10-letter words containing a, s, k, e
- barkeepers — Plural form of barkeeper.
- barkhausen — Heinrich Georg. 1881–1956, German physicist; discovered that ferromagnetic material in an increasing magnetic field becomes magnetized in discrete jumps (the Barkhausen effect)
- basketball — Basketball is a game in which two teams of five players each try to score goals by throwing a large ball through a circular net fixed to a metal ring at each end of the court.
- basketcase — Alternative form of basket case.
- basketlike — resembling a basket
- basketwork — work that is interlaced or woven like a basket; wickerwork
- beanstalks — Plural form of beanstalk.
- bergamasko — an inhabitant of Bergamo
- beta stock — any of the second rank of active securities on the Stock Exchange, of which there are about 500. Continuous display of prices by market makers is required but not immediate publication of transactions
- black sage — a shrubby Californian plant, Salvia mellifera, of the mint family, having an interrupted spike of lavender-blue or white flowers.
- black site — a secret facility used by a country's military as a prison and interrogation centre, whose existence is denied by the government
- black stem — a disease of plants, characterized by blackened stems and defoliation, caused by any of several fungi, as Ascochyta imperfecta or Mycosphaerella lethalis.
- blacksnake — any of several Old World black venomous elapid snakes, esp Pseudechis porphyriacus (Australian blacksnake)
- blackstone — Sir William. 1723–80, English jurist noted particularly for his Commentaries on the Laws of England (1765–69), which had a profound influence on jurisprudence in the US
- blue shark — a shark of the species Prionace glauca, found in temperate and tropical waters
- boneshaker — an early type of bicycle having solid tyres and no springs
- book share — a share of a mutual fund credited to the account of a shareholder without the physical issuance of a certificate evidencing ownership.
- brake disc — a metal disc that revolves with the wheel in a disc brake
- brake shoe — the curved metal casting to which the brake lining is riveted in a drum brake
- brass neck — effrontery; nerve
- breadstick — bread baked in a long thin crisp stick
- break step — to cease to march in step
- breakables — objects that are delicate and could be easily broken
- breastwork — a temporary defensive work, usually breast-high
- buckpasser — a person who avoids responsibility by shifting it to another, especially unjustly or improperly.
- bull snake — any burrowing North American nonvenomous colubrid snake of the genus Pituophis, typically having yellow and brown markings
- bundesbank — the central bank of Germany
- bushwalker — a person who hikes through bushland
- by mistake — accidentally, not on purpose
- cake stand — a plate on a pedestal used for displaying cakes in a shop or café, or for special cakes such as wedding cakes
- canebrakes — Plural form of canebrake.
- canvaslike — resembling canvas
- cape smoke — South African brandy
- caretakers — Plural form of caretaker.
- carjackers — Plural form of carjacker.
- carpsucker — any of several freshwater suckers of the genus Carpiodes, as the quillback and the river carpsucker.
- case knife — sheath knife
- casekeeper — the person who records in the casebox a tally of cards as they appear in the box.
- casevacked — Simple past tense and past participle of casevac.
- caseworker — A caseworker is someone who does casework.
- caste mark — a mark on the skin that shows which caste a Hindu belongs to, esp a dot painted on the forehead
- castlelike — a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- cat basket — a basket used for transporting a cat
- catskinner — an operator of a vehicle or machine with caterpillar treads.
- catwhisker — a sharply pointed, flexible wire used to make contact with a specific point on a semiconductor or a crystal detector
- chalkiness — of or like chalk.
- chalkstone — tophus
- cheapjacks — Plural form of cheapjack.
- cheapskate — If you say that someone is a cheapskate, you think that they are mean and do not like spending money.
- cheboksary — a port in W central Russia on the River Volga: capital of the Chuvash Republic. Pop: 446 000 (2005 est)