9-letter words containing a, c, k, t
- chukotian — a group of genetically related languages spoken on the Chukchi and Kamchatka peninsulas in eastern Siberia, including Chukchi, Kamchadal, and Koryak.
- clapstick — A kind of drumstick used by striking one against another, to maintain rhythm in Aboriginal voice chants.
- clickbait — a sensationalized headline or piece of text on the Internet designed to entice people to follow a link to an article on another web page.
- coatracks — Plural form of coatrack.
- cockateel — Archaic form of cockatiel.
- cockatiel — A cockatiel is a bird similar to a cockatoo that is often kept as a pet.
- cockatoos — Plural form of cockatoo.
- cockboats — Plural form of cockboat.
- cockmatch — a cockfight
- cocktails — Plural form of cocktail.
- contakion — kontakion.
- copytaker — (esp in a newspaper office) a person employed to type reports as journalists dictate them over the telephone
- cornstalk — a stalk or stem of corn
- countback — a system of deciding the winner of a tied competition by comparing earlier points or scores
- crabstick — a stick, cane, or cudgel made of crab-apple wood
- crackpots — Plural form of crackpot.
- craftwork — works of artistry or craft
- crank out — If you say that a company or person cranks out a quantity of similar things, you mean they produce them quickly, in the same way, and are usually implying that the things are not original or are of poor quality.
- crankiest — Superlative form of cranky.
- crosstalk — unwanted signals in one channel of a communications system as a result of a transfer of energy from one or more other channels
- data jack — (hardware) A wall-mounted or desk-mounted connector (frequently a wide telephone-style 8-pin RJ-45) for connecting to data cabling in a building.
- date back — If something dates back to a particular time, it started or was made at that time.
- deadstick — To land an aircraft without power.
- deadstock — the merchandise or commodities of a shop, etc, that is unsold and generating no income
- dog track — racing circuit for dogs
- ducktails — Plural form of ducktail.
- duckwheat — India wheat.
- fast buck — money made easily or quickly and sometimes unscrupulously: He speculated briefly in the commodities market in the hope of making a fast buck.
- fastbacks — Plural form of fastback.
- fat stock — livestock that has been fattened for market.
- fightback — A fightback is an effort made by a person or group of people to get back into a strong position when they seem likely to lose something such as an election or an important sports match.
- flagstick — pin (def 13).
- flaptrack — (in an aircraft wing) a track along which the wing flap runs when it is being deployed
- flat back — a book spine presenting a completely flat surface.
- flat pack — Flat pack furniture is furniture such as shelves and cupboards which you buy as a number of separate pieces and assemble yourself.
- flat-pick — to play (an instrument) by plucking its strings with a flat pick.
- flatpacks — Plural form of flatpack.
- flatstick — with great speed or effort
- fruitcake — a rich cake containing dried or candied fruit, nuts, etc.
- gearstick — The lever used to change gear in a vehicle.
- gigantick — Obsolete form of gigantic.
- hackathon — a usually competitive event in which people work in groups on software or hardware projects, with the goal of creating a functioning product by the end of the event: At the hackathon our team produced an app that helps you monitor your sleeping habits.
- hackitude — (jargon) An even sillier word for hackishness.
- halftrack — an army truck, armored vehicle, etc. with tractor treads in the rear, but with a pair of wheels in front
- hamtramck — a city in SE Michigan, completely surrounded by the city of Detroit.
- hard tack — a hard, saltless biscuit, formerly much used aboard ships and for army rations.
- hard tick — any tick of the family Ixodidae, characterized by a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head.
- hat trick — Cricket. the knocking off by one bowler of three wickets with three successive pitches: so called because formerly such a bowler was rewarded with a hat.
- hat-trick — Cricket. the knocking off by one bowler of three wickets with three successive pitches: so called because formerly such a bowler was rewarded with a hat.
- hatchback — a style of automobile in which the rear deck lid and window lift open as a unit.