonic storm.
  • strike down — to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.
  • strike home — to deliver an effective blow
  • strike note — the note produced by a bell when struck, defining its musical pitch
  • strike zone — the area above home plate extending from the batter's knees to his or her shoulders.
  • strikebound — closed by a strike: a strikebound factory.
  • strip poker — a game of poker in which the losers in a hand remove an article of clothing.
  • stroke hole — (in a handicap match) a hole at which players with a handicap deduct a stroke from the number taken to play the hole.
  • stroke play — medal play.
  • sucket fork — a utensil for sweetmeats of the 16th, 17th, and early 18th centuries, having fork tines at one end and a spoon bowl at the other end of a common stem.
  • tailor-make — to make or adjust to meet the needs of the particular situation, individual, object, etc.: to tailor-make a tour.
  • takoma park — a city in central Maryland.
  • talk around — to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking: to talk about poetry.
  • tanbark oak — any oak that yields tanbark, especially an evergreen oak, Lithocarpus densiflora, of the Pacific coast of North America.
  • teleworking — Teleworking is working from home using equipment such as telephones, fax machines, and modems to contact people.
  • tenterhooks — one of the hooks or bent nails that hold cloth stretched on a tenter.
  • thankworthy — deserving gratitude.
  • the network — network, the
  • theodorakis — Mikis (ˈmikis). born 1925, Greek composer, who wrote the music for the films Zorba the Greek (1965) and Serpico (1973): imprisoned (1967–70) for his opposition to the Greek military government
  • to be frank — You can say 'to be frank' or 'to be frank with you' to introduce a statement which is your honest opinion, especially when the person you are talking to might not like it.
  • to go broke — If a company or person goes broke, they lose money and are unable to continue in business or to pay their debts.
  • to run amok — If a person or animal runs amok, they behave in a violent and uncontrolled way.
  • top-ranking — A top-ranking person is someone who has a very high rank or status in a particular organization or field of activity.
  • tower block — a high-rise building.
  • track shoes — light running shoes fitted with steel spikes for better grip
  • tracker dog — canine trained to detect
  • travel book — a book about travelling to a certain country or region, esp a guidebook
  • trelliswork — latticework.
  • trestlework — a structural system composed of trestles.
  • tretchikoff — Vladimir. 1913–2006, South African painter, born in Russia, known for his kitsch appeal, especially for his much-reproduced Chinese Girl (1950; also known as The Green Lady)
  • trickledown — of, relating to, or based on the trickle-down theory: the trickle-down benefits to the local community.
  • trojan duck — a duck that is a carrier of avian flu and is therefore a threat to other birds and also to humans, but which shows no outward signs of infection
  • troubetzkoy — N(ikolai) S(ergeievich) [nyi-kuh-lahy syir-gye-yi-vyich] /nyɪ kʌˈlaɪ syɪrˈgyɛ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1890–1938, Russian linguist in Austria.
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