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10-letter words containing c, l, a, r, k

  • clock rate — (processor, benchmark)   The fundamental rate in cycles per second at which a computer performs its most basic operations such as adding two numbers or transfering a value from one register to another. The clock rate of a computer is normally determined by the frequency of a crystal. The original IBM PC, circa 1981, had a clock rate of 4.77 MHz (almost five million cycles/second). As of 1995, Intel's Pentium chip runs at 100 MHz (100 million cycles/second). The clock rate of a computer is only useful for providing comparisons between computer chips in the same processor family. An IBM PC with an Intel 486 CPU running at 50 MHz will be about twice as fast as one with the same CPU, memory and display running at 25 MHz. However, there are many other factors to consider when comparing different computers. Clock rate should not be used when comparing different computers or different processor families. Rather, some benchmark should be used. Clock rate can be very misleading, since the amount of work different computer chips can do in one cycle varies. For example, RISC CPUs tend to have simpler instructions than CISC CPUs (but higher clock rates) and pipelined processors execute more than one instruction per cycle.
  • clockmaker — a person who makes or mends clocks, watches, etc
  • cloud rack — a group of moving clouds
  • cockalorum — a self-important little man
  • codetalker — A military communications specialist using codes based on an obscure language.
  • codewalker — (programming, tool)   A program component that analyses other programs. Compilers have codewalkers in their front ends; so do cross-reference generators and some database front ends. Other utility programs that try to do too much with source code may turn into codewalkers. As in "This new 'vgrind' feature would require a codewalker to implement."
  • coral pink — a light to medium yellowish-pink color.
  • cornflakes — a breakfast cereal made from toasted maize, eaten with milk, sugar, etc
  • cornstalks — Plural form of cornstalk.
  • cracklings — Plural form of crackling.
  • cradlewalk — a garden walkway covered by arched trees
  • craigfluke — a common name for the grey sole fish Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
  • craterlike — Resembling a crater or some aspect of one.
  • creakingly — With a creaking sound.
  • cross talk — interference in one channel from another or others
  • crosswalks — Plural form of crosswalk.
  • cycle rack — a series of metal frameworks standing on the ground for holding bicycles upright
  • dark cloud — grey clouds threatening rain
  • dreadlocks — a hair style, especially among Rastafarians, in which the hair is worn in long, ropelike locks.
  • drop black — carbon, as animal black or lampblack, formed into pellets by mixing with water or glue: used as a black pigment.
  • flare-back — a blast of flame that sometimes issues from the breech of a large gun or cannon when it is opened after firing.
  • flarebacks — Plural form of flareback.
  • frantickly — Obsolete form of franticly.
  • goalkicker — a person who makes a goal kick
  • half-track — a caterpillar tread that runs over and under the rear or driving wheels of a vehicle but is not connected with the forward wheels: used especially on military vehicles.
  • 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.
  • hammerlock — a hold in which one arm of an opponent is twisted and forced upward behind his back.
  • head clerk — a supervisor; manager
  • hotel rack — rack6 (def 2).
  • karmically — In a karmic context.
  • karyologic — of or relating to karyology
  • kilmarnock — Official name Kilmarnock and Loudon. an administrative district in the Strathclyde region, in SW Scotland.
  • kiloparsec — a unit of distance, equal to 1000 parsecs. Abbreviation: kpc.
  • kilpatrick — Hugh Judson [juhd-suh n] /ˈdʒʌd sən/ (Show IPA), 1836–81, Union general in the U.S. Civil War.
  • kleptocrat — a government official who is a thief or exploiter.
  • lacemakers — Plural form of lacemaker.
  • lackluster — lacking brilliance or radiance; dull: lackluster eyes.
  • lacklustre — lacking brilliance or radiance; dull: lackluster eyes.
  • lamarckian — of or relating to Jean de Lamarck or his theory of organic evolution.
  • lamarckism — the Lamarckian theory that characteristics acquired by habit, use, or disuse may be passed on to future generations through inheritance.
  • lardy cake — a rich sweet cake made of bread dough, lard, sugar, and dried fruit
  • layer cake — a cake made in layers, with a cream, jelly, or other filling between them.
  • lead track — a track connecting a railroad yard or facility with a main line or running track.
  • lifehacker — One who uses lifehacks.
  • like crazy — mentally deranged; demented; insane.
  • linebacker — a player on defense who takes a position close behind the linemen.
  • lockmaster — one in charge of a canal lock
  • lose track — a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
  • lower back — lumbar region
  • lumberjack — a person who works at lumbering; logger.
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