10-letter words containing c, r, a, k
- 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.
- hand truck — truck1 (def 3).
- hard-knock — beset with hardship.
- hardbacked — (of a book) Having a solid binding; hardback.
- haversacks — Plural form of haversack.
- head clerk — a supervisor; manager
- heart back — a chair back having a form resembling that of a somewhat heart-shaped medieval shield.
- highjacker — a person who hijacks.
- hotel rack — rack6 (def 2).
- hydrocrack — to crack (petroleum or the like) in the presence of hydrogen.
- ice skater — An ice skater is someone who skates on ice.
- icebreaker — Nautical. a ship specially built for breaking navigable passages through ice.
- jabberwock — a playful imitation of language consisting of invented, meaningless words; nonsense; gibberish.
- jack frost — frost or freezing cold personified.
- jack truss — any of a number of trapezoidal trusses for supporting those areas of a hip roof not beneath the peak or ridge, parallel to the truss or trusses that meet at the peak or ridge.
- jackassery — The foolish or obnoxious behaviour of a jackass.
- jackhammer — a portable drill operated by compressed air and used to drill rock, break up pavement, etc.
- jackie tar — jackatar.
- jackrabbit — resembling a jack rabbit, as in suddenness or rapidity of movement: The car made a jackrabbit start when the traffic light turned green.
- jackscrews — Plural form of jackscrew.
- jackstraws — one of a group of strips of wood or similar objects, as straws or toothpicks, used in the game of jackstraws.
- jinricksha — Alternative spelling of jinriksha.
- jockstraps — Plural form of jockstrap.
- karmically — In a karmic context.
- karyologic — of or relating to karyology
- karyotypic — Of or pertaining to karyotypes.
- keep 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.
- kerygmatic — the preaching of the gospel of Christ, especially in the manner of the early church.
- kick-start — to start by means of a kick starter: to kick-start a motorcycle.
- kickboards — Plural form of kickboard.
- kickstarts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kickstart.
- kiddie car — a toy vehicle for a small child, having three wheels and pushed with the feet.
- 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.
- kincardine — a former county in E Scotland.
- 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.
- kleptocrat — a government official who is a thief or exploiter.
- knackebrod — flat, thin, brittle unleavened rye bread.
- knackeries — Plural form of knackery.
- knackwurst — a short, thick, highly seasoned sausage.
- 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.
- kneecapper — Person doing kneecapping.
- kodachrome — (lowercase) a positive color transparency.
- kragujevac — a town in E central Serbia; capital of Serbia (1818–39); automobile industry. Pop: 145 890 (2002)
- kurdaitcha — (Australia) An aboriginal evil spirit; a sorcerer.
- lacemakers — Plural form of lacemaker.
- lackluster — lacking brilliance or radiance; dull: lackluster eyes.
- lacklustre — lacking brilliance or radiance; dull: lackluster eyes.