Words containing ock

acid rock means: a musical style that emerged in the 1960s; rock music inspired by or related to drug-induced experience

aftershock means: a tremor (or one of a series of tremors) occurring after the main shock of an earthquake

against the clock means: as fast as possible; before a deadline

air lock means: a chamber that provides access to space where air is under pressure

air pocket means: a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly

air sock means: a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind

airdock means: a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained

airlock means: a chamber that provides access to space where air is under pressure

alarm clock means: a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time

alfred hitchcock means: English film director noted for his skill in creating suspense (1899-1980)

aeration means: the act of charging a liquid with a gas making it effervescent

aeration means: the process of exposing to air (so as to purify)

bottom-feeding means: of or relating to fish and marine life that feed on the bottom of a body of water

cold water means: disparagement of a plan or hope or expectation

coverlet means: a decorative bedspread (usually quilted)

cursively means: in a cursive manner

day of reckoning means: an unpleasant or disastrous destiny

day of reckoning means: (New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives

eastern chipmunk means: small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches

geneva means: gin made in the Netherlands

geneva means: a city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of Lake Geneva; it is the headquarters of various international organizations

genus eriocaulon means: type genus of the Eriocaulaceae: rushlike aquatic or marginal perennials usually found in shallow waters of acid lakes and pools and bogs

genus salpichroa means: herbs of temperate North and South America: cock's eggs

kern means: the part of a metal type that projects beyond its body

kern means: United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945)

kern means: remove a portion of space between (adjacent letters)

kern means: furnish with a kern

marsh hare means: a wood rabbit of marshy coastal areas from North Carolina to Florida

metrification means: the act of changing from imperial units of measurement to metric units: meters, grams, seconds

metrification means: writing a metrical composition (or the metrical structure of a composition)