10-letter words containing d, i, k
- kurdaitcha — (Australia) An aboriginal evil spirit; a sorcerer.
- lackadaisy — alas
- ladderlike — a structure of wood, metal, or rope, commonly consisting of two sidepieces between which a series of bars or rungs are set at suitable distances, forming a means of climbing up or down.
- ladykiller — A charming man who is very attractive to women.
- laser disk — Computers, Television. optical disk.
- likelihood — the state of being likely or probable; probability.
- likeminded — having a similar or identical opinion, disposition, etc.: a like-minded friend.
- lipsticked — Decorated with lipstick.
- lizardlike — Reminding of a lizard.
- lockshield — (attributive) A kind of radiator valve used to balance the system by restricting the flow of water on the return side.
- long drink — a drink containing a large quantity of non-alcoholic beverage
- madhyamika — a school of philosophy, of a.d. c200, that attempted a reconciliation with Hinayana from a Mahayana position.
- maidenlike — Like a maiden; gentle, demure.
- marketroid — /mar'k*-troyd/ (Or "marketing slime", "marketeer", "marketing droid", "marketdroid") A member of a company's marketing department, especially one who promises users that the next version of a product will have features that are not actually scheduled for inclusion, are extremely difficult to implement, and/or are in violation of the laws of physics; and/or one who describes existing features (and misfeatures) in ebullient, buzzword-laden adspeak. Derogatory.
- mediaspeak — The jargon used by the media.
- mid-wicket — the fielding position on the on side, approximately midway between square leg and mid-on
- middelskot — (in South Africa) an intermediate payment to a farmers' cooperative for a crop or wool clip
- milk adder — any of numerous, usually brightly marked king snakes of the subspecies Lampropeltis triangulum (doliata), of North America.
- milk round — If someone has a milk round, they work as a milkman, going from house to house delivering milk.
- mudskipper — any of several gobies of the genera Periophthalmus and Boleophthalmus, of tropical seas from Africa to the East Indies and Japan, noted for the habit of remaining out of water on mud flats for certain periods and jumping about when disturbed.
- needlelike — a small, slender, rodlike instrument, usually of polished steel, with a sharp point at one end and an eye or hole for thread at the other, for passing thread through cloth to make stitches in sewing.
- no kidding — You can say 'No kidding' to emphasize that what you are saying is true, or that you mean it.
- no-goodnik — a no-good person.
- nondrinker — a person who abstains from alcoholic beverages.
- oiled silk — silk treated with oil to make it waterproof
- old turkic — the Turkic languages or dialects spoken in Central Asia from the 8th to the 10th centuries.
- optic disk — blind spot (sense 1)
- orchidlike — Resembling an orchid or some aspect of one.
- pack drill — a military punishment by which the offender is made to march about carrying a full pack of equipment
- paderewski — Ignace [French ee-nyas] /French iˈnyas/ (Show IPA), or Ignacy Jan [Polish ig-nah-tsi yahn] /Polish ɪgˈnɑ tsɪ yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1860–1941, Polish pianist, composer, patriot, and statesman.
- park ridge — a city in NE Illinois.
- pendelikon — a mountain in SE Greece, near Athens: noted for its fine marble. 3640 feet (1110 meters).
- penderecki — Krzysztof [kshish-tawf] /ˈkʃɪʃ tɔf/ (Show IPA), born 1933, Polish composer.
- pickedness — sharpness or the state of being pointed
- pik pobedy — Russian name of Pobeda Peak.
- pink floyd — British rock group, formed in 1966: originally comprised Syd Barrett (1946–2006), Roger Waters (born 1944), Rick Wright (1945–2008), and Nick Mason (born 1945); Barrett was replaced by Dave Gilmour (born 1944) in 1968 and Waters left in 1986. Recordings include The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967), Dark Side of the Moon (1973), Wish You Were Here (1975), and The Wall (1979)
- pink pound — the money spent by homosexual people considered collectively
- pitch-dark — dark or black as pitch: a pitch-dark night.
- poker dice — (used with a plural verb) dice that, instead of being marked with spots, carry on their faces a picture or symbol representing the six highest playing cards: ace, king, queen, jack, ten, nine.
- powderlike — resembling powder (usually in consistency or texture); powdery
- proskomide — prothesis (def 2a).
- quick draw — a game or competition in which the winner is the quickest person to draw a handgun from a holster and sometimes to fire it and hit a target.
- radio link — radio communication setup
- re-invoked — to call for with earnest desire; make supplication or pray for: to invoke God's mercy.
- red kowhai — parrot's-bill.
- red siskin — a South American finch (Carduelis cucullata) with a black head and red body, sometimes kept as a cage bird
- rekindling — to excite, stir up, or rouse anew: efforts to rekindle their romance; comments that rekindled her anger.
- rinky-dink — inconsequential, amateurish, or of generally inferior quality; small-time: a rinky-dink college; He plays with some rinky-dink team.
- roadmaking — road building
- rock-solid — Something that is rock-solid is extremely hard.