10-letter words containing t, h, a, k
- fact-check — to confirm the truth of (an assertion made in speech or writing), often as part of the research or editorial process.
- fatherlike — Having the qualities of a father.
- fight back — retaliate
- flat thunk — (programming) A software mechanism that allows a Win32 application to load and call a 16-bit DLL, or a 16-bit application to load and call a Win32 DLL. See also generic thunk, universal thunk.
- gottschalk — Louis Moreau [maw-roh,, moh-] /mɔˈroʊ,, moʊ-/ (Show IPA), 1829–69, U.S. pianist and composer.
- hackintosh — 1. (jargon, computer) An Apple Lisa that has been hacked into emulating a Macintosh (also called a "Mac XL"). 2. (jargon, computer) A Macintosh assembled from parts theoretically belonging to different models in the line.
- hackmatack — tamarack (def 1).
- hacktivism — the practice of gaining unauthorized access to a computer system and carrying out various disruptive actions as a means of achieving political or social goals: In this form of hacktivism, the hacker tries to alter or deface a government website.
- hacktivist — the practice of gaining unauthorized access to a computer system and carrying out various disruptive actions as a means of achieving political or social goals: In this form of hacktivism, the hacker tries to alter or deface a government website.
- hairstreak — any small, dark butterfly of the family Lycaenidae, having hairlike tails on the hind wings.
- half-track — a caterpillar tread that runs over and under the rear or driving wheels of a vehicle but is not connected with the forward wheels: used especially on military vehicles.
- 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 truck — truck1 (def 3).
- handbasket — a small basket with a handle for carrying by hand.
- handstroke — the downward movement of the bell rope as the bell swings around allowing the ringer to grasp and pull it
- happy talk — a style of news presentation characterized by cheerful commentary and informal conversation among anchors during newscasts
- hatchbacks — Plural form of hatchback.
- headstocks — Plural form of headstock.
- heart back — a chair back having a form resembling that of a somewhat heart-shaped medieval shield.
- heartbreak — great sorrow, grief, or anguish.
- heartbroke — heartbroken
- heath cock — the male of the black grouse.
- heatseeker — A heat-seeking missile.
- heatstroke — a disturbance of the temperature-regulating mechanisms of the body caused by overexposure to excessive heat, resulting in fever, hot and dry skin, and rapid pulse, sometimes progressing to delirium and coma.
- hektograph — to copy with the hectograph.
- hot-walker — a person whose job is walking racehorses after races, workouts, etc. to allow them to cool off gradually
- hotel rack — rack6 (def 2).
- hula skirt — a skirt made of long stems of grass bound to a waistband, worn typically by a Hawaiian hula dancer.
- jack ketch — a public hangman.
- jackshafts — Plural form of jackshaft.
- kamchatkan — a peninsula in the NE Russian Federation in Asia, extending S between the Bering Sea and the Sea of Okhotsk. 750 miles (1210 km) long; 104,200 sq. mi. (269,880 sq. km) wide.
- kataphatic — Alternative form of cataphatic.
- katholikos — catholicos.
- kazakhstan — a republic in central Asia, NE of the Caspian Sea and W of China. 1,049,155 sq. mi. (2,717,311 sq. km). Capital: Akmola.
- keep watch — observe, maintain a vigil
- kentishman — a native or inhabitant of Kent, England.
- kettle hat — chapel de fer.
- khidmatgar — (in India) a waiter.
- khidmutgar — a male servant, esp one who serves at table
- khitmutgar — (in India) a waiter.
- kinesipath — someone who uses kinesipathy to treat diseases
- kitakyushu — a seaport on N Kyushu, in S Japan: formed in 1963 by the merger of five cities (Kokura, Moji, Tobata, Wakamatsu, and Yawata)
- kitty hawk — a village in NE North Carolina: Wright brothers' airplane flight 1903.
- klootchman — a North American Indian woman
- 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.
- knob latch — a latch having a spring bolt controlled by a knob on one or both sides.
- kota bharu — a state in Malaysia, on the central Malay Peninsula. 5750 sq. mi. (14,893 sq. km). Capital: Kota Bharu.
- kronshtadt — city & naval fortress on an island in NW Russia, on the Gulf of Finland: pop. 45,000
- kshatriyas — Plural form of kshatriya.
- kurdaitcha — (Australia) An aboriginal evil spirit; a sorcerer.