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

  • greenbackism — a former political party, organized in 1874, opposed to the retirement or reduction of greenbacks and favoring their increase as the only paper currency.
  • griddlecakes — Plural form of griddlecake.
  • groom's cake — a fruit cake in layers of graduated size, served at a wedding.
  • ground track — the path on the earth's surface below an aircraft, missile, rocket, or spacecraft.
  • hacker ethic — (philosophy)   1. The belief that information-sharing is a powerful positive good, and that it is an ethical duty of hackers to share their expertise by writing free software and facilitating access to information and to computing resources wherever possible. 2. The belief that system-cracking for fun and exploration is ethically OK as long as the cracker commits no theft, vandalism, or breach of confidentiality. Both of these normative ethical principles are widely, but by no means universally, accepted among hackers. Most hackers subscribe to the hacker ethic in sense 1, and many act on it by writing and giving away free software. A few go further and assert that *all* information should be free and *any* proprietary control of it is bad; this is the philosophy behind the GNU project. Sense 2 is more controversial: some people consider the act of cracking itself to be unethical, like breaking and entering. But the belief that "ethical" cracking excludes destruction at least moderates the behaviour of people who see themselves as "benign" crackers (see also samurai). On this view, it may be one of the highest forms of hackerly courtesy to (a) break into a system, and then (b) explain to the sysop, preferably by e-mail from a superuser account, exactly how it was done and how the hole can be plugged - acting as an unpaid (and unsolicited) tiger team. The most reliable manifestation of either version of the hacker ethic is that almost all hackers are actively willing to share technical tricks, software, and (where possible) computing resources with other hackers. Huge cooperative networks such as Usenet, FidoNet and Internet (see Internet address) can function without central control because of this trait; they both rely on and reinforce a sense of community that may be hackerdom's most valuable intangible asset.
  • handkerchief — a small piece of linen, silk, or other fabric, usually square, and used especially for wiping one's nose, eyes, face, etc., or for decorative purposes.
  • hark back to — recall: earlier era
  • harvest tick — chigger (def 1).
  • headkerchief — A kerchief worn on the head.
  • hearken back — to go back in thought or speech; revert; hark back
  • heart attack — damage to an area of heart muscle that is deprived of oxygen, usually due to blockage of a diseased coronary artery, typically accompanied by chest pain radiating down one or both arms, the severity of the attack varying with the extent and location of the damage; myocardial infarction.
  • helical rack — a rack having teeth set at an oblique angle to the edges. Compare rack1 (def 5).
  • hydraulicked — (of an extracted mineral) excavated using water
  • hydrocracker — a high-pressure processing unit used for hydrocracking.
  • hyperkalemic — Having a high percentage of potassium in one's blood.
  • inside track — the inner, or shorter, track of a racecourse.
  • jack russell — a small short-legged terrier having a white coat with tan, black, or lemon markings: there are rough- and smooth-haired varieties
  • jackarooesse — (Australia, obsolete, rare) A female jackaroo.
  • jackass bark — a barkentine square-rigged on the mainmast above a gaff mainsail.
  • jackass brig — a two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on the foremast with a fore-and-aft mainsail; brigantine.
  • jacket crown — a type of artificial, tooth-colored dental crown made of acrylic or porcelain
  • jury-packing — the practice of contriving that the majority of those chosen for a jury will be persons likely to have partialities affecting a particular case.
  • kakistocracy — government by the worst persons; a form of government in which the worst persons are in power.
  • karyokinetic — Of or pertaining to karyokinesis.
  • keratinocyte — An epidermal cell that produces keratin.
  • kerb-crawler — a man who drives slowly looking to entice a prostitute into his car for sexual purposes
  • ketoaciduria — (pathology) The presence of (excess) ketoacids in the urine.
  • khachaturian — Aram Ilich [ar-uh m il-yich;; Russian uh-rahm ee-lyeech] /ˈær əm ˈɪl yɪtʃ;; Russian ʌˈrɑm iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), 1903–78, Armenian composer.
  • kick starter — a starter, as of a motorcycle, that operates by a downward kick on a pedal.
  • kilocalories — Plural form of kilocalorie.
  • kinesiatrics — the treatment of disease by the use of gymnastics or muscle exercises
  • kirschwasser — a fragrant, colorless, unaged brandy distilled from a fermented mash of cherries, produced especially in Germany, Switzerland, and Alsace, France.
  • kitchenwares — Plural form of kitchenware.
  • kittikachorn — Thanom [thah-nom] /θɑˈnɒm/ (Show IPA), 1911–2004, Thai army officer and statesman: premier 1963–73.
  • kleptocratic — a government or state in which those in power exploit national resources and steal; rule by a thief or thieves.
  • knock around — 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.
  • kurchatovium — (chemistry) A rejected name for rutherfordium.
  • ladder track — a railroad track linking a series of parallel tracks.
  • ladder truck — hook and ladder.
  • lake charles — a city in SW Louisiana.
  • lake lucerne — a lake in central Switzerland: fed and drained chiefly by the River Reuss. Area: 115 sq km (44 sq miles)
  • lamp bracket — a bracket for holding a lamp
  • leader block — Nautical. lead block.
  • leatherbacks — Plural form of leatherback.
  • leathernecks — Plural form of leatherneck.
  • left bracket — (character)   "[". ASCII character 91. Common: left square bracket; ITU-T: opening bracket; bracket. Rare: square; INTERCAL: U turn. Paired with right bracket ("]").
  • like a charm — perfectly; successfully
  • lincoln park — a city in SE Michigan.
  • lock forward — either of two players who make up the second line of the scrum and apply weight to the forwards in the front line
  • locker plant — an establishment for storing food under refrigeration, containing lockers for renting to individual users.
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