9-letter words containing k, c
- 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
- blackbuck — an Indian antelope, Antilope cervicapra, the male of which has spiral horns, a dark back, and a white belly
- blackburn — a city in NW England, in Blackburn with Darwen unitary authority, Lancashire: formerly important for textiles, now has mixed industries. Pop: 105 085 (2001)
- blackbutt — any of various Australian eucalyptus trees having rough fibrous bark and hard wood used as timber
- blackcock — the male of the black grouse
- 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
- blackener — someone who blackens
- blackface — a performer made up to imitate a Black person
- blackfire — a disease of tobacco, characterized by angular, dark lesions on the leaves, caused by a bacterium, Pseudomonas angulata.
- blackfish — a minnow-like Alaskan freshwater fish, Dallia pectoralis, related to the pikes and thought to be able to survive prolonged freezing
- blackfoot — a member of a group of Native American peoples formerly living in the northwestern Plains
- blackgame — a large grouse found in northern Europe and Asia
- blackhead — Blackheads are small, dark spots on someone's skin caused by blocked pores.
- blackjack — Blackjack is a card game in which players try to obtain a combination of cards worth 21 points.
- blackland — an area of dark peaty soil
- blacklead — to colour or rub with black lead
- blacklist — If someone is on a blacklist, they are seen by a government or other organization as being one of a number of people who cannot be trusted or who have done something wrong.
- blackmail — Blackmail is the action of threatening to reveal a secret about someone, unless they do something you tell them to do, such as giving you money.
- blackmore — R(ichard) D(oddridge). 1825–1900, English novelist; author of Lorna Doone (1869)
- blackness — Blackness is the state of being very dark.
- blackpoll — a North American warbler, Dendroica striata, the male of which has a black-and-white head
- blackpool — a town and resort in NW England, in Blackpool unitary authority, Lancashire on the Irish Sea: famous for its tower, 158 m (518 ft) high, and its illuminations. Pop: 142 283 (2001)
- blacktail — a variety of mule deer having a black tail
- blacktown — a city in New South Wales, SE Australia, near Sydney.
- blackwash — to present (someone or something) in the worst possible light
- blackweed — the common ragweed.
- blackwell — Elizabeth1821-1910; 1st woman physician in the U.S., born in England
- blackwood — a tall Australian acacia tree, A. melanoxylon, having small clusters of flowers and curved pods and yielding highly valued black timber
- blackwork — embroidery done with black, usually silk, thread on white fabric, especially linen.
- block off — When you block off a door, window, or passage, you put something across it so that nothing can pass through it.
- block out — If someone blocks out a thought, they try not to think about it.
- block tin — pure tin, esp when cast into ingots
- blockable — able to be blocked or prevented
- 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.
- blockbust — to encourage the sale of property by means of blockbusting
- blockhead — a stupid person
- blockhole — a mark or marks on a cricket pitch around the area where the batsman stands, caused by batsmen tapping their bats on the ground
- blockship — a ship used to block a river or channel
- blockwork — a wall or structure made of bricks or blocks, or the act of building such a structure
- blow-back — Blow-back is when the air flow through a carburetor suddenly changes direction. This is often caused by incorrect ignition.
- blue duck — a mountain duck, Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos, of New Zealand having a mostly lead-blue plumage
- blue jack — a small salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, of the North Pacific coasts and also in the Great Lakes, where it was introduced: important as a game and food fish.
- boat deck — the deck of a ship on which the lifeboats are kept
- boat neck — a high slitlike neckline of a garment that extends onto the shoulders
- bobbysock — ankle-length sock worn esp by teenage girls
- bock beer — heavy dark strong beer
- bodycheck — obstruction of another player