11-letter words containing d, a, i, k
- diazoalkane — any diazo compound having the general formula R 2 CN 2 , where R is hydrogen or any saturated organic group, as diazomethane, CH 2 N 2 .
- dick around — to spend time wastefully or unprofitably
- die walküre — an opera by Wagner (1870), one of four in a cycle based on the German myth of the Ring of the Nibelung
- diefenbaker — John George, 1895–1979, prime minister of Canada 1957–63.
- disembarked — Simple past tense and past participle of disembark.
- disembarkee — One who disembarks from a vessel such as an airplane or ship.
- disk harrow — a harrow having a number of sharp-edged, concave disks set at such an angle that as the harrow is drawn along the ground they turn the soil, pulverize it, and destroy weeds.
- disk sander — a sander that uses a revolving abrasive disk driven by an electric motor.
- diskography — discography.
- dislikeable — Alternative spelling of dislikable.
- dockization — the process of turning into docks
- dockmackies — Plural form of dockmackie.
- double ikat — a method of printing woven fabric by tie-dyeing the warp yarns (warp ikat) the weft yarns (weft ikat) or both (double ikat) before weaving.
- downpatrick — a market town in Northern Ireland: reputedly the burial place of Saint Patrick. Pop: 10 316 (2001)
- dressmaking — a person whose occupation is the making or alteration of women's dresses, coats, etc.
- drug-taking — the activity of taking illegal drugs
- fair dinkum — dinkum.
- fiddle back — a chair back having a solid splat similar in form to that of a fiddle.
- fiddle-back — a chair back having a solid splat similar in form to that of a fiddle.
- frank dobie — (James) Frank, 1888–1964, U.S. folklorist, educator, and author.
- fredrikstad — a port in SE Norway at the entrance to Oslo Fjord. Pop: 69 867 (2004 est)
- garden pink — the plant Dianthus plumarius
- grenadelike — Resembling a grenade (weapon).
- griddlecake — a thin cake of batter cooked on a griddle; pancake.
- grind crank — A mythical accessory to a terminal. A crank on the side of a monitor, which when operated makes a zizzing noise and causes the computer to run faster. Usually one does not refer to a grind crank out loud, but merely makes the appropriate gesture and noise. See grind. Historical note: At least one real machine actually had a grind crank - the R1, a research machine built toward the end of the days of the great vacuum tube computers, in 1959. R1 (also known as "The Rice Institute Computer" (TRIC) and later as "The Rice University Computer" (TRUC)) had a single-step/free-run switch for use when debugging programs. Since single-stepping through a large program was rather tedious, there was also a crank with a cam and gear arrangement that repeatedly pushed the single-step button. This allowed one to "crank" through a lot of code, then slow down to single-step for a bit when you got near the code of interest, poke at some registers using the console typewriter, and then keep on cranking.
- hand-picked — to pick by hand.
- handpicking — to pick by hand.
- handshaking — a gripping and shaking of right hands by two individuals, as to symbolize greeting, congratulation, agreement, or farewell.
- hard dinkum — hard work; a difficult task.
- hard-ticket — a ticket entitling one to a reserved seat.
- hardworking — industrious; zealous: a hardworking family man.
- headshaking — The act of shaking one's head, in disagreement or disapproval.
- husbandlike — resembling a husband
- ibn khaldun — Abd-al-Rahman [ahb-dahl-rah-mahn] /ɑb dɑlˈrɑ mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1332–1406, Arab historian and philosopher.
- ibn-khaldun — 1332–1406, Arab historian and philosopher. His Kitab al-`ibar (Book of Examples) is a history of Islam
- in the dark — having very little or no light: a dark room.
- indian poke — false hellebore.
- iykwimaityd — if you know what I mean and I think you do
- jackpudding — An amusing person who acts foolishly in order to entertain people.
- k-radiation — one of a series of lines (K-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (K-radiation) produced by the transition of an electron to the K-shell.
- kailyardism — kaleyard school.
- kainic acid — an analogue of glutamate, C 10 H 15 NO 4 , derived from the red alga Digenia simplex, used experimentally to stimulate certain neurons in the brain.
- kaliningrad — a seaport in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the Bay of Danzig.
- keratinised — Simple past tense and past participle of keratinise.
- keratinized — Simple past tense and past participle of keratinize.
- keyboarding — the row or set of keys on a piano, organ, or the like.
- keyboardist — the row or set of keys on a piano, organ, or the like.
- khalkidhiki — Greek name of Chalcidice.
- kick around — to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
- kickstarted — Simple past tense and past participle of kickstart.