9-letter words containing c, a, r, k, i
- hard tick — any tick of the family Ixodidae, characterized by a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head.
- hat trick — Cricket. the knocking off by one bowler of three wickets with three successive pitches: so called because formerly such a bowler was rewarded with a hat.
- hat-trick — Cricket. the knocking off by one bowler of three wickets with three successive pitches: so called because formerly such a bowler was rewarded with a hat.
- heartsick — extremely depressed or unhappy.
- hijackers — Plural form of hijacker.
- ice maker — machine that makes ice cubes
- icemakers — Plural form of icemaker.
- jackfruit — a large, tropical, milky-juiced tree, Artocarpus heterophyllus, of the mulberry family, having stiff and glossy green leaves, cultivated for its very large, edible fruit and seeds.
- jim clark — Dr. James H. Clark
- kachcheri — The government department that administrates a district in Sri Lanka.
- keratotic — any skin disease characterized by a horny growth, as a wart.
- kickboard — a buoyant, usually small board that is used to support the arms of a swimmer, used chiefly in practicing kicking movements.
- kickstart — a starter, as of a motorcycle, that operates by a downward kick on a pedal.
- king crab — horseshoe crab.
- kingcraft — the art of ruling as king; royal statesmanship.
- kirkcaldy — a city in SE Fife, in E Scotland, on the Firth of Forth.
- kritarchy — Rule by judges.
- kyriarchy — A system of
- lackering — to coat with lacquer.
- lock rail — the rail of a door that meets the shutting stile at the level of the lock.
- mackinder — Sir Halford John. 1861–1947, British geographer noted esp for his work in political geography. His writings include Democratic Ideas and Reality (1919)
- marchlike — (music) Resembling a march.
- markevich — Igor [ee-guh r] /ˈi gər/ (Show IPA), 1912–83, Russian conductor and composer.
- mavericks — Plural form of maverick.
- merrimack — a town in S New Hampshire.
- minitrack — a system for tracking satellites, space vehicles, or rockets by means of radio waves.
- nicknamer — One who bestows a nickname.
- 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.
- pickaroon — to act or operate as a pirate or brigand.
- pipe rack — a steel framed structure that pipes (used to drill for oil, etc) are stacked on for storage
- pipe-rack — offering services or goods at low cost because of avoidance of expensive interior decoration, as by displaying clothing for sale on plain pipe racks.
- printback — an enlarged print from a microfilm copy.
- quickdraw — (climbing) A set of two carabiners connected by a strap.
- rack rail — (in an inclined-plane or mountain-climbing railway) a rail between the running rails having cogs or teeth with which cogwheels on the locomotive engage.
- racketing — Slang. an occupation, livelihood, or business. an easy or profitable source of livelihood.
- rackingly — in a racking manner
- ragpicker — a person who picks up rags and other waste material from the streets, refuse heaps, etc., for a livelihood.
- raincheck — a ticket for future use given to spectators at an outdoor event, as a baseball game or concert, that has been postponed or interrupted by rain.
- rainstick — a musical instrument consisting of a tube filled with sand or pebbles, which is inverted to produce a sound
- ranchlike — resembling or characteristic of a ranch
- rein back — To rein back something such as spending means to control it strictly.
- rice cake — puffed-rice snack food
- rickstand — a platform on which to put or make a rick or haystack
- ridgeback — Rhodesian ridgeback.
- 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.
- rudbeckia — any composite plant of the genus Rudbeckia, having alternate leaves and showy flower heads.
- scarfskin — the outermost layer of the skin; epidermis.
- schickard — a large crater in the SW quadrant of the moon, about 227 kilometres (141 miles) in diameter
- screaking — screeching or creaking
- sidetrack — any railroad track, other than a siding, auxiliary to the main track.