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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
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