11-letter words containing d, a, i, k
- stickhandle — (in hockey and lacrosse) to control and skillfully maneuver the ball or puck with the stick.
- stickleader — a person assigned to check the appearance or condition of each person in a stick
- take a dive — to lose a prizefight purposely by pretending to get knocked out
- take advice — receive guidance
- tardis-like — having an interior that is more spacious than could be imagined from looking at the outside
- theodorakis — Mikis (ˈmikis). born 1925, Greek composer, who wrote the music for the films Zorba the Greek (1965) and Serpico (1973): imprisoned (1967–70) for his opposition to the Greek military government
- thickheaded — (of a person) dull-witted; stupid.
- think aloud — If you think aloud, you express your thoughts as they occur to you, rather than thinking first and then speaking.
- thread silk — silk yarn produced by a silk throwster.
- undertaking — the act of a person who undertakes any task or responsibility.
- undrinkable — suitable for drinking.
- utgard-loki — a Jotun appearing in the story of Thor's voyage to Utgard: at first disguised under another name (Skrymir)
- vivekananda — (Narendranath Datta) 1863–1902, Hindu religious leader and teacher.
- vladikavkaz — an autonomous republic in S European Russia, in the N Caucasus. 3100 sq. mi. (8029 sq. km) Capital: Vladikavkaz.
- vladivostok — a seaport in the SE Russian Federation in Asia, on the Sea of Japan: eastern terminus of the Trans-Siberian Railroad.
- wake island — an island in the N Pacific, belonging to the U.S.: air base. 3 sq. mi. (8 sq. km).
- walk-behind — being a motor-driven machine, as a power lawn mower or a snowblower, designed for operation with the operator walking behind and guiding the machine by its handle controls.
- weak ending — a verse ending in which the metrical stress falls on a word or syllable that would not be stressed in natural utterance, as a preposition, the object of which is carried over to the next line.
- weak-minded — having or showing a lack of mental firmness; irresolute; vacillating.
- weak-willed — having or showing a want of firmness of will; easily swayed.
- whiskerando — a man with extravagant whiskers
- widowmakers — Plural form of widowmaker.
- wilkes land — a coastal region of Antarctica, S of Australia.
- wind-shaken — affected by windshake.
- windbreaker — A wind -resistant jacket with a close-fitting neck, waistband, and cuffs.
- windom peak — a mountain in SW Colorado, in the San Juan Mountains. 14,082 feet (4292 meters).
- window back — woodwork, especially paneling, beneath the stool of a window.
- wisecracked — Simple past tense and past participle of wisecrack.
- wizard book — (publication) Hal Abelson, Gerald Sussman and Julie Sussman's "Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs" (MIT Press, 1984; ISBN 0-262-01077-1), an excellent computer science text used in introductory courses at MIT. So called because of the wizard on the jacket. One of the bibles of the LISP/Scheme world. Also, less commonly, known as the Purple Book.
- working day — daytime hours occupied by work
- working-day — workaday; everyday.
- zhoukoudian — the site of fossil-bearing caves near Peking, China, dating from the middle Pleistocene, in one of which were found the physical remains of Peking man together with stone tools and evidence of fire use.