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

  • reckon with — to count, compute, or calculate, as in number or amount.
  • relief work — the work carried out by charities providing aid for people in need, esp in disaster areas
  • rock flower — any shrub of the genus Crossosoma, native to the arid regions of the southwestern U.S., having thick, narrow leaves and solitary flowers.
  • schwarzkopf — Elisabeth, 1915–2006, German soprano, born in Poland.
  • skunk works — (usually lowercase). Also, skunk works, skunkworks [skuhngk-wurks] /ˈskʌŋkˌwɜrks/ (Show IPA). Slang. an often secret experimental laboratory or facility for producing innovative products, as in the computer or aerospace field.
  • slow cooker — an electric cooking pot with a tight-fitting lid for cooking meats, casseroles, etc., for several hours at relatively low temperatures, usually around 200° F (93.3° C).
  • social work — organized work directed toward the betterment of social conditions in the community, as by seeking to improve the condition of the poor, to promote the welfare of children, etc.
  • sparrowhawk — a small, short-winged European hawk, Accipiter nisus, that preys on smaller birds.
  • spatterwork — a method of decorating whereby ink or another fluid is spattered over a medium
  • spoken word — The spoken word is used to refer to language expressed in speech, for example in contrast to written texts or music.
  • steelworker — a person employed in the process of manufacturing steel and steel products.
  • 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.
  • stoneworker — any construction, as walls or the like, of stone; stone masonry.
  • strike down — to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.
  • teleworking — Teleworking is working from home using equipment such as telephones, fax machines, and modems to contact people.
  • thankworthy — deserving gratitude.
  • the network — network, the
  • tower block — a high-rise building.
  • trelliswork — latticework.
  • trestlework — a structural system composed of trestles.
  • trickledown — of, relating to, or based on the trickle-down theory: the trickle-down benefits to the local community.
  • underworked — to do less work on than is necessary or required: to underwork an idea.
  • underworker — a person who underworks
  • unforeknown — not foreknown
  • visualworks — (language)   A modern commercial implementation of the Smalltalk programming language. VisualWorks descends directly from the original Smalltalk-80 by Xerox PARC and was originally developed (for some time under the name Objectworks\Smalltalk) by ParcPlace Systems. VisualWorks relies on dynamic translation as its virtual machine technology.
  • wakeboarder — someone who rides a wakeboard
  • walk on air — a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
  • walkthrough — an act or instance of walking or going on foot.
  • wall rocket — any of several yellow-flowered European plants of the genus Diplotaxis, such as D. muralis, that grow on old walls and in waste places: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
  • warriorlike — Like a warrior.
  • water clock — a device, as a clepsydra, for measuring time by the flow of water.
  • waterlocked — enclosed entirely, or almost entirely, by water: a waterlocked nation.
  • weathercock — a weather vane with the figure of a rooster on it.
  • well-worked — that has undergone working.
  • whisk broom — a small, short-handled broom used chiefly to brush clothes.
  • whiskbrooms — Plural form of whiskbroom.
  • whiskerando — a man with extravagant whiskers
  • white stork — a large Eurasian stork, Ciconia ciconia, having white plumage with black in the wings and a red bill.
  • widowmakers — Plural form of widowmaker.
  • willowbrook — a city in SW California.
  • wind-broken — having the breathing impaired; affected with heaves.
  • wireworking — the use of wire to make functional or decorative works
  • wizard book — (publication)   Hal Abelson, Gerald Sussman and Julie Sussman's "Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs" (MIT Press, 1984; ISBN 0-262-01077-1), an excellent computer science text used in introductory courses at MIT. So called because of the wizard on the jacket. One of the bibles of the LISP/Scheme world. Also, less commonly, known as the Purple Book.
  • wokka board — a piece of fibreboard used as a musical instrument
  • wonderworks — Plural form of wonderwork.
  • woodpeckers — Plural form of woodpecker.
  • woodworking — the act or art of making things of wood.
  • work basket — a basket for holding sewing equipment
  • work of art — a piece of creative work in the arts, especially a painting or sculpture.
  • work permit — a document giving permission to work in a particular country
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