10-letter words containing c, a, n, k
- 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.
- jacksonian — of or relating to Andrew Jackson, his ideas, the period of his presidency, or the political principles or social values associated with him: Jacksonian democracy.
- jacksonism — the group of political principles or attitudes associated with Andrew Jackson.
- jackstones — Plural form of jackstone.
- jinricksha — Alternative spelling of jinriksha.
- johnnycake — a cake or bread made of corn meal and water or milk, usually cooked on a griddle.
- kalanchoes — Plural form of kalanchoe.
- kamchatkan — a peninsula in the NE Russian Federation in Asia, extending S between the Bering Sea and the Sea of Okhotsk. 750 miles (1210 km) long; 104,200 sq. mi. (269,880 sq. km) wide.
- kampuchean — People's Republic of, a former official name of Cambodia.
- kaolinitic — Of or relating to kaolinite.
- 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.
- kickstands — Plural form of kickstand.
- kiel canal — a canal connecting the North and Baltic seas. 61 miles (98 km) long.
- kilmarnock — Official name Kilmarnock and Loudon. an administrative district in the Strathclyde region, in SW Scotland.
- 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.
- king cobra — a cobra, Ophiophagus hannah, of southeastern Asia and the East Indies, that grows to a length of more than 15 feet (5 meters): the largest of the venomous snakes.
- klootchman — a North American Indian woman
- knackebrod — flat, thin, brittle unleavened rye bread.
- knackeries — Plural form of knackery.
- knackiness — the quality or condition of being knacky
- knackwurst — a short, thick, highly seasoned sausage.
- 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.
- kneecapped — Simple past tense and past participle of kneecap.
- kneecapper — Person doing kneecapping.
- knickknack — an ornamental trinket or gimcrack; a bit of bric-a-brac.
- knob latch — a latch having a spring bolt controlled by a knob on one or both sides.
- knock back — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- knockabout — Nautical. any of various fore-and-aft-rigged sailing vessels having a single jib bent to a stay from the stemhead, no bowsprit being used: usually rigged as a sloop.
- knockbacks — Plural form of knockback.
- kuang-chou — Guangzhou
- lacemaking — the art, act, or process of making lace.
- lackawanna — a city in W New York, on Lake Erie, near Buffalo.
- lamarckian — of or relating to Jean de Lamarck or his theory of organic evolution.
- landlocked — shut in completely, or almost completely, by land: a landlocked bay.
- linebacker — a player on defense who takes a position close behind the linemen.
- lisichansk — a city in E Ukraine, on the Donets River, NE of Donetsk.
- lunchbreak — A period of rest from work for the purpose of eating lunch.
- mackintosh — Charles Rennie [ren-ee] /ˈrɛn i/ (Show IPA), 1868–1928, Scottish architect and designer.
- mafficking — to celebrate with extravagant public demonstrations.
- makunouchi — a Japanese fast food dish consisting of fish, meat, eggs, and vegetables served with rice and an umeboshi
- mamaroneck — a city in SE New York.
- mankiewicz — Joseph L(eo) 1909–1993, U.S. motion-picture director, producer, and writer.
- monadnocks — Plural form of monadnock.
- mosaicking — a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
- muckraking — to search for and expose real or alleged corruption, scandal, or the like, especially in politics.