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

  • schaerbeek — a city in central Belgium, near Brussels.
  • scharwenka — (Ludwig) Philipp [loot-vikh fee-lip] /ˈlut vɪx ˈfi lɪp/ (Show IPA), 1847–1917, German composer.
  • screw jack — jackscrew.
  • scrimshank — to avoid one's obligations or share of work; shirk.
  • scuff mark — Scuff marks are marks made on a smooth surface when something is rubbed against it.
  • sea rocket — any of several plants of the related genus Cakile, esp C. maritima, which grow along the seashores of Europe and North America and have mauve, pink, or white flowers
  • sheeptrack — a small natural terrace on a hillside
  • shrinkpack — flexible plastic used for shrink-wrapping goods
  • sickle bar — cutter bar (def 1).
  • silverback — an older male gorilla, usually the leader of a troop, whose hairs along the back turn gray with age.
  • skyscraper — a relatively tall building of many stories, especially one for office or commercial use.
  • slab track — a railroad track in which the rails are attached to and supported by a bed or slab, usually of concrete.
  • soundtrack — the narrow band on one or both sides of a motion-picture film on which sound is recorded.
  • space mark — a proofreader's symbol used to indicate the need to insert space, as between two typed or printed words that have been run together. Symbol: #.
  • spark coil — a coil of many turns of insulated wire on an iron core, used for producing sparks.
  • specmark89 — (benchmark)   An old SPECmark benchmark result derived from a set of floating-point and integer benchmarks. It is the geometric mean of ten SPEC ratios of the outdated 1989 SPEC benchmark suite. The use of SPECmark89 is strongly discouraged, having been superseded by CINT92 and CFP92.
  • spur track — a short branch track leading from the main track, and connected with it at one end only.
  • stack-yard — a yard where stacks of hay, straw, etc, are kept
  • stake race — a race in which part of the prize or purse is put up by the owners of the horses nominated to run in the race.
  • starfucker — a person who seeks to have sexual relations with celebrities; groupie
  • starstruck — captivated by famous people or by fame itself.
  • stock farm — a farm devoted to breeding livestock.
  • stricklandWilliam, 1787–1854, U.S. architect and engineer.
  • superflack — an extremely competent, successful press agent
  • take cover — to be or serve as a covering for; extend over; rest on the surface of: Snow covered the fields.
  • tank truck — a truck with a tank body, suitable for transporting gases or liquids, as oil, gasoline, or milk, in bulk.
  • taper jack — a device for melting sealing wax, having a waxed wick fed through a plate from a reel.
  • taperstick — a candlestick designed to hold tapers.
  • task force — Navy, Military. a temporary grouping of units under one commander, formed for the purpose of carrying out a specific operation or mission.
  • taxi truck — a truck with a driver that can be hired
  • throw back — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
  • timberjack — a person whose occupation is logging; logger.
  • toast rack — A toast rack is an object that is designed to hold pieces of toast in an upright position and separate from each other, ready for people to eat.
  • towel rack — a rack consisting of one or more bars on which towels or washcloths are hung.
  • trace back — identify origin, owner
  • track down — a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
  • track meet — a series of athletic contests such as running and jumping, usually including most track-and-field events.
  • track race — an instance of a form of motorcycle racing where teams or individuals race opponents around an oval track
  • track shoe — a light, heelless, usually leather shoe having either steel spikes for use outdoors on a cinder or dirt track, or a rubber sole for use indoors on a board floor.
  • track shot — a camera shot in which the cameraman follows a specific person or event in the action
  • track suit — a sweat suit, usually with a long-sleeved jacket and long pants, worn by athletes, especially runners, before and after actual competition or during workouts.
  • tracklayer — section hand.
  • trackpoint — (hardware)   (Or "pointing stick", "nipple") A small knob found in the middle of some keyboards that works like a very short isometric joystick. Pressing it toward or away from you or from side to side moves the pointer on the screen. Ted Selker brought the concept of an in-keyboard pointing device to IBM in September 1987. TrackPoint was introduced in 1992 on the IBM ThinkPad and later on some desktops. It takes up virtually no extra room on the box or the work area and also requires minimal movement of the hands from the keyboard. Many imitations of highly variable quality appeared. Pointing sticks have also been used in many other notebook brands, including TI, HP, Compac, Dell, Toshiba (e.g. Portege 4000's "AccuPoint II"), and AST (e.g. Ascentia 910N). "TrackPoint" and "Trackpoint" are IBM trademarks.
  • trafficked — the movement of vehicles, ships, persons, etc., in an area, along a street, through an air lane, over a water route, etc.: the heavy traffic on Main Street.
  • trafficker — the movement of vehicles, ships, persons, etc., in an area, along a street, through an air lane, over a water route, etc.: the heavy traffic on Main Street.
  • trancelike — a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
  • trash rack — a grating for retaining floating objects from water entering a penstock.
  • tricktrack — a variety of backgammon.
  • truck farm — a farm or piece of land for the growing of vegetables and fruit for sale, especially to local or nearby markets.
  • trunk call — a long-distance phone call.
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