9-letter words containing d, a, r, k, c
- hard tick — any tick of the family Ixodidae, characterized by a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head.
- hard-rock — (loosely) of or relating to igneous or metamorphic rocks, as in mining (hard-rock mining) and geology (hard-rock geology)
- hardbacks — Plural form of hardback.
- hardhacks — Plural form of hardhack.
- kickboard — a buoyant, usually small board that is used to support the arms of a swimmer, used chiefly in practicing kicking movements.
- kirkcaldy — a city in SE Fife, in E Scotland, on the Firth of Forth.
- knackered — exhausted; very tired: He is really knackered after work.
- mackinder — Sir Halford John. 1861–1947, British geographer noted esp for his work in political geography. His writings include Democratic Ideas and Reality (1919)
- muckraked — Simple past tense and past participle of muckrake.
- mud crack — a fracture, part of a desiccation pattern, caused by the drying out and shrinking of silt or clay.
- packboard — a rigid wooden or metal frame, covered with fabric and having shoulder straps, to which equipment can be strapped for carrying.
- prepacked — a package assembled by a manufacturer, distributor, or retailer and containing a specific number of items or a specific assortment of sizes, colors, flavors, etc., of a product.
- quickdraw — (climbing) A set of two carabiners connected by a strap.
- rackboard — a board with holes into which organ pipes are fitted.
- rear deck — deck (def 12).
- red chalk — a clayey ochre containing iron, used by painters
- rickstand — a platform on which to put or make a rick or haystack
- ridgeback — Rhodesian ridgeback.
- roadblock — an obstruction placed across a road, especially of barricades or police cars, for halting or hindering traffic, as to facilitate the capture of a pursued car or inspection for safety violations.
- rock band — heavy pop music group
- rock-hard — Something that is rock-hard is very hard indeed.
- rudbeckia — any composite plant of the genus Rudbeckia, having alternate leaves and showy flower heads.
- sandcrack — a perpendicular fissure in some part of the wall of an animal's hoof, esp. of a horse, often caused by sandy soil
- schickard — a large crater in the SW quadrant of the moon, about 227 kilometres (141 miles) in diameter
- sidetrack — any railroad track, other than a siding, auxiliary to the main track.
- spar deck — the upper deck of a vessel, extending from stem to stern.
- stockyard — an enclosure with pens, sheds, etc., connected with a slaughterhouse, railroad, market, etc., for the temporary housing of cattle, sheep, swine, or horses.
- tackboard — a large board, usually made of cork or soft wood, on which notices can be tacked.
- track rod — the rod connecting the two front wheels of a motor vehicle ensuring that they turn at the same angle
- trackside — located next to a railroad track.
- truckload — the amount that a truck can carry.
- uncracked — broken: a container full of cracked ice.
- untracked — that is not or cannot be tracked or traced: untracked marauders of the jungle.
- yardstick — a stick a yard long, commonly marked with subdivisions, used for measuring.