10-letter words containing n, a, r, k
- darknesses — Plural form of darknesse.
- deck crane — a deck-mounted crane used for loading and unloading cargo
- disk crank — a crank having the form of a disk with a crankpin mounted off-center.
- down quark — a type of quark with a mass of c. 0.005 to 0.015 GeV/c2, a negative charge that is 1⁄3 the charge of an electron, zero charm, and zero strangeness
- 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.
- dragonskin — The skin of a dragon, or leather made from it.
- drakestone — a flat stone thrown across the surface of water so as to make it skim or skip before sinking
- drawknives — Plural form of drawknife.
- drawn work — ornamental work done by drawing threads from a fabric, the remaining portions usually being formed into lacelike patterns by needlework.
- dreikanter — a pebble or boulder having three faces formed by the action of windblown sand.
- drinkwater — John, 1882–1937, English poet, playwright, and critic.
- drunk dial — a phone call made by someone who is intoxicated.
- drunk tank — a large jail cell where persons arrested for drunkenness are kept, usually overnight.
- drunkathon — a session in which excessive quantities of alcohol are consumed
- earmarking — Present participle of earmark.
- embarkment — Embarkation; the act of setting out.
- fabricking — the action of building or constructing
- field rank — the rank of major, lieutenant colonel, or colonel
- fingermark — a mark, especially a smudge or stain, made by a finger.
- flankering — Present participle of flanker.
- foreshanks — Plural form of foreshank.
- frankfurts — a small, cooked and smoked sausage of beef or beef and pork, with or without casing; hot dog; wiener.
- franklinia — a shrub or small tree, Franklinia alatamaha, of the tea family, originally native to the SE U.S. and now found only in cultivation, having glossy leaves and large, solitary white flowers.
- frantickly — Obsolete form of franticly.
- freakiness — freakish.
- front-rank — among the best or most important; foremost; topnotch.
- 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.
- guru nanak — ("Guru") 1469–1539, Indian religious leader: founder of Sikhism.
- hakenkreuz — a swastika, especially that used as the emblem of the Nazi party and the Third Reich.
- half-drunk — being in a temporary state in which one's physical and mental faculties are impaired by an excess of alcoholic drink; intoxicated: The wine made him drunk.
- halterneck — A single strap or material which runs from the front of the garment around the back of the wearer's neck, leaving most of the back uncovered, often used in swimsuits and women's dresses.
- hand brake — a brake operated by a hand lever. Compare caliper (def 6).
- hand truck — truck1 (def 3).
- 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
- hard-knock — beset with hardship.
- hearkening — Literary. to give heed or attention to what is said; listen.
- hemikaryon — a haploid nucleus.
- herakleion — a seaport in N Crete.