9-letter words containing c, a, n, k
- kuangchou — Wade-Giles. Canton.
- kwangchow — Older Spelling. Canton.
- lackering — to coat with lacquer.
- lancejack — a lance corporal
- mackensen — August von [ou-goo st fuh n] /ˈaʊ gʊst fən/ (Show IPA), 1849–1945, German field marshal.
- mackenzie — Sir Alexander, 1764–1820, Scottish explorer in Canada.
- mackinaws — Plural form of mackinaw.
- mackinder — Sir Halford John. 1861–1947, British geographer noted esp for his work in political geography. His writings include Democratic Ideas and Reality (1919)
- main deck — the uppermost weatherproof deck, running the full length of a ship.
- make nice — pleasing; agreeable; delightful: a nice visit.
- make-nice — pleasing; agreeable; delightful: a nice visit.
- manchukuo — a former country (1932–45) in E Asia, under Japanese control: included Manchuria and parts of Inner Mongolia; now a part of China.
- mechanick — Obsolete spelling of mechanic.
- minitrack — a system for tracking satellites, space vehicles, or rockets by means of radio waves.
- mink coat — overcoat made of mink fur
- monadnock — Physical Geography. a residual hill or mountain standing well above the surface of a surrounding peneplain.
- nail-sick — iron-sick.
- namecheck — A public mention or listing of the name of a person or thing such as a product, especially in acknowledgment or for publicity purposes.
- nanticoke — a member of an extinct North American Indian people who inhabited Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania.
- nantucket — an island off SE Massachusetts: summer resort. 15 miles (24 km) long.
- naugatuck — a city in central Connecticut.
- neat hack — 1. A clever technique. 2. A brilliant practical joke, where neatness is correlated with cleverness, harmlessness, and surprise value. Example: the Caltech Rose Bowl card display switch. See also hack.
- 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.
- necklaces — Plural form of necklace.
- nicknacks — an ornamental trinket or gimcrack; a bit of bric-a-brac.
- nicknamed — Simple past tense and past participle of nickname.
- nicknamer — One who bestows a nickname.
- nicknames — Plural form of nickname.
- nicky-tam — a strap or string secured round a trouser leg below the knee, formerly worn esp by farm workers to keep the trouser bottoms clear of dirt
- non-black — a person who is not of a Black race
- nonblacks — Plural form of nonblack.
- noncaking — not liable to cake or to become compacted or crusty
- notchback — a style of back for an automobile in which there is a sharp vertical drop-off from the roof line to the trunk.
- nunchakus — Plural form of nunchaku.
- on a kick — currently enthusiastic about a particular activity
- one-track — having only one track.
- osnabruck — a city in Lower Saxony, in NW Germany.
- pack into — If someone packs a lot of something into a limited space or time, they fit a lot into it.
- packaging — a bundle of something, usually of small or medium size, that is packed and wrapped or boxed; parcel.
- packtrain — a line or succession of pack animals, as mules or burros, used to transport food and supplies over terrain unsuitable for wagons or other vehicles.
- pancaking — a thin, flat cake of batter fried on both sides on a griddle or in a frying pan; griddlecake or flapjack.
- panicking — a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
- peckinpah — David Samuel ("Sam") 1925–84, U.S. film director and screenwriter.
- pickaroon — to act or operate as a pirate or brigand.
- pickthank — a person who seeks favor by flattery or gossip; sycophant.
- pinchback — Pinckney Benton Stewart, 1837–1921, U.S. politician.
- pink coat — the coat, usually scarlet, of the hunt uniform worn by the staff and by male members of the hunt.
- pony pack — a tray of usually one dozen growing plants that can be bought from a nursery for transplanting: a pony pack of tomato plants.
- poundcake — a rich, sweet cake made originally with approximately a pound each of butter, sugar, and flour.