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9-letter words containing b, a, n, k, c

  • greenback — a U.S. legal-tender note, printed in green on the back since the Civil War, originally issued against the credit of the country and not against gold or silver on deposit.
  • hand back — return, give back
  • hang back — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
  • hunchback — a person whose back is humped in a convex position because of abnormal spinal curvature. Compare kyphosis, kyphoscoliosis.
  • jack bean — a bushy tropical plant, Canavalia ensiformis, of the legume family, grown especially for forage.
  • king crab — horseshoe crab.
  • knockback — A blow that causes the recipient to fall or move backwards, a knock back; a recoil.
  • neckbands — Plural form of neckband.
  • neckbrace — (emergency medicine) An orthopedic device used to support the neck and head of those with neck or head injuries.
  • non-black — a person who is not of a Black race
  • nonblacks — Plural form of nonblack.
  • notchback — a style of back for an automobile in which there is a sharp vertical drop-off from the roof line to the trunk.
  • osnabruck — a city in Lower Saxony, in NW Germany.
  • pinchbackPinckney Benton Stewart, 1837–1921, U.S. politician.
  • printback — an enlarged print from a microfilm copy.
  • rein back — To rein back something such as spending means to control it strictly.
  • ring back — If you ring someone back, you phone them either because they phoned you earlier and you were not there or because you did not finish an earlier telephone conversation.
  • rock band — heavy pop music group
  • slingback — Also called sling. a woman's shoe with an open back and a strap or sling encircling the heel of the foot to keep the shoe secure.
  • snack bar — a lunchroom or restaurant where light meals are sold.
  • snap back — a sudden rebound or recovery.
  • swingback — (especially in political affairs) a return or reversion, as to previous opinion, custom, or ideology: We must fight any swingback to isolationism.
  • thornback — a skate, Raja clavata, of European waters, having short spines on the back and tail.
  • turn back — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
  • wing back — In football, a wing back is a defender who also takes part in attacking play.
  • wingbacks — Plural form of wingback.
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