11-letter words containing k, a, r, n
- mix a drink — If you mix a drink, you prepare it by mixing other drinks together.
- mock orange — Also called syringa. any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Philadelphus, of the saxifrage family, especially P. coronarius, a widely cultivated species having fragrant white flowers.
- money-maker — a person engaged in or successful at acquiring much money.
- moneymakers — Plural form of moneymaker.
- monkey bars — children's climbing frame
- muck around — moist farmyard dung, decaying vegetable matter, etc.; manure.
- muck-raking — If you accuse someone of muck-raking, you are criticizing them for finding and spreading unpleasant or embarrassing information about someone, especially a public figure.
- napkin ring — a ring or band of metal, wood, plastic, etc., through which a folded napkin is inserted, often as part of a place setting.
- natterjacks — Plural form of natterjack.
- nature walk — a walk on a nature trail, especially with an experienced guide.
- near-market — (of rates and amounts) similar to the market rate or amount
- nightwalker — a person who walks or roves about at night, especially a thief, prostitute, etc.
- nitro-chalk — a chemical fertilizer containing calcium carbonate and ammonium nitrate
- noisemakers — Plural form of noisemaker.
- nonbreaking — Alternative spelling of non-breaking.
- nonmarketed — Unmarketed.
- north korea — a country in E Asia: formed 1948 after the division of the former country of Korea at 38° N. 50,000 sq. mi. (129,500 sq. km). Capital: Pyongyang. Compare Korea.
- nosy parker — a prying person
- nurse shark — any of several sharks of the family Orectolobidae, especially Ginglymostoma cirratum, occurring in shallow waters from Rhode Island to Brazil and the Gulf of California to Ecuador.
- nut-cracker — an instrument or device for cracking the shells of nuts.
- nutcrackers — Plural form of nutcracker.
- nyckelharpa — an old-time Swedish stringed musical instrument, similar to the hurdy-gurdy but sounded with a bow instead of a wheel.
- on the rack — If you say that someone is on the rack, you mean that they are suffering either physically or mentally.
- open market — an unrestricted competitive market in which any buyer and seller is free to participate.
- orange book — (security, standard) A standard from the US Government National Computer Security Council (an arm of the U.S. National Security Agency), "Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria, DOD standard 5200.28-STD, December 1985" which defines criteria for trusted computer products. There are four levels, A, B, C, and D. Each level adds more features and requirements. D is a non-secure system. C1 requires user log-on, but allows group ID. C2 requires individual log-on with password and an audit mechanism. (Most Unix implementations are roughly C1, and can be upgraded to about C2 without excessive pain). Levels B and A provide mandatory control. Access is based on standard Department of Defense clearances. B1 requires DOD clearance levels. B2 guarantees the path between the user and the security system and provides assurances that the system can be tested and clearances cannot be downgraded. B3 requires that the system is characterised by a mathematical model that must be viable. A1 requires a system characterized by a mathematical model that can be proven. See also crayola books, book titles.
- orland park — a town in NE Illinois.
- other ranks — (in the armed forces) all those who do not hold a commissioned rank
- outbreaking — The act of breaking out.
- outer banks — chain of long, narrow, sandy islands, along the coast of N.C.
- overblanket — a blanket that is placed on a bed on top of the other bedding
- panel truck — a small truck having a fully enclosed body, used mainly to deliver light or small objects.
- paper knife — a small, often decorative, knifelike instrument with a blade of metal, ivory, wood, or the like, for slitting open envelopes, the leaves of books, folded papers, etc.
- papermaking — the art or action of making paper
- park avenue — a wide street in New York City traditionally associated with luxurious residential and professional buildings, fashionable living, and high society.
- parking bay — a space in a car park designed to be large enough to park a vehicle in
- parking lot — an area, usually divided into individual spaces, intended for parking motor vehicles.
- pawnbroking — the business of a pawnbroker.
- pearly king — the male London costermonger whose ceremonial clothes display the most lavish collection of pearl buttons
- petrol tank — The petrol tank in a motor vehicle is the container for petrol.
- pink collar — of or relating to a type of employment traditionally held by women, especially relatively low-paying work: secretaries, phone operators, and other pink-collar workers.
- pink-collar — of or relating to a type of employment traditionally held by women, especially relatively low-paying work: secretaries, phone operators, and other pink-collar workers.
- plank floor — a floor made from sawed, straight-grained timber.
- plank-sheer — a plank or timber covering the upper ends of the frames of a wooden vessel
- poke around — to prod or push, especially with something narrow or pointed, as a finger, elbow, stick, etc.: to poke someone in the ribs.
- pond-skater — any of various heteropterous insects of the family Gerrididae, esp Gerris lacustris (common pond-skater), having a slender hairy body and long hairy legs with which they skim about on the surface of ponds
- prank flash — a short film or animation linked surreptitiously to an innocuous website, intended to shock unsuspecting and easily-offended users of the internet
- printmaking — the art or technique of making prints, especially as practiced in engraving, etching, drypoint, woodcut or serigraphy.
- prony brake — a friction brake serving as a dynamometer for measuring torque.
- racewalking — the activity of racing by walking fast rather than running
- rack-renter — one who pays or exacts rack-rent