11-letter words containing a, d, k, l
- das kapital — a work (1867) by Karl Marx, dealing with economic, social, and political relations within society and containing the tenets on which modern communism is based.
- deadlocking — Present participle of deadlock.
- dealbreaker — A dealbreaker is an issue that prevents people from reaching an agreement.
- death knell — something that heralds death or destruction
- deerstalker — A deerstalker is an old-fashioned hat with parts at the sides which can be folded down to cover the ears. Deerstalkers are usually worn by men.
- delta stock — any of the fourth rank of active securities on the Stock Exchange. Market makers need not display prices of these securities continuously and any prices displayed are taken only as an indication rather than an offer to buy or sell
- dewar flask — a type of vacuum flask, esp one used in scientific experiments to keep liquid air, helium, etc; Thermos
- dialkylzinc — (organic chemistry) Any organometallic compound of zinc containing two alkyl groups.
- diazoalkane — any diazo compound having the general formula R 2 CN 2 , where R is hydrogen or any saturated organic group, as diazomethane, CH 2 N 2 .
- die walküre — an opera by Wagner (1870), one of four in a cycle based on the German myth of the Ring of the Nibelung
- dislikeable — Alternative spelling of dislikable.
- doodle-sack — bagpipe (def 1).
- doodlesacks — Plural form of doodlesack.
- double back — twice as large, heavy, strong, etc.; twofold in size, amount, number, extent, etc.: a double portion; a new house double the size of the old one.
- double ikat — a method of printing woven fabric by tie-dyeing the warp yarns (warp ikat) the weft yarns (weft ikat) or both (double ikat) before weaving.
- double take — a rapid or surprised second look, either literal or figurative, at a person or situation whose significance had not been completely grasped at first: His friends did a double take when they saw how much weight he had lost.
- double talk — speech using nonsense syllables along with words in a rapid patter.
- double-bank — to have two rowers pull (each of a number of oars).
- double-park — If someone double-parks their car or their car double-parks, they park in a road by the side of another parked car.
- double-take — a rapid or surprised second look, either literal or figurative, at a person or situation whose significance had not been completely grasped at first: His friends did a double take when they saw how much weight he had lost.
- double-talk — speech using nonsense syllables along with words in a rapid patter.
- doublespeak — evasive, ambiguous language that is intended to deceive or confuse.
- dreadlocked — Wearing dreadlocks.
- drunkalogue — an account of a person’s problems with alcohol
- duck plague — an acute, highly fatal disease of ducks caused by a herpesvirus
- fiddle back — a chair back having a solid splat similar in form to that of a fiddle.
- fiddle-back — a chair back having a solid splat similar in form to that of a fiddle.
- flank speed — the maximum possible speed of a ship.
- flat-packed — (of a piece of furniture, equipment, or other construction) supplied in pieces packed into a flat box for assembly by the buyer
- frankpledge — a system of dividing a community into tithings or groups of ten men, each member of which was responsible for the conduct of the other members of his group and for the assurance that a member charged with a breach of the law would be produced at court.
- greek salad — a salad of lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, onions, and feta cheese, served with a vinaigrette.
- grenadelike — Resembling a grenade (weapon).
- griddlecake — a thin cake of batter cooked on a griddle; pancake.
- half cocked — to set the hammer of (a firearm) at half cock.
- half-cocked — (of a firearm) at the position of half cock.
- half-cooked — not cooked thoroughly
- horned lark — a lark, Eremophila alpestris, of the Northern Hemisphere, having a tuft of feathers on each side of the crown of the head.
- husbandlike — resembling a husband
- ibn khaldun — Abd-al-Rahman [ahb-dahl-rah-mahn] /ɑb dɑlˈrɑ mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1332–1406, Arab historian and philosopher.
- ibn-khaldun — 1332–1406, Arab historian and philosopher. His Kitab al-`ibar (Book of Examples) is a history of Islam
- jack ladder — Nautical. Jacob's ladder (def 2a).
- junk dealer — a person who buys and sells discarded or secondhand objects
- kailyardism — kaleyard school.
- kaliningrad — a seaport in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the Bay of Danzig.
- khalkidhiki — Greek name of Chalcidice.
- knucklehead — a stupid, bumbling, inept person.
- ladder back — a chair back having a number of horizontal slats between uprights.
- lady-killer — a man who is irresistible to women or has the reputation for being so.
- lake edward — a lake in central Africa, between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo in the Great Rift Valley: empties through the Semliki River into Lake Albert. Area: about 2150 sq km (830 sq miles)
- lake ladoga — a lake in NW Russia, in the SW Karelian Republic: the largest lake in Europe; drains through the River Neva into the Gulf of Finland. Area: about 18 000 sq km (7000 sq miles)