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10-letter words containing k, e, r, a, d

  • 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.
  • feedbacker — One who provides feedback.
  • field lark — meadowlark.
  • field rank — the rank of major, lieutenant colonel, or colonel
  • firedrakes — Plural form of firedrake.
  • flakeboard — a form of particle board.
  • gadzookery — the use or overuse of period-specific or archaic expressions, as in a historical novel: Without any gadzookery and its excessive use of “forsooth,” “prithee,” etc., her first historical novel conveys a superb sense of the period.
  • grade book — a book in which a student's grades are recorded
  • grand duke — the sovereign of a territory called a grand duchy, ranking next below a king.
  • grubstaked — Simple past tense and past participle of grubstake.
  • hallmarked — Simple past tense and past participle of hallmark.
  • hand brake — a brake operated by a hand lever. Compare caliper (def 6).
  • handbrakes — Plural form of handbrake.
  • handshaker — a person who is or is required to be overtly or ostentatiously friendly: Politicians are often incurable handshakers.
  • handstroke — the downward movement of the bell rope as the bell swings around allowing the ringer to grasp and pull it
  • hardbacked — (of a book) Having a solid binding; hardback.
  • head clerk — a supervisor; manager
  • jerkinhead — a roof having a hipped end truncating a gable.
  • karyotyped — Simple past tense and past participle of karyotype.
  • keyboarded — Simple past tense and past participle of keyboard.
  • keyboarder — One who keyboards; a typist.
  • kiddie car — a toy vehicle for a small child, having three wheels and pushed with the feet.
  • kidnappers — Plural form of kidnapper.
  • kincardine — a former county in E Scotland.
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