8-letter words containing a, c, k
- cutbacks — Plural form of cutback.
- czarlike — Alternative spelling of tsarlike.
- dabchick — any of several small grebes of the genera Podiceps and Podilymbus, such as Podiceps ruficollis of the Old World
- dad rock — a type of classic rock music that tends to appeal to adults, often played by middle-aged musicians
- daypacks — Plural form of daypack.
- deadlock — If a dispute or series of negotiations reaches deadlock, neither side is willing to give in at all and no agreement can be made.
- deckhand — A deckhand is a person who does the cleaning and other work on the deck of a ship.
- deckhead — the undersurface of a deck.
- depacked — Simple past tense and past participle of depack.
- dickhead — If someone calls a man a dickhead, they are saying that they think he is very stupid.
- dickslap — (slang, rare) An objectionable person.
- die back — If a plant dies back, its leaves die but its roots remain alive.
- digipack — a cardboard package for a compact disc or DVD
- dockhand — a dockworker.
- dockland — the land or area surrounding a commercial port.
- dockyard — a waterside area containing docks, workshops, warehouses, etc., for building, outfitting, and repairing ships, for storing naval supplies, etc.
- docmaker — (text, tool, product) An application for the Apple Macintosh which creates stand-alone, self-running document files. It features scrollable and re-sizable windows, graphics, varied text styles and fonts, full printing capability, and links to other software and information. Companies such as Federal Express, GTE, Hewlett-Packard, Iomega, Adobe Systems, Inc., Apple Computer and Aladdin use DOCMaker to distribute disk-based documentation with their products.
- drammock — an uncooked mixture of meal, usually oatmeal, and cold water.
- drawback — a hindrance or disadvantage; an undesirable or objectionable feature.
- dropback — a lowering, as of prices or standards, especially to a previous level: Auto manufacturers requested a dropback in emissions standards.
- duckface — Informal. a facial expression in which the lips are pressed together and pushed forward, especially in a photograph.
- ducktail — DA.
- duckwalk — Walk with the body in a squatting posture.
- ecofreak — a zealous or overly zealous environmentalist or preservationist.
- eelwrack — eelgrass
- elastick — Obsolete form of elastic.
- empacket — to wrap up
- erratick — Obsolete form of erratic.
- facebook — A reference book or electronic directory made up of individuals\u2019 photographs and names.
- facemask — a mask worn to prevent the inhalation of fumes, or to avoid spreading germs
- facework — The material of the outside or front side, as of a wall or building.
- factbook — A book of facts.
- failback — failover
- fallback — an act or instance of falling back.
- fastback — a form of back for an automobile body consisting of a single, unbroken convex curve from the top to the rear bumper.
- fatstock — livestock that has been fattened for market.
- faxbacks — Plural form of faxback.
- feedback — Electronics. the process of returning part of the output of a circuit, system, or device to the input, either to oppose the input (negative feedback) or to aid the input (positive feedback) acoustic feedback.
- finbacks — Plural form of finback.
- fireback — a piece, lining the rear of a fireplace, usually of cast iron.
- fishcake — a fried ball or cake of shredded fish, especially salt codfish, and mashed potato.
- flackery — publicity and promotion; press-agentry.
- flacking — press agent.
- flapjack — a pancake or griddlecake.
- flatback — a short name for the flatback turtle, Natator depressa, which is native to Australasia and characterized by the flatness of its back
- flatpack — A package for an integrated circuit consisting of a rectangular sealed unit with a number of horizontal metal pins protruding from its sides.
- flatpick — a plectrum
- flowback — return or redistribution of something that has been received or acquired.
- foldback — (in multitrack recording) a process for returning a signal to a performer instantly
- forslack — to neglect or be neglectful