10-Letter Words with _,_,A,I,K,N,S,S

• a treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy

• a pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down

• a small short-billed Old World snipe

• American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courting

• The preparatory stroke preceding that which produces contact with the target. Normally associated with sports using an implement such as a bat, club, racket or stick.

• any of several small fast-moving snakes with long whiplike tails

• a cut of meat from the upper part of a rear leg

• A levered bar that can be folded down from the frame of a bicycle or motorcycle to prop it upright when not being ridden.

• A similar folding bar to prop up a mobile phone or similar device when it is being used on a surface.

• a smooth crisp fabric

• a metal bar (or length of pipe) used as a lever