10-letter words containing k, n, a, g
- gangplanks — Plural form of gangplank.
- gatun lake — an artificial lake in the Canal Zone, forming part of the Panama Canal: created by the Gatun dam. 164 sq. mi. (425 sq. km).
- genoa cake — a rich fruit cake, usually decorated with almonds
- giant kelp — any of various very large kelps of the genera Laminaria, Macrocystis, and Nereocystis.
- glass tank — a reverberatory furnace in which glass is melted directly under the flames.
- go back on — at, to, or toward the rear; backward: to step back.
- go-karting — racing in small vehicle
- gonkulator — /gon'kyoo-lay-tr/ (From "Hogan's Heroes", the TV series) A pretentious piece of equipment that actually serves no useful purpose. Usually used to describe one's least favourite piece of computer hardware. See gonk.
- grand duke — the sovereign of a territory called a grand duchy, ranking next below a king.
- grand turk — an island in the Turks and Caicos Islands of the West Indies. 7 miles (11 km) long.
- grass pink — a pink, Dianthus plumarius, of Europe and Asia, having fragrant, fringed pink, purplish, or white flowers.
- great neck — a town on NW Long Island, in SE New York.
- greenbacks — Plural form of greenback.
- greenshank — an Old World shore bird, Tringa nebularia, having green legs.
- greenspeak — the jargon used by those who campaign for the conservation of the world's natural resources and the improvement of the environment
- grimalkins — Plural form of grimalkin.
- gulbenkian — Calouste Sarkis (kæˈluːst ˈsɑːkɪz). 1869–1955, British industrialist, born in Turkey. He endowed the international Gulbenkian Foundation for the advancement of the arts, science, and education
- gun tackle — a tackle composed of a fall rove through two single blocks and secured to one of them so as to secure a mechanical advantage of two or three, neglecting friction, depending on the arrangement.
- gunnysacks — Plural form of gunnysack.
- guru nanak — ("Guru") 1469–1539, Indian religious leader: founder of Sikhism.
- hackneying — Present participle of hackney.
- hearkening — Literary. to give heed or attention to what is said; listen.
- hijackings — Plural form of hijacking.
- homemaking — the establishment or management of a home; duties of a homemaker.
- hopsacking — bagging made chiefly of hemp and jute.
- inbreaking — The act of breaking in; incursion; invasion; inroad.
- jaywalking — to cross a street at a place other than a regular crossing or in a heedless manner, as diagonally or against a traffic light.
- kans grass — kans.
- kapfenberg — an industrial town in E Austria, in Styria. Pop: 22 234 (2001)
- keogh plan — a pension plan for an unincorporated business entity or self-employed person.
- kidnapping — to steal, carry off, or abduct by force or fraud, especially for use as a hostage or to extract ransom.
- king cobra — a cobra, Ophiophagus hannah, of southeastern Asia and the East Indies, that grows to a length of more than 15 feet (5 meters): the largest of the venomous snakes.
- king plank — a plank running along the center line of a deck, into which all other planks are fitted.
- king prawn — any of several large prawns of the genus Penaeus, which are fished commercially in Australian waters
- king snake — any of several New World constrictors of the genus Lampropeltis, that often feed on other snakes.
- kingmakers — Plural form of kingmaker.
- kings park — a town in NW Long Island, in SE New York.
- kings peak — a mountain in NE Utah: highest peak in the Uinta Mountains. 13,528 feet (4123 meters).
- klagenfurt — a province in S Austria. 3681 sq. mi. (9535 sq. km). Capital: Klagenfurt.
- klangfarbe — instrumental timbre or tone colour
- knagginess — the state or quality of being knaggy or knotty
- knighthead — either of a pair of upright members flanking and securing the bowsprit of a ship at the bow, often used as mooring bitts; apostle.
- koniggratz — German name of Hradec Králové.
- krugerrand — (sometimes lowercase) a one-ounce gold coin of the Republic of South Africa, equal to 25 rand: first issued in 1967.
- kuang-chou — Guangzhou
- kuomintang — the dominant political party of China from 1928 to 1949, founded chiefly by Sun Yat-sen in 1912 and led from 1925 to 1975 by Chiang Kai-shek; the dominant party of the Republic of China (Taiwan) since 1949.
- kurrajongs — Plural form of kurrajong.
- kurunegala — a city in W central Sri Lanka.
- kyrgyzstan — official name of Kirghizia.
- lacemaking — the art, act, or process of making lace.