9-letter words containing d, a, k, b
- black rod — (in Britain) an officer of the House of Lords and of the Order of the Garter, whose main duty is summoning the Commons at the opening and proroguing of Parliament
- blackband — a type of iron carbonate
- blackbead — cat's-claw.
- blackbird — A blackbird is a common European bird. The male has black feathers and a yellow beak, and the female has brown feathers.
- blackbody — a hypothetical body that would be capable of absorbing all the electromagnetic radiation falling on it
- blackdamp — air that is low in oxygen content and high in carbon dioxide as a result of an explosion in a mine
- blackened — having been cooked until a very dark or black colour
- blackhead — Blackheads are small, dark spots on someone's skin caused by blocked pores.
- blackland — an area of dark peaty soil
- blacklead — to colour or rub with black lead
- blackweed — the common ragweed.
- blackwood — a tall Australian acacia tree, A. melanoxylon, having small clusters of flowers and curved pods and yielding highly valued black timber
- bladelike — resembling a blade
- bladework — skilful use of a blade, esp with reference to rowing
- blockaded — the isolating, closing off, or surrounding of a place, as a port, harbor, or city, by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit.
- blockhead — a stupid person
- boardlike — resembling a board
- boardwalk — A boardwalk is a path made of wooden boards, especially one along a beach.
- boat deck — the deck of a ship on which the lifeboats are kept
- bookstand — a cradle for holding an open book so that it may be read comfortably
- bracketed — a support, as of metal or wood, projecting from a wall or the like to hold or bear the weight of a shelf, part of a cornice, etc.
- brake pad — the flat metal casting, together with the bound friction material, in a disc brake
- breakdown — The breakdown of something such as a relationship, plan, or discussion is its failure or ending.
- brickyard — a place in which bricks are made, stored, or sold
- bridecake — a wedding cake
- buckboard — an open four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with the seat attached to a flexible board between the front and rear axles
- cloudbank — Alternative form of cloud bank.
- clydebank — a town in W Scotland, in West Dunbartonshire on the north bank of the River Clyde. Pop: 29 858 (2001)
- corkboard — a thin slab made of granules of cork, used as a floor or wall finish and as an insulator
- dabchicks — Plural form of dabchick.
- data bank — A data bank is the same as a database.
- date back — If something dates back to a particular time, it started or was made at that time.
- datebooks — Plural form of datebook.
- daybreaks — Plural form of daybreak.
- debarking — Present participle of debark.
- debeaking — Present participle of debeak.
- deck beam — a stiffening deck member supported at its extremities by knee connections to frames or bulkheads
- disembark — to go ashore from a ship.
- do a bunk — run away
- draw back — a hindrance or disadvantage; an undesirable or objectionable feature.
- drawbacks — Plural form of drawback.
- drinkable — suitable for drinking.
- drinkably — from the point of view of how drinkable something is
- drop back — a lowering, as of prices or standards, especially to a previous level: Auto manufacturers requested a dropback in emissions standards.
- duckboard — a board or boards laid as a track or floor over wet or muddy ground.
- fabrikoid — a waterproof fabric made of cloth coated with pyroxylin
- fade back — to move back from the line of scrimmage, as in order to throw a forward pass
- feedbacks — Plural form of feedback.
- food bank — an agency, group, or center that collects food and distributes it to the needy.
- hand back — return, give back