10-letter words containing d, a, n, k
- dealmaking — The making of commercial, financial or political deals.
- deck cabin — a cabin on the deck of a boat from which the vessel is steered
- deck crane — a deck-mounted crane used for loading and unloading cargo
- diakinesis — the final stage of the prophase of meiosis, during which homologous chromosomes start to separate after crossing over
- dickensian — of Charles Dickens or his works
- disk crank — a crank having the form of a disk with a crankpin mounted off-center.
- dobzhansky — Theodosius (Grigorievich) [gri-gawr-ee-uh-vich,, -gohr-] /grɪˈgɔr i ə vɪtʃ,, -ˈgoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1900–75, U.S. geneticist, born in Russia.
- down quark — a type of quark with a mass of c. 0.005 to 0.015 GeV/c2, a negative charge that is 1⁄3 the charge of an electron, zero charm, and zero strangeness
- downmarket — Toward or relating to the cheaper or less prestigious sector of the market.
- dragonlike — a mythical monster generally represented as a huge, winged reptile with crested head and enormous claws and teeth, and often spouting fire.
- dragonskin — The skin of a dragon, or leather made from it.
- drakestone — a flat stone thrown across the surface of water so as to make it skim or skip before sinking
- drawknives — Plural form of drawknife.
- drawn work — ornamental work done by drawing threads from a fabric, the remaining portions usually being formed into lacelike patterns by needlework.
- dreikanter — a pebble or boulder having three faces formed by the action of windblown sand.
- drinkwater — John, 1882–1937, English poet, playwright, and critic.
- drunk dial — a phone call made by someone who is intoxicated.
- drunk tank — a large jail cell where persons arrested for drunkenness are kept, usually overnight.
- drunkathon — a session in which excessive quantities of alcohol are consumed
- dyskinesia — difficulty or abnormality in performing voluntary muscular movements.
- field rank — the rank of major, lieutenant colonel, or colonel
- folk dance — a dance that originated among, and has been transmitted through, the common people. Compare court dance.
- funkadelia — A psychedelic musical genre, with funk roots.
- funkadelic — (music) Of, or relating to, funkadelia.
- grand duke — the sovereign of a territory called a grand duchy, ranking next below a king.
- grand turk — an island in the Turks and Caicos Islands of the West Indies. 7 miles (11 km) long.
- half-drunk — being in a temporary state in which one's physical and mental faculties are impaired by an excess of alcoholic drink; intoxicated: The wine made him drunk.
- half-naked — being without clothing or covering; nude: naked children swimming in the lake.
- hand brake — a brake operated by a hand lever. Compare caliper (def 6).
- hand truck — truck1 (def 3).
- hand-spike — a bar used as a lever.
- handbasket — a small basket with a handle for carrying by hand.
- handbrakes — Plural form of handbrake.
- handpicked — Picked by hand; picked or selected with care.
- handshaker — a person who is or is required to be overtly or ostentatiously friendly: Politicians are often incurable handshakers.
- handshakes — Plural form of handshake.
- handspikes — Plural form of handspike.
- handstroke — the downward movement of the bell rope as the bell swings around allowing the ringer to grasp and pull it
- handy-pack — a pack of a product that is useful or convenient in some way, because, for example, it is easy to transport, or because it contains a variety of flavours, colours, etc
- hard-knock — beset with hardship.
- hind shank — Anatomy. the part of the lower limb in humans between the knee and the ankle; leg.
- india silk — a soft, lightweight fabric constructed in plain weave, woven chiefly in India.
- indian ink — (sometimes lowercase) British. India ink.
- jackknifed — Simple past tense and past participle of jackknife.
- jerkinhead — a roof having a hipped end truncating a gable.
- kickstands — Plural form of kickstand.
- kid around — behave jokingly or playfully
- kidnappers — Plural form of kidnapper.
- kidnapping — to steal, carry off, or abduct by force or fraud, especially for use as a hostage or to extract ransom.
- kincardine — a former county in E Scotland.