9-letter words containing a, s, k, e
- forsaketh — Archaic third-person singular form of forsake.
- fox snake — a brown-blotched nonvenomous snake, Elaphe vulpina, of north-central U.S., that vibrates its tail and emits a pungent odor when disturbed.
- frankness — plainness of speech; candor; openness.
- freakiest — Superlative form of freaky.
- freakshow — Alternative spelling of freak show.
- gaitskell — Hugh Todd Naylor [ney-ler] /ˈneɪ lər/ (Show IPA), 1906–63, English economist and statesman: Labour party leader 1955–63.
- gamecocks — Plural form of gamecock.
- gas poker — a long tubular gas burner used to kindle a fire
- gawkiness — awkward; ungainly; clumsy.
- gearstick — The lever used to change gear in a vehicle.
- geekspeak — Technical jargon regarded as characteristic of that used by computer enthusiasts.
- gernsback — Hugo, 1884–1967, U.S. publisher and inventor, born in Belgium: a pioneer in science-fiction publishing.
- givebacks — Plural form of giveback.
- glasslike — a hard, brittle, noncrystalline, more or less transparent substance produced by fusion, usually consisting of mutually dissolved silica and silicates that also contain soda and lime, as in the ordinary variety used for windows and bottles.
- grasslike — That has the characteristics of grass.
- grosbeaks — Plural form of grosbeak.
- grossbeak — Alternative form of grosbeak.
- grubstake — provisions, gear, etc., furnished to a prospector on condition of participating in the profits of any discoveries.
- gunmakers — Plural form of gunmaker.
- hackerish — (informal) Resembling or characteristic of a hacker (technically skilled computer enthusiast).
- hacksawed — Simple past tense and past participle of hacksaw.
- halfbeaks — Plural form of halfbeak.
- handshake — handshaking
- handspike — a bar used as a lever.
- hankerers — Plural form of hankerer.
- haskell b — (language) An early version of Haskell by Lennart Augustsson <[email protected]> from Chalmers. Haskell B evolved into a full-featured implementation of Haskell 1.2, with quite a few extensions. Ports exist for many platforms including Sun, DEC, Sequent, IBM PC, Symmetry and unsupported versions for NS32000, IBM RT/PC, Cray, Sun-3, Vax, ARM, and RS/6000. Version 0.999.5 included a compiler, interpreter, library, documentation, and examples. Mailing list: <[email protected]>. E-mail: <[email protected]>.
- haversack — a single-strapped bag worn over one shoulder and used for carrying supplies.
- hawkweeds — Plural form of hawkweed.
- haymakers — Plural form of haymaker.
- headlocks — Plural form of headlock.
- headshake — A shake of the head.
- headstick — a piece of wood formerly used in typesetting to create a margin at the top of a page
- headstock — the part of a machine containing or directly supporting the moving or working parts, as the assembly supporting and driving the live spindle in a lathe.
- heartsick — extremely depressed or unhappy.
- heartsink — a patient who repeatedly visits his or her doctor's surgery, often with multiple or non-specific symptoms, and whose complaints are impossible to treat
- heat sink — Thermodynamics. any environment or medium that absorbs heat.
- hijackers — Plural form of hijacker.
- horseback — the back of a horse.
- horserake — A rake drawn by a horse.
- ice-skate — to skate on ice.
- icemakers — Plural form of icemaker.
- in-basket — in-box.
- intertask — Between tasks.
- iseikonia — a condition in which a person sees the same image in both eyes
- jack rose — a cocktail made with apple brandy, lime or lemon juice, and grenadine.
- jackasses — Plural form of jackass.
- jackscrew — a jack for lifting, consisting of a screw steadied by a threaded support and carrying a plate or other part bearing the load.
- jacksmelt — a large silversides, Atherinopsis californiensis, found along the coast of California, that grows to a length of 22 inches (55 cm).
- jacksnipe — Also called half snipe. a small, short-billed snipe, Limnocryptes minimus, of Europe and Asia.
- jackstone — jack1 (def 5a, b).