12-letter words containing k, r, a, d
- kangaroo dog — an Australian breed of large rough-haired dog that resembles a greyhound and is bred to hunt kangaroos
- karmadharaya — a compound of two words in which the first is an adjective and the second a substantive, as blackbird, gentleman, or grandson.
- kavir desert — Dasht-e-Kavir.
- kendal green — a coarse woolen cloth, green in color.
- ketoaciduria — (pathology) The presence of (excess) ketoacids in the urine.
- keyboardists — Plural form of keyboardist.
- kind hearted — having or showing sympathy or kindness: a kindhearted woman.
- kind-hearted — having or showing sympathy or kindness: a kindhearted woman.
- kindergarden — (non-standard) misspelling of kindergarten.
- kindergarten — a school or class for young children between the ages of four and six years.
- kintergarden — Misspelling of kindergarten.
- kiteboarding — A sport in which participants ride a form of wakeboard or surfboard harnessed to a large kite which is controlled by the rider.
- kluge around — (jargon) To avoid a bug or difficult condition by inserting a kluge. Compare workaround.
- knock around — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- kristiansand — a seaport in S Norway.
- kristianstad — a town in S Sweden: founded in 1614 as a Danish fortress, it was finally acquired by Sweden in 1678. Pop: 75 590 (2004 est)
- ladder track — a railroad track linking a series of parallel tracks.
- ladder truck — hook and ladder.
- lake dweller — an inhabitant of a lake dwelling.
- laundry mark — a symbol on a label on an article of clothing, bed-linen, etc, which specifies how the item should be washed and cared for, for example, at which temperature it should be washed at, whether it should be ironed, dry-cleaned, etc
- leader block — Nautical. lead block.
- leading mark — either of two conspicuous objects regarded as points on a line (leading line) upon which a vessel can sail a safe course.
- like a dream — If you say that someone does something like a dream, you think that they do it very well. If you say that something happens like a dream, you mean that it happens successfully without any problems.
- lock forward — either of two players who make up the second line of the scrum and apply weight to the forwards in the front line
- look daggers — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
- looked-after — (of children) brought up by the state in institutions because their parents are dead or not able to care for them properly
- loudspeakers — Plural form of loudspeaker, especially a pair for a left and right channel.
- madeira cake — a kind of rich sponge cake
- make friends — get to know people
- make inroads — If one thing makes inroads into another, the first thing starts affecting or destroying the second.
- mark reading — the function performed by an optical mark reader
- market order — an order to buy or sell a specified amount of a security at the best price available.
- markov model — (probability, simulation) A model or simulation based on Markov chains.
- mockingboard — (hardware) A sound and speech board for the Apple II computer, on sale in 1978. See also zxnrbl.
- monkey bread — the gourdlike fruit of the baobab, eaten by monkeys.
- mother-naked — stark naked; as naked as when born.
- muckspreader — a machine for spreading manure over farmland
- multitracked — (music) Recorded on multiple tracks.
- naked street — a traffic-management strategy pioneered in the Netherlands in which all distinctions between pavements and roads are removed. Each road user is given equal priority, thereby ensuring that motorists have to slow down and drive more carefully
- network card — network interface controller
- nordkyn cape — Cape, a cape in N Norway, E of North Cape: northernmost point of the European mainland.
- north dakota — a state in the N central United States. 70,665 sq. mi. (183,020 sq. km). Capital: Bismarck. Abbreviation: ND (for use with zip code), N. Dak.
- oakland park — a town in S Florida.
- packed tower — A packed tower is a tall distillation vessel which uses packing.
- packet radio — (communications, radio) The use of packet switched communications protocols in large networks (i.e not wireless LANs or Bluetooth) having wireless links to terminals at least. Packet radio is split into amateur packet radio (AX25) and General Packet Radio Service (GRPS).
- petrozavodsk — a city in NW Russia, capital of the Karelian Autonomous Republic, on Lake Onega: developed around ironworks established by Peter the Great in 1703; university (1940). Pop: 265 000 (2005 est)
- poodle-faker — a young man or newly commissioned officer who makes a point of socializing with women; ladies' man
- postcardlike — (of a scene) resembling a postcard
- powder flask — a small flask of gunpowder formerly carried by soldiers and hunters.
- pre-packaged — Pre-packaged foods have been prepared in advance and put in plastic or cardboard containers to be sold.