10-letter words containing a, i, k, e
- dealmaking — The making of commercial, financial or political deals.
- deck cabin — a cabin on the deck of a boat from which the vessel is steered
- deck chair — A deck chair is a simple chair with a folding frame, and a piece of canvas as the seat and back. Deck chairs are usually used on the beach, on a ship, or in the yard.
- deckchairs — Plural form of deckchair.
- dekametric — (of a radio wave) having a wavelength between 10 and 100 meters: decametric wave.
- diakinesis — the final stage of the prophase of meiosis, during which homologous chromosomes start to separate after crossing over
- diaskeuast — a person who revises, edits, or interpolates
- dick-heads — dick (def 3).
- dickensian — of Charles Dickens or his works
- diplospeak — the polite and placatory language usually associated with diplomats
- disc brake — a brake system in which a disc attached to a wheel is slowed by the friction of brake pads being pressed against the disc by a caliper.
- disembarks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disembark.
- disk brake — A disk brake is a brake in which external friction pads press onto a disk, usually by the action of a caliper.
- disk space — a number of bytes on a disk for the storage of data
- dislikable — Not capable or worthy of being liked; not liked; regarded with displeasure or aversion.
- dive brake — a flap deployed from the wings or fuselage of an aircraft, as a dive bomber or sailplane, that increases drag to permit a relatively steep angle of descent without a dangerous buildup in speed.
- dockmackie — a North American shrub, Viburnum acerifolium, of the honeysuckle family, having long stemmed clusters of white flowers and ovoid, almost black berries.
- dragonlike — a mythical monster generally represented as a huge, winged reptile with crested head and enormous claws and teeth, and often spouting fire.
- drawknives — Plural form of drawknife.
- dreikanter — a pebble or boulder having three faces formed by the action of windblown sand.
- drinkwater — John, 1882–1937, English poet, playwright, and critic.
- dyskinesia — difficulty or abnormality in performing voluntary muscular movements.
- earmarking — Present participle of earmark.
- ekphrastic — Pertaining to ekphrasis; clear, lucid.
- enkephalin — Either of two compounds that occur naturally in the brain. They are peptides related to the endorphins, with similar physiological effects.
- eskilstuna — an industrial city in SE Sweden. Pop: 91 137 (2004 est)
- eukaryotic — (biology) Having complex cells in which the genetic material is organized into membrane-bound nuclei.
- fair shake — an equitable opportunity or treatment: The judges promised that every entrant in the contest would get a fair shake.
- familylike — Resembling a family.
- fatherlike — Having the qualities of a father.
- femalelike — Resembling or characteristic of a female.
- fiddleback — something shaped like a fiddle.
- field lark — meadowlark.
- field rank — the rank of major, lieutenant colonel, or colonel
- film-maker — Also called moviemaker. a producer or director of motion pictures, especially one working in all phases of production: the leading young filmmakers of France.
- filmmakers — Plural form of filmmaker.
- fingermark — a mark, especially a smudge or stain, made by a finger.
- firebreaks — Plural form of firebreak.
- firedrakes — Plural form of firedrake.
- fish flake — a platform for drying fish.
- flankering — Present participle of flanker.
- fly a kite — If you say that someone is flying a kite, you are critical of them for putting forward new ideas just to see how people react, rather than with the intention of putting those ideas into practice.
- freakiness — freakish.
- freakishly — queer; odd; unusual; grotesque: a freakish appearance.
- fruitcakes — Plural form of fruitcake.
- funkadelia — A psychedelic musical genre, with funk roots.
- funkadelic — (music) Of, or relating to, funkadelia.
- giant kelp — any of various very large kelps of the genera Laminaria, Macrocystis, and Nereocystis.
- gill raker — (in fish) one of a series of stiff projections along the inner margins of the branchial arches that prevent food particles from passing through the branchial clefts.
- go walkies — to be lost or stolen