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11-letter words containing a, r, k, h, n

  • nightwalker — a person who walks or roves about at night, especially a thief, prostitute, etc.
  • nitro-chalk — a chemical fertilizer containing calcium carbonate and ammonium nitrate
  • north korea — a country in E Asia: formed 1948 after the division of the former country of Korea at 38° N. 50,000 sq. mi. (129,500 sq. km). Capital: Pyongyang. Compare Korea.
  • nurse shark — any of several sharks of the family Orectolobidae, especially Ginglymostoma cirratum, occurring in shallow waters from Rhode Island to Brazil and the Gulf of California to Ecuador.
  • nyckelharpa — an old-time Swedish stringed musical instrument, similar to the hurdy-gurdy but sounded with a bow instead of a wheel.
  • on the rack — If you say that someone is on the rack, you mean that they are suffering either physically or mentally.
  • other ranks — (in the armed forces) all those who do not hold a commissioned rank
  • plank-sheer — a plank or timber covering the upper ends of the frames of a wooden vessel
  • prank flash — a short film or animation linked surreptitiously to an innocuous website, intended to shock unsuspecting and easily-offended users of the internet
  • ralik chain — a chain of islands in the W Pacific Ocean, forming the W part of the Marshall Islands.
  • ramakrishnaSri [sree,, shree] /sri,, ʃri/ (Show IPA), 1836–86, Hindu religious reformer and mystic.
  • rankshifted — that has been shifted from one linguistic rank to another
  • ratak chain — a chain of islands in the W Pacific Ocean, forming the E part of the Marshall Islands.
  • rockhampton — a city in E Queensland, in E Australia.
  • shark siren — a siren sounded to warn swimmers of the presence of sharks
  • shcharansky — (Natan) Anatoly [nah-tahn an-uh-toh-lee;; Russian uh-nuh-taw-lyee] /nɑˈtɑn ˌæn əˈtoʊ li;; Russian ʌ nʌˈtɔ lyi/ (Show IPA), born 1948, Soviet mathematician and human-rights activist, in Israel since 1986.
  • sherlockian — pertaining to or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, known for his skill in solving mysteries through deductive reasoning.
  • shrink wrap — transparent film for wrapping food
  • shrink-wrap — to wrap and seal (a book, a food product, etc.) in a flexible film of plastic that, when exposed to a heating process, shrinks to the contour of the merchandise.
  • skin-search — strip-search.
  • tengri khan — a mountain in central Asia, on the boundary between Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) and China: highest peak of the Tien Shan Mountains. About 23,950 feet (7300 meters).
  • thanksgiver — a person who gives thanks.
  • thankworthy — deserving gratitude.
  • tirthankara — one of 24 persons who have attained personal immortality through enlightenment.
  • turkish van — a breed of cat with soft white semi-long hair and coloured markings on the head and tail
  • uttarakhand — a state in NW India, created in 2000 from part of Uttar Pradesh. 19,739 sq. mi. (51,123 sq. km). Capital. Dehra Dun.
  • warchalking — the practice of marking chalk symbols on walls and pavements at places where local wireless internet connections may be obtained for free via a computer, usually without permission
  • whiskerando — a man with extravagant whiskers
  • work-harden — to toughen or strengthen (a metal) by cold-working or another mechanical process.
  • workmanship — the art or skill of a workman or workwoman.
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