10-letter words containing ken
- aiken code — (data) An alternative form of the Binary Coded Decimal (BCD) system for encoding numbers. Where BCD encodes each decimal digit in normal binary, Aiken code uses the encoding shown below. This is supposed to be less prone to corruption. The following table shows the encoding of each decimal digit, D, in BCD and Aiken code: D BCD Aiken 0 0000 0000 1 0001 0001 2 0010 0010 3 0011 0011 4 0100 0100 5 0101 1011 (inverted 4) 6 0110 1100 (inverted 3) 7 0111 1101 (inverted 2) 8 1000 1110 (inverted 1) 9 1001 1111 (inverted 0) The Aiken code was probably designed by Howard Aiken in the 1940s or 1950s for use in data transmission. Compare: Gray code.
- ashkenazic — of or relating to the Ashkenazi Jews
- awakenings — Plural form of awakening.
- backend-to — in a reversed position; backward.
- barkentine — a sailing ship of three or more masts rigged square on the foremast and fore-and-aft on the others
- birkenhead — a port in NW England, in Wirral unitary authority, Merseyside: former shipbuilding centre. Pop: 83 729 (2001)
- book token — a gift token to be exchanged for books
- bousingken — a drinking house frequented by thieves or other disreputable characters
- broken ice — sea ice that covers from 50 to 80 percent of the surface of water in any particular area.
- broken lot — an irregular quantity or lot of securities that is smaller than the amount normally traded
- brokenness — the quality of being broken
- chickening — Present participle of chicken.
- chickenpox — Chickenpox is a disease which gives you a high temperature and red spots that itch.
- dickensian — of Charles Dickens or his works
- dog kennel — temporary housing for dogs
- falkenhayn — Erich von [ey-rikh fuh n] /ˈeɪ rɪx fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1922, German general of World War I.
- frithsoken — (from Old English) a refuge; a sanctuary
- gift token — a piece of paper to a specified value, given as a present, that can be exchanged for goods (such as books, DVDs, toiletries, etc) in a shop
- hackensack — a city in NE New Jersey, near New York City.
- hakenkreuz — a swastika, especially that used as the emblem of the Nazi party and the Third Reich.
- hamesucken — the offence of attacking a person in his or her own dwelling
- hearkening — Literary. to give heed or attention to what is said; listen.
- interlaken — a town in central Switzerland between the lakes of Brienz and Thun: tourist center.
- iskenderun — Formerly Alexandretta. a seaport in S Turkey, on the Gulf of Iskenderun.
- jailbroken — an escape from prison, especially by forcible means.
- kenilworth — a town in central Warwickshire, in central England, SE of Birmingham.
- kennelling — Present participle of kennel.
- kenophobia — an abnormal fear of empty spaces
- kenoticist — someone who believes in or supports the idea of kenosis
- kensington — a former borough of Greater London, England: now part of Kensington and Chelsea.
- kenspeckle — conspicuous; easily seen or recognized.
- kentishman — a native or inhabitant of Kent, England.
- kentuckian — a state in the E central United States. 40,395 sq. mi. (104,625 sq. km). Capital: Frankfort. Abbreviation: KY (for use with zip code), Ken., Ky.
- likenesses — a representation, picture, or image, especially a portrait: to draw a good likeness of Churchill.
- love token — a gift that is symbolic of a love relationship
- mistakenly — wrongly conceived, held, or done: a mistaken antagonism.
- no chicken — no longer young
- pennsauken — a township in W New Jersey, on the Delaware River.
- quickening — to make more rapid; accelerate; hasten: She quickened her pace.
- rigil kent — the star Alpha Centauri
- slackening — an act of becoming looser
- spoken for — engaged, reserved, or allocated
- thickening — a making or becoming thick.
- token vote — a Parliamentary vote of money in which the amount quoted to aid discussion is not intended to be binding
- twickenham — a former borough, now part of Richmond upon Thames, in SE England.
- unawakened — (esp of the emotions or passions) not awakened or aroused
- unbespoken — not bespoken or arranged for
- undertaken — to take upon oneself, as a task, performance, etc.; attempt: She undertook the job of answering all the mail.
- unforsaken — past participle of forsake.
- unshakenly — in an unshaken manner
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