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8-letter words containing a, c, k, n

  • acknowne — aware
  • akinetic — without motion, unmoving
  • almanack — Alternative spelling of almanac.
  • amikacin — a wide-spectrum semisynthetic antibiotic, C 22 H 45 N 5 O 13 , used in the treatment of infections, especially those caused by susceptible Gram-negative bacilli.
  • anticked — Simple past tense and past participle of antic.
  • antilock — designed to prevent skidding and improve control by sensing and compensating for overbraking
  • antirock — opposed to rock music
  • any luck — If you ask someone the question 'Any luck?' or 'No luck?', you want to know if they have been successful in something they were trying to do.
  • auckland — the chief port of New Zealand, in the northern part of North Island: former capital of New Zealand (1840–65). Pop: 450 300 (2010 est)
  • back end — autumn
  • back run — a period during which a particular process, as the flow of materials in manufacturing, is reversed.
  • back-end — (programming)   Any software performing either the final stage in a process, or a task not apparent to the user. A common usage is in a compiler. A compiler's back-end generates machine language and performs optimisations specific to the machine's architecture. The term can also be used in the context of network applications. E.g. "The back-end of the system handles socket protocols". Contrast front end.
  • backband — a moulding used at the edges of a window casing
  • backbend — a gymnastic exercise in which the trunk is bent backwards until the hands touch the floor
  • backbond — a legal document qualifying the terms of a bond or explaining the purpose for which a bond has been granted
  • backbone — Your backbone is the column of small linked bones down the middle of your back.
  • backburn — to clear (an area of scrub, bush, etc) by creating a new fire that burns in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire
  • backdown — an act of retreating from a previously asserted position
  • backends — Plural form of backend.
  • backhand — A backhand is a shot in tennis or squash, which you make with your arm across your body.
  • backings — Plural form of backing.
  • backland — undeveloped land behind a developed property
  • backline — (in some team sports) the defensive players considered as a unit
  • backlink — An incoming hyperlink from one web page to another website.
  • backlins — backward; back.
  • backpain — Alternative form of back pain.
  • backspin — a backward spinning motion imparted to a ball to reduce its speed at impact, as by hitting it with a downward or undercutting motion
  • backwind — to divert wind against the lee side of (a sail) from another sail.
  • bankcard — any plastic card issued by a bank, such as a cash card or cheque card
  • bannocks — Plural form of bannock.
  • beckmann — Ernst Otto (ɛrnst ˈɔːto). 1853–1923, German chemist: devised the Beckmann thermometer, used for measuring small temperature changes in liquids
  • blackfin — a type of tuna, Thunnus atlanticus
  • blacking — any preparation, esp one containing lampblack, for giving a black finish to shoes, metals, etc
  • blackmun — Harry Andrew1908-99; associate justice, U.S. Supreme Court (1970-94)
  • boatneck — a wide, high neckline that follows the curve of the collarbone and ends in points on the shoulder seams.
  • buckbean — a marsh plant, Menyanthes trifoliata, with white or pink flowers: family Menyanthaceae
  • buckland — William. 1784–1856, English geologist; he became a proponent of the idea of catastrophic ice ages
  • cab rank — an area, often specially designated, where taxis wait to pick up passengers
  • cackling — Present participle of cackle.
  • cake pan — A cake pan is a metal container that you bake a cake in.
  • cake tin — A cake tin is a metal container that you bake a cake in.
  • cakiness — the state of being cakey
  • calfskin — Calfskin shoes and clothing are made from the skin of a calf.
  • canework — strips of cane that are interlaced and used in cane chairs or the like.
  • cankered — (esp of fruit trees) affected by canker
  • cannikin — a small can, esp one used as a drinking vessel
  • canstick — a candlestick
  • canthook — a wooden pole with a blunt steel tip and an adjustable hook at one end, used for handling logs
  • capeskin — a soft leather obtained from the skins of a type of lamb or sheep having hairlike wool
  • caulking — to fill or close seams or crevices of (a tank, window, etc.) in order to make watertight, airtight, etc.

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