11-letter words containing k, a, r, n
- barrel knot — a knot for fastening together two strands of gut or nylon, as fishing lines or leaders.
- baryshnikov — Mikhail. born 1948, Soviet-born ballet dancer, who defected (1974) to the West while on tour with the Kirov Ballet: director (1980–90) of the American Ballet Theatre
- basket fern — a small, compact fern, Nephrolepis pectinata, of tropical America, often grown in hanging baskets.
- beckenbauer — Franz. born 1945, German footballer: team captain when West Germany won the World Cup (1974): manager of West Germany (1984–90), coaching the team to success in the 1990 World Cup
- bikini scar — a horizontal scar on the lower abdomen in the area where a bikini would be worn, usually resulting from a Caesarean section.
- bismarckian — of, relating to, or resembling Otto von Bismarck, especially in respect to his aggressiveness in politics and diplomacy.
- blackhander — a member of a Black Hand group
- blank verse — Blank verse is poetry that does not rhyme. In English literature it usually consists of lines with five stressed syllables.
- block grant — (in Britain) an annual grant made by the government to a local authority to help to pay for the public services it provides, such as health, education, and housing
- bond market — the market in which bonds are traded
- bone shaker — an early-model bicycle, especially one with hard rubber tires.
- bone-shaker — an early-model bicycle, especially one with hard rubber tires.
- brankursine — a bear's-breech, a type of acanthus plant
- bread knife — a knife designed or suitable for slicing bread, as one having a wavy or saw-toothed blade.
- break dance — an acrobatic dance style originating in the 1980s
- break in on — to intrude on
- break point — a point which allows the receiving player to break the service of the server
- break ranks — to fall out of line, esp when under attack
- breakdancer — a person who does breakdancing
- breaking-up — separation, or the action of separating, into smaller parts
- bricklaying — the technique or practice of laying bricks
- brickmaking — the activity of making bricks
- broken coal — anthracite in pieces ranging from 2 1/2 to 4 inches (6.5 to 11 cm) in extreme dimension; the largest commercial size, larger than egg coal.
- broken play — an improvised offensive play that results when the originally planned play has failed to be executed properly.
- brown snake — any of various common venomous snakes of the genus Pseudonaja
- cabin trunk — a large trunk specially designed to be used on journeys, and often having large handles at either end to make it easy to move
- cabinetwork — the making of furniture, esp of fine quality
- cakravartin — (in Indian philosophy, politics, etc.) an ideal, universal, enlightened ruler, under whom the world exists in justice and peace.
- candlemaker — Someone who makes candles; candler.
- caneworking — A glassblowing technique that uses rods of coloured glass to add intricate patterns and stripes to blown glass objects.
- canker sore — an ulceration, esp of the lips or lining of the oral cavity
- cankerworms — Plural form of cankerworm.
- carbon sink — areas of vegetation, esp forests, and the phytoplankton-rich seas that absorb the carbon dioxide produced by the burning of fossil fuels
- care-taking — a person who is in charge of the maintenance of a building, estate, etc.; superintendent.
- carjackings — Plural form of carjacking.
- carsickness — a feeling of nausea and dizziness, sometimes accompanied by vomiting, as a result of the motion of the car in which one is traveling.
- cartoonlike — cartoonish
- center back — the player in the middle of the back line.
- changemaker — a person or thing that changes bills or coins for ones of smaller denominations.
- close ranks — to maintain discipline or solidarity, esp in anticipation of attack
- coral snake — any venomous elapid snake of the genus Micrurus and related genera, of tropical and subtropical America, marked with red, black, yellow, and white transverse bands
- corner rack — A corner rack is a shelving unit designed to fit into corners to maximize space.
- cornerbacks — Plural form of cornerback.
- countermark — a mark on an object that is additional to a mark already on that object, and that serves a purpose such as enhancing security, or noting a change in the value of that object, etc
- countersank — Simple past form of countersink.
- cow-spanker — a dairy farmer
- cracklingly — With a crackling sound.
- craft knife — a knife used for paper crafts, etc, that has a sharp replaceable blade
- crank-sided — lopsided; askew.
- crankhandle — a handle for starting a motor