10-letter words containing c, a, n, k, e
- change key — a key opening only one lock.
- chekhovian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Anton Chekhov or his writings, especially as they are evocative of a mood of introspection and frustration.
- cleanskins — Plural form of cleanskin.
- cloak fern — a type of fern, genus Notholaena, found in dry, rocky areas of temperate and tropical America, often used as an ornamental.
- corn crake — a short-billed Eurasian rail, Crex crex, frequenting grainfields.
- corn snake — a large, harmless rat snake, Elaphe guttata guttata, of the southeastern U.S., having yellow, tan, or gray scales with dark-red blotches: once common in cornfields but now an endangered species.
- corncrakes — Plural form of corncrake.
- cornerback — a defensive back
- cornflakes — a breakfast cereal made from toasted maize, eaten with milk, sugar, etc
- crankcases — Plural form of crankcase.
- cranked up — Machinery. any of several types of arms or levers for imparting rotary or oscillatory motion to a rotating shaft, one end of the crank being fixed to the shaft and the other end receiving reciprocating motion from a hand, connecting rod, etc.
- crankiness — ill-tempered; grouchy; cross: I'm always cranky when I don't get enough sleep.
- creakiness — The state of being creaky.
- creakingly — With a creaking sound.
- crude tank — A crude tank is a large vessel for crude oil.
- deck cabin — a cabin on the deck of a boat from which the vessel is steered
- deck crane — a deck-mounted crane used for loading and unloading cargo
- dickensian — of Charles Dickens or his works
- folk dance — a dance that originated among, and has been transmitted through, the common people. Compare court dance.
- funkadelic — (music) Of, or relating to, funkadelia.
- genoa cake — a rich fruit cake, usually decorated with almonds
- great neck — a town on NW Long Island, in SE New York.
- greenbacks — Plural form of greenback.
- gun tackle — a tackle composed of a fall rove through two single blocks and secured to one of them so as to secure a mechanical advantage of two or three, neglecting friction, depending on the arrangement.
- hackensack — a city in NE New Jersey, near New York City.
- hackneying — Present participle of hackney.
- hackneyman — a man who rents out carriages and horses
- halterneck — A single strap or material which runs from the front of the garment around the back of the wearer's neck, leaving most of the back uncovered, often used in swimsuits and women's dresses.
- hamesucken — the offence of attacking a person in his or her own dwelling
- handpicked — Picked by hand; picked or selected with care.
- jack benny — Jack (Benjamin Kubelsky) 1894–1974, U.S. comedian.
- jack plane — a plane for rough surfacing.
- jack-knife — a large pocketknife.
- jackanapes — an impertinent, presumptuous person, especially a young man; whippersnapper.
- jackknifed — Simple past tense and past participle of jackknife.
- jackknifes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jackknife.
- jackknives — Plural form of jackknife.
- jackstones — Plural form of jackstone.
- johnnycake — a cake or bread made of corn meal and water or milk, usually cooked on a griddle.
- kalanchoes — Plural form of kalanchoe.
- kampuchean — People's Republic of, a former official name of Cambodia.
- kentuckian — a state in the E central United States. 40,395 sq. mi. (104,625 sq. km). Capital: Frankfort. Abbreviation: KY (for use with zip code), Ken., Ky.
- kiel canal — a canal connecting the North and Baltic seas. 61 miles (98 km) long.
- kincardine — a former county in E Scotland.
- kinematics — the branch of mechanics that deals with pure motion, without reference to the masses or forces involved in it.
- knackebrod — flat, thin, brittle unleavened rye bread.
- knackeries — Plural form of knackery.
- knackiness — the quality or condition of being knacky
- knapsacked — Simple past tense and past participle of knapsack.
- knee brace — a diagonal member for bracing the angle between two joined members, as a stud or column and a joist or rafter, being joined to each partway along its length.