10-letter words containing k, a, r, e
- dark slide — Also called draw slide. a black plastic, metal, or fabric sheet that is inserted into a film holder to protect the film from light.
- dark-field — of or relating to the illumination of an object by which it is seen, through a microscope, as bright against a dark background.
- darknesses — Plural form of darknesse.
- deal-maker — A deal-maker is someone in business or politics who makes deals.
- dealmakers — Plural form of dealmaker.
- deck cargo — cargo that is carried on the deck of a ship
- deck chair — A deck chair is a simple chair with a folding frame, and a piece of canvas as the seat and back. Deck chairs are usually used on the beach, on a ship, or in the yard.
- deck crane — a deck-mounted crane used for loading and unloading cargo
- deckchairs — Plural form of deckchair.
- dekametric — (of a radio wave) having a wavelength between 10 and 100 meters: decametric wave.
- demarketed — Simple past tense and past participle of demarket.
- desert oak — a tree, Casuarina decaisneana, of Central and NW Australia, the timber of which is resistant to termite attack
- disc brake — a brake system in which a disc attached to a wheel is slowed by the friction of brake pads being pressed against the disc by a caliper.
- disembarks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disembark.
- disk brake — A disk brake is a brake in which external friction pads press onto a disk, usually by the action of a caliper.
- dive brake — a flap deployed from the wings or fuselage of an aircraft, as a dive bomber or sailplane, that increases drag to permit a relatively steep angle of descent without a dangerous buildup in speed.
- dockmaster — a person who supervises the dry-docking of ships.
- dog-walker — a person who walks other people's dogs, especially for a fee.
- 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.
- drake foot — a pad foot having the form of three connected lobes.
- drakestone — a flat stone thrown across the surface of water so as to make it skim or skip before sinking
- draw poker — a variety of poker in which a player is dealt five cards and, after an initial bet, may discard usually up to three of these cards and receive replacements from the dealer.
- drawknives — Plural form of drawknife.
- dreadlocks — a hair style, especially among Rastafarians, in which the hair is worn in long, ropelike locks.
- dream book — a book, pamphlet, etc., that lists common dreams and purports to interpret them, especially in regard to their meaning for the future.
- dreikanter — a pebble or boulder having three faces formed by the action of windblown sand.
- dressmaker — a person whose occupation is the making or alteration of women's dresses, coats, etc.
- drinkwater — John, 1882–1937, English poet, playwright, and critic.
- drug-taker — someone who takes illegal drugs
- drum brake — a brake system in which a pair of brake shoes can be pressed against the inner surface of a shallow metal drum that is rigidly attached to a wheel.
- earmarking — Present participle of earmark.
- earthquake — something that is severely disruptive; upheaval.
- earthworks — Plural form of earthwork.
- ekphrastic — Pertaining to ekphrasis; clear, lucid.
- embarkment — Embarkation; the act of setting out.
- eukaryotes — Plural form of eukaryote.
- eukaryotic — (biology) Having complex cells in which the genetic material is organized into membrane-bound nuclei.
- euromarket — economics
- facebooker — A person using the social networking website Facebook.
- fair shake — an equitable opportunity or treatment: The judges promised that every entrant in the contest would get a fair shake.
- falseworks — Plural form of falsework.
- farmworker — farm hand.
- fast break — a play, as in basketball, in which a team quickly moves down the playing area in an attempt to score before an adequate defense can be set up
- fast-break — to execute or play in the style of a fast break.
- fatherlike — Having the qualities of a father.
- feedbacker — One who provides feedback.
- fellwalker — a person who hikes over fells
- field lark — meadowlark.
- field rank — the rank of major, lieutenant colonel, or colonel