10-letter words containing r, a, k, e, n
- cankerworm — the larva of either of two geometrid moths, Paleacrita vernata or Alsophila pometaria, which feed on and destroy fruit and shade trees in North America
- caretaking — a person who is in charge of the maintenance of a building, estate, etc.; superintendent.
- catskinner — an operator of a vehicle or machine with caterpillar treads.
- chainbrake — a device for cutting off the power to a chainsaw if the saw kicks back
- cloak fern — a type of fern, genus Notholaena, found in dry, rocky areas of temperate and tropical America, often used as an ornamental.
- corn crake — a short-billed Eurasian rail, Crex crex, frequenting grainfields.
- corn snake — a large, harmless rat snake, Elaphe guttata guttata, of the southeastern U.S., having yellow, tan, or gray scales with dark-red blotches: once common in cornfields but now an endangered species.
- corncrakes — Plural form of corncrake.
- cornerback — a defensive back
- cornflakes — a breakfast cereal made from toasted maize, eaten with milk, sugar, etc
- crankcases — Plural form of crankcase.
- cranked up — Machinery. any of several types of arms or levers for imparting rotary or oscillatory motion to a rotating shaft, one end of the crank being fixed to the shaft and the other end receiving reciprocating motion from a hand, connecting rod, etc.
- crankiness — ill-tempered; grouchy; cross: I'm always cranky when I don't get enough sleep.
- creakiness — The state of being creaky.
- creakingly — With a creaking sound.
- crude tank — A crude tank is a large vessel for crude oil.
- dark money — money donated to politically active nonprofit organizations or anonymous corporate entities, which spend this money to influence political campaigns or other special interests but are not required to reveal their donors.
- darknesses — Plural form of darknesse.
- deck crane — a deck-mounted crane used for loading and unloading cargo
- 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.
- 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.
- dreikanter — a pebble or boulder having three faces formed by the action of windblown sand.
- drinkwater — John, 1882–1937, English poet, playwright, and critic.
- earmarking — Present participle of earmark.
- embarkment — Embarkation; the act of setting out.
- 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.
- freakiness — freakish.
- grand duke — the sovereign of a territory called a grand duchy, ranking next below a king.
- 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
- hakenkreuz — a swastika, especially that used as the emblem of the Nazi party and the Third Reich.
- 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).
- 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
- hearkening — Literary. to give heed or attention to what is said; listen.
- hemikaryon — a haploid nucleus.
- herakleion — a seaport in N Crete.
- inbreaking — The act of breaking in; incursion; invasion; inroad.
- ink eraser — an eraser for removing ink
- interlaken — a town in central Switzerland between the lakes of Brienz and Thun: tourist center.
- jailbroken — an escape from prison, especially by forcible means.