8-letter words containing a, t, c, k
- klatches — Plural form of klatch.
- kootchar — any of several small, stingless Australian honeybees of the genus Trigona.
- latchkey — a key for releasing a latch or springlock, especially on an outer door.
- liftback — hatchback.
- lockfast — (Scottish) Fastened or secured with a lock.
- lockhart — John Gibson, 1794–1854, Scottish biographer and novelist.
- mattocks — Plural form of mattock.
- mistrack — To track incorrectly.
- mocktail — a nonalcoholic cocktail.
- neckatee — a piece of ornamental cloth worn around the neck
- netbacks — Plural form of netback.
- oatcakes — Plural form of oatcake.
- offtrack — occurring or carried on away from a racetrack: offtrack betting.
- on track — heading for sth
- out back — (sometimes initial capital letter) the back country or remote settlements; the bush (usually preceded by the).
- pack rat — person who hoards or collects
- pack-rat — to save in the manner of a pack rat: I’m looking through the stuff my grandpa pack-ratted away in the attic.
- panstick — a cosmetic in stick form
- plackart — placate2 .
- pluck at — If you pluck at something, you take it between your fingers and pull it sharply but gently.
- put back — postpone
- rack out — a framework of bars, wires, or pegs on which articles are arranged or deposited: a clothes rack; a luggage rack.
- racketer — a person who makes a racket
- racketry — noise and commotion
- rat pack — a close-knit group of people with common interests who participate in various professional and recreational activities together.
- rat-pack — a close-knit group of people with common interests who participate in various professional and recreational activities together.
- reattack — to attack (a country, person, etc) again
- rejacket — a new covering or jacket, esp for a book
- retackle — to tackle again
- rock art — painting or engraving on rock
- ruckseat — a seat fixed to or forming part of a rucksack
- sack out — a large bag of strong, coarsely woven material, as for grain, potatoes, or coal.
- scatback — a fast and agile running back, often small in stature, skilled at eluding tacklers.
- seatback — the back support of a seat in an aircraft, motor vehicle, etc.
- set back — the act or state of setting or the state of being set.
- set-back — Surveying. the interval by which a chain or tape exceeds the length being measured.
- setbacks — a check to progress; a reverse or defeat: The new law was a setback.
- sit back — relax, rest
- slotback — an offensive back who lines up about one yard behind the gap in the line between a tackle and an end stationed a distance outside of the tackle.
- softback — paperback book
- stack up — a more or less orderly pile or heap: a precariously balanced stack of books; a neat stack of papers.
- stacking — a more or less orderly pile or heap: a precariously balanced stack of books; a neat stack of papers.
- staticky — containing or producing static electricity.
- stick at — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
- stickjaw — a food item that is difficult to chew such as toffee
- stickman — croupier (def 1).
- stockade — Fortification. a defensive barrier consisting of strong posts or timbers fixed upright in the ground.
- stockage — supplies
- stockman — U.S. and Australia. a person who raises livestock.
- tack rag — a cotton cloth impregnated with an oil, used to remove dust from a surface prior to painting