10-letter words containing a, k, i
- 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 crank — a crank having the form of a disk with a crankpin mounted off-center.
- disk crash — the failure of a disk storage system, usually resulting from the read-write head touching the moving disk surface and causing mechanical damage
- 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.
- ditto mark — Often, ditto marks. two small marks (″) indicating the repetition of something, usually placed beneath the thing repeated.
- 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.
- diyarbakir — a city in SE Turkey in Asia, on the Tigris River.
- 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.
- dragonskin — The skin of a dragon, or leather made from it.
- 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.
- drunk dial — a phone call made by someone who is intoxicated.
- 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.
- fabricking — the action of building or constructing
- 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.
- fantastick — Obsolete form of fantastic.
- 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
- fight back — retaliate
- 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.
- filmmaking — Also called moviemaker. a producer or director of motion pictures, especially one working in all phases of production: the leading young filmmakers of France.
- fingermark — a mark, especially a smudge or stain, made by a finger.
- firebreaks — Plural form of firebreak.
- firedrakes — Plural form of firedrake.
- first dark — twilight.
- fish flake — a platform for drying fish.
- flagsticks — Plural form of flagstick.
- flankering — Present participle of flanker.
- flick-pass — a movement in which the ball is passed quickly to another player by flicking it out of the hand; often performed with only one hand
- 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.
- folk magic — any attempt to practice charms, spells, etc., to control events or people.
- franklinia — a shrub or small tree, Franklinia alatamaha, of the tea family, originally native to the SE U.S. and now found only in cultivation, having glossy leaves and large, solitary white flowers.
- frantickly — Obsolete form of franticly.
- freakiness — freakish.
- freakishly — queer; odd; unusual; grotesque: a freakish appearance.