8-letter words containing w, k, r, o
- homework — schoolwork assigned to be done outside the classroom (distinguished from classwork).
- hookworm — any of certain bloodsucking nematode worms, as Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus, parasitic in the intestine of humans and other animals.
- hornwork — A type of fortification consisting of a pair of demi-bastions with a curtain wall connecting them and with two long sides directed upon the faces of the bastions, or ravelins of the inner fortifications, so as to be defended by them.
- hot-work — to work (metal) at a temperature high enough to permit recrystallization.
- ironwork — work in iron.
- job work — miscellaneous printing work, as distinguished from books, periodicals, etc.
- key-word — a word that serves as a key, as to the meaning of another word, a sentence, passage, or the like.
- keywords — a word that serves as a key, as to the meaning of another word, a sentence, passage, or the like.
- kirkwood — a city in E Missouri, near St. Louis.
- knotwork — A design or pattern of interlocking or overlapping geometric shapes resembling a knot.
- kowtower — One who kowtows; a sycophant.
- kurosawa — Akira [ah-kee-rah] /ɑˈki rɑ/ (Show IPA), 1910–1998, Japanese film director.
- lacework — lace (def 1).
- lampwork — (glassblowing) A method for working with blown glass that does not require a furnace.
- lathwork — work made of laths
- leadwork — work involving lead, such as maintenance work on lead pipes
- leg work — work or research involving extensive walking or traveling about, usually away from one's office, as in gathering data for a book, a legal action, etc.
- leg-work — work or research involving extensive walking or traveling about, usually away from one's office, as in gathering data for a book, a legal action, etc.
- lifework — the complete or principal work, labor, or task of a lifetime.
- linework — (arts) The technique of drawing lines.
- linkwork — something composed of links, as a chain.
- low-risk — A low-risk customer, risk, occupation, or property is not very likely to be exposed to a danger.
- makework — Alternative form of make-work.
- markdown — a reduction in price, usually to encourage buying.
- meshwork — meshed material or a structure of meshes; a network.
- milkwort — any plant or shrub of the genus Polygala, formerly supposed to increase the secretion of milk.
- millwork — ready-made carpentry work from a mill.
- muckworm — (not in technical use) the larva of any of several insects, as the dung beetle, which lives in or beneath manure.
- networks — Plural form of network.
- new york — Also called New York State. a state in the NE United States. 49,576 sq. mi. (128,400 sq. km). Capital: Albany. Abbreviation: NY (for use with zip code), N.Y.
- nyetwork — notwork
- openwork — any kind of work, especially ornamental, as of embroidery, lace, metal, stone, or wood, having a latticelike nature or showing openings through its substance.
- outworks — Plural form of outwork.
- overweak — too weak
- overwork — to cause to work too hard, too much, or too long; weary or exhaust with work (often used reflexively): Don't overwork yourself on that new job.
- partwork — series of magazines issued at weekly or monthly intervals, which are designed to be bound together to form a complete course or book
- pilework — construction built from heavy stakes or cylinders
- pipework — pipes and stops on an organ
- porkwood — the wood of a small tree, Pisonia obtusata, native to the United States and Caribbean
- rackwork — a mechanism utilizing a rack, as a rack and pinion.
- ringwork — a circular earthwork used as a defence and made up of a surrounding bank and ditch
- roadwork — work, as construction or repairs, done on a road.
- rockaway — a light, four-wheeled carriage having two or three seats and a fixed top.
- rockweed — a fucoid seaweed growing on rocks exposed at low tide.
- rockwell — Norman, 1894–1978, U.S. illustrator.
- rockwork — stonework.
- ropewalk — a long, narrow path or building where ropes are made.
- ropework — the activities involved in making, mending, tying, and using ropes
- row back — If you row back on something you have said or written, you express a different or contrary opinion about it.
- rushwork — the handicraft of making objects woven of rushes.