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10-letter words containing k, i, r, a

  • taxi truck — a truck with a driver that can be hired
  • threadlike — a fine cord of flax, cotton, or other fibrous material spun out to considerable length, especially when composed of two or more filaments twisted together.
  • tiebreaker — a system for breaking a tie score at the end of regulation play by establishing a winner through special additional play, usually of a fairly short duration, as in tennis and soccer.
  • timberjack — a person whose occupation is logging; logger.
  • timberlake — Justin. born 1981, US pop singer; a member of the boy band NSYNC, he later found success with the bestselling solo album Justified (2002)
  • track suit — a sweat suit, usually with a long-sleeved jacket and long pants, worn by athletes, especially runners, before and after actual competition or during workouts.
  • trackpoint — (hardware)   (Or "pointing stick", "nipple") A small knob found in the middle of some keyboards that works like a very short isometric joystick. Pressing it toward or away from you or from side to side moves the pointer on the screen. Ted Selker brought the concept of an in-keyboard pointing device to IBM in September 1987. TrackPoint was introduced in 1992 on the IBM ThinkPad and later on some desktops. It takes up virtually no extra room on the box or the work area and also requires minimal movement of the hands from the keyboard. Many imitations of highly variable quality appeared. Pointing sticks have also been used in many other notebook brands, including TI, HP, Compac, Dell, Toshiba (e.g. Portege 4000's "AccuPoint II"), and AST (e.g. Ascentia 910N). "TrackPoint" and "Trackpoint" are IBM trademarks.
  • trafficked — the movement of vehicles, ships, persons, etc., in an area, along a street, through an air lane, over a water route, etc.: the heavy traffic on Main Street.
  • trafficker — the movement of vehicles, ships, persons, etc., in an area, along a street, through an air lane, over a water route, etc.: the heavy traffic on Main Street.
  • trail bike — off-road motorcycle
  • trancelike — a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
  • transkeian — a self-governing Bantu territory of South Africa on the Indian Ocean: granted independence in 1976 by South Africa, but not recognized by any other country as an independent state. 16,910 sq. mi. (43,798 sq. km). Capital: Umtata.
  • trauma kit — a medical kit containing supplies useful for controlling bleeding and injuries in emergencies.
  • tricktrack — a variety of backgammon.
  • turkestani — of or relating to the central Asian region of Turkestan or its inhabitants
  • twin-track — involving two simultaneous actions or processes
  • ultraslick — extremely smooth or slippery
  • villa park — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
  • vir chakra — an award made to distinguished soldiers by the Government of India
  • wake-robin — the cuckoopint.
  • warrenlike — Resembling a warren; mazelike, labyrinthine.
  • water-sick — (of soil) unproductive due to excessive watering or salt residues from irrigation.
  • waterskied — Simple past tense and past participle of waterski.
  • waymarking — A recreational activity involving the finding and logging of points of interest, usually with a GPS receiver and digital camera.
  • weizsacker — Carl Friedrich von [kahrl free-drikh fuh n] /kɑrl ˈfri drɪx fən/ (Show IPA), 1912–2007, German physicist and cosmologist.
  • whaikorero — the art of formal speech-making
  • widowmaker — Alternative form of widow-maker.
  • wikitorial — an online newspaper or magazine editorial that can be altered by readers
  • wild track — a soundtrack recorded other than with a synchronized picture, usually carrying sound effects, random dialogue, etc
  • windbreaks — Plural form of windbreak.
  • wirewalker — an acrobat who performs on a wire tightrope.
  • wisecracks — Make a wisecrack.
  • wizardlike — Resembling a wizard or some aspect of one.
  • work train — a train that transports railroad workers, building materials, etc., to construction or maintenance assignments on the railroad.
  • workaholic — a person who works compulsively at the expense of other pursuits.
  • workingman — a man of the working class; a man, whether skilled or unskilled, who earns his living at some manual or industrial work.
  • wraithlike — an apparition of a living person supposed to portend his or her death.
  • write back — send a written or typed reply
  • yardsticks — Plural form of yardstick.
  • zika virus — a chiefly mosquito-borne virus of the genus Flavivirus that causes Zika, a mild illness.
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