9-letter words containing a, k, e, l, d
- kapil dev — (Ramlal) Nikhanj (nɪˈkændʒ). born 1959, Indian cricketer: an all-rounder, he played in 131 test matches and captained India to victory in the 1983 World Cup
- karlfeldt — Erik Axel [ey-rik ahk-suh l] /ˈeɪ rɪk ˈɑk səl/ (Show IPA), 1864–1931, Swedish poet: Nobel Prize posthumously 1931.
- kneadable — Capable of being kneaded, or worked into a mass.
- laid deck — a wooden deck having planking laid parallel to the sides of the hull so as to follow the curves toward the ends of the vessel.
- lake chad — a lake in N central Africa: fed chiefly by the Shari River, it has no apparent outlet. Area: at fullest extent 10 000 to 26 000 sq km (4000 to 10 000 sq miles), varying seasonally; it has shrunk considerably in recent years
- lake mead — a reservoir in NW Arizona and SE Nevada, formed by the Hoover Dam across the Colorado River: one of the largest man-made lakes in the world. Area: 588 sq km (227 sq miles)
- lame duck — an elected official or group of officials, as a legislator, continuing in office during the period between an election defeat and a successor's assumption of office.
- leadworks — a factory that makes things out of lead
- link-dead — Said of a MUD character who has frozen in place because of a dropped network connection.
- lookahead — (computing) The analysis in advance of subsequent decisions that would be made if a particular branch of an algorithm was followed.
- lookaside — (computing) The technique of searching for something in a precalculated cache before attempting a more time-consuming search elsewhere.
- lunkheads — Plural form of lunkhead.
- make bold — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- peak load — the maximum load on an electrical power-supply system
- red chalk — a clayey ochre containing iron, used by painters
- sand leek — a Eurasian alliaceous plant, Allium scorodoprasum, having reddish-pink flowers, purple bulbils, and a garlic-like bulb
- seakindly — sailing easily in a rough sea.
- sheldrake — any of several Old World ducks of the genus Tadorna, certain species of which have highly variegated plumage.
- sidewalks — a walk, especially a paved one, at the side of a street or road.
- skedaddle — to run away hurriedly; flee.
- soda lake — a salt lake that has a high content of sodium salts, esp chlorides and sulphates
- spadelike — resembling a spade
- speedwalk — an endless conveyor belt, moving walk, or the like used to transport standing persons from place to place.
- tack-weld — to join (pieces of metal) with a number of small welds spaced some distance apart.
- take hold — become established
- tendulkar — Sachin (ˈsæʃɪn) (Ramesh). born 1973, Indian cricketer: he played in 200 test matches (1989–2013) and was the first batsman to score 15,000 runs in tests (2011) and first to score 100 international centuries (2012)
- unplanked — not planked, not having planks added or laid
- unstalked — without a stalk or stalks.
- wakefield — a city in West Yorkshire, in N England: battle 1460.