8-letter words containing k, i, c, b
- cockbill — to tilt up one end of
- cockbird — a male bird
- comblike — resembling a comb
- crablike — resembling a crab, esp in movement
- cribwork — a supporting framework of beams, logs, etc. built in layers, each layer having its unit at right angles to those of the layer below
- dabchick — any of several small grebes of the genera Podiceps and Podilymbus, such as Podiceps ruficollis of the Old World
- die back — If a plant dies back, its leaves die but its roots remain alive.
- dobchick — Alternative form of dabchick.
- duckbill — platypus.
- failback — failover
- finbacks — Plural form of finback.
- fireback — a piece, lining the rear of a fireplace, usually of cast iron.
- giveback — (in union negotiations) a reduction in employee wages or benefits conceded by a union in exchange for other benefits or in recognition of depressed economic conditions: Givebacks have not slowed the number of shutdowns.
- hit back — retaliate
- iceblink — a yellowish luminosity near the horizon or on the underside of a cloud, caused by the reflection of light from sea ice.
- iceblock — An ice block, a block of ice.
- jig back — an inclined cable tramway with two cars that are connected in such a way that as one goes up the other comes down.
- kiabooca — padouk.
- kickable — Capable, or deserving of being kicked.
- kickback — a percentage of income given to a person in a position of power or influence as payment for having made the income possible: usually considered improper or unethical.
- kickball — a children's game, similar to baseball, in which a large inflated ball, as a soccer ball, is kicked instead of being batted.
- laidback — Alternative spelling of laid-back.
- lie back — sb: recline
- liftback — hatchback.
- linkback — (Internet) Any of various mechanisms for notifying the owner of a webpage when it is linked to from another document.
- lobstick — lopstick.
- mudbrick — A brick made from mud or clay mixed with straw and dried in the sun rather than being fired.
- niblicks — Plural form of niblick.
- redbrick — of, relating to, or associated with a redbrick university.
- sick bag — a bag provided on an aircraft or ship as a receptacle for vomit
- sick bay — a hospital or dispensary, especially aboard ship.
- sick-bay — a hospital or dispensary, especially aboard ship.
- sit back — relax, rest
- stick by — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
- tailback — the offensive back who lines up farthest behind the line of scrimmage, as in a single wingback or double wingback formation.
- tick box — A tick box is a small square on a form, questionnaire, or test in which you put a tick to show that you agree with a statement.
- tickbird — any of various birds that feed on ticks, as an oxpecker.
- wick bay — an inlet of the North Sea in N Scotland
- win back — retrieve, recover
- wingback — an offensive back who lines up outside an end.
- zwieback — a special egg bread made into rusks.