12-letter words containing i, k, a, r
- 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.
- hard linking — hard link
- hard-working — industrious; zealous: a hardworking family man.
- hare krishna — a religious sect based on Vedic scriptures, whose followers engage in joyful congregational chanting of Krishna's name: founded in the U.S. in 1966.
- harvest tick — chigger (def 1).
- hauraki gulf — an inlet of the Pacific Ocean, on the N coast of North Island, New Zealand.
- headkerchief — A kerchief worn on the head.
- headshrinker — shrink (def 9).
- health drink — a drink that claims to be beneficial to health
- heimskringla — a book of the 13th century narrating the history of the kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson.
- helical rack — a rack having teeth set at an oblique angle to the edges. Compare rack1 (def 5).
- high-ranking — A high-ranking person has an important position in a particular organization.
- hiking trail — a specially designated route for hikers to use
- hit the mark — to achieve one's aim; be successful in one's attempt
- hkakabo razi — the highest peak in Myanmar, in Kachin state, in the N. 19,294 feet (5881 meters).
- holidaymaker — vacationer.
- hydraulicked — (of an extracted mineral) excavated using water
- hyperkalemia — an abnormally high concentration of potassium in the blood.
- hyperkalemic — Having a high percentage of potassium in one's blood.
- hyperkinesia — Pathology. an abnormal amount of uncontrolled muscular action; spasm.
- infrakingdom — (taxonomy) A taxonomic category sometimes inserted below subkingdom.
- inside track — the inner, or shorter, track of a racecourse.
- ishikari bay — a bay of the Sea of Japan, on the W coast of Hokkaido, Japan.
- iskander bey — Scanderbeg.
- jackass brig — a two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on the foremast with a fore-and-aft mainsail; brigantine.
- jailbreaking — Present participle of jailbreak.
- jaw-breaking — Informal. a word that is hard to pronounce.
- joking apart — seriously: said to recall a discussion to seriousness after there has been joking
- 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.
- karyokinesis — mitosis.
- karyokinetic — Of or pertaining to karyokinesis.
- karyomapping — a technique for determining whether an embryo has inherited a genetic defect by analysing DNA taken from it and its close relatives
- kashmir goat — one of a long-haired breed of goat raised in Tibet and the higher elevations of China, the Indian subcontinent, Afghanistan, and Turkey for its meat, milk, and cashmere wool.
- katamorphism — metamorphism at or near the earth's surface: breaks down complex minerals into simpler ones.
- kavir desert — Dasht-e-Kavir.
- keep it real — avoid affectation
- keratinocyte — An epidermal cell that produces keratin.
- keratohyalin — (biology) A protein structure found in granules in the stratum granulosum of the epidermis, which may be involved in keratinization, and in Hassall corpuscles in the thymus.
- keratotomies — Plural form of keratotomy.
- ketoaciduria — (pathology) The presence of (excess) ketoacids in the urine.
- keyboardists — Plural form of keyboardist.
- 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.
- khaibar pass — Khyber Pass.
- kick starter — a starter, as of a motorcycle, that operates by a downward kick on a pedal.
- kikuyu grass — a type of fast-growing tropical grass, Pennisetum clandestinum, native to E Africa
- killer whale — any of several predatory dolphins, especially the black-and-white Orcinus orca, found in all seas.
- kilocalories — Plural form of kilocalorie.
- kind hearted — having or showing sympathy or kindness: a kindhearted woman.