10-letter words containing k, a
- candlewick — unbleached cotton or muslin into which loops of yarn are hooked and then cut to give a tufted pattern. It is used for bedspreads, dressing gowns, etc
- canebrakes — Plural form of canebrake.
- caney fork — a river in central Tennessee, flowing NW to the Cumberland River. 144 miles (232 km) long.
- cankeredly — spitefully or crabbedly
- cankerroot — goldthread.
- cankerworm — the larva of either of two geometrid moths, Paleacrita vernata or Alsophila pometaria, which feed on and destroy fruit and shade trees in North America
- canvasback — a North American diving duck, Aythyra valisineria, the male of which has a white body and reddish-brown head
- canvaslike — resembling canvas
- cape smoke — South African brandy
- car-jacker — A car-jacker is someone who attacks and steals from people who are driving their own cars.
- car-worker — a person who works in the car industry
- card shark — an expert card player
- card trick — an illusory feat performed with playing cards
- care-taker — a person who is in charge of the maintenance of a building, estate, etc.; superintendent.
- caretakers — Plural form of caretaker.
- caretaking — a person who is in charge of the maintenance of a building, estate, etc.; superintendent.
- carjackers — Plural form of carjacker.
- carjacking — A carjacking is an attack on a person who is driving their own car during which things may be stolen or they may be harmed physically.
- carpsucker — any of several freshwater suckers of the genus Carpiodes, as the quillback and the river carpsucker.
- carry back — to apply (a legally permitted credit, esp an operating loss) to the taxable income of previous years in order to ease the overall tax burden
- cart track — a rough track or road in a rural area
- case knife — sheath knife
- casekeeper — the person who records in the casebox a tally of cards as they appear in the box.
- casevacked — Simple past tense and past participle of casevac.
- caseworker — A caseworker is someone who does casework.
- caste mark — a mark on the skin that shows which caste a Hindu belongs to, esp a dot painted on the forehead
- castlelike — a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- cat basket — a basket used for transporting a cat
- cat tackle — a tackle for hoisting an anchor.
- catskinner — an operator of a vehicle or machine with caterpillar treads.
- catwhisker — a sharply pointed, flexible wire used to make contact with a specific point on a semiconductor or a crystal detector
- chaikovski — Peter Ilyich [il-yich] /ˈɪl yɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich.
- chain-link — designating a fence made of galvanized steel links that are continuously interwoven
- chain-work — any decorative product, handiwork, etc., in which parts are looped or woven together, like the links of a chain.
- chainbrake — a device for cutting off the power to a chainsaw if the saw kicks back
- chalk line — a chalked string for making a straight line on a large surface, as a wall, by holding the string taut against the surface and snapping it to transfer the chalk.
- chalk talk — an informal lecture with pertinent points, explanatory diagrams, etc, shown on a blackboard
- chalk-talk — a talk or lecture in which the speaker illustrates points by drawing on a blackboard: The coach gave a chalk talk before the big game.
- chalkboard — A chalkboard is a dark-coloured board that you can write on with chalk. Chalkboards are often used by teachers in the classroom.
- chalkiness — of or like chalk.
- chalkstone — tophus
- change key — a key opening only one lock.
- chap stick — lip balm
- chargeback — the return of funds by a seller to a buyer's debit or credit card account
- cheap-jack — a person who sells cheap and shoddy goods
- cheapjacks — Plural form of cheapjack.
- cheapskate — If you say that someone is a cheapskate, you think that they are mean and do not like spending money.
- cheboksary — a port in W central Russia on the River Volga: capital of the Chuvash Republic. Pop: 446 000 (2005 est)
- check card — debit card.
- check mark — A check mark is a written mark like a V with the right side extended. It is used to show that something is correct or has been selected or dealt with.