10-letter words containing k, l
- unsinkable — to displace part of the volume of a supporting substance or object and become totally or partially submerged or enveloped; fall or descend into or below the surface or to the bottom (often followed by in or into): The battleship sank within two hours. His foot sank in the mud. Her head sinks into the pillows.
- unskillful — not skillful; clumsy or bungling.
- unslakable — not slakable
- unsmokable — not able to be smoked
- untakeable — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- unthankful — not thankful; ungrateful.
- unworkable — practicable or feasible: He needs a workable schedule.
- vapor lock — an obstruction to the flow of fuel to a gasoline engine, caused by the formation of bubbles in the gasoline as a result of overheating.
- villa park — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- walk in on — If you walk in on someone, you enter the room that they are in while they are doing something private, and this creates an embarrassing situation.
- walk socks — men's knee-length stockings
- walkabouts — Plural form of walkabout.
- walkaround — A competitive dance in blackface minstrel shows of the 19th century.
- walkshorts — medium to long shorts, often cut fuller than Bermuda shorts and used for walking or leisure activity.
- warrenlike — Resembling a warren; mazelike, labyrinthine.
- wattlebark — a tanning substance obtained from black wattle tree bark
- wattlework — a simple covering for a human dwelling constructed from interwoven branches and leaved twigs
- weakwilled — Alternative spelling of weak-willed.
- weedkiller — a herbicide.
- well-known — clearly or fully known: The well-known reasons are obvious.
- well-liked — liked by many people; popular
- well-taken — soundly logical; worthy of consideration: Her advice is well-taken.
- werejackal — (fiction) A shapeshifter who can assume the shape of a jackal.
- whalebacks — Plural form of whaleback.
- wheel back — a chair back having the form of a circle or oval with spindles or bars meeting at the center.
- wheel lock — an old type of gunlock in which sparks are produced by the friction of a small steel wheel against a piece of iron pyrites.
- whole milk — milk containing all its constituents as received from the cow or other milk-giving animal.
- wikileaked — pertaining to or noting private or classified information or documents that are anonymously disclosed, especially when published on a website: WikiLeaked diplomatic cables.
- 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
- willow oak — an oak, Quercus phellos, of the southwestern U.S., having entire, narrow leaves, yielding a hard, heavy wood used in the construction of buildings.
- willowlike — Resembling a willow tree or some aspect of one.
- willywacks — willowwacks.
- winkelried — Arnold von (ˈarnɔlt fɔn). died ?1386, Swiss hero of the battle of Sempach (1386) against the Austrians
- winkle out — If you winkle information out of someone, you get it from them when they do not want to give it to you, often by tricking them.
- winterkill — an act or instance of winterkilling.
- wirewalker — an acrobat who performs on a wire tightrope.
- wizardlike — Resembling a wizard or some aspect of one.
- womenfolks — Alternative form of womenfolk.
- wood block — a block of wood engraved in relief, for printing from; woodcut.
- woodblocks — Plural form of woodblock.
- woollyback — a person who lives in a region near, but not in, Liverpool
- work rules — a set of rules, usually established by one or more unions in an agreement with management, specifying the tasks to be done by each employee.
- workaholic — a person who works compulsively at the expense of other pursuits.
- workfellow — One engaged in the same work with another; a companion in work.
- workoholic — Misspelling of workaholic.
- workpeople — Plural form of workperson.
- workplaces — Plural form of workplace.
- worktables — Plural form of worktable.
- world bank — an international bank established in 1944 to help member nations reconstruct and develop, especially by guaranteeing loans: a specialized agency of the United Nations.